The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, November 19, 1927, Image 1
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VOL. III.?NO. 15.
race man
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files sun
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t~| F'Ay Clay bomc-Fort'cd v<
Inter-Urban Bus fk'cau.-e of
His Color
N. A. A. V. l\ AIDS srn
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?. Mf. Clayhorne Asked to Rear o
1) i j I f v r
jous ana ivjocieci oy. rqiice'
' man Whecn~tie Refused
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New York, Nov. 18?The 'Nationn
Association for the Advancement o
Colored People, Gi) Fifth Avenue, h;i
retained W. Haves .MeKiiuy of 1)
troit irfa dan.Mge suit being brooch
: by FraA~einyhoi rvo;"Tvlro. was "ejvetei
by a policeman from it bus' of ;! <
' Soijlt^wystprn Miihionn Mo'nr r<.rn+;
? Company, at the request ' iC a ken
official of that conij any iTT Detroit
Mr. Clayborne was returning to Chi
eapro from New York and in iiotroi
' - . -.purchased a spat in the iutor-clly m**
tor bus. His ticket was rep utr? !'
examined, although tho-e.of ibe r'J?"
" er pus.-'cnpcis \\erp no, askyd for.
he was finally asked to change "fro-,
a front Window ..seat" to h "rear seat <. ;
the aisle. On refusimr to rompj"
this demand, -Mr. Clayborne was v
jected from the bus by u polieejirv
--- . summoned bv the bus e.iim>rmv'
v '' .. manager. .
? 4 -cf i\ ha= r vtvVv;
many comp!?.\ints from va;- a-." V;l i
throughout the North, of di.-frim
?.. .tion.. and-at-tentpf.ori- cxdu^luu of coT
ored passengers using fwsos for ir i
?VCI., It'IS Hoped that in m J
r. tory in this case v.-ill oT>ryt a::a ,?: ':
cheek upon a praeli-o wiv', i. : .
. ing and threaten^ to iiiwiint'cii 11
sive proportions, .
Mr. Clayhorng isr s.iijr'g the S~ ' hwestern
Motor Coach Com pour. :* >
uuiiuikc* us mu .was <i<M;vy ((i i v mmr
in Detroit,t subjected to humi'iati'i
jection from the "bus-by-a polieowmn
and ''lm"Wfrpase.^earried on witTv;
hint to Chicago.
CHILD SLAVERY -/'CHA'RWEn P
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RHODESIA,' AFRICA
New York, Kov. 18?The \:it:o:ri
AsocVition for "the Advancement o
Colored People, G9 Fifth Avenue, lv
. received, a clipping from theJ'.nrHs:
faster . Car.otte*' contain in
^__stnrtlin,7 fhar,cfe!-. that -rfriht?^tTvUF
, t troduced in Southern . Rhodesia.
The Westminster Gazettt, states.":"
*. "An Act which has just l?.eepassed,.jsunctions:
? boys and girls to work in lhc. mine
and elsewhere. As there. is no mi; t
Ilium -IMllllf ClllltllITIV C.ill l?iV i.ll.C
into the mines as soon as thev c'a
y '
-walk. '
"The sum inn ry whipp'rift1 of boy;; fr
/ . ?refusing; to -ohey^an-y- -order-hy'.Vr oi
. Acini,, -with recourse lo charier.- "
trial."
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The Gazette continues: *
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-Another measure^ now h* fere th
, -r -Legislative Assembly; jr. for M'O car
__L ,1L trol of natives.' It imposes hear
^penalties for 'insolence' or 'corteiru
**-^tuous behavior.' and pkiyc-:- th, r.n
tive commissioner at once in the rol
of prosecutor,-judge and jury.
"Unless the British PnrlVfTv.en
; through th0 becrtary for trip riomir
fiurrai It sfoms Hint condition.: ;r<-bn
as. thos.o which- reformer* fonr.ht ;i
~ , gaiflSt fl tmml!I'll years-mro m.'." I
- repeated."
\ : The Gazettes states that an :'.pp
hasp been marie for intervention t
- members of Parliament liy ihe An*
f . Slavery and Aborigine:! Protectio
Society. ;* ' /; /
Gained
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A As si? w* ?i ?
