The SPHINX | Spring February 1927 | Volume 13 | Number 1 192701301

Official ^Directory

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

President, Raymond W Cannon, 3400 Oakland Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn

First Vice-President, Charles W Greene,4654 Fraser Street, S.E Atlanta, Ga

Second Vice-President, B.Andrew Rose 202 S.B&nk Street, Dayton, Ohio

Third Vice-President, Robert P Daniel, 734 N 3rd Street, Richmond, Va

Fourth Vice-President, Marion R Perry, 9 0 4 Broadway, Little Rock, Ark

Secretary, Jes H B Evans, 935 Beckwith Street, Atlanta Ga

Treasurer, Percival R Piper, 3807 Kirby Ave W., Detroit, Mich

Editor, THIC SPHINX, Oscar C Brown, 225 E 53rd Street, Chicago, 111

Perry B. Jackson, 6912 Central Ave., Cleveland

James H Hilburn, 1944 Druid Hill Ave., Baltimore, Md i

Peyton F Anderson, 61 W 130th Street, New York

INSURANCE ENDOWMENT COMMISSION

M S Davage, Chairman J Garland Wood, Sec'y Clark University, Atlanta, Ga 3763 S Wabash Ave., Chicago W F Jerrick 1813 Christian St., Phila.,Pa

ALPHA CHAPTER, Cornel! University, N Y

President, Paul Logan, P O Box 141

Secretarv, \V M Banks, P O Box 441

Chapters.

Ithaca, PI CHAPTER, Case School of Applied Science and Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

BETA CHAPTER, Howard University, Washington, D C

President,Theodoro Percival, 2447 Georgia Ave nue, N W

Cor Sec, F Lee Terry, 2447 Georgia Ave N W

GAMMA CHAPTER, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va

ident, Wiley A Hall, 732 North Fifth Street

Cor Secy., Chester L Washington, Virginia Union University

DELTA CHAPTER, Montreal, Canada (Inactive).

EI'SILON CHAPTER, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

President, William L Postels, 1103 E Huron St

Cor Sec, Jas. T. Carter, no.". E. Huron St.

ZETA CHAPTER, Yale University, New Haven, Conn

President, J M Ross, 445 Orchard Street

Cor. Sec, H. G. Tolliver. 908 Chapel St.

ETA CHAPTER, New York City College, Columbia and New York Universities New York City

President, Ralph Mizelle, 303 W 138th Street

Secretary, A. M. Moure, 803 \Y. 138th St.

THETA CHAPTER, University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Northwestern University, Chicago, 111

President, C Blythe Andrews, 3621 Slate St., c/o Chicago Bee

Secretarv Sumner T Bohee, 6418 Rhodes Ave

IOTA CHAPTER, Syracuse Univcrsitv, N Y

President, Cecil G. Cook, :102 Cedar Street.

Secretary, A L Royster, 302 Cedar Street

KAPPA CHAPTER, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

President, Chas. H. Warfield, 220 Lexington Ave.

Secretarv, W C Pyant, 202 E Spring St

MU CHAPTER, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn

President, Chauncey I. Cooper, 606 St. Anthony Ave., St Paul, .Minn

Cor Sec, Archie James, 606 St Anthony A\e St Paul, Minn

NU CHAPTER, Lincoln University, Lincoln, Pa

ident, Richard Hill, Lincoln University

Asst Sec, John Haywood, Lincoln University

XI CHAPTER, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio

President, Wade Ellis, Wilberforce University

Cor Sec, Win Randolph Hunt, Wilberforce University

OMICRON CHAPTER Carnegie Institute of Technology and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa

President, Gerald Allen, 28 Junilla St

Secretary, Arthur T Crockett, 606 Herron Ave

President, Geo E CoHron, 4608 Central Ave Small, 2:>.,4 E 4uth St

RIIO CHAPTER, Temple University ami Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, P

President, W P Jerrick, 1343 Christian St

Secretary, Kirksey L Curd, 018 N 13th Street

SIGMA CHAPTER, Boston University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.

President, \V. Hairy Bethel, 588 Newbury St.

