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Junior N* u i : . , V 1 tr *. . : ' VOL. 3?NO. 21. ' \ WANTS NEGROES in unions National Association for the Ad vnqcomnnl of Colored People Receives Resolutions EQUAL TERMS WANTED -7- Resolution. Instructs Delegate to Convention to Intrduce Similar Resolution There . New York, May- 20?The National f;.r the Advancement oi Colored People, G'J Fifth. Avenue, hat received from John P. Troxell, of th( Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, copy of resolutions unanimously pass> ed by~that body at its 26th annua ' convention in HarrisbUrg, May 10 tc ?'?10 In which all labui .unions.are"urgei to,.admit Negroes to membership or resolution also instructs the Permsylvania delegate to the Conventior ? of the AmericUa.Foderation of Laboi to introduce a similar rcsolutior there. The resolution-as sent^to the N. A A. C. P. by Mr. Troxell is as fob lows: '\v Whereas, Many of our unions ex elude Negroes from membership sometimes by explicit constitutiona ?-?pi'ovi.iiun, and sometimes-^by subter, l'uges and technicalities; and - Whereas, Such exclusion is contrury to the very fundamental of democracy and brotherhood, upon whicl our labor Movement--is built; -and. ran ivop-fn has time ant no'oin cK/aon t Uol UVk oo ? ? onw? U Ctiuv, I?v v-cyi uc C* I\jyci, union man, often more loyal than -tin ^ white worker at his elbow; and V.'hoi'ea.-', II' WL' bar the Negro fron our unions, he wRl work as anon-u nion man, for he must makc a liv ??mg, and the. enipolyer.. are hiring hin in constantly increasing numbers therefore Hod it* ' Resolved,/ That we declare in fav " -I or0 of full and open membership tc the Negro 'in-all unions, on exactl} the- same tortus as white men; aiu 1>L, it further ' Th-.i pledge ourselves to work* for the removal of what ever discrmination prevails - againsl th'e Negro in our own locals' and in ternationals; and bn it further Resolved, That our delegate to th< conting A P. of L. Convention b< instructed to introduce a resolution o the same effect as this one; and be i further Re?o 1ved,-That the officers of oui Federation be "instructed to give this ""resolution the widest practicable pub PROF. C. A. JOHNSON IN GREEN " f VILLE Prof. C. A. Johnson, who is to di rcct the work-of-the Greenville Sum nier School lor teachers, spent las Saturday in Greenville conferrih] with local officials and on ^orkinj out .some of the preliminary detail of the Summer Sdhool. The faculty personnel has been confpleted?1 group of excellent instructors having been selected. Prof. Johnson state: thai the out-look is bright for ; splendid hummer School Willi a l?rj;i enrollment. This is Greenville's firs the city and county are exhibiting ; fine spirit of cooperation to make thi one of the best summer schools- ii thr State. . According- to Prof. Johnson, Supt Meurs of Grenville has arranged w.itl Dean Hrary ("lark of Furman Un; " 'verSlty to provide two lecturer g- eael week from the Furman faculty. A side? from these 4:her will be othe speakers"prominent in educational am civic affairs of the State. * v# ' ... ..... r mi ?I'-Jtil.ri.i ??ii - - ' ! Ot I he '\, A. c:. F tver, New ZCTte $ Walter W ' investigates for n. a. a. p; . . S " I Heports-Were That-Disinter He-. ? injj by While Landlords To ?Hold Colined Tenants ;? ' VISITS RED CROSS I Mr. White Reports That Red } Cross'Disapproves of*Ahy AtII . Tvnu"ts _ ' "New York, .May 110?The X;u_!onal _ Association tojUffiio Advancement rrf ( Colored People, GO Filth Avenue, to . day received a prcdiminary report 1 TrQm"'-"TtVAssistant "Secretary,-WalterWhite,. who in the Mississippi flood