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' VOL.--H NO. 48.
george hampton
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I Mr. George H. Hump^oii, our bua^
neas manager, is confined bed
his home, 2321 Pendleton Stre^, wi,th
the "flu". On account of his ninths we
were compelled tQ cut. the Leader to
four pages.
We hpoe our good subscribers will
; bear with us. ' Qultera few^cbritribubutions
were croUded out; but we
hope to be able to get things straight
next week. * ' ? RICHLAND
COUNTY
TEACHERS HOLD
~ " MEETINC
... d ' .,1.1^?
? :?The aeeond meeting of the1 itich
landGounty-TeachersAssoeiation was
held in the Booker Washington school
The program for the day consisted of
methods in teaching Heading in the
primary and upper grades. Miss
Slaughter, critic teacher of Morris
' College, Sumter, is 'in charge of the
work \vith the primary group and will
return again December 23rd~tp give
instructions. Miss Blanche Singleton
of Benedict x^ollege has charge of the
work with t.hw crnnP studying mot.h,
? eds in upper gmde reading.
7?~ The attendance lasT~SatUTday 'was
very good and the lessons given were
of much interest according to express?
ions from the teachers. "After the
December meeting other teachers wiTl
be brought in to teach methods] in
Arithmetic and English. The sessions
to be conducted in the future meet
... inga as they have been in the past
? two.?The?association , is?gather an
institute and will mean much to all
teachers of the county.-^?
Miss Charlotte A. Jackson is credit.
. o/j 11 nf V\ ??~-i- - J ' - ' m
? ?>. aujui mi? |m-uiiuii? "uuwutopmeiu ox
s thework of the assAtiation. S.hqjww
introduced niany progressive ideas
? *that take Well and fitrnish~~inforrnation
that will help the teachers. Every
school principal in the county and
city is lending President Jackson
- fttll-suppqr$-and there is every reason
|f to believe- that the Richland County
j[ association will continue to lead the
. other counties in the State. Drive
For Une Hundred Per Cent
""" Membership.
Miss Jackson announced last Sat'
" urday that the drive is off .to enroll
. , 100 per cent of the Richland teachers
at the next two -meetings.- Under the
rules and regulations of the Palmetto
State Teachers' Association, counties
reporting 100 per cent of the teach-*"
ers in the cdunty having paid their
fees, retain in .the county treasury 25
per cent of, such fees collected, provided
that these fees are reported to
~ the State Treasurer through'the of?
fiee of the Executive Secretary byFebruary
1st. Richland county put
over this matter in one effort last
yeai^WheiT a mass meeting of teachers
met in the county court house.
a j-1 * - -
^.notner nappy leature of the meeting
last Saturday was delicious
courses of refreshments served by a
committee of teachers in the Old
Howard school. The- refreshments
t consisted of potato salacT, pickles,
crackers, ham sandwiches, hot cocoa,
and after dinner mints. The committee
from Howard school who rendered
such splendid service in serjving,
preparing and getting-up the rcfresh
menta whs mni-h. up nf tho
persons: Misses Catherine Mack. _W^
R. Thompson, Hannah Randolph, C.
R. BoatwrightriVlHbel R. Jenkins and
? L. M. Reese.
? COLORED HIGH SCHOOL
I NAMED FOR A. A. SIMS.
Sm The Board of Trustees of the City
schools met last evening and decided
unanimously to name the new colored
. high school hv^lfiing "Thn Sinrn High
""school," in recognition of the efforts
of A. A. Sirngj principal.
He came to Uhion twenty-one years
ago- ?nd for one year taught m the1
old Howard .school and it tvas partly.
through his efforts that the McBeth
... school building was jpxgflfid;. hf is
the first and only principal that this
' school has ever nan and is respected
by both races for his good characteristics.
.?
? T. C. Joljy, superintendent of the
school system in speaking to the
Times man said,- "This action of the
^ Board of Trustees was done in rocog
nltlon of the UlTfailing efforts of A.
A. Sims in the field of education for
hip face in this county."