Secretary, David E Lane, 20 Wellington St

TAU CHAPTER, I y of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois

ident, Alpb Clark St

Secretary, \ Knight, 603 E Clark St

UPSILON CHAPTER, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans

President,'John D Bell, IIOI Mississippi St

Cor Sec, James A Davis, lini Mississippi St

PHI CHAPTER, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

President, Ward V Rounutrv. ivenor St

CHI CHAPTER, Meharry Medical College (Fisk University), Nashville, Tenn

••lent, M L Owens Meharry Medical College

Sec, Henry E Hatnfiton, Meharry Medical College

PSI CHAPTER, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

President, Raymond P Alexander, 1901 Chestnut St

•tary, James H Atkins, Jr., 1 N 38th Street,

ALPHA ALPHA CHAPTER, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

President, W H Lovelace, 636 W 8th St

cretary, Thee M Berry 1510 Chapel St

ALPHA BETA CHAPTER, Talladega College, Talladga, Ala

President, Clarence L Sharpe, Talladega College

Sec, A D Gray, Talladega College

ALPHA GAMMA CHAPTER, Providence, R I

••sident Harold S '•Fleming, :t07 Littlefield Hafl, iivn University, Providence, R I

Secretary A.librey A Drake, 307 Littlefield Hall, Brown University.

ALPHA DELTA CHAPTER. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif

President, Malcolm II Patlon, 1100 E Pico Street, Los Angeles, CaJif

Secretary, Arthur E Prince, 808 Winona Avenue, Pasadena, Calif

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AI.rHA EPSILON CHAPTER, University of California, Berkeley, Calif

President, George M Johnson, 547 53rd St., Oakland, Calif

Asst Sec, Alvin Nurse, 5856 West St., Oakland,

ALPHA ZETA CHAPTER West Virginia Collepiate Institute, W Va

President, Alonzo Shaw Harden, W Va Institute

Sec, Miles M Jefferson, W Va Collegiate Institute

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VOLUME THIRTEEN

CONTENTS

Brother Harlev S. Manuel 16 v Brother Homer Cooper 16 ACTIVITIES OF CHAPTERS Beta Brother Rayford W Logan 16 Gamma; Iota; Kappa; Mu; Nu; Xi:Pi; Brother J. Garland Wood 17 Upsilon; Alpha-Alpha; Brother Herbert

Brother "Art" Ferguson 17 Miller; Alpha-Beta: Alpha-Zeta: AlphaMiss Henrietta Cheeks 17 Theta; Alpha-Omicron: Alpha-Pi; AlphaThe Insurance Endowment Plan 18 Sigma; Alpha-TJpsilon: Beta-Lambda: The Fraternity Song 19 Gamma-Lambda; Epsilon-Lambda; ZetaBrother Anthony Overton's Testimonial..48 Lambda: Theta Lambda: Tau-Lambda GREETINGS FROM THE SORORITIES Sigma-Lainbda, Alpha-Psi, Alpha-Kappa AND FRATERNITIES GREETINGS FROM THE GENERAL Zeta Phi Beta Sorority 22 OFFICERS 49 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 22 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 22

MARTIN E. CRAY'S HALL, VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.

"ALPHA ENRICHED IN RICHMOND"

Even as the immortal Caesar returned triumphantly into historic Rome after a series of brilliant conquests, receiving the applause of the common people and the aristocrats as well, so did the host of Alpha Phi Alpha Brothers, from the country over, gather in historic Richmond winning the whole-hearted favor of the populace of the capital of the Old Dominion State iNo city ever greeted us more kindly On every hand there was manifested a genuine hospitality that we knew was unalloyed

• *v™?s te n ycar s sinc c a n A1 P n a convention had met in Richmond At that time there were present representatives from eleven chapters In number there were present five general officers, seventeen delegates, five alternates, eleven visiting Brothers, and about twenty-eight Brothers of Gamma

We had traveled a long road to 1926, bringing with us the triumphant news of a fraternity of seventy chapters and more than three thousand members. In those ten years Alpha has builded well shaping and expanding its policies on a basis of sacrifice and service and perfecting machinery for the smooth operation of its comprehensive program This fact may be seen from the appropriation of approximately ten thousand dollars for the operation of the General Organization for 1927, all of which will be used not in the payment of salaries for individuals; but for requisite things aside from the services of Alpha men who find joy in doing things Alpha

The Official Program scheduled the following activities, about all of which were carried out as provided:

PROGRAM

Monday, December 27, 1926

8:30 A.M. Registration of Delegates and Visiting Brothers at Convention Headquarters, 00 Clay St 10:00 A M Meeting General Officers and Executive Council, Committee Room, St Luke Hall

12:30 P.M First Session: St Luke Auditorium

1 Call to order, Brother R P Daniel, Gamma Chapter.

2 Invocation

S Alpha Phi Alpha Hymn, The Convention

4. Welcome Address.

(a) On behalf of Gamma Chapter, Brother W A Hall, President, Gamma Chapter (b) On behalf of the Virginia Chapters, Brother C W Florence, Chairman, Virginia Interchapter Committee.