district investigating reports that the ' .disaster was being used by white landlords to iiohUcolored tenants iri peonage. Mr. White report: he eon f ?r?.pod at ' "Red Cross Headquarters in Memphis, - with?Dr. William R. Redden? -Chief *" Medical OnicM** for the?fined ' area end tjiut Dr. Redden authorized the 1 following st:if e:yient: "The Red' Cross . emphatically disI approves of any attempts to use this * ~itsastCT hy lahdjords- to enslave furr_:'Vioi Vffrrif \ennnt-nfrniors and share' roppcrs. . Aid is given" directly to i he individual sutfever. , It will'be an "nture9f1ng problem t<> sc0 that atlei lip Is -by ' landlords?and' ohcra?1? charge "YeTItT .agiuTisf tchanl's TiTC - checked when such relief is giveprto i refugees alter they ha've retuiauid J j Io their Homes." I )!" - - .XOficE [l -?1 . ' " 1'' _Th.O IloliownV liujiHC.'.-, School had r its annual closing Tuesday night, II May 10. 1P27 m-the Grill'm Memorial - I.llall. The puograin foi' the occasion b was beautifully' arranged with the, very best among tht, educators and business men and women -of the city; 2] and was carried out to" the letter.? * I The first on. program was a song f i by the school and prayer by. Mr? I. t S. Leevy. Second, music by Miss Clyde Blanche Singleton's string P band, -which -furn> shed- such delight5 ful music for the occasion. * " A very helpful address was delivered by^1iffK5-tltiyrr^-XrtsTmr^iTt^Trt^thtr great educators among the Women of this city. This was followed hy dem ohst.ration3 of the class. There were six letters written and turnetT over to the judges, who wer0 appointed by - the principal, namely: Mrs. I. S. - Leevy ami Prof. Zack -Townscnd. Evr~rry tnrtrn?passed?with credit. X highest inailts were made hy Master Thomas Pinckney, Jr. Music, followCI I nrl hv 51 jV 5lrirll*Afici woo / helpful and interesting, full of ina struction,-delivered by Mr. I. S. I.ec? vy,'who is one of the greatest basis' ness -men (colored) in this .city, and H i has a>* great influence among both <J ...Uitn nrwl ^r.lr.rr.^1 * t| The crowning piece of all was an a Sims of Allen tJinvcrsity, -who also s' presented (the awards to the seven a, graduates." ' " | Now wo have----dosed this, school . yPar, but will open for the work of t ihp aiirtinifr on June 20thr 1U2.7. which -tgives a splendi.d opportunity to those r who 4Ai4Ake^Jiuaint'Js;> course - In. type-writing and short-hand-,? r II. II. HOLLOWAY Principal, 11 - ,2029 Taylor SC, Phone 9115, Columbia, S. C. \ Adtive Ii Jersey S COLUMBIA- S. C., 3AT1 n ileW Hiersey Ma hitg In Ne\ NEW ERA . IN POLITICS Supreme Court's White Priman Decision Has Profound Effect Upon Race 2 2_ NEGROES IN PRIMARY Old-Feel, That Democratic Tick et Should he Taboo, Is Pass-_ iny. Declares Director 'i\cw'.Yoi-k, May L'O?A now ura o. pr.Iiltcat~ awakening ' among Negro?! i n the Southern Stales'-is rcpored?1>; | Kobert W. Bagnall, Director o: <1-Branches -of -the, Xptinn.nl Associa_ ion for the Adavancement of Colorec j People, who has just returned, fron ' a month's tour of Southern cities. Mr. BagnaTl said "that Negroes an ?6t hesitating to register-in the Dem Dcratic primaries' and to--vote tin I Democratic tickets, wehcr they ^fee t ' '.he votes are to the advantage b: 1 ' i'l.'ir rare, hnvinfc' been advised o: J heir riportunity by the U. S, Su reme Court's decision in the .T^exas j-While Prtmttry-Cttse^ fought and- woi ! by the N. A. A. C. P.' * j '"Everywhere I went in the Soutl r saw indications'of the'rapid pass j-Iltg lif the uld feeling that the "Dem cratic ticket should be taboo" de j olarefl Mr. Bagna.il.' "Negroes ari | isinar the-ballot whoro thoy are con -vrnced-it is of the largest-advantagt 'o their race*" l '"In S:iv.mtinli 'f ha 1\Totrm t , vVv I ot- tlie city sent for a Negro minis *.e'r, who is president of the Baptis is well as of t-lio Interdcnorttinationa Ministerial Union. After stating hov rood a -mayor- he. had been to all citi ' ons7ri-i ardli'--^__iit ec^or. and wha he intended to do for the Negro if re elected, ho-asked that all the minis -ers-shouhk work for the rcgistratlOJ n the Democratic .primary and , th< voting of colored people.