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THIi MICHIGAN CHRONICLE PLATFORM
L Coiorea representatives in all departments ot city government
A Coiorea workers in all organizations of iabvr unlona
a. coiorea representatives on city county and state educational control
boards.
4. More representation of colored men in the Detroit police department
t> A coiorea regiment in the state militia
OI K NORDIC (OI.LEAUUES
The annual convention of the Michigan Press As
sociation will take place this week in Lansing and
from all accounts of the program, the Nordic editors
are going to have a lot of fun. It seems -that the
program committee has arranged some unique en
tertainment. Tlie committee has apparently decided
to evoke the shades of slavery by giving the ball
room of the Hotel Olds where the opening will take
place, a Southern-plantation air. According to the
daily papers, “Negro mammies in gay plantation cos
tumes will prepare buckwheat cakes on griddles in
the ballroom of the Hotel Olds.”
We can visualize a row of red-necked country edi
tors at the pancake supper with napkins in their col
lars grinning with delight as some buxom, hard- j
working Negro woman dressed up like Aunt Jemima, j
who is forced to return their grins, goes about serving j
flapjacks. Such a scene inUtwqia could be -perhaps \
explained by considering the sterile background of
most of the whites there. The desperate attempt |
to re-live the past occurs frequently among the South- 1
ern white trash.
Such slapstick in Michigan, .however, should be re
pulsive especially among men presumably of intelli- j
gence and good taste. Racial farce has its limits;!
limits that are dictated by common decency. Most of
the women doubtless have never seen a plantation
and the committee may be presumptuous in calling
them “mammies.” However humorous the “flapjack
supper” may be to our Nordic colleagues, we cannot
help feeling that the humor would be heightened if
all of them got a bad case of “good old Southern in
digestion.”
BREWSTER CITY’S MAYOR
The Michigan Chronicle and the Brewster City
Council join with the general public in congratulat
ing Fred Allen, the people’s choice, who was elected
as the"first Mayor of Brewster City, the city beauti
ful. Although the office is honorary, it is within
the power of the Mayor to arouse all of us to a great
er and nobler appreciation of our citizenship and
stimulate those civic and social virtues which will
contribute immeasurably to the progress and pros
perity of our people.
Mr. Allen has demonstrated in himself that zeal
and determination for work well down and that great
humanitarian ideal of helping others. As one of the
most progressive business men in Detroit, he has
blazed a trail for many to follow and shown that
business ability has no relation to race, color or creed. ]
His success cannot help but inspire those of us who j
are determined to work out our own destiny and make
ourjjves what we. want them to be.
The Brewster City Council welcomes Mr. Allen to j
its fold and a vast program of civic and social activi- j
ties will be undertaken for the benefit of the vast!
underprivileged population of Detroit. Deeds, not)
words, constitute the true test of an individual as |
they do of a race. Mr. Allen and the Brewster City |
Council believe in good deeds rather than mere good
words. We join with all of our citizens in saluting]
the first Mayor of Brewster City and wish him a hap
py and successful tenure of office.
Letters To The Editor
Dci-n.t. Mich. I
January 22 1D39
Dear Editor:
I send you this lcu.-r without the'
thcless, here goes:
Our people are great speculators ;
as far us in tamable factors are con- i
cerned. but when confronted with a
comfortable's irr. cap-tal, for'thei' j
of the depths of blackness Hnd de- |
Poverty’s vale of depressiveness!
•would be deprived of a portion of j
its pall of eternal gloom for a few j
m:nds of future Race men. A con
tiit.on may have in all probability ;
fast selling articles for which there
is a great drmand at present. New !
been opened. Great he ighte may
i . f pper hand
" aihpTuyi <i a* r: ner ;t -u-h dis
| with waning hope that I now turn!
I to you with the thought that through j
the medium of your newspaper I r
I may reach some person with a mind
j ’.hat Ls quick to grasp the existing
possibilities of this situation. Much
time has always been spent but time
vantage of this “golden opportu-
I desire the publication of this j
■ letter. It may reach the eyes of a .
