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Manager * IrKiAN Advertising?Manager " be very brief and sh-ould reach the editorial desk ?.+ fiio. Paimattn T.pader not later' than Tuesday of each week. City hews, locals, personals and social news, by Wednesday night. Business and Editorial l'hcne 4.">23 ^ v ; : ? ? (. U I.L..MB1 A. S. .< ATI' 111 >A Y AERIE. 23, lMSb "CLARENCE HARROW AM) THE NEGRO. We recall vividly the visit made by Clarence Harrow, eminent criminal lawyer,. ur<l. brill iaht American free thinker, to C1 luir.bia some lew years back. The occasion ol' his visit was a prohibition debate with i'oymcr Coiutiessman t pshaw of Georgia. Though wo enjoyed the debate frbfn our perch in the roost oi the Columbia Theatre, of immea- 1 surably greater enjoyment to us was the period of .twenty or more minutes spent in conversation with .. Mr. Darrow back stage after his lecture. ^ ~ Hfr " i'h f'"0' \,\.groes wi- approachMr. l>arr w while he was- in v^yvcTsalion with a . group of tipproxiiiiatelv thirty wiiites. On?itliUng our group a; proach. he immediately hit tlie gi'oup of white- and came toward Us wjtli extended hand. ' It was then he was engag'Ob fn conversation concerning his legal, literary and ' philosophical career." He was "delighted to. shows-Some ligJit on his connection with the I.o? 5 ocl I.oei>i Swvi'tt ami scop ?_^Ca_uH-llA.L'-'Ulti.'y" to discii-'s his many magazine, articles; ami' his critical ds>ay mi ! n zgraTU's' * translation of Oman Khayyam's fatuous Rlihaiyat. At the expiration <f Mr. I>at row's^talking with and listeni-ug, to hjs small delegation of Negroes he ventured the remark,?a ml. in the. presence of a goodly nu?J>er of white, auditors ?1tl at at last he had encountered some persops of edurati> n in the South. When we see and hear Clarence I-'arr \v t astigated for his taking pa:t in tin- ^.Massive bortesque trial in Honolulu w.e recall that, night on the Columbia Theatre stage and conclude Umt- ' Harrow bel< ngs to )p> race " iu 'Tly .thinking,. that he is. a civilized, human being - something that is a rarity on this earth. For t io- 1 tig the Negroes have' been illusioned it; believing that Mtt.?I'Utrow .r XcjCTQ l;?vwr as such. Mr. l>Urr~w nus mn espoused the cau?c pf Nii'i-ocs bci.av.so ot an>' for the Negro as Negro. hut because Tin Xegro as a mudsill group that needs the protection ct" the strong. Danow <h e-n t ca;c a- bane whylbe^ jou :.re white. black, blue, green or 'yellow ; all he ? nam- ! that?.justice -hall ie '"ur !"' - _ B.ekcwing, that justice liilght he. thwarted in. the Honolulu ca.-e C.laren it Da'rtnAv has, interposed tfis . rvices to jnevent stivn a_ miscarriage-?it p-ossi h 11 j_ - i;i r -aa-Ai^a"'-, ' 1 t-.oh.-h. -Kvi-n d T I'.I en c.e ficient to warrant humanity's eternal gratituio. I'UiKXTS. TKAC 11KKS. CHH.DKKN I There arc- no***?? i'atuuzatluiii_iL!ii|j.n?._..put g' oup that Are so potojitfrilly serviceable as are the- several Pat out-Teacher .\ssoiciations. These Associations have as their sole objective the contenting of the spirit of cooperati1 n, good will, and under' standing between parent* and teacher to the etui that the* child may receive better instruction at home <and in the class room-r 1 - T.a-4 week it was the writers pleasure to ad?~?1?"d;*(-s -?rf?P.iii lit' Tcachut A?soi i.ai lull. It struck _ him that there was not*, 'quite as large an attendance at the meeting, as there might hav-e heeTT; He made a plea lor a nv.iv . positive attitude at junderstand'Ott each other on the part <d parents and?p,ui'h).i-v fur the chil'ls benefit."Among Neglues it is the leache]L_whu luust.guf art he's t, in cieatintr friendly relations, because most parents arc;, people who have?not had the .advantages that the teachers have had?.is meaner as is the training tf jv.anv, man - df our teachers. The' teacher must destroy the> natural hesitancy - on the, part of most parents about_iip.prnaehing them with Ttrga-rds , their children's progress in education.; " Jhe duty oT teaching child TTTPt parent 'dev Ol ves U.pon the teach' r '>1* Negro youth. . To -effectively pro-c- ute this, duty Hgid preparation must he madte_J.