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. i - ' > _ VOL. XIII?NO. 21 Jenkins Or ph.' New Heac A Cost . v Charleston.^-Th.e Jenkins Orphanage of Charleston is coining into its own in this the 47th yeai ?of ita existence. This mstitutioi tvas founded Dec. 1G, 1801 and ha* become widely known throughout this section and other parts of the country. Thousands of children have been handled, trained and sent out?through the untiring eT" forts of the founder, Itev7 D. J _ , . - ? Jenkink. The work has uutgruwn its orig inal headquarters at 20 Franklin St., Chai lestqn, S. C. The City ol Charleston is erecting a modern , institution, consisting of four boys dormitories; one for girls; or.e a . . ministration building; laundry kitchen and workshop, all of brie! at a cost of appi oximati ly $33.000. When this plant is complett and equipped?it will?represent an outlay of $50,000. The new " institution will be located at Lincoln : Park on ihe Ashley River, a parcel of land belonging to the Or Phanage, containing? 150?tmnTS" more or less. The city property i belonging to the Orphanage is being deeded to the city in exchange for the new?buildings. It has been decided by the officials to hrondon 5 . the 'activities of the work and inl their new location, the inmates will be taught various trades?carpentry, shoe-making, printing, cab * inet making, domestic art, agriculture in its varied bianehes. 1 1 1 1 ' ? >-mu n?h uivnnvu us"AVlin a 11100? em plant, but it will-cost _$10.000 ?; -"ts furnlsir-it with standard equip* The president, Mrs. E. C. Jenkins, hewidow of the late founder, Rev Jenkins, took up the work when he laid it down in July of last yeai She has been connected with the ^institution for more than thirty years, which fits "her for carrying forward the' work. She is a woman with a vision and does won' ders in helping to meTd1 thro characters of unfoitunate boys a n d _ Their?places?hi ?the world and fit ting tneni to carry on wnen she shall have passed from active service. " fn ^.inimry nf this year Mrs. Jenkins secured the aid of?Rev R. H. Walker as executive mana grr Rev. Walker is one of the best known preachers of this da> and generation, known as.one ol the four hortjemen. lie has Leer broadcasting each Sunday for six teen weeks 'over Station WCSC with a choir of fifty voices, popu larizing the institution. He hat been instrumental ^ in bringing a ? bout this change for the benefit and future success of the institu "? " tion. He is asking his manj friends throughout the country tc ? hear the plea of persons coming with the proper credentials sign_ ed by- the president. The campaign is on for raising $10,000 and Mrs. Jenkins and Rev Walker will tour the states i n raising this amount to perpetuate this great institution. They are . ?., thanking all in advance for whatever might be contributed to this worthy effort. All donations can be sent to Jenkins Orphanage, Box 851, Charleston,~S.~TTr' American Plant Life - ? ^ Radio Program ? Washington, D. C.?The variety ' of products of gardens, fields and ? rchards of America flowers,fruits and vegetables?will pass in * review Sunday afternoon; May <22, when another "World Is Yours" Smithsonian Institution radio series is broadcast. The- program, "American Plants", will be presented over 57 stations of the Nat ional Broadcasting company (Red) at 3:30 (EST) 2:30 (CST) 1:30 iMTf and 12:30 (PT). While a family eats p dinner consisting of a menu from "soup to nuts" grown in garden^, fields and orchards, The lives of two American horticulturists will be dramatized. One of them Luther Burbank, was the "wizard of plant __ life", who bred spineless cactus for fodder and provided-n^ny rnrr1foods for America?and foreign tables. ? ? : Tuaftegee Contribution TTie contribution of George Wash! ~ ington /Carver, of Tuskegee insti-1 tute, will also be dramatized. Dr.' ^ Continued on Page 8 / * nri. v^n . _ __ . anage Gev % Iquarters A of $50,000.0 Mrs. M. K. Howard Speaker at Women'i "Mass Meeting On . the 5th Sunday. 