I capable fln ncier. If so. another
page in the advancement of Negro
i history -shall be written in the up
ward climb toward the common
! goal—" Racially Harmonic Union-
Very truly yours,
<Signed> John Wm. White
January 23. 1939
j Mr. L Martin
I Michigan Chronicle
’ 610 E. Vemor Highway
j Detroit. Michigan
j Dear Mr. Martin:
| chapter* of the Kappa Alpha Psi ;
fraternity, I want to thank you and |
: your staff for the splendid coopera
j It is gratify.ng to know that
1 everyone enjoyed himself. The con
vention itself will go down m the
archives of our history as one of
the best ever held. Your generous j
; May I again say, We that.* yob." [
i (Signed) L. C, Blount. Polemarch 1
Editorial Page of THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
roe, thg neGRO
By WM. L. SHERRILL
President, Afro-American Institute and Federated
Fireside Groups
I the church "passes by on the other
TOO OFTEN. MUCH TOO OFTEN
! Too often, for the good of Chris
! tiamty, in tne midst of his strug
' gles. the Negro has found the
j champions of his cause in the ranks
, of Atheists. Humanists, Materialists,
!j Socialists and Communists.
Too often, a Robert Ingersoll, a
• Clarence Darrow, an Abdul Hamid,
or a Eugene Debs, has done more
plain talking and courageous acting
against race hate ar.d color preju-
I dice than a whole conference of
pious preachers.
Finding, as the Negro so often
does, his really courageous cham
pions outside of the church, it is
not surprising that he turns from
the church and doubts the p:ac
tibility of its program.
MASSES TURN TO
NON-RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP
Disappointed and disillusioned
the Negro stands today looking be
yond the church for justice, oppor
tunity and brotherhood. The Negro
membership of five million is
steadily dwindling a.s Negroes Join
ranks with the ten million Negroes
in America who belong to nobody's
church. The masses of Negroes to
day are beginning to look to non
religious leaders for their leader
ship-educators. editors, social
workers, lawyers, and other pro
fessional workers. He is ready for
anything—that promises him a
man's chance irr a man's world. So
the black masses by their lives that
Christ conquers the color line: so
long as the black masses are per
suaded that they can get under
some other “Ism" what they cannot
get under the cross—the Negro will
continue to turn away from Chris
tianity to Islam. Communism, So
cialism. Atheistic Humanism—any\
thir.g which promises him justiceN
opportunity, brotherhood.
The SAGE of
St. Antoine
"DICK" READING
Oh! Mr. Reading, my dear “Dick"
Reading.
We do not like the way you are
leading,
Your promises all have fallen flat,
You were only talking through your
hat
Oh! Mr. Reading, my dear Mr.
Reading,
Our heart for you is almost bleeding,
Because we, to our regret have
heard,
So far, you have failed to keep
your word.
When you went out as candidate,
We rose quite early and stayed up
late,
Made talks for you all over town,
And'now we find you have thrown
us down.
So please get this, Oh! Mr. Reading.
Your worth as Mayor is fast
receding,
For one who has failed a trusted
Should not be returned to power
again.
Now. .. .are you listening. _Mr_
Reading?
It is time, we think, to start
, proceeding,
[ And organize a budget clear,
To spend less than we earn this
I year.
Oh! Mr. Reading, my dear Mr.
Reading,
|We know we have a hard time
\ feeding,
The poor who wander to our door,
j For thev are always on the ’zoom'
| , ” rmor '-
I But get this straight. Oh! Mr.
■ Reading,
: Our welfare load Is far exceeding,
i The sum it was determined when,
j You placed in office certain men.
! Oh! Mr. Reading, dear "Dicky"
! Reading,
!It seems, right now, you are
j mis-leading.
You MUST settle down, stop acting
j Ceasfe wasting ~ ill the people's
, money.
Oh! Mr. Reading, it seems you are
poaching,
And upon the taxpayers’ rights
encroaching,
Your retirement plan is all the
bunk.
And into oblivion should be sunk!!
Oh! Mr Reading, my dear Mr.
Reading,
Do you. right now, feel like
conceding.
Your reign, so far, has been a flftp.
j And everything you would like to
drop?
I And last, not least, Oh! Mr Reading.
• Your term in office you'll not be
j succeeding,
! So, why not, before yqp bid
GOODBYE.