>y our teachers. They can not afford . to accept certifica?i'.ri on preparation inferior to. that for which white teachers are. certified. U't-atf advising all those who wo aid- assume the responsibility of teaching our . outh to get nothing less than a-bachelor of Arts degree, whyth-. er it is required or not. ? We read a great lament in "School Ami Society," an educational magazine, some while back, that teaching in college, was nqt up to that in the 'gramman and tritch ssdmnU. . It i, n-n- hqpiMe _ opinion that the place whc-ie the most efficient and = pains taking teaching is needed is in the earlier .grades, hence the.need for better prepared teachers. Teach the child to think and he will master the higher phases of learning for himself. We - -TV- ' * " iu|jc that every parent in_iJulumIua. may- line up uth th? I'. T. A. movement. " L 1 HI M A X IT A HIA N ISM. a". : It camo to our attention last week tjhat Mr. Ar- \ rher M. Huntington, New' York capialist who has t a winter home at Brcoksgredn, near Georgetown l^is pledged himself to open a hospital to take 1 of lun'so.*' that?haye heen rendered useless htvanse _ ; .1,1 rvtVw.f Kdllcac ' ?It i:? (>?iL belief that there is -no- way in which ] a man may better demonstrate his right to be called a human being" than through his attitude toward his dumb companions. The man who has the capacity for feeling theills suffered by beasts must all the more feel the care of suffering humanity. We think that such examples as this shown by Mr. Huntington are worthy of our attention because they, show us that . there is yet much love in our world. 3 -? :? t ] BETWEEN THE LINES j I BY GORDON B. HANCOCK - f x Criticism Or Crabbism t All great men welcome criticism! There is no 7< greater sign of moral and intellectual Weakness t thnn lhi> tV.-M- of vrifirfsm." Thefo is lip greatei'Oin- J -dex-cAfi -a?stalwart charaeWr than fearlessness be- ( fore the onslaughts of critics. It was said of the < late Dr. Elliott who was for nearly a halt' century { piesident of Harvard University and recognized the- "1 world over as one of the greatest educators Of all ' -time, that he-had a penchanf for retailing op his 1 faculty those men who fearlessly ciiticlsed him in constructive ways.?The man who agreed with him -* was always in greater danger of dismissal than the one who offered real and copsturctive criticism. Fortunately for Dr. Elliott he had to face intelligent critics and that he profited thereby the age's will attest. The Negio race needs criticism and Negro leadership stands in great need of the constructive critic's 'shaft. Criticism is essential to advancement and it forms in many ways the crucible in which our ideas and ideals are purified--Criti-' ~ cismcf'or constructive ends may be useful; but cri- 1 ticism for eiitieism's sake may be detrimental to i the race's Lest interests. There are evidences that criticism among .many Negroes is an obsession. Just as we read in the B:ble of those possessed with-devils, there are many Negroes .today possessed it seems with the devil of* destructive criticism. We have young and c^ld Negroes who seeK ~ nence through criticism. . Having done nothing, and now doing nothing, and with prospects of doing 4tuthing,. they set font to attain prominence by criticifing those doing something. - To shallow pur- i nose and to no, putpose at all they criticise everyi ody. Nothing is right to them save heir own babblings born of rampant imagination, unsupported by experience and unbalanced by sincerity and can-" dor. , Their sole purpose is. to become prominent a I id 1 h?' short .nt way is to r lit i.hs., t hoi . u t h.-r... _ to. There is possible room for one of two Negroes in this country to attain unto'"prominence after ihis fashion. George Schuyler made a good, .job of .Ufiind fortunately Schuyler had smnvt 1 h ftgp tu' .my along with his criticism. Today we have, "just scores of would be Schuylers who are just itching for notoriety and seek to satiate their craving therefor by criticising somebody. This selfsame tribe believe that anybody who cam write a newspaper "ailicle" is. forthwith a leader of the Negro, race. The Negro race is afflicted 'witH. numbers of these! If as Sghuyler, they had some- definite idea to go along with their criticism, they might be for some sefVice to the great cause" of Negro advancement. purpose. The tragedy of this trive is not that they like th? real workers and doers. of things,-but they themselves accomplish nothing. Our most rabid critus today aro -thuse who have.lion, pi.