/ The building will be completed aj>
' bout the middle of January and is
modern and up to date in every parp
ticular. There are eleven class rooms,
-BH nfliffo ?? *? ?*4***- 1 '1
- ? ?; , ?^ aim an
aoditorium Trhich seats ,or 600:
people, all On the gVound floor]?X y.
| LOU IS MARSH ALL TO ADDRESS (, i
N. A. A. C. 1AN'-N V A1, M E1H1- +?
L\C ON JANUARY ?,
' V Npw York, * Dec. 3?-The National ?
Association tor the Ad\ aiivoment of la
Colored People, 00 Fifth - Avenue,. to- y
day announced that Louis Marshall, - [
one 1 of tht? foremost authorities on ai
constitutional law in the United States twill
addicts the. Annual Mooting of in
the N. A. A. C. P.* on Sunday after- to
1 ?'M.. u unitary. ?i, m . St. ..Mark M. JiiJt
Cmurch, 187th Street and Edgecombe ;{)
Avenue.' At the same meeting, Wal- Ji
;er~\Yhite, Ashiatunt Secretary cl the cc
iN. A. A. V. i\t who was first to invesiipate
the Aiken, S. C., lynching,
will jell the entire story of the mob ~ t
murder and his experiences on the ,jt
scene. ' > . ?c
Nr. Marshall, who .is a member of hj
the N. Ai Ai G. P. Board-of Directors
Its National 1 .egal committer, Httst- ff
, year arglied the Washington Sogre- r-j i
gal ion case before tlw-U.. S. Supreme | ; j|
Court and is prepaying - other cases ii;
> designed to procure a; conclusive de- e:
tiilon. on segregation by v^hltp pr<fcL-t-;
pcrtv owners' agreement)! m
Mr. Marshall is this *oatr-eelebrnting
his seventieth birthuay.
the first citi/An of |s'e\v York State tl
to sit in 3 consecutive conventions 11 '
fur the1 is'on oi'tlie felatc Consti-it}
. lot ion. -Mrl4 Mar-din 1 {. has chair- (_rman
of the State Immigration Com- A"
nv.njmn, . t'.'(tnUor irT nt?-'kc '.ahd-^2
Mi*. Marshall has boon a national'fihtfj jr
counsel for Leo M. Frank in Georpia.! ni
international leader in movements (or a]
tiie relief and welfare of the Jews'.
hayinp>hCon president of the Auicri-. ,t.
can Jewish Comnjit'ee since 1U12, and ??
leader.of the mov-^nent which knie.jihl 7a
about the abrogation of the American
treaty with the Czar's government in ;v
'1^1.1,- because of Russian maltreat- p;
. rv.fiit of, Jews at that, time.,, Mr. Mar.
' shall has been ,a** trust'ee. of Syracuse fj
; Arrriveisii y yiidi-Ts tiovr Presrdont of no
New YoJk.State .CoUqpe-of-Foresitpy,--ft
. Mr. White's investipatjon of the Ai- ^
ken lynching brought about the send- .,,
jn? of ra" special correspondent. to- the
srt no hy the Yew York World On his
visit to Aikeii Mr. White interviewed .jj
eot-memhers of the Ku Klux"Kllan an 1 -{
laid the btf?T,s for the unprecedented r<
- expose wJiieh has fncunod the ntton -fr
tion of the country on the Aiken out- t.|
rape.. Mr. White will narrate hither- c]
-;to unpublished details i-n his-address--ft
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SOME OUTSTANDING
CHARACTERS
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By Revr Richard" Cm roll ^
REV, .1. JUjSTARKS. D. D. Z Jv
Rev. J. J. Starks, president of Mor- 1
risGoRepe.is one of the prr<*?te3t men ,l;;
-on earth lie has been hlessed with an
pie need leadership and Dr.. Starks
conies from that source which produces
men. He married in a pood ^
family. lie and Mrs. Starks v'ork to- |v
gethfcr well "in the same harness*"!
My estimate of him is the same it. ^
-..lv.iw nhvnyg Iippm. Thfr Lord has giv-.
en to RIorris College a man of whom
jthe Baptist should be proud, I do not i
.think that his oqual or superior could \
have. been found for thi^s leadership.
