The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, June 13, 1931, Image 1
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NewsBrief;
PICKENS AMONC NOTED PE<
? PLE WRITING TRIIIUTES TO
THEIR FATHERS
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r New York. June 5, 1931?Willia
Pickens, Field Secretary of the N;
? . tional Association for the \dvanc
ment of Colored People, is among
list of welUkuown Americans 'wl
contribute each one 'chapter to
honk entitleil "What' 1 Owe to INI
Father." The book is published I
Ifenry Holt & Co., with an introdu
tion by_James E. West, '.'hlef Scoi
Executive of the Roy Sr 's of Aiye
ica. Y^..
ApWifig thbse Svno 7^ "ha|
? ters to the ' book uri ~jfr'
Alice Stone .I?iackweli, v '>
Elliott, Edw ard A. Filence, ' A\
ry Emerson Fosdick. Rev. Jo.
nes, Nicholas Vacliol Lindsay, t.
: Stephen S. Wise, Theodore Rouseve
Jr.; and Oswald Harrison Villard.
In his tribute to his father, M
Pickens writes: "It must have ineai
_ something for a little-Mock Amer
can child to grow up without fea
especially in the South." His falh.
believed in him utterly and to this M
Pickens attributes;the strength of h
life: "He always believed* nte ai
believed in me. I cannot remember
single occasion when he manifest*
the slightest?doubt?of my word i
of me."
OUTLINE FOR NEGRO POK'I'U
STUDY PREPARED BY PRO
STERLING BROWN
New York. June liKll-?An on
P* - line has been-prepared by Sterling
Brown, Assistant Professor of Engli*
at Howard University; for use in coi
nection with the "Book of America
? Negro Poetry," edited with introdu
tion by James Weldon Johnson. Vic
President of the N. A. A. (VP:
outline "is "published aT ."?(> cents f
Harcourt Brace and Company. St
Madison Avenue, who also oubli?
the book of American Negro PuctT
Copies of both book and outline ma
be purchased through The Crisis.
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COLORED TRAINiNG CAMP VI
FORT RILEY KANSAS
St. Louis, Mo.. (CNS)?lluouu
the elfort.s' of Congressman I.. C l>;
er of St. Louis, arrangements ha\
been- made for a .citizen's miiifai
naming-camp. tor rvcgro youths ;
Fort Riley, Kans., ..it was announce
last week, by the War Uejiurtmen
They will entrain June 2i and r<
ceive military training for one mout
Negro youths residing in the Seven!
Corps Area are eligible for trainiu
-?? and many <ipplicaCK*?x^ba-ve been t <
. geivetL, Missouri (having o>ef-sul
scribed its quota. The establishiu
of * Negro camp is the first oppOJ
^ tunity afforded Negro * youths ft
^ training.
COLORK1) WOMKN IN CHKISTIA
WORK MKKT
Columbia, S. (\, (CNS)?Yho eigl
nnual Christian conference for N<
gro women, conducted under the W<
man's auxiliary of the Synod of Soul
Carolina of the Presbyterian chord
* is now in progress at Benedict Co
lage with a good attendance from els"
where. A number of locul wome
will avail themselves of this oppoi
tunity.
It is a fine program of informalic
and hi'inirntion The priTgrain cot
fiicia nf UihU. wt n/t v Siii\/l ? i *?7rfrrr
methods, talks and deiyonfetrations ?i
?... . practical -nursing, ^aiu'4?tion -at.
health itnproved hpyne conditions an
community problems. Lessons ai
also given in cooking, parliament ar
law, handicraft and playground wor
Outstanding speakers and teacher
s . have been.secured. < ,
"... BENNETT rOLLKt.l, IS TV^~F
nai FVF.KCISKS _
I)r. HenrycH. ("ran? Delivers Addre:
Greensboro, N. C-, June H, 1931?Con
mebcement .exercises at llennett Co
lege for Women which Were he!
Wednesday in the open air under tl
. oaks on the grounds, at 10:30 o'cloi
^ ?marked the close of a successful yea
The commencement address was d<
livered by Dr. Henry ilitt Crane, pa?
tor of Kim Dark Methodist chord
Scranto"
CHARLESTON NEWS
?... Miss Murial Pinckney entciTaiiH
at her home on Spring St., 't he Kul
gaite Bridge, Monday June K, 193
This was the last sitting of tl
club. Among those present .were tl
Mises Marguerite...... Fraaier. Camill
Fishbun, Euphrasia Lewis; Emnii
Nell; Mesdams Sadye Fielding, M.vn
Rodolph, Louise Bell, Samme Lee.