-o 1A1 LIN J
Race Lead'
1- :
1: oil ALL WE COMiipNTfTOGETHERr
Byfolavy M'cLi'oil. BetKimc.
j ?---- - A u-1 U n>t? and Fac'-Finding?
;.'M'i tvrl *ha liTTd nt"~lHirhani next
! 'i . ' jmp ildnk, points the way. '
1 !' WT ? '' 'I- ?|
_.ed to_mU;0 ;i J?. .....
; 4*ginyncd ? .v.x.r,
aiy iab-.r.s, PnVg- marv M..Bcthimj?.
: ! '.!.a iiL'.'. iuciC^ioCU,jjtg jyys.
. ' 1' ' ' <-:. W Ji-vt"-. woi;Cn living. The
' .?? * icaii'c has b.eil. so signift,u.
v.?-r'Ui oi ntaicriul things
j- - i.tt-j Tiii^od'^rv).'FInto7
?.?,. 1..i^ t . > _ t:'jHI:ii?W*>i tlir?Thei> ' -.
t.iWvis i.urvading"our so_
. ii-j . ,u. s, o. r economic a.iid p0_
. i' 1 i '> > ?ine . arts, our
:??1 1?^ | '?^T'7'feTciiejo
toe.. cmUruiling- human j
* ..V.-in ;aaV 'me?. ' ' ,
r?' * *? ' ?* ; ?**' . ft1 ^irvttt>r.r?~ Ex.
- a. aassataaniaigBgg ? rimm-My rt
a- t !! :?i'rv:ng system for-the"
- ' yl' rliiuvvs^'(.1>]| I'orl'ection of
n . --i . j !;.< s.ikj tii al?.-\|fhit(|> ac?a";r,v.?^?"
]>? ujKrja-U'd?trr
i.u.i, unrunipronusca-and-iriir.
in the .untiring pro-,
i -seal c li for ulti !
>. ?r~'- . 'iJiv' ircv itahl'e con.se _ j
s" >'-V 1 these .!hrce'Ts a praeticul
rie.\v* ti;scgvcn(!S.-to con_
e ;e ; i \i;on in life for improve
. is.vi.t ra-.l j,rorrt'ss.'
ii _ i ?
f. ..ike:-. ihiu?;.nT.. of .Science.that""Ave
' i i! a? apply to the consideration of.
y' r-W ?h0 race". We must -?uc6
... v i ui?i iiiIterated facts, be
y?-v ..! <;' i.1 lit I, duni>iimiliary, or
' : V.Tny
\? j*. !?i a>. stir;; nee an W-olit?pjy safe
. < . nil : ;< n for periw: fewft/progreks
.i improvement. Too lujig our ^roil.
t hit be.' <i gnided-by mere senti
t M..*;on ho| oh-ssly v?.:}jue. Too
jir-' ? :-n-o-bVen motivator! by nnr
?k - 1 ,;he gamut from dull
'* _ :V; ai hysteria. Too long
Ae^rrTe i*;' ft jumping at conclusions
' ' i J > were valid, and pinning
11 i:. t if f.pth -on assumptions which
;'<?'ar /"'"so of race loyally prompted us
,,, o i < ..eye Ol:G I IT to be true. The
i*:.; ul*. Itc-K ;>n appalling leakage
?n>1 of a manifest
! . \\ y liavs. "progr?sed, but
i : ;o:y a-?- wo might lia\e be?
wiU 'V .. > tie scientific method
FTnr-.--/. . J;v^n jgnoued*
i? XLt-?Fii 'Vou >?U?ok T;.k .
y iny t'. n"'rrrrr7? ia!k\l for December
is ! i:i th' - . "of assuring the
?11.11j i ; i i i .hi.. ;J>,. race that pnot
kv '? or t>ne or untrue, tliat
.. i >? -% t?i !uo:lro !aJ'e profitable or un:,
f ... .' . It ui ,the one way of de
vinir '-nn?tl : ou};:lj fti'dorlv" procedure,
?u.uj,_ ami umomiting m~
. < sM;-v&i'aels void of sentiment,
yji i'iM He' 1)1 >" path do'prrm^ncnL
improvement.
