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-T '? _9(~ ' / . VOL. IV?NO. 28 0 : ~ * " ..* ._ [Business L Director Negro Division N. C. = - -, ' " Pulriic > Welfare Dire AHHres LAWRENCE A. OXI.EY SPEAKS AT 1C, NORTH CAROLINA SUMMER SCIlOOIvS * ? - ~ r ; - ? : ; Director of State Board of Charities r and Public Welfare Shoe's That 200,000 Children Did Not Attend School Regularly. 1920-27 Speaking before 1 (100 fehcliers ??f I North Carolina in attendance at the 1<T accredited summer schools, Lawrence A. Oxlcy, director, Division of Negro Work, North Carolina State Board of Charities and Public Wel f"r", llntt durinir 1026-27 over 200,000 children did not ?- attend school regularly and that as a result full value was not received from over. $.t,.r>00,000 out j>? the total sum spent for elementary schools; and that through'the now Division of School Attendance, the-State Board of Charities ajul Public Welfare I?" Working to see that every one of the 1 200 000 attends school regularly. "The . State Board'of Charities and Puh1:e Welfare, which Board is charged with the responsibility?of CTTfofcing the Compulsory School Attendance I.aw, believes that this law has too long been a passive and a negative statute.and it is Working to make it a vital, dynamic force by which every child V - in N-prth Carolina, regardless of col. ' <5t% wilt he guaranteed the birth-right iof a minimum education." Mr. Oxley further stated that "according to the last Federal census there were 8.020 childretjf4to-.lhe State of North Carolina between the ages ol""Ttl: arid 14 who were illiterate. . So long-^ts a community has even one case of non attendance, it has'no right to com-, placency. Earnest desire and ingenuity can secure for every child a good education." Mr. (ixley reported encouraging progress in raising the $5,000 from private sources to match ???a-gift of $5 000 from Mr. Julius1 Ro? sonwnlfl fri Itn ivco/l fn finonnn or* * r? tensive sta'te-Av^ic study' c>f Negro child life in the State. Mr. Oxloy closed his tour of summer' Schools for Negro teachers in North Cavo. lina uii July 9, and on Friday worniniv. Jrriy27th he is t?~4>e the pruuMfde speaker atr the tlnivcrsity of Noi^fc Carolina, <*hapel Hill. FAIR DIRECTORS* MEET I NO POSTPONED The-dmjctur'sjDeclTntr of the South Carolina Colored State Fair that was announced to nVefet on th eleventh of July, lltlH ln'en ihnnurml to .Inly. 1 I ^ at 11:00 (Telockrin lliu mui'I.h.vV office'.' -.- 1- . Order of Executive Board, j ^, , GREEN JACKSON, Sec. _. ^ 1% ^ - * * 1 eaders Hoi : A. OXLEY State Board of Charities and Velfare ' ' ctor T^gif hers TIIIIU) WEEK OF SUMMER SCHOOL SHOWS EROHRESS < <iv ilnt'c n ivfiL- vvi'fVwmfanv let-up for a. holiday, -the summer .si ftuol ol" record enrollment, ended its third week ot intensive.and extensive work toj- college credit' and-renewal ul" certificates. . All classes in every department have been promptly and orderly attended and the work, done by the faculty has "been highly commended and praised by experts..who have come to inspect and address more than five "hundred of the leading' teach'qrs in ' lie stale who an." hole attending the school-. !; 1 turing the past week, there have been se\etal interesting, events to en h i i:.tn tim learners. the opian tenet rl Company of Charleston, S, C'., gave music to the large audience on I'm, 1 iy night, :m.) l'1 .?! tliei,- lOncOrt ! pla.Ved at a"spcTul where all enjoyed a "trip on the light fantastic." Speakers during the wqc-k were i'l'ofv H.'Surreals- who spoke Tuesday at chapel on "Independence Day" It \,V lloykin, one of. the leading pastors of the state, of Camden visited , the-err!lege Thursday and spoke words of greeTirtg and congratulations. Director Howard W. Grfegg and his jahfe. assistants have been particularly -active to make all sides of teachers' , life iivterosi:ng. In the classrooms every recitation is alive and response 1 ready. In chapel exercises special lec ; tures by faculty members and invited ' speakers have l>ecn made. For recFC^" Ration -and amusement' a special commil t nit1 It ) u liiuoi 'ittnninl nil tlinf Vine stiiii'lil the; best entertainment. ! Jlortense Nellson, reader, has been ; secured. to lender "Abe Lincoln" on lJuly 4)th. Other exceptional--entertainment will be forthcoming before .the scssion>nd,s. Registrar Spann rej --phata that the enrollments no\v_.nearJ I the six* hundred mark which was the ! prediction t>f this writei at the be|ginning of the session. ? Special" excursions' and tours are being made by Jeanes Fund and llimef : K.