Miss Marguerite Fraser was wii
ner of highes score, and to her wi
nresentpd a deck of linen Bride
cards and to Mesdume Louise Purv
holder of lowest adore a lovely novo
ty set; ,
A delightful fepast of ice creai
and cake and candy was served.
Mesdam B. F. Cox entertains
Mesdam B. F. Cox was a ver
chaining hostess to a few of hi
friends at her home on Montague S
Tuesday, June 9, 1931.
Bridge was the game of the ev.ei
ing. The guests of Mesdam Co
were, th6 Misses Florence and-top
Clyde, Marguerite Fraser, Maud
Hyatt, ^Thomasena McFall, Mesdai
Ana Brouham, Pheonie McFall, Ma
Sandford, Emily Jackson, Mary Ann
Hersett.
After several hours of playing, th
guest were invited into the hostess
beautiful dining room to a delightfi
repast of chiclden salad, saltine.
?ptnklflB, nlivps, potato chip, (5) Pin<
apple and dheVry Idd mblin, M') i'iir
dies.
Crabbing Party
__Miss Margaret Broadnax was th
hostes^p a party of friends Tuesda
* on her fathers' estate.
The party left Charleston at 1
' o'clock in order to begin crabbing n
the use of tide. Three dozen crab
were reported as the amount caugh
These were fixed into a deliciou sala
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^ Jos. Alexander Bailey,
j't" i E a r n s?Distinction
From Atlanta Univ.
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' | Atlanta, CJu.i June 8, lyjll?To Joa
r/o ^l>li Alexander Bailey, of .Columbia, S
J'i xy'r,rl\u* ^one the distinction of oeina
f i con to eiu i. a graduate
'V ' !_iAJIL__AllilliUl 1 ! ?|
^ itsrrrsi
b 7 graduate institution. -Tin
,j . dog. Master of Ai*ts was cgnferr
j eu oh Mr. Bailey at
Howe Memorial Chanel on Wednes
' nesday afternoon,June in the pros
enee of the Atlanta University fac
js ulty, students, and* a little group ol
distinguished visitors, induing Pres
a ident Frederick Cb Ferry of Hamiltor
)(j College, Clinton, N. Y., and Butlei
yp- 1'.. Wilson, of Boston, Massachusetts
.who was- graduated from Atlanta
b LLnivursiyb just 50 years ago.
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>d .JOtfKUH ALEXANDER BAILEY"
" ' Although but one person qualified
' j'oi :i graduate degree at this Com1
i"i ! ??. * 11ii-1il. 1l was .pointed out by
IVi sideiit John Hope that during this
iti v Vt ar of grtirtiTnTP" work?tt'rnifF
} l at Incuts bad ottered a total of. 78
g:aduate and senior graduate enures,
iii which a total qf 27- different
' ^indents bud enrolled 'or work,
i High quality of scholar ship?, not large
number of students or graduates, is
the aim of the University, he dec'' d.
M,. Bailey was graduated ml
Moi chouse College in 1030 w+th a
1 legi ?.u' of bachelor of arts? T
L" oiirse of his undergraduates years ho
. u?ended University of Chicago, Culf
lege of the City of New York, Benei'
!ui Co litre and Morehouse College;
To ftil till his requirement for his
Master's Degree in the department
. u. history he prepared a. thesis on
" 'The Attitude of Cieorgia Toward
Secession, IS Ih-18(50,M and in doing so
__ b-yi -wi . ? to rti.-my iirehieves ill lilli
J 111 iir 'i t iT;111- lihrvrvi?+hr^CiTTTe-tch
)n .ii: tory and. allien subjects 111 the Ar,.i
k.nu.ts state college Fine Hliirt, Ark.
'Jn tlie eve or commencement 'he
rt> / lama University alumni assoc.a.y
tit:,, held their animal meeting, adop
^ '(m i vcviked..coustitution, and defers*
red. election of olficers until a later
date. Colonel Austin T. Waltfcn,
l>resfc|ent of the association presided.
-*-^4- 1 1 '"" At pli.n I'mdevelopment
were presented by Pres?~-fdnut.-diwpn
anil All** .Jvlormmo Al.