>f> d \ r.. >-: of..the.
i spirit applied to the_jiffairs.
d i i' 1 . i - f -v. ill r irrv us our dyServed
o" ;.!:u.p aviVntr. the loading races nnd
i- p.: ' v. of the eai-th which have ap
n preached the apex of achievement
i through its pursuit.
In Gai
. COLUMBIA, S.. C.-, SAT-i
rn* ift tw-v
13L.A1NU F
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drs Write o
N. A. A. C. P. WINS
FIRST POINT
' ' V Gary
Not, to Use $15>000 From
?Erect Segregated
High School
[ ' . in :
HEARING DECEMBER 12
Even Postponed or Entirely Evaded
Trial Will Mican Clean
?* cut Victory for Race
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j -New York, Nov. 18?The National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored PcopleVhas trained a first
point in its' fight against the proposed
segregation oi* colored high
; -school students from?thp r,mornr.tn
High Sehdol in Gary, Indiar.u. ?
| According ?tt> telegraphic report rej
ceivod from Attorney. It. L. Bailey, retained
by the N-.?A; A. C. P.?the original
restraining order agaTnsti'tho
us: of iinfeity funds' fOrthe election
of a segregated high school was con
tinned as a tcniporary-Jjijunctio'ri ?it
heating held " - yesterday/"^ l-'nhl 1hcnrirg
on it Tjas been' set for De_
l-'t and according' to the re."prit
to.the National Oiliee of the NT"
A. A. ' C*. Pi, there is considerable
doubt tvlietlrer thc defendants will let
the nr?Tl?crTTmTC~to tyial then.
If trial is - postponed, or entirely
leaded by the defendants, a elenn .
cut victory wilL-have :been- won a.
gainst thc see rotated schopl move
%41w city of Gary will not be; per
milted under (he injunction to use the
necessary $15,000 for the projected
.setrvetratcd Dnililmg.
FATHER- OF PROF. F. MARCF.LLUS
STALKY PASSES AWAY
A.. S. St a ley, Leader, Educator_and
Minister Dies in Georgia.
A nitric us, Ga., JCov. 8?The Rev
erend A,. S.- Staley, principal of Mc_;
Kny llill Public School, modevafoi\of
.South West Georgia Baptist Asso
jciation, pastor otshady-Uros;e Bap.
. The deceased a native of Georgia,
| was a graduate of Morehouse College.
! lie was also honored with thg do.
1 grces of Doctor, of Divinity and Mas.
her of Arts by Central City College
L Since entering upon active life, he
j has served many, positions of honor,
both in^ church and fraternal order.
iTJe was an Odd Fellow, Mason and
j Knight. lie Ipis been u Knight since
; its beginning, being one of the ?.rst
' deputies. He joined the Masons in
1S82. He h.'ts "served this- order in
every office of the Grand , Lodge ex
cept Grand Master. ?*???
KovercnJ 8 nicy, for 41 years, was
principal of the McKay Hill school and
Car as .many vcars. pa^^or' of Sh?ulv
-Ofovq^Kapt tyt 'C^nrcbr-?His "1 i fe- %<ib.
tfiven to the Americas Institute. He
way conneeteilTwith ltTfrom its be
tfinnint; which extends met ft period
i of thirty years. He loaned tlie money
tor the purchase, ot the ground and
j the erection oi the first buildings.
No man of color stands higher than
J lie was man that had worked for
'.race ^harmony and peace.
I The Hovercm!' Staley, ils hi!? dl'tllli.
rftnd accunilatad a large amount uf
Ltity. property and farm tend.
. . The deceased is survived by his \vid?
o\v Mrs. E. J. Staley, two sons, Dr.
A. S. Staley and Prof. F. Marcellu*
Staley,-'tw0 grand children, Afred
j George and Blanche Edythe.