-t.n.tmjp workers to the many ex-j j terest in the state. On Monday a . pat-Joy hedd by Prof. Burgess, Prof. welkins an dot hers, will leave for Florence to inspect and study an experimental plant at Flroencc. Also on Monday a group will visit the new Kosenwald school at Jamison which jTms recently been erected at fUSt of" five thousand dollars, through the iJTi.rl^ of Rt-y. R. Q. Lawrence, prinof* school and his cooperating white trustees.{Hehas ; been"highly cmomended for his five years service in the field. t~ laltuc ?;f ' . . ' f . .-.I" . COLUMBIA/ S..a, -SA* Id Sessions STATE BUSINESS LEAGUE MEETS" Many Speakers of Nalioral Note Spoke of the Progress of ALL OFFICERS 1& KLLt TLI) VtW'PtT'sldrnl l. t'i. L'tevy Pre_?fcddes_at Morning and Af. ternocn Sessions _ Thnni i Inn | 1. ('. lu'i in Tr day. at South Carolina State ('ollege. Negro business leaders of-the State held two enthusia tic sessions . in which they discussed their c-o'tnnv>n problems and lis tended-to. represent hw lives of the largos^ business enterprises.and economic experts. The morning session was taken ap jn listening to the annual address of President R S'. Wilkinson, \v|>o is al_ a) president of the S ate A ai d M College, and 'diseiu^ions on' "Why Negro Business Fail's" which, were led by Fred Bneote,; promiiu nT hierhant of Timmonsville. At chapel exercises, when more. than five hundred teachers attending, the summer school wore present be- j sides the delegates, Field Agent ('.I V, Law so n, Jr., of the National Ben- i efit Life Insurance Company oT Wash- i ingtoij, D. C? delivered an-impressive. i. Iirief address on the work and business of life insurance and t?ic oppor- j tunities. for employment his company \ has-afforded-the rarer Viec-Prcidilcttt?Tr . S. Lei". > , h1hh= presided_a.t_ both ses|ions^was always-: enthusiastic \vhene\x-jr he hrose to | speak. He was ahwu^Tupt .-supporter j for the work of the leaguy during the past year ami particularly commend- J ed the president for .the interest and support he hod rendered the business men of-the S^ate. Aiang with him-as loyal, supporters and consistent work- , ers were Secretaries Bowling and 1 Blanton. : ' In the afternoon a large group of delegates and visitors listened to well prepared addresses by President I).., H. Sims of Allen University, Colum- 1 bia; Prof. J. K. Washington, Direc-j Uollege; General Manager J. H. I Uoode of the Mutual Benefit Insur-1 unee Company of Columbia; ami Dr. Itoseoe Brown, national representative of . the League and Publicity Director of' the M^rth Carolina Mutim-l Insurance Company of Durham, N. C. I . ? A nominating committee brought in a report that the body re-elect for ; a second term all the former officers. | This was , unanimously accepted andJ the following officers for the state j were re-elected: It. S. Wilkinson, Or-; arigeburg, president; I, S. hfevy, Co- ; lunibin, vice-prcsinet; J. E. Riant .n, j Denmarl^, corresponding secretary; I P. M, Bowling, Columbia, recording j secretary; J. .T. Starks, Sumter, trcas-] urer. City. School Tea Named foi LIST OF TEAC I1ERS ANXOl'NCEI)' FOIt CITY SCHOOLS FOR THE SESSION 1928-29 ^ Booker Washington School JC, A., Johnson, principal, Ruth Butler, Hen;ry A.?Ghanvpion, Lillie?iLCoficld, M A. Entzminger, Modjeska Monteith, C. D. Saxon, Mai'y B;'Saxon, Ethel Shaw, Leslye N. Stalworth, | T. E. Thomas, alary Wilhatps, Mariah Rm>) V>a A I?1...TvT^TT' C. Benson, Jennie Mae Champion, I Minnesota Garrison, Florence Gantt, Willie Grant, Theo. J. Ilanben y, Chtherine L. Hoover, Sarah F. Nancje, I-ouise Reese, Alma Rhodes, Baity V Roach, Rosa I,. Thompson, Jessie T;.TTFoTfif, ITtaTTfhg Willihin, lnuy Vh Williams, Wilhamac Young, Ellen; Carroll, Beatrice Bennett, Ella Risers. ?. i ' J TTookcr Wnshmgtoa HeiahLs_SchiXil II. E. Dumuore, principal, Mary Russell, Emma Sacsions, Katherine iio ? TURDAV, Jl'LY 14, 1928 TO APPEAR wm yV T"^ M IKS Al.MA IT! ^ ? ??