29th i at Second Nazareth Bapt. chu Rev. Jones, pastor, all the woi oT all the churches are urged be present at 4 o'clock to hear State President and help com tt?o "plans for the Golden Jub The pastors with their nieml are cordially invited and all sit in groups by churchesrcause of the Baccalaureate mon at Benedict college the Sunday afternoon, the reg meeting was changed to 'the Sunday. The 8th Missionary .Union n Lng was held .May 8th at First < vary Baptist church. Rev. You blood pastor. ' This being Mothers' Day, guest speaker/ Dr. Jv J. Sta: -gave a vmy intOle&ting and propriate address. In a short 1 Mrs. Starks suggested that M< ers meeting be held in interest our- young girls. The sugg?s1 was well taken and we bnpp ov society will plan such a meet in homes, schools or churches The pageant "Golden Stni lepicting fifty years of the e: tence of the WoVn??n\s Bapi State convention will be prcsc ed-Sunday eveningr '22inl iiwi, ~ "at first Calvary. Second Calvj will present the same pageant ">th Sunday evening at 7:30. members and friends are co; illy invited. Other churches planning to give the same page bc'fcer the convointiojn. Wu for dates. Keep in mind the watchwon Go Forward! J. W. 'I m i " i"* ? /? * irustee tsoara or i3 ; len Univ. Called By order of Bishop Joseph S . on Flipper, D.D., LL. D., Pre! ng Bishop uf-ihe-Sevettth?Epis pal District: The TrusCee board of Allen L [ . ersity is hereby called to meet i annual session Wednesday, Ji I lnt, 1938, 10 a. m., in the Audit ium of the Chappelle Administ I tion Building, Allen Univers | Columbia, S. C. I "BISIIOP J. S. FLIPPER, Presiding Bishop, T83 Houston St., N. E., Atlanta, Ga. J. E. THOMAS, ?Sec-."of Trustee Board, 618 N. Coit Street, Florence, S. C. ?? 1 naa <iood Year iBSfeislli HON. WM. NICKERSONtJR President-Manager of the Go en State Mutual Life Insurai company, 4111 Central avenue, I Angeles, Calif., who reports good year in '37, incdVne bei $342,495.19. The company, orj nized in '25, has assets of $2 875.04, and_ surplus of $54,181. It has naid __$185^)Di.2&-in clai since organization. George 1 Beavers, Jr., is vice-president s N. O. Houston- Rprmtovo-tromi or. A native of San Jacinto cot ty, Texas, Mr. Nickerson was < 1'chUm! at Blsho^TahJ Prairie Vi and taught s?Tfool before enteri the insurance busf/ieas at Dallas '08. (Calvin 8?rvic t fJalt 1 . COLUMBIA, SQUT (Colored Method New Bishops iQ- - 1"^ GENERAL CONFERENCE St OVER-RIDES RECOMMEN- p. DATIONS OF bishops rt _c N> S A After a bitter fight to over-rid# An r the recommendations of the College of Bishops of the C. M. E. church in session in the General nst. conference at the city auditorium rc^' at Hot Springs, Ark., to not elect_ V men at1y bishops, the body voted' gloi ' to Saturday night, (May 7th) to elect dor _9dr two new bishops. len P^te The?&k4h>ps made effort 011 iMon Iii * dec. day morning to nullify the action Gill 3ers of the general body charging of pro will illegality in the casting of votes js a ?c* but they were not sustained in oth> se1'- the charge. *" for 4th . Tiie highlight in interest was a b ular. reached (\Vednesday night May jnai 5th ii) jn the election of additional the members to the great College of prei ieet Brshops when 40 aspirants were T Jal- candidates for el^c'ion to the. be nK- Episcopate. It had been provi- aim tnisly deti'finlnod that two church 0{h< the men wore to be elevated to the ^jon ? ks, bt'r.^h an.l fir** h?nor n''~ J W. .Y. Bell of Washington, D. C., facj a'k * professor of New Testament in- soni ith- J ;te rpvetation at Howard univer-I K.VII ?' sity. The election came on the can tion second ballot. ^vol. WJL t?On Thursday, May l2 came the S^U( i?g election of a second bishop, the ^0jj, 5.. Rev. C. L. Russell of Louisville is* Ky., being the second choice ol fac^ <is- the great delegation. Dr. Russell g j i|t_ pastor of the Chestnut Str oet of < ml- church at Louisville. Ky.