- jvw-y*- " .U.. ,
ry Se^i
Kced?r~of:
L'HDAY, I 'pV. i :>. 1D2T. ',' . . ?
bj mT'* m
QSTMAN 1
f Duiliani <
\v. p.. par- i, :
NAY, AUTH?R
*Pen
of -Author -nt Bwt 'in Por
-??wonts' c;l Kne e Woman ???r;i>r\T
woman
? - - ' ; m
\o 01 h r B;/>!iraphy Contain?. ,
so Muc.h ioi\ n.s .FLik . eh
MrlyWa'.kiT/
By . \\ Him in P-lokens I
The pen of \V. I'. I'r.l'v.cy rr, at it- !
be st..- in. h:s story the-' cftveor ftntV'
.u hicveiin n of V.r .-n-, \v;.M. '
pioneer Anierjrhn \vv>inaii banter an;l
'nJ j,ij 1 j.M'',,ai i rv:a::
7.atlon. -. r-r.? ??<*-'he fa.t ''
Amerieivh 'bio-.vr; i Ii:e>-, Usuhily ??>inlt'.'l
l'lr(?;,n;i'ii:.>1' nro ciVa- !, a,- '
tollljip: you ainiuf every.'.lira.": c:;< e.-i'
> lie ] rr. t n. .vll"**'- : ; t- '<r*~
be expo c?l.- Ibjr-thK bopiy {el! - y--i
about ? !ae Wa ':oi', V.'?. i;?yau
r nil jt.-y>,ii i'tvc 1'vV>l tTio/gtrubric
-^4- \u ?ki?ii. !.r^ -J ; .
" ^ ^ ?*
~^V Convrteht'.
A. X. P. . ' : i
am.*. iwvDt.n: i.. v. abud-i
Wio English is a', its U\tt. V?jt starts
the btrt/k ami never \v:fn'.s to stap,.
: H<:e*? the trn;/e:ii>A arc told with n "'
: b--v\itthj.n^ charm. '
| We n.-v ?i l...l*nr.' i'm 1 -si.' i )TVfi;v0
. sliry of a colored woman, except,
j * c: lfap s,"in "buisois* sketches- oi' eoT
j brc-il women in "Dark Water." There
j is no" other liioirrnphy that contains
. as much, inspiration for colored A .
j .v ; : ; . J I
! mencan girls as this book on Mug
[trie L. Walker."
"HOME COMING DAY" AT STATE
COLLEGE GKEATEST EVENT
IN ITS II 1ST OH Y.
" ?'?"" i
Hc-nte Ceroirtg- JUay -"T4iarrk?priving", ;
"IS"planned To BS? i'Kc greatest eveflt in
I . . - -V - -r* t
;U lns.cry of (he South Carolina
j - at-e College. All over, this land, ;
i iVem the Uordt'i'a-iof Canada to the t
owarm: gulf, and from the Atlantic to )
ing and* turning their faces home
wan!;- ' ' 4
\ A s!i':i Slft'am ?r fthrtut two thou-' ;
I A \
; sand sons and daughters of Garn
,ri atul Ul.'.'e js .expected to pass
through the mh gate U.?it day tvav i
Ing the flag they Io?Vc .so well and
i Among tl*o many things that arc
-1 planned for Mi ' ^?j?ymcnt of the re.
' 1.11!ifia;, r iiildi'i n is the great foothnll?i
Ai!t"v vihi?, Si nit,1.?This- is
/-.enson.
PVeeini nTrrngoments on the fields
j arc, being nifyle for the rooters from Allen,
State College Alumni ^
-w .. Imd *
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WINS LQI^
Conference
THE DURH AM i
CONFERENCE
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Bj- Dr.. AV? X, B.. DuBow. [
The Cj'onr'trenci.' nveetintr to "Ire held
sit Durham early in I.'iccmhcr is unii-sunl.
II is; noi. an"iii Ceni.pt to unite
LXIS'm>T organizations in nn hnno^',. |
l>le federation for which thereds T\piither
demand nor need.. It jg not an at- '
^ . ' ?tOihlit t<V form n
r\ w orgnr.i.-at ion.
if$* ^ ^ S'r'^''C'
-T-p? ?toe. lit tie-of t'.i;."
