The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, September 08, 1928, Image 1
VOL. IV.?NO. 36.
i_ Executive
IN" WASHINGTON TO COM
AtnlvVvvs> HaUimrt'; Walter A. Foster,
Sotyclary Albion L, llolsey, Tuskegee;
losejih Jobn'soh,'Washington; Drr Em
^ ( :ii.i|?l.c!l, TeilllUH,mr, Fred R. MoWi'^J
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ALLEN UNIVERSITY <
OPENS DOORS ON
THIRTEENTH
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_. President Recruits Faculty and
< . Re-organizes-Several
Departments i
\':ii :i I iiTTT- is si Kill to be- OVOI" lit Allen
1 'njversity. On the l;5t4r*"frffcScfTtiMnher
the doors, of this institution
s'tftiuf ajar * for the teeming- .youth -z
wishing to he educated. President <
Siiiis has recruited his faculty and I
i e oruani/ed several departments, i
I'ro.iiU'i'ts for the lorarest enrollment
in- I in' Divinity School are very good. i
'"I hi' < nimm irial Si lioiil has boon re-.J
nfe onir.cil?with?ttxuv?courses and a. j
new corps of teachers. The Teacher
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, v -Training', Department lufs an increase
? in t'avully ;uul-students.?One teacher. _
has In'Tn added to the' ITonte Economics
divisiort,' The ColleTge DepartJ
Went. expects an increased enrollment
' of at lea'st 25 per .cent judging from
the applications filed in the Registrar's
dlliee. A native Frenchman
' _ will serve as head of the'Division of'
? 'R'omance Languages. The afternoon
and evening dlasses will be offered j
fur tiie benefit of teachers and those.
"?oT-hMAVbtt' ttigngial" during* the regular
achool schedule. College credit T
can luwarnjed ip these classes. The j
Commercial and'Printing departments |
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\ CLAFLIN TO OPEN
.(KITH SHSSTOM
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ON 19TH-yTVip
strong faculty will receive sevi
oral recruits. The Science Departincut
will l>o enlarged and strengthened.
Prof. .T. 1). IVtcClhee. remains in
charge <?f the department of Physics.
Prof. IT. L. Stevens will haVe
charge of the Biological sciences.
Prof. Ralston W. Mitchell, M". S.,
Cornell,, will have charge of the de
partmcnt of -('hemistTyv?
The laboratories will he enlarged
J*.' and more fully equipped. At thispoint,
Presxtenr Randolph?hnn con.,
centrated his expanisoon effort.
The equipment and faculty for the
session of?1928 wiU be the best Claflin
has yet offered.
mM
Committer
HMHHMIM
PLF.TE PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN.
Boston; Col. West A. Hamilton, Was
Nil's. Daisy B. Lampkin, Pittsburgh;
met J. Scott,-Washington; Robert L
~New York; Ernest T. .\twell, Phil
it
urolina (
JVER SEVENTY JNSTRUGTORS
ON FACULTY
OF LAND
GRANT SCHOOL.
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State College Plans for Splendid
Year 'Beginn ing Sept em ?ber
26th.
(Jrangeblirg, S. (.'.?-State. Collect1
s getting y nne of the great
,%si openings <rr its?History-nepteniicf
2G; President U. Wilkinson saisi
today. The attendahee last session
15.T7, wa^ the large&t in the fvistorj
uf the college and this year a stil
l;nfi-?.r inci-i'Msi- fc expected, as tin
present?onrol 1 loont of new stn<lonls
far ahead of the usual figure.
Extehsive^jinprovemetits have boot
including renovation of.halls, heat ins.
and light, sanitation, and paintng in
side and .out. Among myirovemont:
going on at the college during Uu
summer, the mostSmtuh-hr are beiiu
made at the library. This will Ik
ready for use by the time the college
opens. *
Splendidly equipped dormitories wil
pi-rniiln squire f.n- <tnilonts. An pin
borater libra ry,w i 11 - f ae i li Uvto?in ten
sive study ^and research, Modern la
boratories with interested technician
will be hlol'C than seventy prol'essoi>
assistant professors and 'instructor*
graduates of ranking colleges and uni
.versifies, specialists in their respective
fields. Adequate praetce teach
ing facilities are provided for tie
prospective classroom teacher. 1
school physician and a registers
nulate will assist in keeping student
of the institution "fit.". _J !