- I was in formed by this minister that definite teps were being taken to organize the colortd people, by block, prccinc ihiLward,, for registering in the Dem cratic Primary and voting. "In Atlanta, ties pi t o the profession d politiciansr definite stops have beet ?nken to register colored voters ii his way and to instruct them re yarding matters to fie voted upon rn Columbia "and Charleston, Soutl Carolina, Negroes are making prep nation to organizc by block, precinc stration at the Democratic primary lection and to contest..A9V refusa o r&i'ister t loon ^tn Bnloirflv l Cm rolimr,?it - in?generally?conocdet -tot-thfr ninvnr.ility,election held then :ecently was determined by the *Ne ;ro vote cast for Democratic candi lates by Negroes. ? "It loo"ks as of the day of bossism? >f leadership by the old type of Nq rro politician in the South were rap <l|y coming to an end.: A new en of enlightenment is dawning to Ne i groes as to how they may use th< Lballott Lo_gain their rights and privi 1 lojros. _ Everywherc I heard the opinion ex I pressed that the decision of the U ; nU-od~-St:iti^ Sunreme Court in th< t Texas White Primary Case^had Trp , these possibilities. ' "The realization of-the lUVflkeninj I of Negro voters and their. gjowinj; power is not confined to colored peo pie.- ' White peoplo ere realizing 1 too. iCisUdhding to a much greate: 1 < -v:, - _ <n . ; - ? \ " , : ? *" . Awaker i National ( :v'--v'~~~ ------ chool Seg U 1V17H1, mill ' MS - "." ' ' '? m'V .' ^ ikes Debut v Orleans I MRS. L. PINKETT JI - is director . \ \ ' . . . I r Ycung Members Activities In- 1 eludeiSpeHing TCee at Phyllis , Wheatlev Y. W. C. A. ? . ACTIVITIES REPORTED I :/ . ? ? . i - Young People Hold Meetin^_aL I Home of Frederick Douglass ' And Render Program 7 - ' ;,-V| ' ?- Now York, -May?gQ?Mrs-- Louise s Pinckett, Director.^ef tHe Junior Di-1 R f the National Association for "the'Ad-: * i..vanceuicht._of Colored _People. _re.-_! " 1 ports many activities amopg the i J) young members. The activities included a -spelling hw??-at- Phyllis ! ' * Wheatley Y. Wr~C. A. in which" iip-1 > - wards of 25 boys and girls took part", I 1 s and a -pilgrimage. to the hon]g of C 1 Frederick Douglass ""In Anaeostia, d f where the young people held their jS f j meeting and renderd a program with !> -'the life of Douglass for their theme, i <> > Miss Thelma. E. Lane is President << v and-M.iss -fciHy-fcduise Pinkctt is Sec-: I> retary of the JAiriior N. A. A. C. P. j m i! in Washington. - . . Jo - BETTlS ACADEMY SIMMEr'i i SCHOOL js = The-. Western Carolina Summer\< School for teachers will open,.at Bet-! r; tis Academy,- Tref#on,- S. C. on June. ,, 20th a*nd will closn July 23nf,Mf'27. j \ t The school is being'fostered by tha|-fi I State" Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda and j v j adjourning counties and is^bcing ex-! _! tepsively --advertised and the p'resd'rrt* II Indications?are. that lino cm ulliiioin ; ~j'wlli surpass that ot^'pj'Ovious years. | _i - ~The officers of the su<mnvrschi>ol,| jlarej/Il. P: Butelr'of Oklahoma City, I rl Director; assishiot director, Prof. W. j ~ . j D. Drake, Principal at Aiken .City j B' School, business manager; Prof, A. | ( U W. Nicholson, President of Bettis . t Academy ~ ~ -A \vell prepared faculty has been ;< employccK and- plans have been made i] . i for a vcry\ successful school. The . ' V.