WAKE UP, AT LEAST. AND
MAKE A TRY?
Only One Atlanta
’3B Grad Jobless
| ATLANTA, Ga. Jan 27—Forty
one members out of a class of 45
■ who were graduated from Atlanta
university in June. 1938, with
! either master of arts or the mas
| ter of science degree, are gainful
ly employed, statistics In the regis
| trar’s office reveal.
| The latest graduates report em
ployment in educational fields as
college teachers, public school
[teachers and principals, arid Jeanes
supervisors.
THE OI.D SHIP OF ZION"
“The Negro's waning interest in
the “Chris: lan Church" u viewed
with deep concern and alarm today
by the lenders
of the organized
church. Two out
standing church
men have this
week raised the
question of the
cause for the
Negro's falling
away from
Chr is ti a nity.
Bishop W. J.
Walls, in a
newspaper re
lease declares
that "there has
Wm. L. Sherrill
been for ten years a pronounced
falling off from church of our
group" ar.d protests vigorously
against the Negro’s "urge to follow
isms." James E. Gale, speaking Sun
day morning on the "Wings Over
Jordan" radio program made an
eloquent plea for Negro deserters
to return to the "Old Ship of Zion."
Church leaders charge that the
Negro, especially the youth, is be
ginning to view the church with
skepticism and mistrust. Some, they
say. are actually hostile toward the
church. Much of Negro leadership
| looks with silent contempt upon
j the church and its ministry Our
young people are pointing out In
I no uncertain terms the handicap*
i placed upon Negro progress by an
I incompetent and venal ministry.
| They are dec: ying criminal extrava
gance on the part of the Negro
i preacher which an impoverished
, race can ill afford and brand its
j ministers autocrats and racketeers.
BLACK MASSES MAKE
I DISCOVERIES
I Why this falling away of church
| membership? Why this growing re
j bellion? Why is the Negro placing
j his faith and devotio: s in other
young people who were educated
in Christian schools uninterested in
the church and its programs?
This changing attitude on the
part of the black masses toward
the "Christian church" is the re
sult of two major discovers, s. One
is the discovery that while there
are progressive, intelligent, conse
crated Negro ministers and Chris
tian leaders—the vast majority of
Negro ministers and Christian lead
ers are irrational, illiterate, ignorant
and unconcerned about the social
needs of hjs people. The other dis
covery is that there is little con
nection between what the white
Christian preaches .and what he
practices: that the love. Justice and
brotherhood of which he talks does
not include the Negro.
BITTER EXPERIENCES
Since slavery, life to the Negro
has been a desperate struggle against
ur just odds for the bare necessities
of life. Those Negroes who em
braced Christianity put their hopes
in its promises—the fatherhood of
God and the brotherhood of man.
But through bitter experiences the
Negro masses are learning that
there is a vast difference between
the church’s creeds and its deeds.
The Negro sees himself lynched,
segregated, disfranchised while a
fearful church refuses to speak.
“Color madness" strangles his soul
and stunts his spiritual growth
while a cowardly ministry is dumb.
Greed and avarice forge the chains
of slavery tighter and tighter. II
Among The
CHURCHES
CAMPBELL A. M. E.
«A special program was given by
the choir of the Campbell A. M. E.
church last Sunday several: spiri- j
tuals were sung by the group. Mrs.
Mamie Jenkins and Mrs. Irene Van j
Dusen were featured in a duet. t
Solos were sung by Miss Inze Perry !
and Mrs. Dene Brown.
The program was held under the [
sponsorship of the Reverend Perry, j
All members of the choir are look
ing forward to a grand spiritual |
revival in Chatham. Ont. A Miss ;
Smith, young spiritual speaker from j
Columbus, 0., spoke at Campbell |
A. M. E. church last Sunday.
The Young Women’s Christian -
Circle of the church met at the
home of Mrs. Neal Wrights of Well
ington street last Thursday night.
A representative number of mem
bers were present and an interest
ing period of Bible study held.
INSTITUTIONAL BAPTIST
Having been organized less than
; two years the Gospel Chorus of the
First Institutional Baptist church
j has made rapid progress.
. Under its present director. Mrs.
I Jones, who succeeded Mrs Mamie
Plater, the group was presented in
its first musical recital last Sunday j
night.
