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' . ' j L r~ T> - ? ?? : ?* * ? ? % VOL. VI ? NO. 21 ' .V CLOSE! ALLEN REACHES 50TH MILE STONE I Will Close Regular Session Next ] l^hurada^MomiFFg T. ~ z r Allen" university wilt iclosg'its ~ tieth session next Thursday morning at ten o'clock. According to President 1 D .H. Sims the current year has been among the most successful jn _the^ school s history. "President Sims, who is closing out his sixth year as president, null submit recommendations to the board of trustees which if adopted t. ?will mean much to the school'-anil tn ? The educational interests - of the Negroes of South Carolina. ? It is snixP that. President Sims* act^" ministration fins t)?ep unusual in that during his tenure of office the chair-1 ryionil>:? -f i.: . . I r. ui tnt? trustees* upard has changed three -|brios due tor the intervention of- <7errt.fi; When 'h'e was eleeted^prtsident in 1925 Bishop Chappelle was at the helm as ehajrman of, .the- hoard.?A-t Bishop ChappeHe's ^ death bishop W. W. Beckett succeed-' Vrlt a as called by death while serv-7 'irn? Allen and South'Carolina. Bishop John Hurst came next. Just 'a few! 7 sveck.< before?rhx1?fiftieth commence-' meht celebration death took him and? Now the Rt. Rev. Reyerdy C. Ransom is chairman \\f the board. .! That President Sims has been able to maky the necessary adjustment? an(I guide the school which la- hen'ds. through those nianv crises is .pointed" u . to as an achievement of unusual nierThe commencement series will by- ' pin tomorrow at 3:1)0 p. m. when Pros! ident Clarence- B. Antisdel. retiring , president of Benedict college, will I preach the baccalaureate sermon. The | ...mil'??. |H mo?I lU'Oluglcal school will be delivered Ry'TKifkev. T.' .J. Jailorette, of Mt, Pisgah, A. M. E. church Sumter, Monday evening. May 2(>th at 8:U0 j). m. .. - , The address?to the Literary societies will hp made by President I). K Cherry of Kit troll college, Tiistnlay evening, May-27th. 6 ~ The commencement speaker is President David I). Jones., of Bennett college .for Women. Greensboro, North i Carolina.. The?Alumni?association?i? called, to meet Wednesday afternoon have their annual session at ton-o'clock Tuesday morning, May 27th. Representative classes are to be grn duated from the Theological school, the College -of liberal "arts, the Coltrnininfr school itnd the 'high scho'afr] Many .improvements are in contempla-1 tion. including the. enhancement of facilities for offering premedieal eour^i res, according to President Sinis.,.^ M M KKV4i.LlC-.-N KWS The graduation Exercises of the , Alston graded school wilt be held at 1__ Bethel A. M. JC. church Tuesday even. ing,iluiif ;lidr. (Juiti' a,l.nge clas^ is expected- to graduate. The graduation, address will he delivered l>y Rev. Sandy Simmons. We are in receipt .of. a very urtio.pe program of Moiicks Corner gra Iit-u Hrnrroi. itoi. It. a. KeUUicK IS " rtrr principal. Rev. Sandy -Simmons motored to Charleston Sunday nifternoorr and delivered ^h*? Thanksgiving sermon to the Cinon MamaritanK 'Indues, thefrluu^ried back to Summerville ttV preach the Thanksgiving sernion to a lodge of Good Samaritans, ?~ Mrs?Alattie. .McClennen. Miss Mattie Miot, Mrs. .Roxianha Maynard .motored to Aiken last ~ Sunday-ftnd~wor^ shipped with Rev. J. B. Jennings their ? former pastor, at Cumberland A. M.. * K. church. ?.? ? Miss Mamie Hollins spent' the week end in Charleston with her parents. Miss Almeta Singleton who spent the winter in-Summerville with her sister. Mrs. Hattie (Beaton, has re-* turned to New York. ^ . 