*,?=Ava~ -i2C- -elected on the fourth ballot ovei 'moary. Dr. Roy L. Young of" Mississippi the and Dr. G. T. Long of Washing-' : All ton. D. C. It is generally believ: di- ed- that one of these newly elect- ^ are ed bishops will be assigned to pte- . ant side over South Carolina for the (ch next four years. " ~ " . bull d__ the Sterling Highlights us ? they - . T1 tl- Mombeis of tho faenltv and cfu- wish ? cently had the pleasure of hearing ' Miss Bva Jefsye, Professor of A lie: Choir, recount some of* the cxpe- fice rfences of her last national tour, our aid- ^T?t only did her tellyjg of the nurs co c^?"''s interesting soiourn in Hoi- -Ctat lywood, where Miss Jessye was havi r making negotiations for the film- Alio: . ing of "Poigy and Bess' (Gersh- plan une Wins *St'K10' Op^ru), intrigue the mori entire chapel, but also her wide are entire chapel, but also her wide whie . " travels and wealth of contacts in tl ity . ' r J' made her interpretations particularly valuable and authentic. She j recalled hpr reactions to strong racial sentiment and attitudes with such strength as to make her au- ? I4 1 diencfr long to undergo .like ex- jja Iperiences. eyep though?tboy?he ? unpleasant. With characteristi- ^ cally colorful language, she paint- " ed vividly the beauties of the moun 1 tains, now the rdains. nmv the s0n seashore . . . adding that the " ^ choir's fine singing was further , enhanced by the picturesque ar- n^' ? chitecture of nature. The Claflin 'ef?e Family Was once more pleased to ( hear congratulatory comments on the performances and the ability 0f:0 of its own James Middleton. who ^ was taken from his schooling to ^'U1 join the Eva Jessye Choir. Thru many hardships, rebuffs, and dis- (*,es couragements, Miss Jessye ha? -j-emerged an overwhelming success; and in the words of President nua' Randolph, "We wish for her an vo^ even greater degrae of success " and achievement". ' exercises Dr. William Pickens, e'* 1 leading a series of public educa- ' tional forums, addressed the faculty and studentg of-Claflin col- C?m . lege on thq "Economic Basis of " " J Race Problems". In no uncertain ^ME terms he printed out and contende<T that race problems were es- _ _ dd- sentiall/y economic in character. 0?U' ice Tt( rnnse the rnal fnrta pniwepninc ? ne >os evertts are either suppressed or n* withheld, scholars of history are Dr, ' ?a_ unable to see the whole picture, M< 99, prevented from making the his- gro j tory scientific, and thereby con- tlon V?ft fart into propaganda, either yest< ind rac'a' or soc'ah His wealth of Pilgi ur. academic and practical experience ty ii in- in both the study and solutirm of | sent* ?d- racial differences and problems has| m0rr doubled the effectiveness of his | rivc delivery. Thto 18 second only to j8ter e).| Continued on Pege 8 "A*~ r' * ^???; 2 ttrfto \L CAROUNA, SATURDAY, lists Elect Over Protest udent Council idorse And Praise ew Administration t Alien Univ. 4Hy L. V. C. Dowdy, Pres. Student Council^ 3* x fe have hud nt'et months?ur4 rious w;6rk and happy 'lays un the new admit istratton of AJUni" e l'sity under the si.ttja. *ct?on of P'-esideut Iv H. Me . Student tc'tviuos, have tV'Hw< gress unusi ah the school spirit spirit of cooperation with each i er and with faculty member; 1 a bigger program of work anc etter system such as has beer jgurated by Dr. McGill who i; ' students ideal as u college* SIUOIU. he new gymnasium, which will the pride of all students and hni "'jv-n inmpll1"1 ipMm iin | r ?r happy feature to our educa-' ' at Allen. It on*'",g ? program physical education with proper lities to make it count for, ething. More $han that, the 1 is a living evidence of what bo accomplished by people' King tugctiioi'Hs a team, t he1 lents of Allen have not only >ed in this work hut we have ced, with, interest and satision, the fine leadership of Mrs. H. McGill and the A. U. Club Columbia. These