Outstanding among the numbers
rendered were: duet by Mrs. Ghols-'
t-n and Mrs Thomas: solo. Mrs
Williams: group number by the
Junior Singers and a solo by Mrs.
Sallie Jones concluded the pro
gram.
.....The presentation was enjoyed by
those in attendance and remarks of
commendation were spoken by the
pastor. Reverend Wright.
Rev. R. L. Bradley
In Luncheon Talk
! Rev. R- L. Bradby will speak next
■ Sunday from the subject “What
! Keeps the Negro Back?" He was
i also speaker for the Noonday Lunch
! con Club of the Booker T. Wash
' ington Trade Association on last
i Wednesday noon at the Lucy Thur
; man YWCA
Reverend Bradby recently ap
* peared as guest speaker on Ihe
"Wings Over Jordan" program.
I SPAIN and
the NEGRO
I By CANUTE FRANKSON
Spanish people are concerned,
moeraey in Spam ic laced with the
so much. We help see
country under a democratic ruit
We have not done enough. Some
partly because of the constant flow of
propaganda, and the distortion of facta
press, radio and other means of lis
tributed our the cause of de
every form ol suppression and abu.se
progress, struggling to preserve the
and the world.
theiThvw* Meny'ol uThavaroiurncd I
from months of the hardships of
have wounds which will affect the
Because of our contact with the
of the difficult position they are now
In we are bound to be affected.
cause is lost. We think there la still
oddc seem so mu?h 'against th/span
ish people.
Cant we. all of us who believe in
the cause of democracy, act now. be-
Vqough been said regards the war to
confrin. e us that though it ls being
fought In far away Spain mat it has
much to do with our fight here for
It may be a postal card. Each adult
member of the family may send a
to your congressman tnan° you could
cDtswmm we win ha*ve
but the fight is not yet lost. Os
Spanish people wiH never surrender
to Fascism. They know Fascism too
welt. They will fight to the end.
Cant you help?
The liberals and progressives In
amend the so-called neutrality act.
They must have your support.
As soon as you finish reading this
aiticle go out to the nearest drug
store and get a postal card. Send
vote for the amendment of the neu
trality act. and to support the pro
gressive tn the effor to lift the em
inent of Spain
the T * y ° ll | WIU be h<?lP ‘h' f
tire towns and cities and kill many
ill* and
NORTHWEST ]
DETROIT |
HOUSE GUEST
D. W. Moore of Water Valley,
Miss., was the guest last week of
his brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
E. D. Bowen of Westview avenue.
FIRE
An overheated stove caused a
slight fire in the store of Joe j
Thomas located at Eight Mile Road
and Westview avenue last Sunday I
morning at nine o'clock.
YOUTH INCORPORATED
The Youth Incorporated group ,
was the guest of the Junior choir |
of the Junior church of- Mt. Beulah i
Baptist church last Sunday morn- [
ing at the 11:00 a m. services.
The young people enjoyed an in- :
spiring sermon delivered by the '
pastor. Reverend Hardrick.
Thirty members attended the j
service accompanied by Mrs
Wright. Elijah Burt, president, and ;
Edith Battle, secretary
The group meets each Monday |
at the Grant school at 7 p.m. All !
interested in social improvement
are invited to attend.
Birdhurst
Echoes'
BIRDHURST BOYS EXHIBIT
MODELS IN SHOW
Seven boys of the Birdhurst model
aircraft class entered one or more
model airplanes each in the model
aircraft show being held at the
Y. M. C. A. for the next two weeks.
The show is being sponsored by
Neal Loving, model aircraft instruc
tor at Birdhurst, Brewster and th<
Y. M. C. A. The show will be an
exhibit of models made by mem- !
j hers of the Birdhurst, Brewster and !
•’Y” classes. Boys entering models '
I from Birdhurst are: Emile Sandelin. j
Billie Robinson, Willie James Walk
re. Leo Jefferies. A1 Bra - tley, Mal
colm Brown and Elijah Walker,
PARTY GIVEN FOR
; JUNIOR GIRLS
Members of the Birdhurst junior i
girls gym class were given a party
I last Friday by Mrs. M A Green, j
director of women and girls activi- 1
ties at the Birdhurst Center. The j
| giftj played games and presented ‘
a musical program, after which Tee !