1I THE UNITEb ORDER OF TENTS " The United Order of-^ents of J. ft. Qiddings and Jolifee union of Southern-.district number 4 met in' its Ht,h - , annual-, session _ in the .city, uL-Uterr: . leston May 0-7-8th and closed on?,.tff ^ the best and most Successful" "meetings in its history,- *> Tuesday morning at 9:-00 the gaval was sounded for order by the W. G. S. M., Mrs. Carrie K. Wilson, of Columbia, who preltded queenly and intelligently. Her annual address was wonderful,, full pf good thoughts. We rommend her ifor the wav in which fihf petaidrd. ' Tile VV- Q. 8' C.* fltlfl W. G. Treasurer also made Rood reports, best we have ever bad. Gq'd bteslCsucfr womehr " ~~ : .-Puree* were presented. some of the .Officers froqn. Miller Branch number " 10 and Sistfer'Volunteers which- were appreciated) very much. 1 THU1 BENEDICT AND MOREHOUSE WIN Hammond and McKinney Get Atlanta, (Ja? Majr 24?Clarence E. Hammond, of Aiken, S. C? a student in Benedict college; Columbia, and Richard I. McKinney, of Morehouse college, Atlanta, were"anions _ I i'ur students oT Southern colleges s this week receiving awards of 1 each offered, by the Comission on In- terracial Cooperation for the best pa- i lid'S submitted in the pnmmisainn'o ? annual southwide college competition i For themes op "Justice in Rare Rein- I 1 Mills." ?:? ~ i The other two Winners were Waldo i Berlekamp of the University ot M-'?- i souri and Vann Woodward of Emory ; university, Atlanta. Forty alleges i were represented in the competition. the *pnrpose otf which was to focus the attention' of college stuifents upon j practical phar.er. 'of the Month's race' problem." - j tliis contest last year also Hughley, .one of.its student" receiv- : ing an award of tifty dollars...' SPECIAL NOTICE Bh hop U. C. Ransom. I). IL, LL. 1)., who has been assigned to the supervision of.the work of the A. M. E. church'in South Carolina, succeeding tlje latC.Bishop John Hurst, will t M-each at. Bethel A.'IU F. - rhiTFeTTioH^ Sunday'at 11 rl'fi A. M.*-All members njr'l friends are cordially invited to hear man who always hns a message always. J. W. Murph> Pastor. C It KENWOOD NEWS ? Onu of the saddest things ever to happen in the town of Greenwood ' was the cldsingjjef-the National Loan and Exchange b&frk and the American -bank. ? It was a severe?blow?Lp?the_: town. ' . : .' Mrs. Annie Belle GooJe Watson, of Philadelphia, Pti., and |vlrs.. Lottie i Jennings- of Washington stopped in+ Greenwood with-parents and brother, J I Sumter. 7 ^ . ]. . ?j- i I "Mcsdnmes Mamie Robinson, Julia Moseley, Sallie Cunningham, Gracie Coleman and Miss. P.. E. Williams, motored to Newberry Sunday to atU.yla Johnson's father. Cnlfi^n Thr>rr. ,c kng return. . ed from A-sheville. where she made- a ; business trip. pr The'Greenwood Giants and the Tiigers -of Laurens? played some real j baseball Monday. Laurens won the' game by the scores of 5 to 3. Mt. Pisgah Church u Tlut-closing of Ihe _two banks of our city was quite a shock to. the public but did not lessim the interest of the church going people. This was evidenced Sunday when the usual crow I of regulars assembled ill Ml: Pisgah . Temple -at 11 :."5U to hear the pastor who usually brings us a new thought each service. He used as a subject -"ChrijjJ. calms.the troubled sea.*' His message was encouraging and was i-n ii.yi il by all present. At 2:30 p. nr: he preached at New Zion usipg as a, subject "God's Call . for Willing Workers." While he delivered the sermon spiritualjtide ran Wgh.?Srmrrr?named?htm?"The' Oual Burner." Sunday night he preached on the radiantr life. Another strong and force1 tul sermon. He will carry his choir and preach at Weston fChapel Tuesulay at KtOO p: nr. fw Rev. B. AT Lykes iRl'V. Johnson passed thru the city on his way home from Ninety-Six where he closed it successful schooMerm. | I The. pastor's mother is still very i ill. Pray for her speedy recovery.j | The tw.i> graded schools of the city ( have giyerv several excellent programs j duriniythl' past which is (ausiffg much commendation by the , public. f.:' I j Morris Chapel Baptist Church 4 ^-Bible school opened at The" Tusual i hour with all officers and teachers I precept. _ > I " I] ;30 a. m. the pastor, Rev. F. \ Douglass Johnson, delivered a strong: I sermon from the subject "The Natural' | Perfections of trodr"-^ j' J.M:00 p. m. Judge W. 