^hii^r aild arc. |1(AV doing nothing and repre- . sent nothing!" Nearly eleven-tenths of the Negro l critics fair in the category o'f the blind man who < was in a dark room looking for a blact cat that was not in there! A very aggravated case, of notoriety itch underlies most of the criticism which fills our papers from time to time. Unfortunately for the Negro race,." criticis-m- alone is not going to lift?tis; need men of c'cnistructivc ideas.?A--j thousand generations of "would-be-noted" critics, will not life", our burden nor help us fight in the face of tremendous odds. Where few build and nuin-. tear down progress will bo slow and painful! j T^(T~Ncgiro , race 'luchiWq progi'mii. >, It lacksrffrc-, Z ^lviu.. I t liti-u- < Cinu-ITI I'll effort directed toward sonic common goal.Most of those who ( might do something to help the situation are giving themselves- to distructive criticism their superiors. | Vr-ry often it is as if a five were thcatenin.g a1 bult-dog. The pjty |is not the harm they do- but the good they 7Io~not do. SoihiT oF'the cTTticTshi i?~sin':-ere" and ~ .onstructive; but nearly five-fourths of it is downlight, "crabbism." Grabs are little creatures af- i ter the^oi'dcr of cramfish. When they are caught .or bait in salt water fishing, they are left in an open basket of very little depth. They might easily escape but they have a?way of putting another back whenever they nearly reach the.top. The basket needs no cover to keep the crabs from escap* ing. Thfe erabs attend tn that!" If Negroes were ji a basket?they are in the basket of a critical ?: * i:. n? ..i i ? i 1 . 1?n r : Yn % PALMETTO LEADER * The mind itself is a unit and as su,h is not divisive into oat'ts, but it expresses various activities. iVe cannot segregate any one mental activity and -ay the mind is expressing that one alone. All may I tie working to some extent at one and the same :inie. One activity however, usually predominates, he others reinforcing as subord nate activities, Why not test your natural ability by pantomim ng a pfM't.of the story of "Pieihot." The .story follows. Pierrot is left alone and sorely hurt. He goi>s to J he dcor. lie-is overcome.by his love for Phynette. I fie turn no money? He- is -desperately worried over he state of affairs because of the attitude of Phylette. He goes to her room as if to call her. He s almost overcome/ He knows it is futile, she will i lot listen. What can he do. His pockets are empty. He goes to the table, picks up bills, looks them >ver, things seem rjioc.e hopeless than ever. He hops them carelessly. He notices a deok of cards, licks them up and shuffles them slowly. An idea jegins to dawn. His mind goes to the gambling able.. Instantly he feels that is folly. He has no Assurance of winning. He puts the cards on the able* again?pushing them from him and Walks j iway. A dreadful thought dawns upon him, lie night cut his threat, commit suicide, but that is j oo hideous, he cannot do it. .He picks up tho photo xne weeKiy text: "uivo evei'y man thine ear, ; out lew tiiy voice; take every man's censure, but.' leservo thy judgement." No one has to tell you the name of the reputed author of theaUove lines. 1'erhaps LngUsh-speech iilius its most loity expression in.him, in other words 'a still tongue wakes a wise head.' .Listen nivie tiiu l..liv jv .tluny people viould he better oil' 11 they would keep their mouths shut. The thinker <e.s tiiihg- none anu not tile oiauis. Illinois went -into a political primary last week ' iiiat was Mgml leant. l lie Democrat, Judge lloover ; won out over his' livals by a large plurality vote. .11 li.e 10 |.u:ili. an .ipini -Llie coiuosi w as int.lerlvi iought belw cell Sen Smalls and Onulf ( u.-tei. 1 ITe'j ouster was lirciorst by tiio \V. C. T. U.. dud the Ann1.' Saloon League.^ lie represented the* Dr.vs. Small has been twice governor. His campaign ipanager was "Bill" Thompson "t f Chicago ami t'oi mer mayor. It is siad that Small was endotst by the'Ku^Klux Klan. - v I This did' not prevent your people from voting for ) him because he was.always_been lair to them." Ileiiee Small won over Custer by a plurality of ninety odd thousand. . . Feeling among the Republicans is better. It is hoped that Small will be elected in November. 