I do not speak of.him as a colored man
but as a man who is doing AgrOat
' thnlfrs lor tne people! "
. MR.,J.-*V. KHX'IXCSWORTH. |
I am told that this wonderful char- d,
acter is going to preaclT. I admire Yi<
him as a man.. He will do well anywhere
as ?*? minister,. Sunday school*^
teacher or lecturer. He came to Co- ]
4umbia- from-rJ?idgeway some years g-j
ago, paved his way and has hecn^verv
successful in his business., lie is a t
great church worker, and will do well
in any denomination. Mr. Killings- . fu
jy.orth alao.. prarried into. oneL-oL.the?Ch
best families of this State.
. DR. M. A. EVANS.:. . _lfa
- Here is a great woman and she is in
able to do things,-she htrs spent heri "
j-14-Co- ?in doing good. ?Her?house re- yi
i minds roe of an "orphan homo." All ar
Uvtir, hnvfl livf.rt with hnr "rig? lip an,\
I call her blessed." Dr. Evans is a si:
great physician, a groat woman, al- ye
ways ready To help; she is a member th
I of the Episcopal.. churcli (jut Second .1}
^Qalvjftry hag ft fifttfn on?her;?Trotyl
she lives id "The House by the Side tu
of the Road," ?nnd is "a'friond to Wan." IT
REV. J. E. REAItl), I). 1>;
The churches of Coluprbia aro bless vc
ed with pryid preachers Tirnl prveat at
| men at the head of organizations, No I)<
! church has a prreatcr pastor than the
Rev. Beard who is absolutely trust-u. V(
worthy ancFa gospel preacher. Roth- sc
el is forfnnpto in having I)r. Ronrifc-ge
Bt'rit m tm'tn ny tup Bishop.?mrrn
and ia_aiiiJ4irlgE?i:r
J christian gentleman. . ?|
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COLUMBIA,. S. C., SAT I
oy. M LEOD. "K\ssi;s BUCK". IN !
A IK UN .LVNCHIXG TO .INCOM- ;
IM; GOV. RICHARDS
Kow York,. Dec. 3?According to,
test tli.-patthes-published in the Ne\V ,
brk World from its specftil corre- |
vr.uitni inthe Aiken, S. C-, lynching
ya, Governor Thomas McLcod in-i,
lids taking no effective action dur- ; <
ft his trrr.i itnd will "pas? the buck" U
i- the new incoming Governor John G. ,
ichnrdsi Gov. McLdod has declined I |
call a special session of the Grand
iry and the Case will therefore not
?rne before that body until January. .
*ttr he leaves ofUce.,. i
The into ning Governor Richards, is 1
loieit by the World as expressing, a ,
termination to push the case ajraih-* j
tttp iyn?H.s (.'Hermetically. He is i ]
toted ;- savincr: . \ ^
ihave net hesitated tocoftdemn the
tk<ir>; ci'ima withofffc' qualification and ~
think the honor.-'of the State demahds...
liit die lynchers be punished if it is
imano.ly possible to,punish/them. I .
.n and do *us aire the people of South 1
;vVc limrtliat f jshurl.do everything in
y power as Govo^nbr.';fg .bijhig this
1 heartily coTnniond the. activities of
ie nov. ?pa;mr^ . and oth<tr agencies
at. have oil, lit 1 r. lin w fiUtla^lon l'
eatyed up.