'L. Daniel, whitQ, a prominent lawyer of this > o i f ?r n or\l nvt/lirl lonf iiro | ?P."0 p. hi. the pastor preached a <Jeimonstrative sermorf from the subject "God's Three Flags." The pastor's second pastorial anniversary was a grand success. Mrs. Nina Walker is still sick. J Mrs^?Pearl?Savage is. home -.from , Brewer hospital arid" is recuperating [nicely. -. . y Mr. Henry Harris does not seem to [improve very fast. [ jhe . public is cordially invited to attend all of our services and wilT [receive a warm welcome. j Total receipts for the day $43.20. . _ ??- A altwt COLUMBIA, S. C., SAT Dr. M. A.-'Evans, Columbia's Noted Physician, Elected Trustee of The -Haines College in Au gusta, Georgia. . - By Prof,- Johtt-R. Wilson Haines college. of Augusta. (la.. o \ sustained and accredited junior col oge, which was founded by Miss Luc} Lainey, who, for 40 years, ha; rost efficiently served as its presiden increasing effectiveness. From_a-mos humble. beginningt the institution. *h? U The herc.ulean work and sacrifice: of its truly wonderful president, ha grown to be one of the foremost in ttitutions of learning of whlcfiT thi great state of Georgia, cbnspicuou fo,r its number 9f outstanding institu tfens of higher learning, can justb boast, with a campus most desirabb eight large inudgm -buildings, ' wel adapted to their purpose, and an en At its commenc'emenL i held Ma; 2(Jth, there were fifty-four graduate the address to : whom \V^s deliver*?! hy Miss N? .A- Snlvloy, while tV- di plomas were presented by Dr. J0J19 son of Augusta, and the prizes h Dr. M. A. Evans of Columbia, anion] i hic h prizes'were one for $25.00, f*> $15.00; for $10.00, totaling $50.0(1 furnished hy a -local -church-for- th best original production on the sub ject of Prohibition. The epoch mark iiig happendings at this commence ment were the official announcement that Dr. M. A. Evans, Columbia' justly noted woman physician, stir geon and female speciaiistrhad bee elected a trustee of that college an that an intensive campaign, would, a once be affected for the raising o $75,000 with which to erect, forthwith a boys' dormitory in which campaiir Dr. Evans would function as a "direc tm?uf forces.ir * 1?: r HOCK HJLL NEWS ?In a base ball game-wittr~Finle: high school of Chester on last Thurs day afternoon Emmet Scott hig sch"dbt~won~1)y the score of 6-5. Thi dosed the base ball season with Fin ley' high school.?t? ?-? 'Pw.f Q T~ P'ir.lQ.r T MeDoweHy-Arnna- Garrett, Louise?A Wright, Cecil Brown and Mrs. YValke tvere in Rock Hill lalst Thursday al ternoon for the game. :r? MTgrbYed "Eantterisvi siting -he sister, Mrs. Walter Medelocke on F Cruwfurd sit eel. Miss Susie Hall of Great Falls i a visitor at the home of her cousii Miss F. E. Pearl on Hall street. Tie Junior and Senior banquet c the Emmett Scott high school wa given last Friday evening. It wa quite a unique affair- The scene wa perfectly lovely. A rose garden tre lis of pink -hand made roses wei o I'VQ n nror^ o o if nfrnum am llw. olio ?4I .Mi.hv,u c*?