The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, November 20, 1937, Image 1
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Ethel Waters Who St*
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ADDE1T ATTRACTION U
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All of South Carolina is making
preparations to attend the mammoth
Ethel Waters "Harlem To
Hollywood" Revue which rs slated
-r appear at The Township Audi
J! torlum op Thanksgiving night.
Ethel Waters is known to tht
entire show world as the "first la>
dy of the Negro theatre" and wil
bring an entire Broadway Revut
to Columbia that will feature tht
w finest Negro artists in the theatri
, cal profession. In addition to Le
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? Waters,-the-east will include Ed*
die Mallory and his orchestra ol
sixteen artists, direct from a five
W ' month run at New York's famous
Cotton Club, Sunshine Sammy' anc
Sleepy Wrlliams, the former being
the original "Our Gang" comedian,
a group of Big Apple ant
* Lindy Hoppers who recently wor
' the Daily News (New York's tabloid
newspaper) Jjarvest Moor
Ball championship1 .at Madisor
Square Garden recently along with
other popular: entertainers who
won fame both in Hollywood and
Harlem.
Dur|ng the past soason Ethel
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Waters appeared for five months
at&the Cotton Cluh> and toured ir.
the finest theatres front New Yorl
to Jx>s Angelesi also appearing al
the Trocadero Cafe Hollywood
the smartest club *<Si the I ' wesl
coast She also appeared with Ber
Bernie on his- radio?program- as
a guest, four times during t h'.i
past year.
' "Being afraid of making gooc
. is just what made me what I An
T- today?if I am Something."
Thus does Ethel Waters, th<
celebrated colored comedienne, e3
press herself.
Ethel Waters now makes knowi
tne manner in which she rose t<
stardoYn in such Broadway musi
cal comedy successes as "As Tho\
sands Cheer," "At Home Abroad1
and "Blackbirds," She co-starre<
with Clifton We^b, Helen Bkoder
k?k and the * late Marilyn Mille
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in the first names , show and aha
ed top line honors with Beatrie
^' Lillfc~ftf the second. Her hono
f has been a siiygular^'tfe, she bt
teg the only flegro artist sine.
Bert Williams to star in a Broad
way musical comedy^ ' ,
Born in Chester, Fa., she start
L ed out life as a domestic doinj
^ housework for private -uajnllies
getting early rehearsal 'fflf t h
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;ar Here
irr^d In B^adway
idles On Southern Toim
TITTER HEANS~X^D SUSIE
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' famous "Washboard Blues" i n
Rhapsody in Black.'" While wort
i ing around the house she used to
I sing to amuse herself, and one of
her mistresses asked her to enter
an amateur contest held at a
? Philadelphia theatre. She did and
. won first prize.
' So, Et^el began her career sing
! ing in small colored road shows
' that played throughout the South.
Her salary was $20.00 a week, hut
1 the catch was, 3he didn't get the
. $20.00. A manager signed her to
a contract paid* her $9.00 a week
i and kept the remaining $11.00.
i Encountering all the hardships
I to essential to the performer to
. give them the "actor's heart',' she
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later conTmqrcialized on what Bhe
' now calls tho "hard knock school"
1 Never really confident-of her ow?
great talents, when a job was offered
to her to appear in a Broad
1 way cabaret, she was afraid to
1 accept it. To discourage the book'
ers, who sought her for Broadway
' honors, and to' rid l???rt*Blf of he^
personal fears, she apked the
seemingly impossible. N^age of $450
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* | At the time her top Balary was
: $125 and after asking what she1
t'considered an impossible fee, she J
,jput the whole natter right out of,
t her mind. To. hej? bewilderment a
i j wgek later, lew Leslie, who was
) Tion Clut>, atop the Winter Oarden
in New York, summonder her
j and expressed a willingness to ac
cept her services at the price she
1 had stipulated.
? And it has been going on like
c that ever since. She was scared
when offered, an engagement at
the Palace Theatre, New York,
then the ambition of every vaudej
ville artrst to play. Through her
* j manager Attorney Harold GummJ
*ishe asked $1250 for this ?ng|p~*
I ment and got it. _Jfrom .this show
* place a nationwide tour was arranged
and she became a bigtime
r vaudeville headliner. Then came
r "Blackbirds," "Rhapsody in Black"
e 'As Thousands Che?r" and At
r Home Abroad." j
\ In between shows a Cotton Club
e appearance was sandwiched and It
was there she introduced "Stormy
t Weather." With each succeeding
engagement La Waters, asked for
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and got more money and the latt
est high water mark is the $7,000
'? she received for her "Harlem To
Hollywood revue."