I cream and cookies were served.
6-19-66
A Short, Short Story
By LARRY CHISM
ROBERT ERWIN stirred lighjly ■■■-» *cp sleep. His youthful
brown face was smooth except for a wide smile about the corners '
of his open lips. One long brown arm was outstretched towards one >
side of the bed while the other hand lay on the pillow just in front of
his face. His wealth of curly Mack hair was rurflpled from his occa
sional stirrings in the bed. The smile on his full lips and the position |
of his hands suggested that Rob
ert’s dream was a pleasant one.
.-■lowly smile broadened and
his lips parted to reveal white even
teeth.
Suddenly the alarm clock went
off; "And right in the middle of
a sweet dream." he spoke regretfully,
as he rose to pull down the window.
And then to Jump back into the warm
The room was cold. Overnight the
have some wages coming Monday, but
he needed money, resperately today
Two whole days to live on a quar
ter. How was he going to do it?
Robert snook his head and closed
hungry, how cold the room was. and
how badly he wanted some money
today.
was too hungry and cold. And he
kept recalling that dream of the few
minutes before. What a sweet dream
long days gone by when he and Ei
a lot of water had flowed under the
mill since then. Thank God she didn’t
with him the last few months since
Lost in thoughts of the past with
so soon. Or had she? Anyway «he
was still In his blood. He’d love her
For several minutes he relived
moonttght and roses and vibrant hours
of love with Ellen, then his stomach
going to bed last night without any
with only a quarter make things look
“Might as well give myself some
spoke and Jumped out of bed to dress.
He felt in his pants pockets. "Yes."
the quarter was still there. Thank
Then continuing to search hi* pock-
It was a policy slip he’d picked up at
the poolroom yesterday. Then sud
denly an Idea was born. He whistled
He’d play policy. Hit and be fixed
h° r f*l f* W diy * mayb *- And If
along some how. He sighed amid i
thoughts of gambling his last quarter
blocks away Y Robe*
of* bread for a dime and *five "cents
worth of baloney? Just what should
he do? Play the whole quarter and
go hungry the re*t of the day and
maybe for the next two days, or
buy something to eat with a part
“Dam. but I’m hungry," he spoke
BOOK REVIEW
American Caste and the Negro
College by Buell G. Gallagher...
Columbia University Press,...
New York ...1938 . $2.50.
Reviewed by G. E. M.
The place .of the segregated Negro
college is often questioned by
thoughtful Negroes who wonder if
its products justify the existence of
separated institutions of this kind.
In "American Caste and the Negro
College” Mr. Gallagher, president of
TalLdcga coll/ge in Alabama an
swers this üßestion and indicates
the functionAvf the segregated col
lege in our* American culture.
Mr. Gallagher begins his study
with discussion of prejudice and j
shows how closely it is connected
with economic problems. "Fluctua
te be accompanied by fluctuations
in the intensity of race antag
onisms." A discussion of 6aste fol
lows. with its effects on both whites
and Negroes. It is the caste system
which the college must strive
to correct and change if the college
is ‘{6 play its part as a functional
institution. Mr Gallagher believes
it is the function of all colleges to
be "socially effective," and with
this idea in mind he goej> on to
show how the Negro college must
direct its energy in "cracking this
The author discussed educative
administration, the relationship be
tween the college and its community
and teaching in terms of a functior
al college Democracy is hjs choice
as an administrative policy, and his
discussion shows that much of the
disinterest of students today may
be traced to their almost total lack
of participation in the government
of their schools. In the light of the
Negro college the "town-gown"
contacts assume added complexity
As Mr. Gallagher point* out the
! Negro college faces this added cot
! plexity ir. dealing with all problems
■ common to colleges,
j This very summary review of the
| subject matter of "American Cast l
j and the Negro College" does not do
justice to the many other questions
the author touches on but it does
| indicate the direction of his atten
tion. As president of a segregated
school Mr. Gallagher is in an cx
[ cellent position to observe the
; workings of such a college. His
| book presents a fresh philosophy
1 and plar. of attack for segrrgatrd
[ colleges U also serves !o Throw
much needed light on the failure up
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1939
PLAYBOY'S
REVELRY...