1 o ; drat end we work. A Democrat has not sat in the * JToveinor's chair for sixteen years. Depriest won a significant victory in Chicago. Nut only did he win the Primary for the- Xatiynal hou*e of Representatives by a large Note hut fur committeeman. Colonel Rosc^C" Simmons was lc-cted to the Republiceangbonvention. Roth the Chicago Tribune and Defender lost their liglits. The people won. This state is wet, soaking, dropping wet. So is the countiy. One week more, and Cleveland. Beau roans, boards illegal assessments, duplication of?efforts?here is iv he re the-retrenchers and mergists should get'has*>. much work is to bo done. Reduce the number} of presiding, eldeis, make their districts larger, aiuF reluce assessments on the local churches:. . - Strengthen episcopal .leadership. ThTng in terms . m,t of -spite but r.f thi? best ipt.-rum ,.f f|p. fhnnll. of leadership, of which the church and race will be Kditor R. R. Wright will bring to the bench a type proud and for which it w,ill not have to apologize. ELECT WKJ.GHT. ' ' r ~ " David Henry Sims is well known. His ability is unquestioned. He has made his way and today South Carolina proudly offers him to the eonvenlion. Work for SIMS. Xoah Williams. Whoever beats Xoah will have, to work hard. .Competent, efficient, able affable, and as Dr. Tookes of Florida would say, true as steel: Noah will be elected, say the FORECASTS S. Should the Philadelphia Book Concern be merged With the Nashville Printing Plant the location will'1 h??limn! c't'lllJ'ltl from a poiiu view ol geography and the people. Sentiment* will "nbt~iTiIe this General Conference. It has alreadyprippled the church. Sentiment and sympathy to the winds. Look the issues squarely in the face. j .. Brother J. B. Smith, better known as "Master Mind" said some kind things about your scribe last wcrk-4tr?tho?Christian Recorder concerning his aspirations to Ik? elected ediTor in Cleveland.? Thanks Dr." Smith. You will not be forgotten by this per-' son. One rises by pushing somebody elee. Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom goes to conference. He has wrought well. A greater prophet stands Tiot within the ministry today. Ixived, admired, respected by all. Come back if you chn but wherever you go may God go with you. ELECT WRIGHT. NOT IV \SI?IBA\r POR PDi-einpvi' nii' doksn"r think \s 1:1.1. ok : (nwiuo -fhkss " '?v?^ 11 V'aiui(iuvl) Street, ' Boston, .Mass,, ' v? April Hi, IW.12 * Kilitor 1'ajnaA-to Deader: Dear Sir, Allow me to e< .lyratuiato * you on. the neat u|tpearanee of your* editorial page. D think tliat it makes \ a FvsJTvvTaTjTv appearance ami 1 Ilk- * eel the sul/stariee of >'< ur editorials. 1 ffc-j*?scltlum-that 1 bother about " reading .behind X?.gio editor?* lor 1 71.est of them .strike me as being a 1-uinh of cheap 1 rauds trying'-to assist a'brother racketcoi' in getting 1 the dough. There is nothing more disappo nting iji U\e*g;b enierpr j than the Xegro press, i "think. They all seem to adoj'it a polie-y of stradciling and compromising in .every and . any thing. ; "Our Id ess is the worst subsidy we t have. You can buy\a Negro, editor t wjth a saw buck, Again eongratti- | luting you tin the liign elhss lorniat v and subs tun e of The i'ulmcTtu Lead- t er, 1 urn, \ ... . - , WILLIAM W. LARK t \ - - ? j Kditors Notet 'While appreciating i -Mr. Lark's expression anent The I'al- i moo'.. 1 .....1--.. .. : i. 'IIV.HV/ V -<1 I I I ' ' I il)i I V'V I I II hi'.?blanket?indictment?<_t?the Xonro 1 j>loss.- \Yhon -M r. LaFk adnuIs that" ho doesn't road In-hind Xeiy'ro- editors i he disqualifies himself as one capable ? of speaking with authority. Wo t rocoiYimehd to Mr; Lark that lu* road t after- Xejrro editors more often. The ] better are Schuyler, of the National > Nw>; \wonr, of the Norfolk Journal < and (Juide; Atkins, of the Houston > Infornt<^y-JL\I ui phy, of the Afro 1 American;' Irvmyxc, of the Black Dis- t patch; Itahney of the ('im.ini.ait. > Uniorrj Rhodes, of the Philadelphia i Tribune; and \vlk-n?Kosede 1 Simmons. i writes'edit'rials foe the- Chicago iJo- i fender. If these **^uts are follow- i ed Mr. Lark's opinu.n ahoui the Notrro press.