?d; a nw hlicrttre~ C't Imnbin State eonnnes
t o harshly ' criticise the "best
tl :cn?'-Sfffi A:! fft-County for their 1
activity anTrsiierice in face of the
olv cutvagei Says the-State e.ditorilly:;
V
iCb.re than a week ago Edgar Brown
vUAy'er in Aiken's, neighboring coun- ^
. a ltd a -fir.-t cousin of Shcritr llow[d,-to
avenge whose .death The Lowar.s
were: supposed td have been'
nchei, published a letter in a news-:
?1 or circulating in Aiken which.he ,
)o1< t'ne-erdl-of pinotically defending ,
:e lynching; declared - that many^
rifw .wno nau participated in rne |
ni'hi'ng and that Xobody is- goingA,
> I e jHLiin iu'd and nol,iody AVant? any- j
ijy punished." ? ' ' L"tl
That declaration referred none j
oiv directly . than to the "benceful j
idT'ourToSiis^citizdrts oF jAike'n. Wc'V
link they haVe been grossly misrep-f
.'sentcci, but up to this writing they ]
11VC kuldo no sign of protst. Had j
1 people .of the town of Aiken tie- ',
arcd themselves "in no uncertain t
rrTilt"rit is -ten dollars to -a- peanut *j
rown's letter would"not have been:
l'ittcn:?A lawyer pleged to the aup- '
>rt-of the law would not have dared '
< ignore the. law or consent to its be- j
held in contempt by any passion- J
died mob had he sensed an honest
d lie <.;?iifion pear home. . ^
Further dcvo'.opements in the Aiken ,
n lung situation, include receipt of \
letterTiy'thc N. A. A. C. P., front ft. 'j
hi e cytTTPTi?uf guutli Carolina de- ,
tiling.that in the two years preccd-.j
i-oe.v had been whipped in that lo- j-*
ility and. there, were even rumors'
at Neerocs had been killed and bu-l^
el. The letter also says the local ^
err iocs ridiculed the Klan parade on
honk spit in# night.
OCATIOlNAL AGRICULCULTURE
AT STATE F
COLLEGE -~4>
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State Culko^ Orangeburg, _?L. C., *
jcember G, 1026.?-The aim of VocaDiial
Agriculture is to tratn people
(iiirr)t mi inn-?t effort ivoly the hnsir _
sg, of farming..
Vocational Agriculture give specirtrathing
in the?fcusiness of farming. ~
differs -Tcom ^general- education--in ?
at it is intended for farmers only. \
ibjects'as English, Arithmetic, and
igcd in other occupations as well as 1
rming"=A State Program irr Teach- ;v
g Vocational Agriculture!
n ns -1
id finance any farm boy who can no !1
Lu.iu~itew_.Wrui?a project of sufficient
/A' to make a profit of SIOO.OO this _
tar. Mr. Bacote is one of the men
at principal J. L. Brewer plans to
tpoint^on h4s Vocational Council.
I'i incipal T. T. W. Bowons.agrii'ul-~H
re teacher, and Miss Alma Johnson, 1
dine" Economics teacher at Latta, 1
ive organized iheir Vouncll and a;f
ry enthusiastic meeting was held 1
t h ? 1, r_;j (
v..v. oa.iiwi.ra itVUOU, f i IUU^ infill, i
:*eeMl>er 3rd. ---- -H
Watch this, column to see what the , 1
)cational%tcnclhers are doinpf. Sub- |
n'bo for thi? paper if you want to s
e-what is lwiiipr done and not what t
$. TearncrT"nr?"''tix-ing t9 do.". [ (
? ?John Pi Burgeee 1 <
f By R. E. Butler. j i
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JRDAY, DEC. 11, 1926.
N. A. A. C. Ik. APEAIS G MONTHS
SENIhME OF N'KOItO IN N. Y
New York, Dec. 8 ? The Nationk
Association. for .thy Advancement ol
ColdywjKPeopte has through the lav
firm ylDyett,-Hall and Pattersohayv
pealed a eix months sentence in th<
workhouse imposed by Magistrate O
jerwagor in ,_the Night Court upor
I allies Wiltlnmsy a young~colored ttttit
who, iii a scuffle 4>roke a window ir
Llic sukwfiy, 0n the evening of Nov
7--. The N. A. A. C. P: asked Mr
William L. Patterson'to investigate
ind jin Mr. P.it.tarson's renort ntmea
he case as sejitence seemed excessivt
lyas decided upon, the N. A^A. C. P
paying the costs. ^The windovrAvas
broken in the eouree of a dispute
rising between the young colored mar
:vnd -white subway passengers.
EMERSON INSTITUTE
^ ~?~
n Emerson's chapel a few weeks ago
From this program, we learned how
he gospel was carried to all parts ol
die world.