?> kind CI'
f Wt1 ttfis -nrr:iiii.\
C ' ' " *' ' y- ~ "to n^ht ?oHT~
Cn_ W. t. D. DUBOIS \V?'. IV'.s Tlla. Wr?"
I. uu iy do i)ot liavj.1 time 'to J'.r.d out'
jf.ht. what rkc \vroTi?s ore... W.c* want
Wi'o vi'( rk .and bettor?.wage*, ."but
\v!iat work- wo: what;
daw* arc we rcceiv:iv>? W? want.
?.? it) l>!J: in/ >>, l>at what- busiJ j
i:< are \vc conducting at'present. and
low'succcssfullyWe want to spread
1 v.'kli-v: ami in.-trrn-n-cc, In" ?Is-'ho.
yn.dition of onv tanks and in",
f !!! .;Vc soctctiestoday? We- com
prti'ij cf the lack of religious bc-lief.
but what arc our churches doing to
i, vcr it.? We nv.eigh against dis. .
f;i nnebisi motif but how 'far arc Ave
"*-.hy df?f iVrieHi fc<?d 1 We demand
. ! mn; bill 'what oh:n-.0os fnr ?duL.-d.ion
haV'o wy. now '.' We periodicoHy .
'.die out" but,"what is the real condi_
lion of. our health 7 We. sire aston
".'"he'd" at !Xegro."'cr'':rie, but how much
Regret. crime is "there? - h .
All these questions, this Conference
seeks t*> answer: Ijirst, by' hearing a
ducuiiientory report on prscent con_
_.nl, by hearing just what organized
work its doing to better conditions;
nui then with these facts, the Con
t'croncy is- debating the question ?6f
an 11 rue lag the work of existing?orKtivkJ
and pointing out the necessity-if
., any, of further. organization. v .
V Such a continence " is distinctly
orth. while. .
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ilLlK. j?ER CRISIS HAS 'SURVEY
OF SOL ill CAROLINA SCHOOLS" !
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New York, Nov. 18?The Decembernumber
of The Crisis contains the1
fourth ol' the studies of schooling for
Negro children in Southern States,
undertaken by T>V DuBois under an
ippropriafmn made by the Garland
Fuhd. The present study of South
Carolina rub on hi shows 1 thai SO late
is the Stule Agent had reported
3nlv 10/ percent of the colored school
touses as being ^respectable." '
Vile latekTT'figures obtainable for
liO-1-5 show that the average salary
oflschoolTcaehers~was $885 foY whites
aiid T-tdOT for colored, that the Negro
teacher,^and- that the per capita exC2
.piqVils against 3Gr for each white
teacher. and thatLhta per capita ex
pendiluve on white pupils \v?us $49.39
ugalHst >'>.! ; tor -Negro pupils. The
f'i'i.-J . <? o+?c. .
v ? ?..> ouuvo. A IIV.lt' Ullljr
Qjicjjrjght. "spot-in th.-> South Carolina
.'ehnol situation and Llml IS the huilrt-~
m;r t%P a:u ?<cnools."
Ohto* jCeatnves in?the Cr-Hs
are a life ytory of Jogg? Binga,
thfcJjOri^Nva Prize Poems for 1027 and
oditer'ols "including eornfiient en the
Hampton situation as brought to public
.attention by the stucjcnt. strike.
is
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a Walker
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DC A COPY *.
" * " ~ - __
P FiCHT !
.'tiiiT rijL;?tL,\'Y MADE ?
^t- GUT OF COURT
V ." ?
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3--!t !*:>.'?i* nsf While ~
Ntiyhhni*i-f(?r Conspiring
(o Oiii-'t Him
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} "TT~. . " ? ' H
RFITSES3 , TO SELL
rui^'r D.'trin:* in lf'2J; Night
ly Demon t ration- Were Held
?'a t;^i>Tfn'yat c ned
Nov* Y x):.. I\i v, 18?Samuel 4,
yoFtmaa-"Has ~r ?
