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SIMS The host ""of friends and admirers of Bishop 11. II. Sims in Sooth C arolina doulnless iijoiee with liiim thai .lie? has aripiirtd ? that- -title and famed he I'.pise paey. the highest (illi witb-ui I lie n'ift of his eltnryh. h is alitor hope that lie may aetpiit himself with dignity, eotirace ami lidel'.y and do his--lot t-ow anl revtirmp e~To"Ttre .. hered pedestal on whi.h oriee it rested. ' Bishop?Sima?yoiie-'?in.in and eai i -> ?rn?rtrn~' bench .with him the. Zeal. > ardor and <nt hosinsin of youth.- 1 'oriny; his da\s as leather ami colle-go ?_ president?lie?has- -I><-?e-n?a11--ttis[or or -of emrr+i and?ttttatlvoeale of every man's helieviii{? jo himsejf. Bishop Silos has horn assienod to the area em aeififr- Sooth Afru a. lie "ha-- the \ iialify - ' the iiilelli'.yctioe tit* essary tor the iiiappme; out of a ePhist roel i\ o program foi t he \:itn eV iTi this.' foreign tiohl. Ills know ledpv of world trend-' equips hitm iii no small dei-ree to deal in a diplo mat ie mannerwish the -dilations l>\ w h i < Ir lo? will he eonfronUsI in his new station. ~ who is suio to will t m ails for him :t ri< i ;ho- oaiiso ho I o|'i o.-i 111 - w lur. \ -M ' .. i im , with him as hi-- soi rotary foi- th? pa : -o\? ?al I ) I'll'' ill AHjlUI 1 HIS I I . 1 St ? f third man to ho > nio- hish.'p. whilo. oi \ oip; in tho 4?ros4ilouv\ of Allon I'niv orsity. Tho ir>t was Itisliop W. 1>? t 'Itappollo w ho o'o, too?m?1 h l"_: ' llu^.no.\r Mis hop W. W, Iholoat. flo.tf.l-" ill " fh hT ; I ho olo\ at ion ait I >r. Sin'i> to tho hisiu vo to foa\ os tho prr?idono\ of Allon. I'ii:\?.r.-i; \ \ loant. It .is siiua rol\ to ho liopo.i thai mmoou.o n..i> ho so loot oil to till that post who ii.a\ pit \o a w: rth\ sucoossipn iv> tho out (froin?v pivsnloiitl I'i hop Situs 's tho first pt'i'sjoii .t-o hp oh .'ml from S.niih t'.-i- . {"hlllV -sHtoo :hlshop I'o.'mTT'. , 1 ot*|'n l-yirt ? I'TTTTT UK, Si HI . ". (looiyo Soliu\|or, hi list ha\ o .loa.l' ropoits that omsiuatoil fro.nl tho lato lioiara! \viforoii' ? of" tho A. M. I!. t'huYoh w ith 'hi onto: a m*. ,,f otii who fools that lis atiahsos of a .aton had hoon fully vitnlii atoil. That w iiali ho a - '.>rt whtN titfo" had irivon to I'w"'w. i i,l a- a ' : h, o, Tiad'h, on , takvn iuto the ;|al? rator\ an.l doiuoi^ rat'od K ?=^== ' Thpr-o wiio all .sorts of t o',vi i ..-s-imu oatisoil h\ ("m-f-TTlTT-nr?! II, . ' " .?in?LliJ-V--A4jnJL-lAj.Uciucaa- Mo r. n?? Uim-'-i -A tta-rioa H.yms to 'I'o-ll':." - I'M "' V. 1 mous rot ori of tho ohooolato < !oro>"I' ., olo'o.t" .J.'jj.'1 hor is <\on hump ii!n.;;'o:i~ tt.nl.o via-. Ihatfi! "*h'w SolniyIit. tho di\ itjoK ootuiOmta d At A ist U m! hav v\ ii i ." .. WrH; ,V hiryt.1 inrt^: haw VTa: woTi.il happi'M u h, n 1|U. Ct:';. .,4;!- -\ijr., :; !M ,it. to 1... ,i, ul-ti-.i itiatiiVr . tlio nTa.b, ;> ,.t , tbnoi-n! t-TTMAn.. .I'Y llWir and' bryon.i pl-ra.ix out uu- t !:a: . i ; iv i-:U .is". p-:Tr,a1 in thoir yhatvh i< ivhinon; t i; ?,,v ,i,a. j. ivlijrn'M sh.'alti p'jwail. ??<\rt>hlor whitt took pla.v'. Tw. > : >< , 'hn>v'_ ' fathrtv. IbshojW. \v,av <:;? jvr.?i? . f?r \ h, TThMisa'n^" i'! '<* n-. . it.,-, - . , * " . at.i ii ot Frio oar pot for iiiSMtM'ivw:;,:: o,int nutU'tl t.> *. nftmio ?or\'tnr in a.;-, i -.. t j i,t. ,t,,. ma kmc ro*?:tu:Vn. . Tin ,T .7... s'inolls in-)? hnavna \\a? :ho r.r-...