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dence will find expression in variou
assemblies and organisations, such a
the College Club which functions a
a student forum; fraternities fltad sc
rorities opera!ing- -tta^agimcies^oJPsf
cial and scholastic uplift: denatin
teams, dramatic clubs and other c<
curf^icular societies to develop spec
fie talents?ami?latent?ebaraeterist ie1
Athletics, both major and mino
'including football baskethalIT base
bull, track, tennis, wrestling and bin
ing, will carry on in season in add
j tion to the^-Physical Education pri
gra pr^ thus championship teams ai
Continued on page eight
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COLUMBIA,-S. t\. SATUF
5 of The (
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Thp nunnhns of the .Ivxorii^ivo Conn
hiiifrton; State ^oRat'or .Vfk-lliert 11% Uohi
; '"John R. Ha\v.kihs, Washington, chainmi
i i-Httshm:gh; .u?-s* (it'orgoS. W illi;.n)s. (Ji
a olphia [os J-k M in lu'll. W est VirfJ
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Alleges i
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Attorneys to Ti
Must Ha\
AN APPEAL FOR FIJI
! lien-Bess is t'aeed with 17 years,
tin Hu? South Carolina penitentiary
nooont, unless a sueeessful apnea!
Court. The appeal will he made 1 ?\
nev to make the appeal. Ben Be
!:> years he has heen w<>rkiip?-for
I iusliee loving and"fair minded pel
. "p affUnd to aid in the tight fur.
! vief inn~7i()f 7T <"riininal. il Is Hen 1
I i morrow? *
: Send yniii1 t out ril.nl i<>n a< once i
H?1 1 ; :?
Wo have assodatod with "us in
i ablest and courageous attorneys
J King.. 1
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r* ^ -r^1 H>- W
roliunbi
National Bapi
3?Invad
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Shreveport, La.. Coliseum Fnirj
Crounds. Sept. o. fi'28.?Ministers
.'' ind laymen, men and women from IK
| states and State Conventions took!
part in the opening..'of the 4!)th an-jmial
. session of the National Baptist;
Convention of America, which eon-'
0 | t
^ . vened in this city today. These mes-)
-, | sengers represent a constituency of
sj hree and one-half .million Negro Bap- j
?firsts. -Tho-parent body and the Woman's
Auxiliary make~ up t he Con -
vent ion propoY. "All ITail the Power
s >f Jesus'* Name," sung by a chorus,
s| made up of hundreds of "voices from
..s Hive fifty odd Baptist cVpicches of
'Great<^l' Shreveport. added religious
V" fervor to the Stage thai had been so!
h' beautifully set for this religious gath
y~ ering. The Convention will carry i
on for live days, during which time.
every phase of denominational worlv.j
r? will ho reported through the several !
'Boards trr-whonr has been commit-!
^ Nd'thf work af the Cunventiun iiilui-j
:m. A very .elaborate program ar e
ranged by the Executive Committee
i.'nl set forth the wortcof thii, the
ID
AY, SEPT. 8ri928.
Colored V(
[?.4 flj^B
\ WBRk ? ^Mk
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nit leu are shown above, flanked by of
its, Chieatro; John T. Riskier, Wash in
in of the Colored. Voters Division; A
ofj^iii; CieorttQ \V? 11 arris, New York; \
riiiia.
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Pmn^vA
11 cpai c
ash Bess Case;
'e Funds
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NDS FOR REN RESSi
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.more of-a thirty-years sentence
;* lor a erinie of which ho is in- j
1 is made jo the state Supreme
* fita attorneys. It will take mo- j
ss. has no moncy-r-for the past !