- will ho. clnlniied! . I ANI)Ki:\VS NOI LS , It was indeed a shock to the -family and friends ti. i - . -: : i Lu- <; aid <<: 1 Brown has been living in llartsville. S.. C. lor a number of years. Ho was a yoiin.u?man of a!'"i.t?I u eiu \ -? five years old. lie was a barber i?y 1 ai pi cen liieates aluU e< >IIe'-te < X For-Piiillefin. wrile & THE PRESIDENT, j $ : r - ? \ t t IMPORTANT NOTK The Palmetto State Teachers' tlon directed this ulVice to continu ^ettinjx in touch with school oHU* trkven those who, ;nv mendht< TTP are not now .members may .-end ceivo a incnd>er>hio card which v ileees ot" the association. The?1 is not to jay for a eo-'jtion. Tin h"i*s for | lit tine- them in tench who are ret ivo^t m i'l r--< It T ""Hues paid t" June oO, 1an who have rot paid their State A voav need not.ask' for hel-n unless hershtp fee is onHoyed with the ,1(1] IX 'VvOOQ^, ''OC'C'Q OOWC"!1'/*'.,;. .?*>< ? A llenrl'dn C/v. A ft A1 V l\?(l IV k^VI I 1 ~AT g Allendale County ?; Beginning June 13th 8 ' (Supervised by The Stale 8 Work is oll'eV-od- lending to the.-t?ene> A' its" leading- To high sehool cort ifiVJtliv 8-u4tv hI' I I'.i' ktM"! 'iTTM'r^T mhTf'i f? Cr * Send at (nee fu | j h)to: : OOO'OOOOO 00 O 8 OO 08 o oo o oo oooo o? _ " - V Saturday, April 23, 1932. Tlu-Vc- were quite a number of outnw it ?U uuitls uud. -relatives- from 'olumhia, llartsville and other near >y pla os. Anions the out-of-town oik wire, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn, Air. L Did Mrs. James Murry, Mr. and Mrs. Wis. .Jula 15. Weir, Miss Annie Thonq)ion, Mrs. Bern ice Hallman, and .Mr. ileywad Bowman, of Columbia, S. (\ W-r:?:in'l Airs.?Alston;?M vs.?Juhnsun? : v.iv.%, ,-ivn iiuiu siuuy, aii'l u?l?m table wiH and unshake(1 trust. ' ti (iod he has made for himself a rerun! Wmeh will stand the test of tiniy, lie lias made a record not only as a , j link church man but he has demon 'tat0(1 his~abi 111y as a leader of men H n the business world. lie is Presilent and Manager of one of the. lar- ? rest colored business coopoTattons ~m ' lie state, of which kve are justly 1 ugud. lie is a man. of wonderful 1 ,id>?n. a piofound thinicer and elu- 1 iiicnl. speaker, a great organizer, a ueel gospel preacher and then too, >e has a"progranv . He has caught he vision of the young people and if riven the opportunity, to put his plans nto operation Will fill a long felt teed ill. I ho chli tTh. He has a .magleii power for attracting and holdi?g you.ng people. His life is an inl>ii:ati<>n to eveiy youth with whom a*-comes in contact. He is the land: of num. that the church needs. j The A. K. League is the baby of he church and should he nurturn'ed Mi'il she* i< aide, to bo?seif support- . if. sr." l)o-etors Cairhvefl and Morris lave wrought well aild riow that tliev : uie seeking- higher honors we pray hat their mantles will fall on Doctor * < pears. ?The rd'oro, we the Executive Bnaid u.uio \\ . ji. oc r. , .miss. oo. iSortn iaM Conference do. prayerfully soli- . 1 :j the most profound consideration I the bishops and delegates of this . choral conference in behalf of Doco{' .spears as Seeretai y-Treasurer of he A.C. K. League. Respectfully submitted: .Mrs. Klizabeth Wells. ? , . Mrs. I". K. McRea . . Mrs. H. L. Thomas Mrs.', K. L._ Alston , Mrs. 1 Hi Lett Mrs. Emma 1). Johnson .Mis. Hat tie Anderson _ Mrs. M, R. l'inderjgrass Mrs. S. S. Rice ?. 7li s. It. W. Ransom * ' ' Mrs. Annette._C\ Fortune OLLEGE f sPS?;ir>Ni I k/" ^ ^ V ending july 16, 1932 f - - . i ng. a wide range of special ? Kxperienced Faculty. High { 1 Fourses leading to renew- X state college f Orangeburg, S. C. *1' . % . ;e to teachers. .. { Association at its last conven- _____ i.e jo assist qualified teachers in ials. This service is only to be llie a < ,s v. m aXiun Teaciiers- w liu_ ?! Si..00- num\hership fee and re- .? ci'l entitle them to all the priv.00 is the member-shin fpe. and ere js no chanre made to mem- * with school officials, and those * for the current year. Teachers spoliation dues for the current a money order for SI.00 memrequest. I\ BURGESS. Executive Secretary. oc><>o.oc'oc'.oc'vo.o:<aoj0o:o?:o?;ax?>.oo MMER SCHOOL > | ith Carolina | Training School | i, Ending July 16th "I . Department of Eduation) & v?il ol certificates} advanced creds;_.Primary and -Klcmentary meth- g t'MM'li 8 T r information g . C. V BINCJ Director t Box ,346 S Allendale, S. C. c C>OOoro>?o:efO*C^^^ i r i I