-, , to a. t, in* th,. ka?. :1 Inchon i.nv x a c ntra t. to suVVon a'htl.i. bo, ? oat .T w..!Uk that paternity . haipvs '! t acii n-'1. ' w. v, ?rri. nt h'nst with soine foundation. If ;-..vr;.-ir-;.,c ,as those' oont inin-s it., k. ,"i. Ma.k Amorica will be.-oiue ct.oarU a. . Yav.i' ?I>I T<)R V\|> rm; I vw . Tho momentous Texas -I'iituan, do. w.Y ... od by Vstviat. .Its stiff t'otd.vo . *'< . l an rilui ntui. |?nn ipali/f Slater Normal at WinI > ton Salt'ii, X *? . His wife L.s a former South'Cat ..liiiian. - Muj?wies?.\11?s ADuidc? Smith,- +.f?-CJtarlt sl.ou. We commend 'Maek'' highly for this I'spl* iltlnl | ieee of work on behalf of human justiie. W't need-more, undaunted lawyers iike Jack Atkins and more, igdefatigabe clients like I)r. \'\on. The \c%i'o marches on, DK.MW RATS KKSI'ONSIHII.ITY An editorial was published in The State Monday .inn iiink' -May <?, titled "Responsibility of SouAh Carolina Democrats." The editorial leferred to the imiinnatii-n of one Ot'.:s l'rabham, of Allendale, 'over the fact.that there "had been held in- Columbia a Republican Convention comprising a white .... ; i i i...i t i i i i I s-viif;?) c 11 111 Mii.iii'ji- --.mi'i- penilinr appeal. Today thorn* is a numer and. larger' demand t\?r Negro music and it hi- demand is becoming more and more inssient and the sati-fa. lion of thij. demand has not only * '.ih at a! mipiii at ions .l.ui tuyincial imos a'a well I Toon 1..ma.i ! il\ > f*Tffi,"T7nrw"oi .Negro musTc^Tor a long; . inir. iv. uisc of a woll-jfnTint'loil sensitiveness, No-. 1,1 Wo > I jo'. a ill t K Ip -p Vn , wuT Tii someTpiartcrs such music was frownv>i mi under live pretext that it Harked hack to ' a:,. ': a \ - .'i slavery and that it- wu< l>e^t <h?t > Nee.?>> should tei.net not only those, shivery days id?ii-n?lhru*4-?Vet .the demand l'ui' N'OU'lo"" :" ' n?!iiu?i'i .'eiiie s in>i* tent?t-fmV-there "ts ri?N'e- ' ..i a music N ogue today that all but marks new era .a the evolution of music. What program is eomuh.? witlveiH i'.s Negromusic? What* radio auriiv ti e is >at.stied with a music offering: that has nothn>' akin to Ni gi\> music." A few weeks ago a nothern while college .uh'e club was touring the v >1'. ! ?aiai?included?*e> era I?Negro songs?m? l i i.'oiie. 1 he white nudieu.e drank, do.w.iv -their .naught i?t" Neirro music with the avidity'of a weary raietor who -kneels at the fountain to slake his lirs:. I'licre are many widences that those white audiences which crave Negro music are genuinely -n.u.eiv .in tlu ir appreciation of the music and melo\ and pa:ho- of Negro solves and singng. In fact 1 " t" i'c an ihvs ytibbt pull ill Neg'io mu-.i as^is evidenced . by the demand for such music. Herein lies, a matter of very gicat moment. Nobody would-want-a cultural ideal for thw race that hum! impossible our RolandHayscs' and our l\..;. I; obi son. ami all the. rest: yet noluidy .wants a lUitual idial that- minimizes the xeaLj^iiritual and . uiiural 1 ontv.-t t-o be found in Neirro sontrs. More Mr. nii'u1 and more the comincreial aspect of Negro mus.i. is ydtiting. to the fore. Broadcasting outranies are making tiauoring- inducements to '.' .e makehs of Negro nuisie. dust rts the luacll* a> . e~~na Tiatis of the past among whites have reap. d a in; v.harvest Pf'.l . emendou? dividemls from Nv.gr,> honor, wh.io.lt a false racial pride has pre\cnUd the Negro from realizing; so the white singer?; .f Negro songs at\> going, to cash in on Negro -ie and reap the tiita ieial harvest that should r;.th;i> he the', Negro's. 