-t-hoxttt-t-^ as a- prisoner. Every
son shudld make a contribution ;
fairness to IVen l>ess; Me is a J
less' tod ay: ~wTi o~7h ij^TTt it be fo^*
Ijp'hit1."' : .?i.
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"I Jon I Joss" defense., one of the
(white) in the state, Mr.A. L.
RKDKRirK, Attorney,
ashiniflon Street-'.. .....
a.JS. C.
lists
& Shreveport
iargest distinctively denominational
,Viill)i'iinc> "f this racial group-itt-iheworld..
The city of Shreveport is in
gala attire, but it doesn't savour ot
the spectacular. T0 the Contrary *it
hoidors oi\ and represents the religious
side of the Negro life of America.
Thousands, have already arrived,
and taken part in the opening session.
Tiie ''Larger Christ" is the outstanding
theme of every session, as
provided in the program. The extenieet,
the principles of the Lowly Nazal
one- will he exemplified throughout
he week, -while missions, home and
foreign, and religious education- will
he stressed ,hy every speaker and on
each and every occasion. There will
he sandwiched interpretations of
songs calculated to stimulate worship.
This idea made an indellible impression
during the_ morning's. service
when the combined conventions rpade
up of representatives from the I^ott
Carey Foueign Mission Convention
and the Woman's Auxiliary of the1
V ?
ttoTTrtrrafd on oitfrt ?
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[>ters Divis
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linns and wttt l<?.'i. V?t' tlu* -< s. i!; t ....iU't?>n;
Mrs. .\<i?li. \V. ;[ V . '
tty. II. H. lii.nu.i-; \Y a :* ,:j . :
kaymi.nri?hlT^r" A; I' t..'. !i-;i
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For Gre
Hoover's Ele<
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\TTOR\KV AN DKl'U S 4l-Ui.l>!.(IS
RKI.'l llMC.W 1IMI !\|IML:
lhuhani. X. Sept. l.ii a siati'.-'
merit vvlvafcyil. hi H. A;:
llliWVS; "loral at t :Y ;i! v 1 t"<_ i
the North Carolina .Via'.' a: 1 .
sui atHH' -Company ami oimv ?. ' im.i' a
turns aggrggaiing a ? aprTan.aiC":;"
several millions \> f- - < 1-IIarr-' ~i.?"ir
Durham, pi *1 i?-ti-ii that 't he Kvpiildi,
nil Ticket wciitit''m'- \ : ; ' '
November ^Jvctioii due la:gic .'to
wisdom .,f the n?luibHc^n Ik e
lect ?Hg slich a . 1 * ' a-' I i
iuilJ 11" .n ' -
"A nativiial- party.*" sniti Vjimiiu-v
Andrews. after an;.lyv:-in<r tk'e
ajroous address made by Mr. lb-over
'11 accepting the itoitrtWltutT "wV. k
has for its standard Waivi. k.
.Uie.,suporb'qualities- i?f Ile.rbert II ^.
vet:, whose sweep T?f'wite-llc-d" is,-s ;
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inspiring, whoso sympathies yMotv!
beyond all sectional, muLionni- and rheial
lines, whoso' experiences iu \voi*ld
projects have bCen so completely, a
triumph im Jnternationaii>ni. _whos->
patriotism is so clearly tvwaleyl hy
'every ae\ and'deed which he* ,ha>. performed-;
stieh-tt-patty is itoieioi a.'r.'a-rty
of prominence and such a candidate
coming out of '.In.- . am' .:ii i ??
.the people, is-bound to. make a tr:umphant
procession"ii.t-i the ho.: >
that shelters America's greatest spirt.i
Intakes no prophet to piede'
that Herbert ftover -will eaptivao the
American muvgination ami'will cap;
ture the heart of Aiuerii'a." * t
KHFPOK OF ST; l .Ot TS A\ FFRFA
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Pit A1SFS !IUU\ kk.