By J. THOMAS BOLTON
1 ™PJu!er"Tnwn^nenc!s’™™^^rui^y
I things can't be that bad , . . who
| among us has: 't beer, in debt . . .
I failed at the time when we wanted
■ >ne person we loved most . .■ .
what . . . skip it and forget it
. . bemoaning the incident will
t not he’.p ... the thing to do is
j to prepare ourseleves for opportun
; ity when_ it knocks again . . . you
jay that opportunity will not pre-
I sent itself dgain ... we say that
!it will . . . one of us is wrong
. . dogmatically we sincerely
j rope that you are ... to boost
l your spirits you should have gone
; to the Mayfair ballroom on Sunday,
Jan. 22 and heard John Holliday’s
[ orchestra play “Every Tub" and the
! song supreme—" Stardust" . . .
I everyone had such a swell time . .
if you don’t believe us. ask . . .
i Sally Reynolds . . . Marie Everly
i . . . Lawrence Davis . . . George
Lowe . . . Ruth Jackson . . . Clar
j ence Furgerson . . Shirley Baohe
lor . . . Felix Griffin . . . John
' Mullins . . . Justina White—the joy
Heaven sent . . . Marie Bell . . .
; Ira Hurley—a rug-cuttin all over
| the place . . . Fred Martin . . .
i Charles Tinsley . . . Teddy Mat-
I thews . . . Betty Brooks ...
j Danny Carter . . . Fred Dicker
son . . . Aviin Hayes . . .
DID YOU SEE:
Roy Mapp throwing snowballs at
passers by in front of the Norwood
hotel . . . Mrs. Kathryn Walker
strolling with her brother, Robert
-Thomas, who flew_in from Akron.
Ohio to visit her . . . George White
sir.ee he ar.d Mary Dean said "I do”
... Joe Murdoch chatting hi*
friends about the defeat of Tommy
Cross . . . Ruth Jackson eagerly
searching for Bea Cobb—or was it
William Mayfield . . . Nesia Hark
j lett slipping and a-s'iding to school
... Julia Wright and Classie Hurd
entering a downtown theatre . . .
this week's “glamour girl." Mary
Frances Peck in her new ensem
ble . . . Thelma Larkins smiling
sweetly as she denied that she is
marrying George Childers soor. . .
Richard King when he said that
he and Inez Wright are going to
be Mr. and Mrs. in the early
fall . . . Amos Carter squabbling
with some beautiful dams 1 as he
aids her in boarding a bus . . .
FOR MEN ONLY:
To be “tops” with the ladles you
should:
Possess a personality like Louis
Bland's . . . Dance as well as
Leonard Salters . . . Be as non
chalant as Richard Long . . .
Groom thyself as neatly as Robert
Kelly . . If a mustache adorrs
thy lip keep it as neat as Robert
Jones’ ... At all times keep an
iron-clad alibi as to thy where
abouts—or—clever ladies like Mary
Hurley, Melba Grimes, Sue Wash
ington. or Willia Cummings will
1 thee in a falsehood . . .
lastly boys. Be as ever-gay as jovial
Chuck Thompson.
PERSONALS:
Viola Lewis: We miss you so
very much . . . please come out
of hiding.
Ben Davis: Say boy. what 1> your
aim in life.
Albert Wallace: It's a pleasure to
see your smiling face again.
Gloster Current: Why don’t you
persuade a certain party in Lansing
to sing with your band next week?
Fannie Anderson: Is that injured
knee any better . . . we hope so.
Marie Malone: My deah, is some
thing wrong: we haven’t seen tins
in such a long time.
Morris Mills: Youse is a viper . .
and so is your friend Herb Hill.
Conant Gardens
and About . . . j
To give the lips full speech.”
Mr. and Mrs. W.lter McCUsker.
guest. Mrs. Wi’.ie Shorer of Chicago*
Mrs. Shorter 'U the m-Vhet ot Mrs.
McGlasker. Several social • courteste.
have beer, extended In her honor by
The Clevelands Hold Open House
Jan. 15 to a few P of their friends!
bated from physical, intellectual and
spiritual viewpoints. Dainty refresh
ments were served by the lovely hos-
Mr. ar.d M: - O. N Gunn. Mre*V d
Darden, son Benjamin, and daughter.