-? . 1 ' J 1 Thoro will liv a. tfrnnU'-uhisicyl 'recital Kiv'cii ill IJi-niHllet (.ollctfi ( hapel, ilon<la>T~.Iiily 10, 11?2S at S:;;o l'. $1. ?Aim a?Hr:?Hailoy. pinnml. NOTI To ?J1 toachors in uppOK South mor school to send mo a dollar, wl be enrolled at once t hereafter. Yours trulv, W. J. T11OMA NOT The Slate Convention, Allen Ch held in Bethel A. M. 10, Chureh. ( ?21t h. 1028, . ' ' . ' ; ' We hope every local A. M. E. delegates- All Presiding Elders attend. RT. REV. .T( - : - K E.. ANPF DR. .1. E. RF Governor Gree .SPECIAL NOTK K TO All; Ollt ' snts< imiialH. ' ? . ?Wt*?ittv cheeking t'VtM1 (>?p- Hr4?of ' subscribers and mailing statements To some; arid our admits and tl'ItVTlvr injr representatives \vill cull on wtlievs' Prof:' II..AV. Baumtrardner is in the; pai't .f tin- St.itr ihi^ :ird reM week, and from reports h'einff sent in j' the loyal subscribers of The Palmetto i.n i. ,<wi- jLv/sji'MiuinK" uiceiy. lie will visit Charleston, Beaufort. Ham- i herg. Aiken rtn<t .other points beforej returning. We ask that all wv^ll i wishers of The Leader he ready when. he- ealls. ?t? ... _L Mrs. Tula A. Hunting, will- vi^it t\cr oh I home s. in Lauremistoppinp; at 'Clipton.'' returning, next week. We hope trr have a good report Frym the old home town. - . Lchers r Ensuiner Term v ^ Washington, Shellie I>. Rico, Alma -Hopkins, Marion B. Paul. Howard Schtrol AW J Cochran, Krina K. AnderSon, Ruth Bynum, Evelyn Craft, Annie* Mae Hall, Daisy M. Myers, E..C. Nelson, "Rosa Tayldiv "Genevieve B." 1 \ inewnt, Margaret W'allacu, .Anne R. Washington, Viola,Washington, v Wavejy School ! Williah Augustine Perry,-principal, ' Janie Adams, O. E. Allen, Covnolte E.j noatwrij*ht^ Ellen Bookman, Ida B. Boyd, Delphine Bradloyr- So?ie Oanjnon. Ethel I.ee Evans, Etta X Glover, Wilhqlmenia HetjrTn. Rebecca" M. J I.Johnson,. Catherine Mack, l.illa X.m prance, Isadora Miles, Rosa E. Myers, ^Irs. C R. Neat, T.illie M. Peterson, , I.ucy t,. Reed. Mnyme E. Sartor, Min. -tw?Ri Sutton. AW 11. .Thompson, U". I R. Thompson, Vivirro Naneo, Marprne-j rite A. Frnsicr, Tholmn Nelson, Tin .Stownvt.' .? ? ?? Ridijfrwood School Salllc Howard, principal, fjrtvrina ITicks, Dorothy Harper. ? gSiSi ? i Y I _ IN MUSICA - 9 * * E ?* ... . * * . ' . VH.KY f i w >11 t r:i.inoii ;m<i vcrsol in 'm- " has studied music 7 years, at U *> ".lief College ami- ' > year- 'i:. . 1 >;tntr>Hcl) Inst, it uto-uf ."itti-'tHrt- A44 York C'i.ty. iVkr?J<>scj'h?A-;?Pulley.?nun1 '"o . CE! Carolina who promised at sum-1 ly .just put in letter and mail to' Si_Ajrent. ? .. ? 2W> Depot Si..?_ ?H Senecu. S. ( LCE . ' "i ' I ristian Endeavor Leas no will he' joorjjotown, S. 0., Aujrust 22nd ' Church in this Sta.t(*'.>vill send,4 and Ministers are requested tn i " 1 )MN HURST. I). 1).. Bishop IRS(*)X, ^President :X1U)\V. Pastor. _J< ...... its Association; . \ . Nr-AVArC* P. HOLDS -f UKKAT MEETING f I*os Angeles Tratt'c Plockod P> Monster N. A, A. ('. P. l'arade. (Governor of California (i_reet> Mass Meeting and Praises J Work.' ; ;.j New York, July 6.(By Air Mai-. front I.os Angeles)?-The City yf Angeles tor., a few hours on-Sunday July" had its attention tfojretldy culled to the presence of the 1 Oth Annual Conferences of the Aathoud Association for ftye Advancement ?