St. Log is. Sfj i ' .1: lh'Mhrhel]
editor of the St. T.oiiu..\I'uus, anil a
fnembor of, the F.xeeut it e CorTni'v<
of the'\ntiona! "Ne;.rvo r>a>i.{o; 1.rguo,
hys declared editorially:!,a Mr
Hoover's acceptance -spec* h' r> .\
a statement on equality <>f opt ;
I nit v.
Continuing, the editor exnHm>'t
"'if Mr. Ilooye.r hclune> in tlur sTaTe
ment and has the t .oarage t,, Mar. h\
it should he he elected president
th^ Criitod .'l.UcS, |}p v , >.n 'I:;',! L.
is the right man Tor tin plaV . A
to whether he is sincere in his style
ments along this lina. his record A\ l
attaat." ?^?
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lion Meets
uiv . Kcui.llnjr k-iVto riji'ht arc- W'.-T.
V -! I;; ('MautU' A.. Barni'ft.. Ohk;a.jv??:. '
. ^Myriki^Foslor Kansas (;'itv-ia;
ClaiVnrc R. Wtia. Tnkalo: .Tnlm .
at Year
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A Certainty
heni<5mct college
I TO HAVE LARGER
. ENROLLMENT
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" ! ' ?: iVs M In*. appUcatii'ii^ -Vi-cfivi'-it. wo
sh:vll ha\?r an I'ven Inrjror aturula'.uc >
"' h: aI11 in- vht--L:e-'tay
!assosv ; . _
Tl.o t-'itls' dormitory l>uiKlinjrs Ijavo
' i' !avat.?ii'ios (listailed <>h o:u"h it oar; .
f> ? I'lvsidentvs now house, dbnato i
*? .:1. i k .?is i oinpli 1 il 1
i: i!-:ct< used by his family ate aa'b.sblo
for teachers;, thus ri-Iioy-ta;
' ho -.h'irtati'e of accpmniodatfoKs tar
... :aia-r.; of the faculty. This In.use..
i i.iifi)i ins in local ion and cuBStruction,
ifh the pl;ui ot. the btiihlinjr's for the dMl
ic development of the colli vc.-;, as
aw n up. by the architects' <?f t"a.e-s
b.n.e Mission Society?-Mo-s''s. >Jr ' jfl
11Jand Jackson. The huihliny: is c..'n
1 . tfrTpth^f^pncrete, tile and brick', '
<.\ itfkslatiJ roof.
? . "Oui'L.ljjte ScienceHall and eailiiisjjt _
.< ' a?tciulierr. 1^-. ocLam.-?> have
; courses in science so popular that
wV'have had to adti .to the'eqnipnioht 7
a a*- as it was-. Over two*thi usattd .. .
sj.OtKM dollars worth of supplies
?out?movable equipment" h;.\, been
.urchasod. .
I'.ut perhaps the 'most matTcd ad- .
canee vis a. larger fatuity. Wo have
oiuji'd three new men, each with the
; h-.^tee of M. A. to teach in the col-.
i.,<ii, go t bill \vi* v-tiail have
" eaT'b't ads 0f departmentV"w~tTt"VnT^: ' "
i i's or. Doctor's degree* as -well as
?;,w ,m. i....u~
_ I' n ij un- UHVIH-II'I III >. I < I >' 'I"
I ; "111 tnPir entire time t<? college
i' i.rU i.nly?rAH the old teacher*, with
-v iv i?;>t ion. wiILxciiiv)u_3j|Tl^lu--: e
. ill Jive ne\\- teachers!
.. Wo are also adding* several hun1
iVi-d hi. ks to the over S.OflO volumes
I'tvady in our library. ?
. j .v'u we are well above the require-'
im-iH*' t<?r-Class ,7A" colleges. In fact
t year, the North Carolina Bbav.1
, f education." after carcfuHimpstisrn-' ' J
i.'it of our college work, granted our
j graduates of this year ClAss ""A" no- i
^Y'tth'aVcFt;- '-^-'-?7??: * ' J
City students are already enrolling
l' tin! others- will enroll Monday and j
j Tileaday. -r-jl