> n V/?I mc WC4HO. The color scheme was pink an grown, which was carried out, in tli manner as well as decoration. The favors were rosebuds fille with pink and green mints. Mrs, Marie Gilmore, the Home e'ct nomiqs teacher deserves much cred for the success of this occasion. WINNSBORO NEWS. ? The?whole town?was shucked n lt.st Thursday?idoming Lo learn i the death of-Mr. Eugene KennCy, yn of the students of the Wtnnsbor Training school. Mr. Kenney witness wd the ball game between Great Fall and Winnsboro boys Wednesday ev? nmg and jreturnjng home the, car J which he was riding was wrecked an Eugene waff, kilted and several c ethers?werehurtr- ??? ? Winnsboro boys lost the game In thpy are not sad. They will hardl 'h se the next time, because they ai getting better prepared for the ne) ^ Sunday Mr. David BrattflfT"and i thers took a pleasant trip to Chest* tc visit relatives. Mrs. Tena Williams of Columbi was in our town visiting. Rev. Weaver of Columbia preache a beautiful sermon for Rev. J. \ Beatty of St. Paul Baptist church o Friday night. Monday oight the third Mid teort grades under the auspices of Miss* Westop and Smith-Xendered their 001 J^mcMMht^ercisi and it was a fir Tpat., to alb". r" Wednesday nigbt the 5th and fit grades gave their exercises and was a success also. ~ The public 15 invited to attend o Monday night to hear the contestani render their -selections^ Tuesday th Tmal commenceHWht exercises will t held, Come and enjoy yourselves. Mrs. Carolyn Perry was funeralize on last Thursday. Sunday' will be the day . for Jh school sermon trr the auditorium 1 the training school. The sermon wi ihe preached by Rev, G. M. Ulme ^ 1 - ' / . . AM " ^ :fto ? ' ' " 1 . i - * UHDAY, MAY 24, 19I50. , t m urtj7tl polict holders meetj All Officers Reelected; Construe-j tive Work Hein^ Done The Mutual Relief and Benevolent , association of South Carolina held it." meeting known as the Policy Holders meeting May 8th. At thjs meeting all The Officers of the associa t I I?>n WIT[- rooloel.oil : Mr* A. \V\-Simpkins, of Kdg^field, rr -to til'ooiilfllt..?Other uOieers art* M f VV. Hi Thomas,, .formerly of. Columbia, but now a resident of Nf'-wr Jersey, vice president and clerk of the board, and Mr. Theodore R. Young. blood, general manager, secretary . treasurer. The board comprises in adt ditlbh to the'se officers Messrs. C. Lee * Davis, of-Anderson, R. Z. Asman, of t and "Doctors 11. 11. Cooper, James H. s ,|umbia. Dr. Daniels was recently eh Jected to fill the vacancy brought as bout by the- death of the late James s H. Goode, who at the time of his - death was general manager, and se' cretary-treasurer. r is sTiht to hav,T pervaded .the meeting - TTTTd plans weTe discussed for hene' fitting the policy holders to the greatj , est possible extent. The Mutual Re lief and?Benevolent?association is. - said to be the only concern bt'lfs^kind operated by Negroes of South Caro^ . Una. for the benefit of South Caro, linilUJi I4_.l1as.-a-s-its?primary olijeete the encouragement of thrift among th 1- race and has to its credit 'a splendid "1 record of achievement in that reir ' ~ "7~ ??? WKSTKRNER VISITS . tl v? -HUMi: STATE II t * I ' Iiev.. George W. Robinson, now of f Des Moines, Iowa was U pleasant vi, sitorjntheeity during the past week? p' Rev. Robinson is an alumnus of Benedict college, graduating from . . from there in HMO. * For the past twenty years hie has | been living in the west. At present Rev. Robinson is pre'sT. ' dent of the-State convention of-lowa_ V and secretary of, the National Baptist .Jubilee celebration, h Morris college, was honored with s having him deliver the commenceI. ??ml o,l.l,.0oc in Timcrlo.. 4 it with the young men at the pond. A very delightful day was reported by >n everyone, even the chaperones. La Mr. Clarence Hammond is the rele cipient of a $50.00 che.ck the result rtf n contest sponsored ~by--the- inter-: racial commission, id" "Miss Leola Devese has been a week end visitor gn the campus. 