,s" Head, Sec'tyi id" the Hoard of Trustees
! Dix 'foi: <;i:ou<;u HRNGALI KKHK
;| r VISITS CITY. 'T
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.i% J Dr. tieiirji'e H. Kebi?, a* prominent
r ilid 'wtli known physician of Florida
L. .was a visiloi ii, the city. Dr. Kebe
is a native African, educated in At'ri|(i
-ca and Kurope; h is. atso the rccipi?
'i'in oT thc dotyi'i' al. Hnrhidor of Scienee
ft'oju the Sviurli ( arolina A. and
M.College, lie is al.-t* president anil
owner yi the' "Speed" Man.ufac.ur.(|
ing Co., putting up well known patent
fT" hU'ilit'ilit'.- and toilet articles.?He n>
]_ ii()\v located in Orangeburg.
? Y. VV. 0. A. NOTES
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ic The last meeting of the committee
w of management was largely attended
i- and plans for the summer Conferenls
res were discussed.. Learning that
-v tlie (lirls Reserve conference which
is was to he held at Kings Mountain,
1- N. C., has been cancelled our attention
is now given entirely to the
in branch leadership conference at West
Virginia State College, Institute,
West Va., June 24 to July 2. Mrs.
v Belle E. Vincieht chairman of the
rf committee of management wjtl go to
1 this conference.
Mrs. Annie Manigault chairman of
i- the membership committee. and her
x coiymittee jHerhers, Mesdams eSuaie
^?I Bjii lor,?Holt io?A-,?Conwoll. , Plli/.a
tT"iiie"s, "E. M. Page, LoutSF ~ttaT!,k^
,i soil. Alice Williams, Jen nip Treze(.'vant,
T. H. Henry and Thomasina
a Daniels are asking all the members
noin-financial and financial and prosit
pecttve members to meet Tuesday
afternoon 6 o'clock at the Y. They
,1 have plafis for an enjoyable affair
3 and are hoping to have a large numher
present. ^
jTt~"Minn Brnrilgy?phrcirnwn of tha
Garden committee and her members-,
Mesdames, Alberta Simons. I. M. A.
ie Myers, AJary Williams, Nettie Epps,
v Lewis Green, Martha Jones, will present
the pageant "The Light of \Vo2
men," portraying the work of some
^ of the Negro women who have conse!
crated their lives to tWe service of
^ I humrtnity from slave days to the prej
I sent. Listen for the date of this pageant
as it is interesting andpromises
characters represented and promises
H . COLUMBIA
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Registration Benedict*
J
i Allen Summer School
Begins Saturday-June j
.j 13tli, , , 3?-?
K*si?liaiioii will begin; Saturday,
I Juhe lji fo r JLeachers who will attend
';'I the Bendict-Allen Summer School.
1 Aplications already received in the
| Dean A. G. Smith office, director of,
jithe summer session, indicate a large
i enrollment Tor the second year of I
I this state approved school where tea-1
I chers may work for college degrees I
. I as well as raise and renew " their
certificates. . . i
The'state department of Education
, has carefully reviewed the courses
that :ire to he offerer! ty-iH npprnved
the personel that will teach these
courses. Ten masters?of - arts and
^niany others expeits in their particular
field have been Selected to"
| teach the many courses that will be '
offered..
Superintendent 'Ele^gar of Rich- j
_ JajuL-county has endorsed the work-,
that is offered in this summer session
and has recommended * hat?uvury l
teacher of the county avail themselves
of the opportunity to attend the ,
Benedict-A len. summer school which [
- is conveniently- located for -daily
Commutes in Richland County. City
school officials have also endorsed
the work and have commented . on
~ the opportunity-teachers of the city
have to increase their efficiency and
1 the. saline time do the work in courses
which heretofore they have had to
>nve the state to get.
Many other superior advantages
are offered by? this sumrrter school atA
| Columbia. Tlie climkte is moderate
la lid healthful. Recreational ad van--,
j Uipea an the campus and off will be |
I tW delight for many who .pttend^ The
j facilities of the - two institutions!
wh'ch have recently received -high
jratVng with leading educational and
I medical boards bespeaks the type *of
.'work that will be done at the sutn!
mer session. . The same courses of
| tile regular sesion under the regular
, faculties of the two Colleges and
jmani. other experts W^1 be offered.
[Credit toward . bachelors degrees in j
j the arts and scienees wil be given,
j All courses given will renew or raise ,
I certificates.