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r) SPEAKER AT DURHAM ,
President E. H. McGill of Allfen
University was guest- speaker in
SC John A. M. E. church, Durham
N C, last Sunday and delivered
anotnefr one of his master speeches
"Before a large and' appreciative
audience. He spoke on "The Suing
his subject from sixth chapteu:
of Isaiah.
Dr. McGill went to Durham by
inivtation of E. C. Merrick, treasurer
of the church and also treasurer"
of the N. C. Mutual Life Insurance
Company-. The occasion
celebrated "Men's Day" and the
large choir of singers added much
to the services. To the s^jpe people
Dr. McGill spoke again Sunday
night and had another capacity
audience. Mr. Edgar Thompson
senior student of Allen, accompanied
the President to Durham.
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ARMISTICE DAY OB9ERVED
Armistice Da? program was hold
at th? Veterans Hosptal Nov. 11,
at .11 o'clock, a. m., by the colored
veteraijs of ^tha World War.
The main "speakers were Mr. W.
H. Stillers, Atty of Adjudication
at Veterans ^Hospital; Dr. E. H.
McGill, presi^en of Allen University
and Mjs Matilda Griffin, gold
star mother.
We wish to thank those of the
city who took a part in the singling
of many war songs led by Mr.!
Riddick and Mrs. Summers and
sounding of Taps; and especially
the nurses for their charming pres
once, who represented the Waverly
and Good Samaritan hospitals.
?Mother Griffin.
MASS MEETING, SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 28th
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Sponsored by NAACP and Robert
Elliot Forum. Special Program
Arranged.
Columbia.?A Maes Meeting will
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?v uvu ?v UCT.UIIU VOIYttl/ DBpVlHl
church, Sunday, November 28, at
4 p.m., under the,, auspices of the
National Association1,for the Advancement
of Colored People and
the Robert Elliot Forum.
A special program wHl be presented
with speakers representing
both the NAACP .and the Robert
Elliot Forum on the' program and
music from some of our leading
1&aI artists. Arrangements will;
be made for the annual meeting
of the National-Association for the
Advancement of Colored? People,
whin the election of i?:ik officers
|Will. be held." All public spirited
citizens are cordially invited to
attentji the mass meeting where
important civic matters may ba
discussed. jj'
PICKENS CO. . TEACHERS
INSTITUTE
The progressive teachers o f
Pickens county were called together
by the Jeanes supervisor for
two consecutive days for Teachers
Institute which was held in the
Pickens High school. The meeting
was opened by Miss V. V. Waters
Jeanes teacher. Mr. E. L. Bolt,. Co.
Supt. of Education discussed brief
ly, "What the Jeanes Teacher
Should mean to Colored j Schools
of Pickens County," which was
very interesting and timely.
Miss Ruby Langston, Co. nurse
discussed an<i stressed with great
emphasis the Ways of Promoting
Cleanlrness in- the Rural Areas.
Every teacher and patrons enjoyed
her brief remarks. Communicable
X)iseases, Dr. N. C. Bracket, local
rdoctor of Pickens. Follow up
Health in the home by the teacher,
Lr. W. B. Furman, ' County
Health officer.
The visitors were Miss Mary
Sloan, Mr. W. M. Rutledge, Mrs.
Catherine Johnson, Jeanes teacher
of Oconee County, Rev. Marcus
Williams.
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IUTH CAROLINA, SATURD^
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SCOTTISH RITE MASONS TC
MtJPT A HP nn a vrrrirtf * n
luuiji m onnnvnTiLiLD
NEXT WEEK.
Branchville, Nov. 1?.?"Hie Scol
tish Rite Masons of Souui Carolina
will have its grand lodge annual
session next Wednesday evening
at BranchvNle.
The Rev. L. G. Bowman, of Eas
tover is the grand master, Rev
S D Rickenbacker of Bamberg is
the deputy grand master, D. D.
Moseley of Columbia is the^ grand
treasurer and Prof. W. R;J Bowman
of Cameron is the grand lecture^
along with the Eastern $?ar
members, and Other worthy. mSmbers
of the craft. * ! w
According to announcement from
the grand master, the order does
not owe one penny to any of its
beneficiaries. Two new lodges'^have
been organized this year: one at
Eastover, the other at Blairs.