Annie Mary. «nd Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Mr. and Mr, Calvin Hendricks of
last Sunday of Mr. ar.d M- • William
Warren of Twenty-eighth street.
Rev. L T nav. popular pa«tor of
undergone iT'TTte Trinity hosp Hal.
Mr* Para'ee Carter of Watke street,
from the African period to it* lat
cs' manifestati r.? The first of the
concerts is to be staged February
12 in the club’s headquarters The
; ser:e* i* to be dedicated to the mem
ory of Frederick Dougtaxs. des
cribed on the pamphlet as champion
| nf Negri emancipation.
1 The plan calls for leading ex
ponents of all styles of Race music
i being exhibited on the program.
Tk. firit in the vrirs will be built
| around African dances and music,
meiutfcmr iptriruaTgjnd folk
sorrow songs of the classical folk
ballads.
what gig »hould r.e play? Would that
thg numbers 6-19-60.. He sighed deeply. |
Two. suppo-ed ?o be hfs Friends de- !
asked them for a loan. While several
I've got." Robert spoke inwardly and j
he needed was hot and nourishing
food pork chop* and sweet pota
toes. coffee and pineapple pie. Instead
when he was broke.'” he repeated to
Me policy drawings.
about .t? Might as well forget that j
dime p ay. He wasn’t ever lucky any
how. Two more hours of suspense.
The hours passed slowly, too much
suspense and the hoping that Dame
Finally it was six The
semi-stupor when the pick-up man
told the poolroom writer he had a hit
on his book.
rhythm, then slowed down to nor
malcy. He had a strange hunch that
he was the lucky person. But. no.
must be some other guy. Robert to’.d
himself and started to leave the pool
w»*rdly Y and Jbent dowi/to drink.
“Say s * whe re'd* n yotf "gig you
played today?” Robert looked up. It
The polk” writer held out a brand j
new twenty dollar bill In Robert’s face, j
Robert’s hand trembled as he took !
the new bill. A whole S2O. “Whew ! j
and baloney.” he thought. Then smiled :
as he realized that to dream of n ,
ored woman'”was his darling Ellen, j
THE END
to this time of most Negro colleges
in fulfilling to any degree their
mission in the field of education. ;
This failure is not limited to segre
gated colleges, but it is more to be ;
deplored there since Negro students ;
have greater hazards to overcome
In my opinion. Mr. Gallagher does
not emphasize enough the dangers
of isolation which Negro colleges
enjoy. Too often this isolation re
sults In sterility and a falseness
4f values which is only too apparent i
on the campuses of many Negro in- ’
stitutions.
Another point which the author i
ders in a maze of words, repetitions. )
ment with which Negro students. :
particularly in the South, enter the 1
college. This, again, is true of \\hite
colegians in mat y instances, but if I
the Negro college is to pioneer ir. |
other fields, why not here? Until a :
plan is devised whereby poorly |
trained students are brought up to .
a college level, it will be impossible
for many institutions to come up j
to a standard of collegiate work
which approximates that of the bes:
institutions of the country. Such an
attempt is not imitation of the white
1 mar but a reaching out toward a
goal which is the goal or education
l —white or black.
i Stylistically, Mr. Gallagher wan- j
1 ders in a maze of words, repititions.
! recapitulations, xephrasir.g and
analysis. It is tprofessional ap
[ proach of repealing what has gone
j before to the point of confusion. .
Greater clarity and simplicity of
| ctyTe tvotild have made the author'* ■
1 wealth of material mor? easily
! grasped by his reader.
Despite this criticism. “American j
j Caste and the Negro College” de- !
j serves to be read for it? very com
| plcte picture of the problems facing
| the educator in a segregated col
{ lege. The place of education in the
; Negro's struggle for status cannot I
Jbe over-empnasized and with the
college as a training school for
; leaders in this struggle a book of
this kind assumes greatly increased '
importance.
To Trace History
Os Music Os Race
! NEW YORK. Jan. 27—The Labor 1
'of concert* wherein they hopr to
j develop the history of Race music