peopl" hav^ l working like Trojans for six ths to make this woTk y have met .weekly and in each kly meeting there was a good icial report and increased en;iasm. Mechanics, laborers hers,- ministers and all are ding program. It is because board of trustees of Allen gave i real college president wher ' elected Dr. McGill^^ ? le Student Council of Aller, -1 ics to thank the Bishop, the Rev-. J. S. Flipper, who in his l-?y judyement~saw tit to try an IPr nite, a "home" man in tWe of an of President at Allen. Now own son, born, reared a n d Be ed in the confines of the e has come forthwith hohoi ng introduced a urogram at P n that will recondition the coll t, and place the school on a ^'>x ? f nhdnmotltnl frmrwtntirin W. I M happy because of those things the hTwe have attempted to cite t,oni his short letter to the press. lege NTON COLLEGE 7 IMENCEMENT MAY 20-25 0"J: crtff: sic < iday, May 20, 8:00 p.m.-rMis- p neons Program. H/ch inday, May 22, 3:30 p.m.?Bac ^ ureate Sermon, Mt. Olivet A. gj Es Z. church?Rev II, E. Wil-J gac pastor Little Rock A ME Z |jve] eh,- Charlotte, N. C. bur< onday', May 23, 2:30 pm. Class . Exercises (High School) Col^audiCoriiHtN^ (jay onday. May 23, 8 p.m. Class' ^ay Exercises (Sr. Normal)? Col- atj0 auditorium. I at < onday, May 23, 9:30 p.m.? qUej nnijgaiiaus.k. ?s I T jesday, May 24T-3 pm.?Ad- men s to Alumni and Organization pr0i ;ge auditorium.' jOK(? lesday, May 24, 8:30 prri.?An \vju - Oratorical contest, Mt. Oli- gra( AMEZ church-. pdnesd^y, May 25, 10 am.? ling'of'Presiding Elders, Trus -a?d?Ministers in College chap V 0 (resided aver by Bishop John Co Martin, DD., Chicago, 111. ednesday, May 25, 3:30 pm.? q( niencempnt Address by Prof pnte '. Younge, Financial Secretary IZ church, Charlotte, N. C. ,i H. Turner, acting president.) - * nn a dunlin lh,pv i/i/ /luun i. u|Jii? Ora re In Pilgrimage ior May W. E. I'icken8, Guest Speaker ton ire than three thousand Ne- on S pupils under the WPA Eduea- anni program came to Columbia the jrday on their annual State ed I rimage. Nearly evory ?oun- ton n South Carolina was repre- Tuei 1/1 A + ton ?'/*! aoI/ trnof nrrlav rtl n ling the'ptipITs ^Beffan to aF- Pvcri at the State House and reg- coloi ed. The visitol-8 "were shown lumt Continued on Pag* 8 r?? MAY-SrltnB ~ STATE / r-2f i * *" |^K > a I anBHflV I ? (SU'i.v an.! ; esident T. V). Pinsi d Dr. N. C. Nix nedPt Speakers resident- -It?iFt?rinsi'm. Moi ege, Sumter. and I)r. N. , vice-pi,vsident State A. t college, Orangeburg, will principal speakers of 1 menccmont program that > this week at Benedict c , Columbia, S. he finals begin Thursday ig, May 10, with a piar.o I by the students of the ? department" at 8:00 o'clock, riday evening. .ATay ?0, at ack the English classes v sent a literary program, unday, May 22 at 1 o'clock 1 calaureate sermon will be red by Dr. N*. 0. Nix, Oranj r. onday, May 23. the senior c class will presort their ck exercises at 10 o'clock. M< afternoon the aktirmi assc n will hold its business sess 1 o'clock closing with a b ; Monday evening at 8 o'clo u*?day, May 21, the eofnrriei t address wttf be delivered^ lident I. 1>. Pinion. Morris ~c Sumter, after which degri be awarded to m* mbevs of 1 luatin^ classes. The public ially invited to these exereis ?orhees 40th Annu ffimencemenT a May 11. the Junior'Norn rtain'ed the-Senior Normal, ;h time a delightful time w by evetyon?. Other e'vel h? closing week will be t 1 school cla** night. May J Eorical contest-; May 27; Ji college class right. Saturd ' 28. Principal and Mrs. Rh will entertain the <pr^adua Saturday right. May 21 nf th ual reception. On May 20 annua! sermon will ho prea< >y the Rev. W. II. K. Pend of SpaHanbtt-tr, St O. sday, May 31, the common t address will he delivered. r C. A. Johnson, supervisor rod schools in the C;*y of ( )ia, S. C. The eommencemt Continued on Pag* 8 tiler V. & M. COLLEGE'S 0 ml r.vj^H ' ' -' r^B ' MISS VIRGINIA CHISOLM I'irtiii'n ->f "Mny f^nmr~rrTTi1~MiM311 