'Phis is especially true di\ ie>s tiie Negro wakes up and throws aside false modesty am! sings the good old Negro songs as* only Negroes Van sing them. It is a stubborn fact ."a: 'i> tail- little al out the so-called classical '.nasi wj-aeh Negroes make. There ai;e some exi-ut iho-'e prove the rule. There are Whites wh' van under the bpet as and the rest, but Xe r> < 1 i ' 1 f .ill' "ItM !CI de'r fTTe Negro songs. TT " mvnjiv Negroes -ot^Jo reap the financial harvest in tlie field of music, tiny must prepare to give a m iter rendering of Negro music and Negroes themselves must evince an appreciation of 1 their own n >n ^bn? htthi'irn ThcytrnVV "hotl And above all it. must be made clear that if the world of music lo\ 11 swive pay for- lUfcir music -demand NegVo musie and if Negroes want the returns which accompany this demand, then Negroes must prepare to 1!? PALMETTO LEADER r*?* 1 i satisfy the denurttd~~a* given! In the long run the demand must determine the supply. There are sopie Neg'ioes who l'eel tliat they will not specialize in Negro musk-. To these should go the admoniI Lion that there is no cuHi|Milsion, hut the law of supI ply and demand are against them. If the Negro jaa in the market t-o-selt his music he must satislT" the popular demand or not sell at-all. T,he Neg.ro ] musician must face thy alternative to catering to I his own people with classical music" or to the white musii huying public with more and better Negro musk-. If the Negro thinks More of the cultural tdWcTL. ??*? = | - : ,^ ^n.MI classical muwc thtyn lie thinkv?of the financial prestige which?accompanies Negro music, he is at liberty to choose. There are a lew whitOs who appreciate music as such regjUdless to the eulor-of-bim wive' makes-ft^-But the music loving masses of whites who nuist finance the . ause of music want pure ami imdefiled Negro music. They will sit for two-hours and-endure Rola-mt Hayes and paul Robeson as they interpret the music of the masters, if at the tpnslusion. they &re rewarded with a few df the good old songs. IMost white audiences endure the classical parts of our musical programs hut really and actually enjoy only the spirituals. The demand today is for Nespirituals in their various arrangements and if the Negroes can furnish the supply there are fortunes and_f<>rturles. Otherwise Negroes must be ! content to perish while white artists reap an abundant financial harvest.- The sooner the Negro decides the better! It is a matter of supply and demand. if, DRAMA GRAMSBy (lra<;e Vera Postles. A Bibliography The muntil*' ?f May-rind .luiu- Tifllip with them closinp exercises ami niiiiiiu'iiu'Dicnls whioO moim-: to a lar.pe extent a break in "the pcneial routine. There ate not us many, plays piven in .July and August as tlio.iv arc in inid winter. It is now time for us to j'.o in for this lighter things.- There ure some however who plan to attend summer school some as teachers, some as students. Jn either ease you nuijght lind the following list of references helpful. " .1 Statecraft The Alt of Make-tJp?Helena Chalmersv Appleton 1<>25. ' 1 -tM-odern Theatres^ Irvihp Piehel, llareourt, Brace lt?2.5. | A studv < !' Costume K1 i vih.o.P I'il m.r pent The I-itht.inrr Art- -.M.