>l' Colored People, when a monster parade wound ^through the.streets of Shrine Civic Auditorium where thy tiuveinor of California, Hon. C. C. Young addressed a monster mas meet ing of 6,000 people that jammed the ;uulitonuiTrl<T the roof. The parade through Los Angelc-s streets", nearly two fhifes in length, included marching .units of the Elks and other fraternal bodies-, a detail of. the Los Angeles tire department^-Che? hook and ladder being manned entire" iy -by colored firemen.- M-arty^'leeo'l" rated floaty, one of them tearing ".Miss California," winner of the 1" cal popularity contest, and automobiles gnyly decked with flags made the spectacle a colorful-one? With'n the Shrine Auditorium, a Honfk uLilii? ^ linderlhe e'TTpaTThr" direction of Mrs. A. Hill who aiaang-' ed all the excellent nutsieal programs e ? t*..-*- ' ... m>i mi* loniiTi'nre, snTipr, tnoir s ueinj> like the following- speeches l>einjf , broadcast over the radio from Stn-1 ti?nv KK.- 11. J.? Before the program u:is Wfll nr.iter way a t.eh er;in; h:.,i been received at the Shrine Auditor-*" uiin"saving that mafiy favorable rnr, ments hail already hepn received. li'm.i radio llsteners-in, on the 'excellent M>iality?<?f .the program. - . 1 The Governor of California, iniro-J ? 4 ~ . .J" 1 Wl 5?> 5c A COPT L RECITAL ; ;T -r ?-?* ? ? n. \. it\iu:\. \ ear in Chicago : " 'li.i* r y. rnc people* will soon u ;i. a; State, College, i . >' . rg. SV.< a.nd Rock Hill, ?? 1 ' . rst fen hoar them, ? PRj SIin-iN'l] < LARK TO "in. ha in at scneca Si-ia i a, S. July ?i?The resigna. : r. I'r. ,-uu-n'. W. W. L. Clark, as ! (a.| ??: tjic-Si-notu Junior College wa.s ,!i>J acripted by the Borad of I'msler- !<< tbi*. w eek, and Dr. Clark will nosv remain at the head of the ? ??;?planning?lor tho^ fall r Hi.- College, thai h<i pre= ? diet:- will he the host in the history id' the college. ' MI CONFERENCE AT STATE ' COI.I.KGETO BE JULY 16-19 I - -..v.;' One Of the most important and con- 1 s i iwiivv conferences to come to our tin during the year will convene in Drirnge'-u:g at State C.ollege when two t im.v j nn.i girls .from all narta <>L jthe >tii.:e arrive July 16-19. - afcany el' the Federal loaders in club v haw u en s? heduled to address th ^vira'tjiertntr. This; conference is ;m 'airsnial ail'air an.j this year is un Oir the \ is'.on' of State Agents On. a !'. .-'v-n and H. E. Daniels. ' ~ ~ -HrrtWa4r:tdtri. are now under way ; make the, entertninhient of these ;r me.:';; vi^i:?.r> :the Lest that the . ns ot C*r angel .ting can offer. W .<tvh ; !lie ;'?*?? the announce !' II J 'a i. nnlm rn MISS \\ 11.11 AM VE R. YOUNG ! . SKRIofslA ILL AT HOME \V"iiuis.j?vr. . . S. C., Juty 10?Miss \\ :li.uijt;n; R. Y urg, popular primary u .K-h.cr-. a' the- Booker Washington lltirir^elui 1 a*-Columbia, Si C., is in a .<*s*itiesvl '.condition at her home in nit1 > .-I > .1 nunu IOOK SICK wmie I'M routt- to XeW.York City in Columbia y-hilf. a guest of Mrs. Ruth Neal on huie' St. Fi?-.rseVeral days sh? liiy i it-hod at the home of Mrs. NTeal until the arrival of her mother, Mrs. Floverce Veung who was at' AshevilH\. N. (', Mrs. Young hurried to Columbia, reaching the bedside of her youngest- daughter. She carried her ti> her Fhuiio at YWinnsboro, 36 miles from this crty \Vhen she seemede to have'' recovered. . ' ~ j* ^ " During the wool close friends have been barred from her '0? the 1th' i t" duly a number of friends -a u-i'UiiL'J .la XYiiinshwrn, but were - ad- __ vised that the conditino of Miss Young wa-t sn that sht* t-mfld not reeeiveeven close associates: J? 1-? ... i ??-irmrm (lured by Assemblyman Frederick M. lb bevts. pave assurance that he and -4-h^-er-tde (^California .stood square, ly behind the program (of thtf N. A. A. ('. P, 1.(iwve! hdV Young" spokS of the growth in strength and power of the N. A." A. C P. and H?iid it filled a deeply felt want in the country. ?"Y u are teaching the people of *?-?c" t :' '.lid < bit it inn- Young, that we can never succeed IT W1 raise artificial barriers which the God . ^ e ffp ivcii rerr deigned':?The A? merican peo are being taught, and -Sft far in your orgnniyatfon U eon. i Continued on page 7. _ r> - - , w