The^ev. Salley of Orangoburg
who resigned ^s grand master last
year on the account of his health
will doubtless attend this meeting
Iancf his advice and suggestions on
imRortydlt-questfons will be given.
Tb6 Rev. L. G. Bowman, who is
u degfree mason is said to be
one of the Ihost learned masons in
the state Be received Pall his degrees
m New Jersey.
The Local Committee hag arranged
to give them much turkey
Thanksgiving day.
Throngs Att
School Spc
Palmettc
Cakebakers Win Prize
* Many Prizes Given.
SPONSORED BY THE
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Overflowing' crowds of people
attended the Cooking School and
Food Show held in Bethel church
Monday, Tuesday and . Wednesday
nights, a"n many- cash and' other
prizes were awarded, fine demonstrations
given by Miss Theresa
Kennedy, of Allen University
pleased Columbia housewives,
cooks, spectators and lovers of
good recipes from which comes
good, well-ceoked and well selected
meals. , I
The Cooking Show was a very(
[unique affair and the set-up made
it a first class fair. The Bhow was
sponsored by The Palmetto Leader,
and it wHl be an annual af-.
fair.
Cooking School Demonstrations
The following is a synopsis of
the-programs usod by Mh?s Ken*
nedy:
One Meal Dinner Surface cooking
Muffins, Biscuits .
Refrigerator Rolls.
Complete Refrigerator Rolls
Cakes "
Paltry Making
Salted Mixture Use of Gelatine
Frozen Custard J:
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Whipping Evaporated Milk
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Lemon ?hrflfon Pie Filling
Baked Fish with Stuffing
Salad Dressings
Icings Uncooked
J Beverages <
Whipping Evaporated Mrlk?Continued.
i Cake Contest on Wednesday
night.
j The above is only a brie/. The
lessdn plans were prmted in a
' fouy^page pamphlet fflWfPcarried 17
J reci^s. These wete distributed
, and 'xrarried home iby (every one
fop future ubo.
^ PrlsM Awarded
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> HARBISON INSli'iLTl.
HEARINGS t
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By R. l?. Jones
Our communit./ was sauly shock i
t e<J by the death of on > of ou? i
former students, -Mr. John I. "Hall 1
who whs a student of Alien Uri"
versity at tho time o? his death.
The enu came Tuesday niprht. Oc
tober 26. after he was rushwl tr. I
the Good Samaritan hospital tp
. on- Sunday, October 31, and was
( attended by-. a large number of
relatives nad friends. Piirtof the
services were conducted by mem-.
I'bera of the Allen University* facI
ulty and student bod? We were j
j very glad to see Mrs. llary De
zelle of New York Citv and Dr.
S. A. Kail of Pontiac. Michigar.
r sister and biuthcr resncttivilyvof
the eoeasec* Wo. the faculty and
i atudent body of Harbison institute,
= felt the loss more keenly
than others, as the sister ol' the
1 deceased Is a co-worker here.
I Harbison institute hau several
representative;^ at the Atlantic
Synod held in ; Albany, G.a, Octo|
ber 28-29. Ampng these were nc
follows: Dr. J. G. Porter i-nd Deap
'and Mrs. R. W.-Boulware.
| The institution was again favor1
ied by two of our fri^i.. is, M-.
Williams and daughter of - New
York jGityy- November . 4. Both
'gfcve-very timely remarks during
I the chapel ftbur. They were?e?ry
route to their winter resort i"rT
Florida. '
I . Oujv team motored o Newberry11
T Thursihy, November- 11, where
we ffflft the the Draytpn Street
High, school football teaan in oui
four'th' track mec't for the year.
Although we played on an unfavorable
day, with mud a "shoe
: deep", our J.eum ronvpvy until they
were tired. The finkl'l'score wa
Har'bisv/n 31, Drayton- street 0. i
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To Be Annual Affair PALMETTO
LEADER contest
yet hundreds of people had
orize winning- tickets which callea
for sacks of flour, meal, packages
of coffee, butteF, bread, etc. The
rake baking prizes went to: Rev*
R. B. Gilbert, lst^pjgfcze $3.00; Mrs
Trannio, Lewis oft%ethel church,
2nd prize $2.00 apd- third prize
Mrs. Bessie Groom, a sack of Adluh
flour; fourth prize Mrs. Ryal
Walker, full sack- Adluh flour. In
j addition to thcBe prizes one person
j won a half ton of coal and another
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MISS -THERESA KENNEDY
person was. granted 1,000 pounds
of eta. '.. ' *
Merchants Wares Displayed
Columbia Merchants cooperated
nicely in making the' Show go over
big. They had on drsplay their
wares. The City Ice Company, T.