^I.TTetrlesh. Me(iraw. Hill 1SM7. I Flay Production in America---Artlufr Krows, 1 loll j Theatrical History And Scenic-Act j Stape Decoration?Sheldon Cheney, Day. 1P27... | "A History of Pantomime?R. .1. tBroadbent, SimpL' kin, ^Tarshall 15101. The Theatie of Today?Model-well; Doild, Mead j* F.M4-1P2I.' J The Tlieictre oT Tomorrow-^Honf1 Shakespeare's Theatre?A^liley T'horiulike, Macmlllan, l'.?2f>. . A vi ro. twvwtiwn .V .M'\v i neairo?liorduii Craig. Dutton ' Drama! it' Canst ruction and IMay writing Play making- -William Archer, Small. Mavnard ltM?. DramatiV Tor-hnitiuo?George Balder, Houghton, Mifflin P.MSi. Tcchnh|uo of lliu Oho .Act I'lav 1.. M. K'oland, l.u ' ' llMS. ' . . The Art of 1'laywrit njg Walt...- 1' l'ai.,n ii-. --The Theory Of Acting-~ ' I Problems of the Actor- -Louis Calvert. Holt P.MS. Training for tlKi^Stage?Arthur"'llo'rhhlow, " I.ip-; ] _ pineoll P.Mtl. [ Tlieat re Practice .Mark Yotmu. -,Voihner?fHW. | ^ P-lay Production j Shakespeare for. Community Players Hoy Mit. eltell, Dent. Dutton l'.Mih Teehninue in Dramatic Art llallnm Bos\\\ rth. .Maemillair 192t? ? Dramatics for School and Community Claude AVisc. Stewart. Kidd. P.rj;!. ( HKSI l'.K PA llAtHJAPits Mr. Madison Worthy canic down from WasJiing'on Sunday and spent, the 'day. .. ; Lev. Mr, Met/, of St. Helena Island *pre:telle I a forceful serin n Sunday afternoon at Braincrd Institute. This was the heginuiug of the commence meat i*xei\ises. On Monday nie.lt. the <>th and. .th grades gave a play entitled "Kor.inda." followed hy a group of V'rls and . hoys representing waxed figures . who when wound tin w pnlil d ' certain acts, according to the tigures they represented. The Impel was ct'vwded. OiP Tuesday | tin- Pi i/.e Oi nun ic.it. Con't'O u'lM" Ml IV f'ditco. ' .M.an.1 out of town guests aiv ill atnninUce'. Wednesday is Al^n^li hlav -i nd Thnrvitay morning,? graduation day. All of .the exercises nr.. ni.iv. I and are interesting- throughout. dTof. Young Che music teacher is rendering' some very tine so-, lections. ' " < ? On lie siik list are: .Mis. K. liau.liii. Mi-. Prazier Wright. Mr. John Hint n. -Mrs. Hani.. K'h-ifuii ' .Mrs A-nniol Pye. _ Mrs. Kusa_ Johnson. Mis. Liz-j zin Wylio an- out ajratn' after hoiny <|i\'to sick. Mr, and Mrs! Preston Nelson entertained a low frioiul;? Monday nijjht. The funeral of Mrs. Mary1 l>a\*is who died at the homo of her daughter in Salisbury. N. Friday morniinr May t> was hold at B: ooklyn Tabernacle 'last Sunday afrornoo|i.; ~:*ne was a member i"T~('. 1L B. A. Society No. ltr At tin* .lose, of her' funeral Jierv'tecs, the crowd remained for thV ser vices of* Mrs. M apple Stradford who died at her homo on Pinckney Street. Friday eveninp. May <?. She" was a member ol* the choir. and II, R. A. Nil, 44. also Stewardess ard. N?>. I 1. These meiuhers will be missed hi the e-huvch and commu-' nitv. The relatives-have, the deepest sympathy. <-f Their many friends.-* ~~ Rev.] C. \V. McNYal. Mr. .Tames Melviu. Mr. Sylvester Armstrong motored to Rock Hjll Sunday and worshipped. Rev. I).. C, I hvrk irUed?t-he?pidpir Sunday nt~ Brooklyn Tabetmv.le jjn the absence of the Pastor Rev. 0. \V. MeNeal. vfr. 'leorpe Timnson and Mr. .U'hn Bell* .are h?.me f I'Ain t ? 1 ' Christian Home 'Burial Association will hold its annual Thanksyixlug servu-o* - at Mi. Clmwh-, May 25? at 3:ft0 1'. M. The- sermon -will be nrearh.Oil by Rev. D. R. McClaiu. of Uo.k Hiil. Mrs I.ena Golden of Greenville. -pent Saturday Iumo with her brother. Mr. .lames Satterwhit'o. She was accompanied home by Mrs. l.ela Coleman Tin- the week-cfuT7 ~ M+>i. Bertha ABeekham s-perrt -the )hxfk-tnd-- rrr * New York with her sr>n. Mr. James Reek ham. Miss Fdna Reed has returned- -ttr?New York af- I -r ^ ___ ter being called home to the funeral oT her brother, Mr. .loo Heed. Mis- Matiie M. Frederick andMr. John Stradford were married a ?yw days ago. , . A erttMfd estimated at 100 persons itiosn Si ai tanhui. worshipped at the 111?