1 le Miss Mildred Jenkins is on the >f campus for^ir short stay. Wen are 11 glad to have her at home with us a r. gain. ; : . * "A . * - ' . ' * , -4??'. y ( BENEDICT NEWS L. , , ,r The finishing classes of Benedict " this. year are being eonrrmrmtol for" their high averages. -The honor stuT' Vipfrfg nf th ^"senior college ctggrrfcreg ' Mr. John Potts, valedictorian, Miss 1 Daisy Paten, i ulutatorian. J_ s In the high school the valedictorian b is. Miss Thomasina L. Duckett. The salutato'rian is Miss Dorothy~McKrm, *1 - The Alumni association of the city s entertained tht white* members of s the faculty who are leaving this year lS not to return.~ The guests- were teeei\ '?erf?iff-the-library. From there they-. e were led to the dining hall by Prof: and Mrs. T. L. Duckett. Dr. Stuart ^ was toast master .throughout the evening.?,'Many speakers?expressed their appreciation and impressions of " the-retiring,faculty.. I The music was furnished by Mrs. J" Prj.'ins and' three members of the 11 .music department, Misses Gregg. FinI lo-j and I.awson and Miss Daisv Poach an?f also Mr*s.: "Bonner. An emlidrate" repast of chicken salad, pickle, rolls,., crackers,- lettuce, -ham, punch, cakefl?ami?rainbow let* M'Cam were served. rf- The lor.n of those?sincere faithful it* and christian c^racters from the fao culty of Benedict will be greatly felt thoughout the southland. |s !' The first senior high school class to ?. be entertainment by the junior high in. class is the class of lfi.To. On Satur(j day afternoon and evening the cam). | pus was a .scene of gaity when juMffors-did-all in theft power to make !t thy seniors happy at the banquet. \y-*?bqndfry-atternoef^ the Y, M, and Y, e VVr-6r-Ari--held a joint- meeting in the cfc chapel Sunday evening in the vesper services evei.v uiie present was thrilled at >r heaeing the fascinating voTces of two graduates of 1929, Miss Leola Devese a 1 and Miss Mildred Jenkins.. I " Miss Devese sang a solo, the,n they, d two sang a duet. President Antisdel 1. gave them a word bouquet and to >n Miss Mohlman an untiring and sincere member of the faculty he gave >s The junior college class entertainon ed with a picnic at Evans pond in le honor of the senior class. ..The girls in regular sport attire made a happy h readv trroun to confnete in athletics i<- \ . PRIC PHYSICIAN TELLS OF fc PATENT-New Flash-Light Finder King B Hrings Many Inquires Announcement was made in the b H airuk'n, S. CT/JT Chronicle a few weeks aco-that Hr .1 . u __i a ?>/. i . i itnci, I'UIored physician of this citv had ob- cj tained a patent on a flash light .fin- . ger ring? Since this announcement, Dr. Pickett has hii'l niimcn.n,' in.]iiirtiL- from both races as*" to his patent-'. and w>. have iii most nd -thnt Vie fi.. P us something as to its construction ^ which- ho ha*.i done as follows: '??~~~ "The fact that the finger ring may == be useful as well as ornamental is cleverly demonstrated in this .new invention.' It relates; to an improve'1 flash light characterized principally by a nng,_mhIcK. is' adaptetl?ttr-trrrr="~ TJraee the finger and which?is cciru?, structed with means of mounting of the bulb and attachment of the cur- " rent ' supply-?corth !". "Briefly stated the indention?com- . > prises a finger ring provided with a, socket for 'the bulb, o portable batterv to be carried on the person, a flexible current supply cable attached to the battery and provided on its opposite end with a terminal socket and novel slip-joint' connection' between the socket and the finger ring socket. ?' ? -?"Wtp swiu-h occupies, when