- ? , _ - a school" nas neap QpproTefl by the j B ] State Board of ^Education and all .'teachers attending the full term can ^ 7! have their CeiTificates" raised or re- j( 11 newed as the case might be". | , - j The spacious brick dining hall will t He completed and all dormitories will p --j-trp-well equipped with modern beds h /! and dressers. All who come to Set- ' ] 1 'tis Academy this summer will as nev-' n 1' and high class entcrtaimmmt. I. .! li e! The expense of the Summer School p -'will be fixed as follows: for entrance r fee $2.00; board and lodging for ses- a sion $15.00; for a week $3.00; for a tl - day^ $1.50 to those not occupying y - rooms in the dormitories. ?1 I4 All books used in the Summer'* i ^School will be those adopted by the a - State. All teachers will be met at b y 1 ronton", S.C.'nmt taken-to the sehool-: _ _ For further information, .a-ritCL | W. Nicholson, Trenton, S. C. i'" " -1 interest on the part of white politi- a ? cians in theoninirms nml the welfare !l | a weapon, not a mere matter of sen- V : timent; that iflio Democrats are in t j power; and that if thP Neprro vote a r I -J is to determine what-kind of mart, i<t 11> t to belecfed at preser^.Tf"Smnift>e cast j 1 r for a Democratic candidMc.' _ n l? v f J ?^ - - J - _ i Capital, Sa regation At A; & ?lond Area lS left to COMMISSIONER ighl "Against Segregation Be jng Pushed From Two Fronts Declares Attorney Hayne filed may : leanings Were Held Before The Commissioner of Education May 1 (?th?Parents Testfy Now York. May 20?The fight a rtinst segregation of colored schoo hihlren at Toms River, New Jer ey, isj being pushed on two fronts cording, to report of Attorney Eu ere 1L. Iljiyrie, retained by the N'a ional Association for the Advanceit tit of Colored Rcgple. lr.- Ilayiie -n-| m's to A. A. C that he appeared in the Supreme ' .ifsrt..en May 3- and 4, on whicV ay briefs' were ordered submitted iinee ' that time Jhearings were helc ofore th3 New Jersey- Commissionei f-Fdacalion on May .10 at. which colic I .parents testified that the scliCro gilding wluvh the-colored childrer ore i rdered t > attend, after their exlusioti from?Uie new Toms ? Rivei clmoTl Avits old, unsahita?j%- clamp nd leaky in had cyoathr-r At thi earing Su; er\i-or Fink, who is reponsiblc, for segregating the colorec hIVivn. v. as railed to the Oand tf ?$ai ?y.\ Hearings before the Commissionei f. Editeaitoii \vtll-_be- continued on lay 21 and Mr. Hayne reports: "J cfii ve that our c ase has been made 0 far." j * ^ a N'l EURACiAh?etrMMITTEE TO All) FA TCP. OLD HOME FOR WfiUNtiVKNT COLORED " (llRLS IN S. C; Columbia; S. ('., May 21?The trusses of Fait wold, ho flic- for delinquent ills met this week in conference with umbers of the Interracial Commitce and discussed plugs for raising i* two thousand dollar^ recently cut If" by the South Carolina Legislaufca " "r ^ The members of the -Interracial 1 <mimittee present were Mr. Lanham fader of the Older Boys Conference li.-hop Finlay of the South Carolina tioeese, 1 .awyei-Eriemur of Colum ici, .urs. aames v.ain and airs. O. r Mctiow'a'n. presiding- oilker at the looting. This group pledged theii idOrt'seeing that-thc-' Homc for dcart. . ? ~The TnrCrraekll (kwliinif ti^-pfanned .' special r,Ingram "for their day at he annual meeting of the Federated t'oir.en t'lrl- at Charleston, June 4, 4f> and 11>. On that day with Mrs, leGowan presiding, Mrs. Cain will ddres4s the body and reports for the 'airwoid work will be" made. . OThi'v features ~ of thf. Federation I ready ano ineed will lie the giving f a beautiful loving cup to the Cult Taking the -best financial report for II ,pnr] o-.es. MayoiT Stono$ of he. l>udy and .Mr^u- 1*. Lb F.