D. Palmer. Allen Rros. Millinc Co.
Perry Browne, Inc., Home Stores,
Reamer Tee flncT Fuel Company,
Central Dairies, Coca Cotk. Bottling/Co.,
Denny Baking Co j R. C.
i Williams & Sons Furnltuijft Co.,
Drehers Sausage fcp., 7 Up Bottling
Co., A. & Food Storas,
Continual on ptga 8
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Annual Event 1
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MANY INTERESTING FEAT
TUP rvTuC tii < ?
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It "mi Oun.iiig " Tm ul Alll/Il a
promises to be u feature of
Thank^g ivjrig arid will make Thurs 8j
day a big day on the campus. for l4
students, instructors, friends- and if*
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Alumni. They are coming "' nextfH
Thursday frgm the . four winds oil g
the State and they are 'coming U q
-set in -motion a project that wrl) n
mean mu<sh to the college. Every, rl
body is enthused over the idea tl
and the Home-Coming "Special" bi
is being mailed out this week- tc ir
a half thousand men and women
who studied in the class rooms ' ,
?.t Allen and who were indoctrinated
with the "Old Allen Spirit" ^
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n which self-help and industry
are keywords. |fi
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Speaking ' of the big gamp be.;wet>i
Allen 1 and Benedict Gstllege. *'
next Thursday one thinks that the 'j
Alumni of Benedict is about as .
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much sold to the "Home-Coniing"'|
.celebration us are the Aller.itea ! p
"jp'hore are many men and^wotyenl (
of the Alumni of Benedict^ a ill d I
Shese- peopler are coming strong
to see. thefir team in action against .
Allen's Yellow Jackets. It is huro'
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now to pick the .winner. Both 1
teams have had graduate work in I
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football science fend thoy are roa-j.j
dy to do the "stuff" on b o th'.,
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sides. However, the students of, ?
the two colleges are brothers* anc ^
kreters in academic function and^are
closer now in their ties than
ever in the history of the two\big ti
denominations. This thing* was re C
Hgiously planted ten years apt-'r1
by the eminent leader, President V
Stacks, and the scholarly mah of; n
renown, Bishop David 11. Sim.- !
and this shall be the practice anc. i b
philosophy of the modern sp akei. r.
' oft /it he new .day?Dr. R. 11. Mc-'t;
Gill'. ''And so mote it be" - j a
ReiViwmbe'l- the game will beg hi b
S. C. S^ATE A. & M. CC
TWO BUILDINGS
TO BE BEGINNING OF !vYF
APPROVED BY BO.'
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Two new buildings co^tin? $141. ft
000/00, the" BcgTmunir of a five- w
year building program and 'a to- c
tal operating budget for .1938-30,
not including capital improvements '
were approved at-a regular meet- 0
mg of the Board of Trustees of '
S. C. State Agricultural and Mechanical
college, Orangeburg, P^'??
C.. according to nn announcement' Q
by President Miller F. "Whittaker, r
this week, yt
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Erection of the .two buildings u
will begin on or about November '
18. Lafaye .and I.afaye, Colum- p
bra, S. C., well known architects V
submitted the plans for a new dor- i
mitory for boys which-"Will cost C
$65,000.00 and a new modern li- r
brary building ib-jfeost 80,000.00 c
When equipped. t v
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A futt membership' of the Boayd fc
of Trustees was present when the *
budget%4quest* to be presented to j
the legislature for 1038-30, wa**t,
I rend and approved, t
! The budget request adopted ^
calls' for a state appropriation of ,,
$142,000. The total operating bud- t
get, not including capital improve- .
ment. and which is supplemented [n
by student fees, tuition on^t
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j oral funds would be for 1938-39, s
$250,000.00. f
President reported the college t
in good condition with a total enrollment
for the "present session n
of 760. A five-year building pro-, r
gram and other policies oT^ the ad-{ rB
ministration were approved and t
highly commended by the Board of y
Trustees. " f j,
The new dormitory for ttoff y
which will cost $65,000.00 is fifmn- {
ced in part bv Federal PuDlic t
Works funds and in part bj^^tate c
funds. The building will be ijpod ?