! The faculty for the sumer session
as previously announced is as follows:
D. II. Sims, A. M., president; A. G.
I Smith. A. M., director and chemistry;
I J. J. Adams, A. M, French and Spanish:
Norman F Fitzpatrick, A. M.,
social sciences; T. L. Duckett, A. M.,
i Biology; G. E. Nelson, A. M., Educa|
tion and Psychology; Mrs. Daisv E.
Pearson. A. M;, "Elen^entary Educa-j
tion; Mrs. G.?B^- Smith, ^Primary
Education: VV. H. Hubert, A. M., I
English; B. F. Woodruff, A.. M., En-j
glish; Zack Townsend, A. B., Mathe1
matics^Jffi M A'Holrirn, Mm
PROF. BOWMAN URGED ALU
TEACH EPS US1 liH'llLAND^ AND
TEN D BEN EDICT-ALLEN SUMi
MER SCHOOL.
'
Prof. W. R. Bowman, who is very
| influencial among the teachers <of
j Richland County sent the following
tor publication: - ^ ?r
, 1 am asking and urging all ,teadi-^
crs especially those of Richland and j
adjacent counties to atend Benedicti
Allen Summer School.
This school along with the State
[college are the. only two in South]
[ Carolina where your work may get i
credits leading to degree and the
- ljlfg * . ??? The
teachers personals are all 0.
K., each teacher has specialized in >
j his .or haL-department.and fully .eomj
p'etent to compete with any. similar
school.South;of the Mason-Dixon Kne.-[This
.school Has the full endorse i
i ment of Mr. G. Miller Eleazer, Coun- |
itv Superintendent for Richland Con- j
! ty. I wish' also to say that Mr. Eleq- I
j zer is anxious that all of his teachers .
in Richland County attend this sum ;
. mer school.
j Hi rector Smith . is untiring in his :
j work. :. Its a pleasure for him to as-L
! sist you with your school problems, i
j Let's attend this summer school and j
j dent in. the State. Mr. Eleazer has j
i his eye on all of us, if we,fail to at- ;
| tend, the unusual thing may happen. *
W. R. Boyvman !
! to he one of .the outstanding events
1 of the season. '
; TTie^ Book Club rnet Tuesday after- '
noon at. the home of Mrs. Hattie A
Stewart 1100 Pirie St. The club.has
made a special study of colored authors
and artists and the Various re
I ligiono of peoples of . the earth and |
thus- added to their knowledge of re- !
litrions. literature and art. Prof
Adam the efficient French teacher of i
Allen University was at Miss Stewarts
meeting and the club members
[attempted to secure his for
' instructions in French. t i
During the social hour Miss (Ste- j
wart the hostess assisted by her j'
i mother Mrs. Hattie Stewart served a
MitffcUul repast. ;
The Woman's Temperanofe (Union
will hold their last meeting for the
season Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock '
at the Y. W. C."R7
Mrs. Julia W. Talley, the president
wishes all members of this organization
to be present a^ there will not
be another meetnig until September.
The membership committee of tihe
Y. W. C. A., wishes the members of
the iW. C. T. U. to ifemain for the
Y. W. C. A. (meeting at 6 o'clock.
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State College Stresses
Special Courses A t
Summer School.
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Orangelurg, S. C.?June 8.?The
jCnllrge fl|>m?nunity?heie will take on
a new cOlbr next week. It will mark
the beghtfiing of the regular "sfmiimer
.session at Orangeburg, and State College
will be the mecea for Hundreds
of Bohoor teachers and students who
eager fog knowledge will turn theii
faces towards and wtnd their ways
to the "(jittle City on the Kdisto."
Pinal preparations have been made
and all are set for what 's predicted
to be a most promising session.
Director .Brooks announces that all |
of the courses that nro tr>
this smuttier are^iggfuHy planned tn'
meet the needs?of those who?may
be in attendance. CI aerate preparations
are being" made to provide
means for "the" improvement'of Teachers
in service and those anticipating
Entering the teaching
Realising the importance of profes-.
education play, special emphasis has
"been placed on courses in education,
psychology, methods, observation and
directed- teaching. Profesoinal pre-,
paration .commonly, required to teach
in primary, secondary and "elementary
schools will feature this year's session.
An unusually rare^opportunitywill
be afforded those persons who are
desirous of enlarging their usefulness
in increasing their professional services
by preparnig for specialized
positions. The course provided for
principals and supervisors which in
jprmer years" has_been m"KUch popular
demand and filled such an uigent
need .will?he?repeated?this summer.