-urman, Ablest I'm:, nr^vpfrtT'rl to , address maiden! of the Fedora! ion fff~~Whrt<! i'onu'u.'^ Clubs has. been asked tc peak. " Each week brings llUt'l'i'sling nouneements of what promises tc e the most important meeting ir he history of South Carolina Wo,ari?a rii.Ko i ? _ ?l J?? il - r >liucally .ys Director ' T " * ' in i^ourt i ; # t===&~ ? ? ?-?.? : . "ij--. scacqev SOPRANO OF tt? PHILADELPHIA?. I. ... ~~ ~ 7 ; Pleasure Due 1o the.Efforts of . _ > < Prof. A. Fuller, Director of' * Music of the College . | SINGS WITH ZEST | Selections Included Composi-r?tions Froro Handeh Burleigh Ij Moore And Johnson ^ l Greensboro; N. C., May 20?Due ' i to the efforts, pf Professor 0. A. Ful! ler, director of music, the ^student body and friends of A. and T. had I ihe pleasure of hearing R. Anita Iler. , m?v. n.,cokmfuiu>oprano-trf Philadelphia | Thursday, May 10. of inmate ability .before an enthusiastic-audience. .?* The selections included compositions from Handel, Burleigh. Moore - :md Johnson. IJer . interpretation of ^?_p "My Lord What a Morning" as ar( ; aranged by Burleigh- was especially ' impressive. . * . . L 1 Madam Tlurs.ey as many engager menjts throughout the state 'to fill ~ \ . | all of wjiich will undoubtedly -Shei1" . . I crowned with success. / NAME COLORED HIGH ' SCHOOL FOR-PROF. FINLEY i ' Asa testimonial to their high cs*-?* teem fro Prof. S. L. Finley, who is completing his twenty-second year as ' Principal of the colored schools of Chester, the Board of Trustees have ? unanimously decided to name the new 1 ..colorexl. ichoixL-jon?Patrick street the ' Finley High School. Coming here . something more than?two decades agp, ProCt, Finley has from the verv [ first moment of his arrival in Chester enjoyed the confidence and regard of " "white nad colored alike, ana y?ar by : year he has seen the schools giuw, the standard raised, and his position take on new responsibility and importance. That his-fame is not by any means confined to Chester is - bbrnfe out "by the fact that he has had 11 repeated offers to go to larger toxsns, " j brie "recently from Spartanburg, but . . ' i he likes Chester, and stays, on; and : j the Board" of Trustees and Supcrin , tendent M. E. Brockman, realizing ' how hard it tyouhi be to get a-man to i fili the shoes of this hard-working, v , unassuming rolorpd tearher who 4? ; doing so much for his race, hopo it , will he many years, until this will ."7. i have to be done. , . -? tProf. Finley is an A. B., A. M., . graduate of Benedict College, and ' i studied one summer at the Universi t y of Chicago. ???J ?-The Chefete'r Reporter. h-? : : > CHARLESTON TO -HAVE SUMI j b MER SCHOOL following the announcement of a I Summer School for teachers to be ? held in Greenville, S. C., comes the ~ TTrffl oun cement* from the State Dei partment of Education trouph Mr. ' T B. Felton that CharlesTbri "is to i have an apVoved Summer School al so. The ^Charleston session will come r late^?July~TTth -to August TfJth. Frinr -cipab -G-.?A-.- Johnson -of -fchp Bookpi r Washington School has been selected r?-to direet-the Charleston Summer > School. The Charleston School will T open immediately nfter .the, close of* . ? the* work in Greenville. Mr. Felton i states that furher information eon ceming the Charleston Summer* Schoo . , 1 , will bff given later.