I.}' v. f ^ hii'wV.ite
frr c.rssjvrjng tt> oust him
it'or.i Tsf3 ?.'.r.i", r. : ce'.lc-saen? being" " '
clu > <.?.:** ?(. of .co'jitt which as.
?jiv-i; i. 1 ? . i,o 11 , to. s*ay?hi?his Lrs ?
."i"..'' i.'.;". : ?1.?.y, '-?U>?in_ j?OtTUa'.-vR
I'l' -toO'V i'.' tv>?? \'a
v A < rhr-r--,.-,;fr-TT. the Ailvanceco
t f (." ] :o ; PvM-iie. tjj Filth
.V-vyr.ue. ** . . .' . ". ' '
?vA yi 'V; -to ''o?'S'ju'.vtv?Island y??1?^?a
psi:cvioui cftot -tt>?dis.. ' "
.-.nv 'f.r *!.<"' mm } rut been inct with ' '
and th.r.t :.ii\ Brownfe-sell his
o.ourp. II? lcfukeiT ar.ti announced.. V-^-(kk
>'!V! i nation to light f.cr hislidlLIiM'-ay
Uit^e. -- -- --- ' 7?-^;.'
; Bw.-yre'cV, g.i jg ;fc. bb( ?m in 1924, . *' .
r h . ii he tiio house. Nights
ly 4ci'noii-:.ii;ations again.it him were -
aehi, hc and his faih.iiy .were J^iroa- v-.-'
.itu-u with cleath-,.s.tune's v>o.- thrown.., 1_
break.ng hjs wfntiows his shrubbery "
"iV a* voi'.i up r.rni 1 Pi^iv.-fv? made '
iq. burn thy., hou.-c.?At vho.instance
;th3. X. A. A. (". IAT t7v vMod Mx'.
Browne aur-iyly-.I. ;n.v piu.cc *'Jchart- '
meiit furttisired fciin with nightly police
pr>.tcc;!on. * SFHli-yoitTII
CAROLINA SYSTEM _
SCHOOLS .... a
The Stole ol Xorth Caroling pub-,
iiihcshinr.nafly-'iis#'^/m?ma;s a rat
org of. Negro C nidges aaa I'nivorsi*
tics.rj- This fit-id Utf's h'crcl'bfcre. .been
gleet ed?an d - in eg ro eiucation ;is indebtod
to the.State, tf North Varolii
a for a beginning along this line.
A list issued last spring carried the
ratji^gjgf ^segro schools of some im -' .
purtance i'h'the United States,. which
ranged from A to I) and L as should- ?
lis expected. The CrisisTintgazine for
November page o'lo iist?_seventeen
Negro colleges as being of A standing.
Ail colleges?included in this. lfst are.
Without a- doubt A class colleges ond
uhoiid be rated-as such. Tiic qptv "
tion arises in late-'s mind however, as
to whether or not other schools may
be included in. this group. .
_ North Carolina State.. College, at
Durham has be'eji published to the '
world bojistingly as the great effort
of North Carolina to foster college
cducati' n among Neul-ocs and na'.n- __
raliv-one would expect to.and this institution?included
ttmom* accredited
schools. A. and T College, at Greensboro,
received national publicity last
spring as* a class A. College, hence
list of A schools. Leaving North Carolina.
"Morgan"'College- at Baltimore.'^ 7" -
is recognized as a- ciass a college by
iho". Middle St.atc.% as v.*c-ll as by the
j^ta r Heard of Education in Maryland
.and other S.^tes.-mrd Wonce, should ??a??
ic rated hy._the..Ka^ih Carolina De.-:
1 ill Liiit'iil if Etlmuilbn.?I', ih^n-Ka. ' '
lem Teachers College wag included
and jjf> doubt should be as a Teachers'
611! ('Tit''ley
School rf '1 IwHrc.-Pb'tn; *
oredX-iit-recognized as- -a?Class A ; ""
eaoluM-.-trnfoln;-. jrr-t i'ul'ion by?the
S-ta'e of P,cnn?yl*/suvla .and the Novtb .?
Cm'ml A?roH ion of College* and
'f-hould no doubt bo included in the
(Continued on Page Eight)
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