The authorities at tKe_ college are
endeavoring to make every possible
provision fbr The comfort entertainment
and instruction of those who
mwv attend so that thev niaV he ;l
self unfohlnient .which will he useful
intelligent and happy. To this only
teachers of the highest order, specially
traiifed, of scholarly achievement,
intimately acquainted with the
accepted and uppmved thories-*?f-:education,
practices and problems of the
teachers of South Carolina have be>ir
chosen.
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UKAND CHANCELLOR VISITS BAMBERG
COl'NTY
Bamberg, S. C.?District Deputy G.
C., L. L. Butler, of Bamberg County
called thte five lodges of the district
together at Mt. Carmel M. E. Church
at 8:30 P. M., for the purpose of reorganizing
the district grand lodge
of the jurisdiction of South Carolina.
All lodges were represented, namely,
Myrtle, Orarige Grove, Copelandt
Gethsemane and New Light. A large
number of?the?Courts?rrf?Calnntlii1
were, also present.
Each Chancellor Commander gave
a~short talk* after the welcome address
by Sir A. Tabor and the response
by Sir A. T. uliphant.
Deputy Butler presented Sir J. E. .
Blanton who introduced Grand Chan- |
cellor J. A. Brown.
The remarks o? the Grand.Chancellor
were timely and to the point.
After his address numerous questions '
werp asked hv the members and at
the close of the discussions, a rfsTng
voTP~o*'"TlTtiTibs w;i* ven The Grand
Chancellor. It was evident that' all
felt better about Pythianism in South
Carolina. I
Th^ following district officers were
electea: I
Sir L. E. Butler, District C. C.; Sir
Pawling, District JVLJILt-Sir JG.^Ayers.
District .Prelate; Sir John Nimmons,
District Exchequer; Sii*? F. W. Reid,
District K. R. S.: Sir I.lovd Moore.
District MV of F.; Sir H. B. AlVtesT
Distrit M. at A.; Sir J. E. Blanton,
District M. of W.
There being no further - busines,
the lod^fe rose and sang the closing
TTffiT?AWl aft r th.. tUMU'dU'llOII !l
large group went to the Castle hall
of Myrtle lodge where a reception was
given in honor of the Grand Chancellor.
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NOTICE COLl'MBIA CONFERENCE
The?following named ladies from
the Columbia Annual Conference wTTl
serve with the president as hostess
for the Quadrennial Convention at
Columbia Wednesday, July 1st.
Mrs. Martha Vance, Mrs. V. FL
Ruthe*-ford. Mrs. Estelle Jj'hn-auu^
Miss Elizabeth Brogdon, Miss Arlene
Craig, Mrs. A. E. Harrison.
'(Mrs.LA'. T..Ellis. President
SUPERVISOR ENDORSES REV.
~* HENRI
To IVhorti H MaV ( oncern ^
This is to certify that the Rev. A. j
Sertn Henri. Musical Director. Men's
Glee Club of Allen University is eo- '
department, in arranging for a "Musical
Revue" which will be given at
the Columbia Township Auditorium,
June 2fi. t
The funds from this entertaimnent
will be used to construct a wading or
?"F ttn Alit Hiiuju..!
School playground located ;.t the
corners of Lincoln and Hampton Sts. |
We appreciate the efforts of the
Rev. Henri and his associates and |
urge pur citizens to show their ap- 1
preciation.by attending the Revue and
assisting-1 in the promotion of this,
worthwhile- civic project.
Playground Department by .
Adele Johnston . Minahan,
, Supervisor
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. - . ?'? PRICE
Wolfe Medal, Highest 1<
Honor Goes To Thos.
Young, Norfolk Boy
_? . ??p.
Uuluiiibus, Ohio., June G, 1931 ?
Thomas W Vniiiiv <.f vn ;
has bee it awarded the Wolfe Jourtialisi.u
Uonor Medal by the faculty of f Si
theOhio State University School of !
Journalism,' it was announced here j
this week. The Wolfe prize is the i
only individual award made in journ-J
alls in and Young ii Hie first to receive!?*
- - |fo
1'he announcement was made by j or
?Prutos or?Joseph?H. -Myers;?dean?of 1
the school, who in notifying Young-|S?
