THE SPHINX
selves. Mine is not the false cry, for I would not be an alarmist. We in the Empire State have been amazed .at the inroads prejudice is making on our personal liberties and privileges, right in New York. And may I digress for a moment to say that the majority of our people are asleep to it- and some of the remaining portion actually invite segregation and ask for separate public institutions. As an organization, and as individuals, we cannot afford to be a party to such wilful surrender of our liberties. We must arouse the slumbering giant Ethiopia. We must fight prejudice, even if it comes in the garb of the church. In states where none exist we must fight to the last inch the formation of separate public institutions on the basis of color, for such a division is artificial, unnatural, and unjust, and on such divisions no nation can rest in peace. We must educate our people to fight every infringement on our rights and liberties. We must keep ever before their eyes the words of ex-Gov. Pillsbury- "When you are ready for your rights you will get them, for when you are ready for them you will take them, and you will not get them until yon do take them." So I call upon the Fraternity for a general assault all along the line against this demon which is threatening our very existence as a race. Then, and then only, may "Ethiopia stretch forth her hand to God" and rise. The outlook with men such as you are to guide is good, gentlemen, but only so if we prove ourselves men. ROSCOE C. GILES.
ALPHA P H I MEN R E P O R T SURGICAL CASES At the regular monthly meeting of the Freedmen's Hospital Medical Society, held Wednesday, April, 14th. Brothers Norman Harris- Edwin Henry Lee and Charles H. Garvin, active members of the Beta Chapter and members of the Senior medical class at Howard University, had the distinction of reporting surgical cases in which
they had assisted. Brother Harris reported a case of "cyst of the ampulla of the breast, with intracystic papillowa;" Brother Lee reported a case of "sarcoma of the jaw," and Brother Garvin reported a case "recurrent carcinoma of the breast," and illustrated il with lantern slides made from photomicrographs of pathological sections. The photo-micrographs were made by Brother Albert Williams, of Beta. The papers received the highest commendations from the members present. The society is composed of members of the staff of the Freedmen's Hospital, and for students to appear on the program is considered quite an honor. -oCHAPTBRI LETTER.
BETA—HOWARD UNIVERSITY
In the recent trials for places on the intercollegiate debating teams three Alpha Phi Alpha men entered and three were selected out of a possible four. Those qualifying were Brothers William Pollard, Fred Malone and William Temple. In addition, Brother Temple won the $5.00 prize for being the most excellent debater. In the tryouts for places on a 125pound relay team to compete for Howard at a meet to be held in Baltimore, Brother Sampson led. It is worthy of mention that in every senior examination in the "practice of medicine" an Alpha Phi Alpha man has led. Brother Numa P. G. Adams, exGeneral Treasurer, Alumnus member of Beta, and now a member of the faculty at Howard, recently read a very interesting and illuminating paper on "Fraternities at Howard" before the faculty club. The paper has also been read before a joint session of some of the literary societies. It was complete in every respect and showed the Fraternities to quite an advantage. The high regard in which the members of Beta hold their "Chapter Home" can be judged in no better way than