Two now teachers have been added
:o-.the faculty this' term. -MisSfes W
j?Hall, a graduate of Scotia no 1 legeujd
~R. K. McKinnic, a graduate o1
Haines Institute. Miss Hall has
harge of the fourth and fifth 'grades
_0n Thanksgiving day, the fiiquJty
jf EinerSon Institute motored to Aurnfct.n,'fin.,
where they witnessed an
ntercsting foot-ball (jamc between
Paine and Harbison* Colleges.
Miss C. M. Bullock, who bus-charge
if the eighth and ninth grades, gave
i Thanksgiving play, on Monday
light, November 2b, 1P26, entitled
'America* in Pilgrim Days." It was
injoyed by all. -The amount raisec]
.vill go to the nihth grade.
The chorus under the directoifTrl
HissesX. M. Bullock ahd M. N. Gof:
Ion-rendered excellent music for the
occasion. ^
Mr. Sullivan, a Sunday school missonary,
yjjsiLcd _ys lust, week _and is
planning to return soon..
The missionary ladies met in theii
eirular monthly meeting. Thursday
December 2, 1D2G. It was agreed by
ill of the members that a nice Christnas
basket be prepared for one of
he old citizens of the town.
THE PALS TENUIS SOCIAL
CLUB.
The Pals Tennis Social Club will
nt-ortain their friends, during?ttrc
tnuis holidays wiffi-a series of dances!
The Merry -Makers and life Pals will
n:ve the regular breakfast dance together.
Mr. John Rvansr-pro*ident~<*f
lie Merry Makers, and Mr. Joel H.
l-uekson, president" of the PaTs, came
o the agreement today.
We. will have a card in each inviation
which will be shown at the door
jut must be kept for the other dances.
Please understand that the card must
jo presented.
All the dances will hp had at. the
fWd iJ el lows t.aslno. All music Ijy tlic
Aj.tx Club Orchestra. The January
Sail will be chaperoned.
The JPals will be glad to see their
secretary, Mr. Beverly Roundtree, a?nin.
Up will make hjs arrival here,
L>ecember L'ijrd, lrom Howard university
, ?; ?r ~~
DANCES: . . . a
Xni(is "Eve Dance.
Xmas- Breakfast Dance
Xraas Night Dance
-January Ball?January 3, 1927.
= Club Members;. _ J. .1 H. Jackson,
)resident; Win. N. Wilson, vice-preslicnt;
Beverly Roundtree; secretary;
f. W. McCrackfin, assistant secretary;
daqeo Anderson. J. Mitchell T. _T.
VTfTes, Horsey Lrtne, D. T. Wadsvorth,
X. N_ CLr treasurer.?r - - The
Casino wilLhe. decorated'
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X. C. TEACHERS GIVE $50 FOR
. MAGNIFICENT WORK" OF X.
A. A. C. P. "
New York, Dec. 3?The National
Association for- the ;Ad vancomettt Of
Fifth Avenue, has received a check
tor ?50 from the North Carolina
Teachers' Association enclosed-in the
following letter signed by James E.
Shepherd, President of the North
Carolina College for Negroes at Durmm.
, ...
The North-CaThltna Tenchefsr Aa^
locintion -donated the sum of $50 to
Tio^^^ionaT^As^omaUon^jiTid^^tli^
it:sue. j.o ryprotw-tftcir Hppfcrialion
>f the- magnificent work -ynrr are tkr
njf, I enclose check herewith.
tfAii fiSfiVii'lf iii ~ " "t-rT-? , ; -
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) NEGRO SOEDtttRS RANK IHGH E
,l'u IN G S AltMY If
i Now. York, Dec? 3 - The New York^
t' Ti tnl's today carries a special
: ' patch showing the high' rank accord- . V
- ed l^y war department record^ to Ne-1 R'
? gro soldiers as murkspien in 'the U. , "i
- S. Army. . - / jta
i The highest score was+maale by the T ai
i white 30th Infantry?with US.#. per j si
i cent, but only 73.6 percent of its hs
. riflemen took part. Next came the . th
. 45th Infantry, a Philippine scout re- lo
i giment .with 98.3 percent; the 4?ndjTI
I Infantry, a Porto Rico Regiment sta- P<
; tinned in Tar ap a, vritl 98.1 WOTCWl' hi
. and the 25th Infantry, a Negro Re^of
-giment at Nogalcs Arizona, with 98 la
- pereeaU^-^?__j__ --
i "The record of the Philippinos antn h
Xngro soldiers" was remark a ble/ 'say s . fc
the Times dispatch, "because. 91,^.st
per cent and 92.3 per cent oftheir re-. th
spective personnel -4 finished the I a?