1 wrote: ? th
"With this, announcehient that you j
liave wnn the Wolt\ ihedal with your >n
tin S'h) Ht I lu ^ l';ivv ^ trn j
i vv^.mhk muii 01 me scnool ol Jour- ! Sc
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THOMAS YOU.\<] | J-",
nr,lisni, and all good wishes. The j Pr
thesis was if tine piece of work, well j ?^
conceived and capably executed, a !
real contribution to the subject. I J ^
hope- we w.iii be able to have it j w!
orbited latfr rw > f.i>/u>ir..?? >? l r)i
Made 15.000 Survey : *ri
Young is a senior ii\ journalism and
a junior jn the law school. He will u*jlreceive
degrees in Ooth courses next
year. The paper for which the aw .rd ari
was made is a 15.00(1. word survey of
statutes and cases on libel decided in
Ohio, and a Tbrniulation of the rules St
governing libel in that atatc.?It 'i< : toi
the first study of that subject made, j's.
and?\va*- written -for two - required
courses in newspaper problems. I
^ The found a ?' 'J?'1 _ ' n<~(|" j ^
try,-was a gift to the school in 1919.: an
of "$1,000 by the late Robert F. Wolfe, rc?;
Columbus newspaper publisher.
"The donor's purpose,'^the Ohio J Tic
Statu University -Bulletin says, "was i P?
to encourage journalism students in i P'(
the study of the practical problems ! lr<
of newspant'i1-making.?resigned bv ; de
AiU.ht*tt-y- -de.. h raiu'iiao.- t-he jiicw Voidi ! 1'H
sculptor, and ca<t in bronze, the ! K?
medal is offered each year to the stu- ; ??'
dent whose grades and thesis are 1 jnj
the best. It Was first awarded in | I'd
.June. 1021." * itw
Was Student Paper Editor
The 10."11 winner was managing edU j as
tor 6f the Ohio State Lantern, stu--| in
dent ~tlajly paper, last year, sue- j tic
ceeding his brother P. Bernard Young wl
Jr., who had held the -pqsition Lhujinyeur
before. Hy is also a former ' coi
president of the local chaptci of Al- ,
I i.a 1 in Alpha. Fraternity,-an 1 was j ms
b member of the frc'shmar. and var j ke
- li y ien.11 i li'iimn ?: ?11
Young is the son of Editor P. B. die
N a ng of the Norfolk, Journal and coi
Guide -and' Mrs. Young. j est
411C JOliN HOPE RETIRES Lb,
FROM MOREHOUSE to]
? ne
Atlanta, (ia., June it, 1931 (Special) ! bu
On the twenty-fifth anniversary .of
his presidency of Morehouse College '
which, under his administration has
become- the largest liberal arts college
for Negro men and one of the
ten fully accredited" institutions of
Higher -learning. Dr. John llope announced
his resignation and his in1
tent ion to devote his time exclusive- A
Iv to the administration of Atlanta
University to the presidency which he
U.O-- -itmt-id in tM>0 The qnpf>nnf<?- |
ntenl was made at Morehouse College J
commencement exercises "Tuesday,
June 2. at which 79 men, the largest A.
class in the colleges history, recelv- cei
ed bachelor degrees from the hand of De
their retiring president. Ne
h'UKl >1 "HEISTS SI IN DA V i on
. # . 'foi
The regular bi-monthly meeting of foi
the Columbia Forum for Social and;th?
F.thical Progress will be held Sunday en
Afternoon at 4:45 at the regular jcoi
meeting place in the 2200 block of. js
fWWtejtwi ' j flu
Sunday will be known as "Women's ' pa
I>ay'v at which time attiention will j Qnl
be given to the organization of a , a
Womans Auxiliary. The public is in- pr<
vited ami urged to attend these meet- j fel
ings as. question of vital importance chi
to human weffare are always intelli-1 ci
gently and authoritatively discussed J gr,
by prominent speakers and the Forum J toi
members. Sunday Afternoon at 4:45 , js
a Musical program will be rendered i bo!
by the woman. (of
ri- F*IVE CENTS PER COPY?
Jlks* RegioiiaI~pratorical
Contest
u Be Held At State College Orangeburg
S. C., June 24. Date Fixed To
juth CaroHhl" "Stife Convention of
Lk-s' In Se^sipn Same Time. M?nv
( rand Lodge Officers Will Altend.
The Palmetto Leader has"been in
rined by Col. R. E. Pharrow, Regilal
Director of Oratorical Contest
?uth Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
at the Regional Oratorical Contest
r the fourth Region, will hp hard ?11
sthe auditorium of South Carolina
are College, at .Orangeburg, Wedsday
evening. June 24, during the
>uth Carolina Elks' State Convenin,
and while summer school is in
ssion at the college.