the light is nut on, ihe same.position as the set in an ordinary ring. To turn OU-the light use the - 'tK.iml, ...w VIMIIIIII W| .lilt- * sanu* hand, push the switch down-1 Ward?nnd forward,?Uh+~?conne ting the hulb with the current sunplv cab.le: .. "The uses and adaptability of an appliance of this class .n-?? inhumer- Q afile.. It is particularly useful to nhv- ? siciatis. It is equally well usable hv-. automobile mechanics,, policemen, detectives and in fact all classes oft trades. " " , _i. fi '"The important fact to be borne in 'I mind Is that the structure i ~ miniature size and yet permits the utilization of a comparatively power- P ful bulb. The fact that the structure | may he worn on the finger of one b hand permits the user to have r>- A j dom of the use of both hands fqr ac- ^ jcomplishing any other task that would d be difficult when using the ordinary n "I have been awarded a patent ?r? the patent ? office in Washington, D. tl C. which gives absolute rjghts in the tt United States and its territories, and d also, one from the Dominion of Ca- h nada. Owing to the,, fact that my S I'son was capable of drafting .mv plan- ti ! I was aisle to keep the secret in the p family until the time was ripe for the g j world to- know *it, which is very .ca- b i ssential in matters t^t-i inventions. L [Thffo U wo other npplirntirn 1 ~ Jo ?ju^-hrrrfnirrmind' in th,- world today that can produce a quicker light in ci cases of ?epiergency th-*n the flash liBW"nngtff'tlTTg;^^jmrrTirrnrr^nrr^ r will be o,f great service to mankind." s1 . i_S MRS, HATTIE WILLIAMS BURIED , IN RANDOLPH . * . ? r-Z-r h Funeral Services "Held Sunday af- ^ ternoon, May 18, 1930 9 . . u Funeral-'Services -of Mrs. Ilattie ^ Williams7 Who died Friday afternoon at 3:30 May 10th were held at 1:30 ^ i Sunday afternoon from the First Cal- ? 1 vary Baptist church, conducted by the 'Rev; S. Si YounpblbOd, assisted by ^ Rev. P. P. Watson. Interment was J. | in Randolph cemetery. Mrs. Williams. 1 was born in Columbia and a faithful' member of First Calvary Baptist n church over fifty years. She is sur- P vlved by two daughters. Mix* liatlie ^ Richardson .<Jf Columbia-; Mrs. Agnes;. "Wallace of Charlotte, North Carolina; oiu -Mutt i; INTT7-?.T'V'IIn Smilh _of CdTunvTTia; two brothers. Mi: CU 11 poT v olumbia; - Mr. L. Simons, ot Jj ; New York City. ._ ^ SCOUT EXECUTIVES VISIT BOO- ? KKR WASHINGTON AND COM- ' S( MEND WORK OF SCOUT 0 MASTERS" HANBERRY _ ti AND ENTZMINGER a A, J~"Taylotj a' uational scout exe- k cutivo, connected- with the inter-ra--" cial activities of the Boy Scouts of s America, visited troop 50 at Booker a T. Washington high school last week, n Our local sctmt?executive, Mr. Gxar- f nitski, accompanied Mr. Taylor on ii his first visit. Both executives are very enthusiastic, concerning the work ( among Negro boys and promised a . very live pfogram for our hoys in i highly of the work of Scout Master. Hanberry and his untiring efforts to'establish a permanent and growingp work-among Negro Scoots- m ttie state of South Carolina. Scout Master-J j Hanberry is the most proficient man i aiming nis group in tne state,.# pion- n eer in the work; tie has had specfal p 1 trainingt^- Hamnton institute, tinder 2 JVfr. Stpnly Harris, who is'one of the p oldest (if rrot'the.oldest) man in scouts ing in America from the point of ser- p vice. S. M. Hanberry is the proud p holder of an approved certificate jn 9 Wonting from -Wampioni inst Unto.;1 Troop 50~is about two years old and 1 , the first and still the only NegroTrobp. in the state. Scout Masters Hanber- d ry and Entzniingvr having had charge of, the troop* since its existence are'p 'the onlv Negro Scoutmasters in theti