Louise." j ' 'at
UNIoft COUNTL COLOR- it
: ED TEACHERS ASSO- <u
C1ATION PASS RESO- ?,
r LUTIONS. 'J
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II ThF Colored teachers of Union
I County haVe observed with care and ^
L profound interest the new high school K_
' building recently erected in the city ' ^
.education of the ,
TNegro boys &nd" girls of Union and
'J Union County. * ... j ^
Ve view with deep pride and great
i jo^r this forward step for the educa-:'
I'tion and development of our people'^'
and wish to express ourselves in the
followintr~resolutions.; ?-???_ -?!,
Be it Resolved:
' 1 That we extend our hearty
. thanks and -express ouf " profo??d- ^
i gratitude to the board of edueationTor _
1 thi<?^ ningnitieieriElschool "buildihg_tha?I ?
; stands for the general education and
! 'common uplift of our people.
"That-We express" our deep ap- ^
1 preciation and sincere, thanks tojthe ^
j board for naming the new?nchoel iiaas
Sims?for our faithful principal and ^
t president of our County teachers as- 'f*
|sociation, who for twenty-one years J1S
has been our stalwart leader and chief P!
. 'exponent "f
'! 3 That each teacher is pledged to.
;the heartiest co-operation, and to work ^
! faithfully_in harmony with our offi|cTjals
and boards of education every- * '
where in their efforts to further the ?
gn>wfh"dT"schools,. development of
teachers and better training for our P*
,y<pth. . . ' "4*
Resnectfullv submitted. *?
Union County^ Colored Teachers As.socintion.
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THE UNGODLY $
- BARGAINER, h.
By J. W. -Witherspoon
i"Lo I am with you," Christ had said,
"Ye shall heal the sick and raise the
) . dead." .
Thus, mindful of this promise, weary
and lone
Sat the man in the desk of that house
? of stone. " >
-Tlie.iusus Ulhiieu and Tent
Their -fragrance to the place. M
Doep furrows marked the man's bold
r-? face, ? ?br
. As he waited for men who did not Cc
I come-^- .
? 4s ha.,tarried for naught 'neath a a
-i?great church dome,???
1 ?jr
Honored place he long desired: , pr
- 'Twas the ideal of his -chiFdish >-t
XT?ureainsj " "" TTm
Now, like a fleeting: shadow it seems of
In hand. yet gone.^"Oh, I paid for in
this chance" . , ~7~^ ~? th
He mused, and mused. "My soul I
advanced? ch
Ay, oft I tired ! de
At the winepress, of the ,wjratH of him T1
slinrr'" w<
I bought tliis church, to me it belongs vi(
But hot the magic for the passing TT.
throngs." t w<
i Still, expectant, he waits. ed
1 Humwnity.Vfrwif-prutessiun passes t*
thut way - "W
iF'rom the early dawn til Che fading ea
'They seek for a shrine with righteous _
labor bought . ne
They pass and repass the ill-fame R<
J bigot? ?? ar
i Lwho waits, rxTwirrtBi-?
'Tis the decree of-the^gods that the ft
man who buys ' - a
A place in Christ's ministry, can 31
always try * ' m
To draw the crowds with a waning w<
strength __j ,' ly
'i'haj, ttfvHffr thr JVlung of ilia schemes
< t at length. . to
And his only reward, "Aha! Alasl'' Ie".
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IRISHMAN ASSAILS "SLAVER - ?