Dr. R. .S. Wilkinson, President of
e~SduVb Carolina State College V ill
host to the contest, and it is for-.
nate Indeed for Director Pharrow
have selected such an educational
nter to hold this contest, and to .
ive such an eminent educator as Dr.
ilkinson to head the movement in
-angeburg to make the contest all
should be.
It is_ fo be remembered that the
?giotial Contest was held-m-Goluma
last May, and that it drew many
ominent educators and Elks* frofh
e four States in the Region" to wit"" '
ss the contest, Said by ^11 who heard ^
to be the best ever held: Georgia
one was represented by more than
ty rpeFsonsr-etmitng l'l.iiu all parts, ,
vJiia: siaie to lie n* the young "peo- . '
e . nciirw. : %
Intel Oct "is at' teiei?over tn.jniing
contest its' io bhowii by the itte-Luec
toi s, as -wcTl as by the stu
nts Uitinselves, and the coming const
will surpass any held in the five
ar< of the Elks' Euu?.utie-hl Depart?nt.
All x of the Directors of the .
a^1 Vfe are informed, hashit
the Regional Director / on
itice that thev are coming to
attgiberg with a sure winner, Una
r.t th.t-v \\;i!? cari >. jlh* 'ha tor back
their cuute with ease. This is a
le spirit to. show, bm__0?ly?one '
eaker can capture the coveted
ize, a four year free scholarship
$1,000.00, and Prof. G. E. Nelson
ate Oratorical Director of South ?
irolina has let it be known that Lite
inner will surely come from his
strict. So here we are with a neuil
Regional Director being held up
Directo.r Pearson of North Caru
ia. Director Nelson of Scuth Caio1a,,
Director .Bywaiers of .-Georgia -
id Director Anderson of F1 midli
1 making claim iO the 19.il vunnei.
But to .counter with these alert
ate Directory, the Regkmaf-"fJirecr
has sent the Leader word thflt 1"*
not concerned as to which Ijstat-e
rector captures the^dze. What he
itits is the best contest, in the best
y of the Palmetto State, and he
y been assured by Directm Nelson
d President Wilkinson, that sucss
is only a niaiver of course.
In addition 1 to f the _br.Uli$j}t ora>ns
to bt1. delivered by the -young
ople the content will tit- featured by a
:ked chorus of" 100 trained voices
>m among the teachers and stunta
at?t-he- sunimei?school,?and ?:
>til Inrfrl ???
burg. The orations will.be.edu- tive,
and the music will be inspirv
nmrill 11 -I- ?
aim v>ni ur wen wurin iraveil
several hundred miles and spend
0 instructive hours to hear both.
Many of the Grand Lodge officers
well as educators front all States
the Region, have- accepted invittt-?
>ns to tie present at tne contest,
uie large numb* rs of Elks will o?attendance
tu boost their favorite ??
ntestnn1..
South Carolians are very liberal in^4'-^
ttters of educational, and they will i
ep up their accustomed interest by
Lending tin* spuria1 event n> thay
1 last year at Columbia, and it is
ntidentially expected that the largl
crowd ever to assemble in tne
ditorium of State College will greet
e Regional Director, ^tate JjLucc*s
and famous young orators, Wed-.:
sday evening, June 24, at Orangery.
S. C. ormer
South Carolina
Pastor ^Honored
BBOTT GIVEN M. A. DEGREE
hSpecial to The Palmetto I emim t
Nlew Orleans, La?The Rev. E._A, bott,
D. D., pastor of Petty Chapel
M. E. Zion Church here, has reved
the following notice from the
an of Endich Theological Seminary
w York:
'Endich has decided to confer upyou
the Degree of Master of Arts
the masterly work you have done ".
the general good and welfare of . _1
Race in many fields of useful
deavors?much has been wrftten
teeming you, you deserve all that
good your latest literary pro
ction?Hymns for Mothers' Dav are
r excellence." Dr Abbott is not t?
ly a well known pastor; he is also
poet ?nd writer of international
eminence. He is a life member or k
low of the corporation of the *
Lirch house, a British literary soty.
_ Dr. Abbott received the deee
of Doctor of Divinty while pas*
ring in S. C.. several years ago. Ho
a conscientious race leader and a
Id defender of the citizenshi^rq^^^^jj