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Proclaimed _r
Day" For All 1
U R KS SCH EDl'L E D FOR
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(Prof?-ssi?r Abraham's choir "vvill
sng ?soveru: t>! their.*"7* charming .
umbers at the**AlunThi dinner be;?rc
and. after, the address Jo f ~
resident Met! hi. ' It's Worth. ydCtr-~ as
bill to?.drive up or d<Kvn to ?'"'""1
iUil tht: latest a. , ( : mh Lft
msic which is the Alien'.- Glee
ub. It is really glorious the way
ley sing and their^, singing \Jlll
e' a big feature he;<? Thanksglvig.
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jfcjrs. Carrie McGill, the wife of
t? President, Mrs. Rosina Chap- '
file, Miss J.ar.ie Smith, Mrs. Esie
T. Chappelle, Mrs. V? guese,
ad mapy other distinguished woion
make up the conlminue on
iceptmn for the '"Momc-Ceialrtg''
>*ent. Thit- committee is pirn ;< than
lat.. . . it ia the .committee that
planning and preparing thiT'fe-"
,'ption for the?A-lumni Banquet. . .
elieve it or not, thw'.is.the leal , '
mirmtlee that is .giving the
hole' a/Tair*proper setting in the
iirims "f tji'. public. This is the
ig aty.ertrsurr.Vnt and drawing .
nd in the making of a good prc^, . j
rj^rn and "pulling" a tremendous tr
rowd. IsJL- "alleged that a leocpun
will 1)1* had it; honor of our
lustrous fltfii and* women. 'The
spread" will l."o In the dfining .
ail wjien -they shall ap; tar.
Pr If W Marit" ditecting
ii parudt a !\nt?.ie of Home- , ? _
rminj.* xervdscr-. W-tt-h . m. a;* Jj"
stvfc-k-ey mer. a- Mr .J:.::v*s McD . J
lVudl>-r>! Me. s:,rvttVroo Kntziir.g*T.
S" uii*.. Bu: ;on. T l:!!i?\\oo?i
' wie ar'd M:>>? MeOja'r. ,,a n d
ietin? <;y nil J Smith. TV y y 'an to
ave ats and o'ohy f >rr. atrons
nat Vill give ex.-e-lent coloring
aa-king a L ictuve which w$l be
e&ut/fu!' T attrac-t:ve><(^r-^AM
iLLEGE TO GET"
COSTIN G' $141.000.00
l\XR lM'llilhN(; PROGRAM"
VRI> OF TRUSTEES 5
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rn in every' r spo-t. practically '* . ^
ri'.pro f. til<? ih.i j'rv the hail ays.
1 n a t or " e * - an cf -re n n n tt wntr
on every flo'oi with accomoJa
i.-r.s f 7* t i00 V>y>. It is
l'snm-.i. that, ti.te- i% *Se first unit
f a ?'rif s^ of small dormitories v
or boys. ' ? jL
The. rat-re of the worTc of fhe tn oK*
tit.stion is tuch th.a' the -r.roll- T
lent of h"VH is ranidlv ir .-erasing
grrtiktme and mechanic r~te atracting
large number*. Construe
ion - f th'-.ri.-v dorrfritory x '. !] get
nder wr.y- ;' month.
TVn 1 iV: p.lan* were al*o approved
f-?r a' new, library
uil'dir tr c Ming * *.^000.00. . This
? fir'an-od.by a grant from the
Icneral Education Board' "and jfa *
iaVt bv S'nt fund?. C. nstr,icdMn
n this bailni-j will got under ?
ray -very shortly after work has
irgun or. the dormitory. This ;
milding xvill. also be flre-proof, ? ..
hree stories jp height, wrth r<"ad-cU
ng accommodation* {or oOO rend-Pi
rs, and stack voofn arcommoda?f '
ions for'?>0.000 xadumcs. This xvill .
;ivo S. f. State one of 'the mast
ryvdern hpd up-to-date libraries in
he sou^it^.d.
For tjlie ptvet/on and equipment
f hot hi* boild'tnts. $141,000.00 is
vailable, $75,000.00 poming. ffora
tate Appropriations, .$2ff.G0Q frpm
edernl funds. and $40.00^.00 from
ha General Education B<^frd7 ,
It is expected tirUt-dWVi of the j
.hove units, ill bo compfeted and ,CJ
eadv for Use in the lf'P*-39 seaion.
Tff^TrnjTOttninc v? re1 only
he beginhihg of an r.pansive % 3
uildino "program planned by Presdent
Whittaker, which will extend ->
Ivor t^e "oyt vnrs. ard callnc
for the following stru'ti
wo dormitories /or hoy,; a launlrv.
buildlnir: a ntophanitf ' artj
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