>;?!<Iyn Tabernacle .last Sunday. Itiilh'tin^of the Piedmont Sumner .M hool which w'H be held in Ruck Ilill are beint? mailed to tenehe.stfl y the Director. Finiey Hindi School Notes The IKaecalaureate sermon of Finley Jliah?wilT bt? preached Sunday a to :non by Rc-v. ('. \\". M:Neal at o'clock at Metropolitan A. M. K; Z'. Church; Monday night at Calvary Baptist Church, giils from the DISTRICT In the interest of the 1 (1nnrf of f1' will Ik; held at the following places, 'I interest to both departments of cussed fr.r the benefit of all concepni urged to attend these metings. The Roper hajj-iipput-ized Sir Frank Kdnv ings. The (irund Chancellor, Sir J. Fdiv.onds, or he represented at the t ?" 7 DATES AN DATE Monday May 1(5 __ Tuesday May 17l_- ,1- *_ Wednesday May 18 Thursday May 19._ :. J Friday May 20Ti- -- " ?1 Saturday May 21-, . ___TT1 Monday. May 2.'i__ .i_*l Tuesday May 24 , Wednesday May~25 . _. _ _ . _ ~i Thursday May ... . < Friday May 27 = i Saturday Mpy 28.. 1 ,1 Other nii'i'tincs?w+fHrtT-scheduled "dates for YOUR district, and make it Ty re?|Uivted that each Deputy put fo t' lirf ip her district lepresented. 1 Edmunds as to the hour of themeeti I: : ??xr F GREEF | SUMMER ? - JUNE 6O . % v ?AIM'RON The State Departr ^ * F r Information. Wiito & H. I.. IIICKSON, SttM'lii ? MRS. L. L. SFAYKI.L, oj 00^ A(idorson St foot, * OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOC j STATE C V Saturday, Mav 21, 1932 ,'7*- . . jr ?>. Home hionomie dei^n-tment will ap| pear in a Fashion 1 Show, under the j direr jioi) of Miss Fstelle Bovian. They will also give a shore playK" oa.v Wednysdisy night at Calvary, . the graduating exeivises will take place. Miss Ottie Green, Columbia; Miss [I?. raiuo Harris, Clinton, teachers in ! Loomis stieet; Miss Aygnes Williams j teacher in the grammar school have ?returned?tn?uhi'.ir?reaper tiv hum's, their school having closed last week. PnTT TThmeV MVOahf uf Sumter ~ with three friends visited the school Tuesday. . Kmmeit Scot|t Hi and Finley Hi crossed bats here Friday. The score was 17-to -4 in'"favor of Finley Hi. MEETINGS Knights of Pythias and alanthe and on, the following datq,s. Matters the Order, will be taken up and disud. Every- Pythian and Calanthean is Grand Worthy Councellor feir P. A. onus 10 represent him at these meetA. Brown, will accompany Sir Frank heelings by appointment. I) PLACES: ; " ~~ FLACK ' DISTRICT DEPUTIES Georgetown , Mrs. E,- Ford - Orangeburg __ Mrs. P. I>. Kertt Aiken __ Mrs. J, Jackson Columbia .. : : Mrs. Starks Camden __ Mrs. E. Meyers Rock Hill Mrs. E. M. Witherspoon dewberry __ Mrs. Daisy B. Cannon \ntlerson Mrs. Nettie Tayior \bbeville __ Mrs. M. L. Pope Greenville Mrs. C. Thompson Spartanburg _ __ Mrs; A. L. Barnes Jnion Mrs. S. L. Humphries 4 for other districts later. ftrat:h the possible to be present. It is urgentrtli every possible effort, to have each )eputy will kindly notify Sir Frank ing. * in F. II. & L:? Roper, ^irand- Worthy t'ouncellor Edmonds. I). p., G. W. C. > >F MEETINGS inights of Pythias and SCHOOL I VCHERS I -JULY 9 I El) 1)Y? ' i rient of Education tiir Ilijrh School. Director, 8 , Registrar 8 ' Gueenville, S. C. & 'Oo<:>oooooc>oooooooo:oooox>???x<