W. I. Peake Re elec1 [ v .May 1J?In {closing minutes of th- second d sessie-n- oC the -Soot h"~C1a rc?l i tinv li'Ttakcrs and Embnlnu rs eon ris tion, Willis I. IVake of Ar or C. S. C.. was i'!octod for a*third t in i in ,,!Ticv. as wore J. H. W. Mo ho nt B nrcttsrilie and C. Lee I) the of Andersom to the r.tTicos of \ be- pro-i U nt and * easurer. res] "?1- lively. Mrs. Johnnie' Mao Ho son of R" ok?11 til was. elected ev- i-tary suc.eeedirg J. E. Spann re- Chester who die: in office, ru* j, M. Lewis of Bishopville was eh. cted chaplain and Mr. C^ ?8--Collins of Camden elected to i'ill office of assistant secretary. During- the meeting held the first day reports of commit dp- were heard and other routine r tet's considered. The public- m | inff was held at the ,Maeed ol- I T?Q.aio? .. ...? J9S I Leo. Davis and Mayor G. B. *>t-j wai d*, M.Dr. of Darlington lCi- dressed the assembly. The am >on dmvee followed and the vol urn committee of citizens assts proved jardrthy hosts, ice*" ' ? ? h>: NOTICE '61The Executive Board of the S 1 10 W. H. & F. -Society will com l> in the Library at Allen Univeri OS. Wednesday, June 1, at 2 p.m. members are urgently requeste r?l be present. - MRS. ST. L. FLIPPER. State President MRS. L. R. JENXIXG in' Secretary. i State A. & M. Colic hp Commencement 26V Program ay. Sunn day', M \y 20, 4 pin.?1 *n- calanreate ftervicos. Sermon tea the Rev. J. C. Wright, pastor eir ('ontrvegntional ^church. Atlai tli. Gav Ai- Mimlay. May "0, 2~pnv ~ATT> le- business meeting. 8 pni.?C On TJay exercises. CO- Tuncrlftv \fot? 'i1 11 o ?v* 01 of Address by Ambrose ?aliver, / *0- rb,D? Specialist in ^he Educa snt of Negroes, U.S. Office of Edi i-tioiV Waahfagttm. D. O. * ?x?" 1 . . ' i^kice-tcento-b i ei:n of may --- -j? f ^ ? ? | Jr- i v> .. Wr WIS **** - ?M unit f>n Fa:> > 1_ ??? ted Ransom Wins thi- Council Nomination ^lrIn Indianapolis Veil- - 1 son- Indianapolis,. Jnd.?(C)?Hon. F. F>. Ran?-m. manager of the Mme. . C-r-i-. Walker manufacturing comon i- i.any. w.ln the Democratic nomina..vi> fti-m f,?r City council from the sixth ice. j /..;>*. ic. -in .'he prima-ty on May 3. 'i.in-1 Rev. Coan Goes to 11 South Africa i Ot Key. .1. Roosevelt Coan, Profes.r?. | S'J1" Theology ii^ JdoFria-^Jrewn^^; |-f^4a^eeT-TVt:nrra. Ga., has notified - Bishop R. R. Writrht, Jr.. of Cape I town. isouth Africa, that he actht? ct pis the position of Dean of the tee* ?cro ] of Theology at Wilberfomce nat- "vrsTtTutc., Transvaal, "South Africct" c.i. to begin duties August 1, 1938. or'ia j Anion? the many, things which r C* j Rishop Wright has initiated has F-d- ( be.cn the Theological Seminary. ? ad-. j "We spend a great deal of money iun' ! bringing student- of Sootth Afritar\.jca to the United States for cduca- Vine tibn, and have done very great aer vice, in 'hot regard. However, j the-time has now come for us to I educate a larger number and to j do that on the ground. It now tate! costs about $70o 00 just for ship <*ene fare and about StOO.OO for board, sity,' tuition, and clothes for education All of or.e student for one year in d to America. With that amount of m ney we can. educate mora than j ten students in South Africa. We , need at least 30 new men for our C ' Tvinictw vonv TV\<it ta WVixj "I ' ' " i we are opening a r.ew Theological ? I Seminary in South' Africa using A morion n tnrrrrrrt teachers. For ( the present we shall continue tc ( recommend now and then at least one outstanding graduate to coma to America fen- gtaduate study", lac- Rev. Coan has his Master of by Arts degree from Yale university 1st and has achieved much success as ita. a teacher of .young preachers in Mortis Brown. He is highly rerun? commended by Bishop W. A. Founlass tain and by president W. A, Foun tain, Jr., of Morris Brown coU rad- lege lie w1i] he associated with L.M.. Harvard graduate*, who went to tion South Africa last year. He will" "1 ica- be associated with Bishop WrifhtV W6Hc. . S*. "?