<i SOUTH AFRtUAN LAND LAWS
New Yofkr Dec." 3 - The National ^
ssociatton for the . Advancement of
dOred People has received , from
andon u clipping f**3m "The Friend
wbit^h John W. llkrris,; Parliamenry
Secretary of the Anti?Slavery ,
id Aborigines Protections s Society l ^
mrply. assailg the- mast recent color j
ir legislatiom in So?th-Afrym. Of . *>
ic South African Segregation or CO-. r
bar policy,. Mr. Harris writes:
he most recent development of this
dicy.of helotry is yet.another land
II, one section of which is indicativeits
whole character. This particur
section is designed to drive from
ot registered owners, into service ir
the InnHlnnl? -af c.>J*
, Mb ouuiu wimc; iw
ts up machinery f<>r <li-1 rihuting ^~7"
lis landless labor to theEuropeana
> and when they need it for ope ^
the time. It will thus be pchru-tlfHt Zie
native may be passed as a kind oi
mttel from farmer to farmer accorng
to the needs; ?f the farmer. The
ie of the most responsible and high
respected white men in South' A ica
sums up the. position in a pride
lptter in- the following i^ssaggT
>outh Afriea Hi lit the parting of?;?
ie ways. Although this is not purmse
and sale, of human beings, it
equivalent , to .the Government leas[g-^them,
and this leasing compote- ' ?
justifies our saying that the propods
contained in this Bill will mean
avery. These natives are taken in
jssession of body and soul by the ?
overnment,. and if this is the case, .:
hat temptjation - is there for., the
wployer toTegal ownerefaoit ati oaiiT ~
nployer tQ become legal owner. On
rid that he has .them entirely in hig "
ww-1 -while hin capital .is free fur "' '
.vesJLmi'iit in other directions.
me white people of the British
mpire cannot-realie too clearly that
le policy of the color bar upon which
i^^galition Government of-South - v
frica has embarked, is not clearly
ital to ordered progress, but that it
~admittedly" a violatibrT of definite" "" ~
edges, agreements and treaties
jth T>?tivo ppnpln 'Africa
ade by successive Rulers and Paraments
of Great Britian.- Many' mes
throughout,_onr history British
enerals? after "native -wars71 and
ritish Statesmen framing Treaties '
it their signatures to explicit un
^takings that neither in legislatn
nor in administration shall there
'CT be discrimination against race
creed or color. If we cannot treat
le Indian or the African as a broth
, then surely we must insist that
; be treated as?a man!
HARBISON COLLEGE
NEWS
By E. M. Gaddy ^ --?
Irrntr, Sr-G.,-December 4, 1926,
r. Editor;
Please allow me to give a few
eezes from Harbison Agricultural
)llege^_ /
On November 22nd our faculty gave
concert in interest of 4he Board oL *
ational Missions.?The program was
"grand one and was enjoyed by all ~
esent. ~
On Wednesday morning the student
dy rallied to'the g&ll 61 Bdabd??
. National Missions and succeeded
lairing- a neat sum 10 aid tnem in
eir great work. ??
Wednesday afternoon, we saw
ath, hence a joyful anticipation for ,
lahksgiving day.
; assembled in the chapel for aer- i..
ie8, which were conducted by Dr.
M. Young. -Many uplifting things ?' *
rre said, why _we should give-thanks,
The dinner belt rang and^w^ inareh- *?
into the dining hall and found the
ides loaded wiHi guml tilings. Wyl ?
hat a dinner! Oft. boy, how we did?*
t. ~Our matron, "Mrs: Foster, did~ a
erything termake It pleasant for us.
The boys dormitory, which is Terr i
atly kept, under the care of Mra.
*asoner, was inspected /by visitors
td found not wanting.
The entertainment put on by the r~.
irochial school, Thursday night, was
great success. We all went to the
ning' hall - anfl~had the pleasure of
eetfmr so mamr v/innnr n-*
- t- ?/ ^ "-"ft ui?l
- voted to have such a meeting week
Mra...fir.ftrft A ndhnnn, of Xeorgewn,
S?. C., a very pleasant visitor on
nreampug, IS' 'ttfg"JUSsToT Miss T. ;
Young.