Palm?tiu_ .Statu, 'TV '' ' \ ' , \ ' i ' . , V \ - ' * ' I ' ' ' i_ ' ' * " ' ~~ v. t J E: FIVE CENTS PER COPY toY SCOUTS IN CITY ? - ACTIVE ooker Washington Blazes Trail * Firat*1 Race Troop in Stale For the past two years B. T. W. igh sehool of this city has had a oop of registered Boy Scouts. How -er the movement has been under ose observation of the local council :id it was (teemed-best that in -the ?ginning of the movement ver.v 1 ite publicity be given.iL,througii the resSj After Ivvfi years "njj runitnt . .?rowtn and development our local. lecutive feels that it is safe for the?? irogram to be extended to other - . - "T"' PROF. T J. HANBEKm nly . Negrcr "SPfrut ""Master in Stu_t e oys of,_ Utie- -city and eventually to' ie boys of -tfye state as a whole. Troop 50 received its first charter oni National Headquarters ,N. Y. C. 1 Febrifdirv-1928 "and has held i. pntity as such since That time. The ffipprc r?f tVtn f??Ar*r? n??r? r, .. v/1 Vtic \.i\jypyj aic ?*."?> llUJUWTS; rof. Theo. J. Hanberr'- Scout Sla-- s r; Prof. NT. A. Entzminger, asss< int S. M.; Troop Committee: Dr. B. 4 l. Eveiett, Rev. T. M. Buy kin, Mr. ' erick, and Prof. C. A. Johnson, chair lan and Deputy .Commissioner. Boy Scouts of America is one of \e three organizations in U. S. charged directljLby Congress^JEhe pre&L_ eat-of-the-Utrited States is*-ei\vay? onorary president of the scouts. The couts are met in 57 civilize^ counies, which countries repxesttOt 91 er cent of the world's population. To et a real picture of scouting we nrust e familiar with -the Scout- Oath-and aw. Oath : On my "honor I'will do >y beet: ? 1. To do my duty?to-God and mv i. 1 a. _ _ 1 i-t. O a.' 1 juuny, anu iu ouey me acoui mw; \ 2. To help other people at all times *8. Tel- leeep - -myself Irong. mentally awake, and morally traight. . The law ha? twelve points as loi.Wg: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal. elpful, friendly, courteous, kind,?o? edient, cheerful, thrifty. brave, lean, reverent. The spirit of scoutine" : revealed in. the^ oath and law,. A ?out is expected and trained to "Re repared7 and daily do "^fibd turns;" _. touting is a'companionship?a way f living. It values deeds abovewords : builds character through' habit ."'\d itezensbip through-service. It deelops cooperation through cooperaon. It learns through 'doing. Its ~ ut door craft enhealthens, deepens nd enriches Uoy life. Scouting is -a rocess'of making real men out of eaLbuys^ by_a-j^al_prx)gra?u, aiyi m_ rest-gripping, growth-producing, cha racter-building program of activiic*. ^ . heir by-produeta of habitr. and atti ? jdes. Although scouting. is non seejrian, its ideals are in accord with ~ hose of the modem church and it i> ased upon pledged allegiance to the ervice of God. and the brotherhood f man. It build? better boys thru he influences and ideals \v,hich operte from within- the group. The presure froni within thg troop tends to eep the scout '^physically stn?wf. mentally awake." and "morally traight." Scouting is not entirely new institution entering- a commu-j ity. it is a method, a proved way^frrg in the community. ' '~ WW " ' Commencement Exerci ses of Schofield Announced Primary. Grades Propram, Thursay. May 22, 8:00 p. m. Operetta, Friday, lift ay" 28, 8:15 p. laccalaureate' Sermon, Sunday. May 5, 11:00 a. m., Wesley M. E. church lev. P. . E. Mingp, pastor. Class day, Mopday, itfay 2b, '8:15" m. . 7. . tl'umni Meetinp, Monday, May 26, :15 p. m>???-?-?-?- ,?r~~?OrafoslrHT nnrf "TTTrTo mot ir?r> nr\v\* mni Commencement exercises. Wednesay, May 28, 8:l&-p. m. Address, Dr j v L. L)uuKell, >iead 6f Science de artment, Benedict college. " MARY E. SANBORN. Sunt. J ? R* L. HICKSON Principal. .J. .J,'.