5 Response, Brother C W Greene, Third VicePresident

6. One-minute Remarks:

Biftt Vice-President J W McGregor

"Second Vice-President P F Anderson

Fourth Vice-President H S Manuel

General Secretary J H B^ Evans

General Treasurer P. R. Piper. Editor, THE SPHINX, O C Brown

7 Introduction of the General President, Brother R P Daniel, Chairman, Convention Committee

8 Annual Address of General President, Raymond \V Cannon

9 Presentation of Present, General President Cannon

10 Exchange of Grip for Convention with Found-

11 Appointment of Officials of the Convention, Committee on Rules and Credentials

12. Short Recess

13. Report of Committee on Rules and Credentials.

14 Roll Call and Seating

15 Communications

16.' Appointment Special Committees.

17 Announcements, Brother R P Daniel

18 Song, led by Brother James Pierce, Director of Spirit and Enthusiasm Adjournment

PUBLIC SESSION

8:00 P M Ebenezer Baptist Church, Lehigh and Judah Street Master of Ceremonies, Brother W A Hall

1. Song, "America."

2 Invocation,- Rev Brother C A Lindsey, Gamma Chapter

3. Addresses of Welcome.

(a) On behalf of the City of Richmond, Hon J Scott Parrish, President of Richmond Chamber of Commerce

(b) On behalf of the community, Dr W H Stokes, OmegaPsi Phi

(c) On behalf of the Business Interests, Attorney James T Carter, Phi Beta Sigma

(d) On behalf of the women of Richmond, Mrs Maggie L Walker, Zeta Phi Beta

(e) On behalf of the sororities, Dr Zeonbia G Gilpin, Alpha Kappa Alpha

(f) On behalf of Virginia Union University, President W J Clark

4 Violin selection, Brother T W Barrett, Gamma.

5 Response to welcomes and remarks, Raymond W Cannon, General President

6 Vocal selection, Mr Walter T White, accompanied by Mrs White, Delta Sigma Theta.

7 Introduction of Speaker, Dr J W Barco, member, National Council, Y. M. C. A.

8 Convention address, Dr Channing H. Tobias, Senior Secretary, Colored Work Department, Y M C A

9 Introduction of General Officers

10 National Alpha Phi Alpha Hymn.'

10:30 P M Annual symposium and smoker Convention Headquarters, 00 Clay St.; Brother Victor R Daly, Mu-Lambda, Editorial Writer,THE SPHINX, Director of the symposium

Tuesday, December 28, 1926

9:30 A.M St Luke Auditorium

1 Call to order, Invocation

2. Roll Call.

3 Reading of Minutes

4 Reading of Communications

5 Reports of Standing Committees

7 Report of the Director of the "Go-to-HighSchool, Go-to-College" Campaign, Brother Cannon

Twenty minutes recess

8 Introduction of Visiting Honorary Members

9. Founder's Address, Brother Dr Henry A Callis

10 Introduction of other Founders Present

11 Communications

12. Announcements.

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MEETING OF COMMITTEES

4-8 P M Zeta Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, "At Home", in honor of the Convention (Place to be announced.) Informal

IIP M.-4 A M "Community Welcome Reception." informal Coliseum, West Broad St

Wednesday, December 29, 1926.

9:30 A M St Luke Auditorium

1 Call to order, Invocation

2 Roll Call

3 Keading of Minutes

4 Communications

5 History of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (authorized in Eighteenth Annual Convention), Jewel Nathaniel A Murray and Jewel Henry A Callis

6 Remarks on History by other Jewels present

7 Address, Brother Eugene Kinckle Jones, first initiate

8 Annual Fraternal Address, Brother Dr J M Gandy, President, Virginia State College, Petersburg, Virginia

9 Communications and Announcements Adjournment

Convention picture taken at the close of this session at the Virginia Union University MEETING OF COMMITTEES

4-7 P M Upsilon-Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Sorority entertains the Convention in a dinner party at Slaughter's Tea Room, North Second St.

11 P M.-4 A M The reception of the Sphinx Club, Virginia University, in honor of the brothers and friends of the Convention. Informal. Coles.um.

Thursday, December 30, 1926

9:30 A M St Luke Auditorium

1 Call to order, Invocatoin

2 Roll Call

3. Reading of Minutes.

4 Communications

5 Reports of Special Committees

6. Announcements.

Adjournment

4-8 P M Nu Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, "At Home", in honor of the Convention.. Informal Young Men's Love and Union Club, Petersburg Pike and Decatur St 11 P M.-4 A M Annual prom Formal Coliseum Program dancing from 12 to 2 A M Nonprogram dancing, 11-12 P M and 2-4 A M

Friday, December 31, 1926

'.)::«> A M St Luke Auditorium

1 Call to order, Invocation

2 Roll Call

4. Communications.

5 Report of Committees

(> Nomination and Election of Officers

7. Selection of the place of the Twentieth Convention

8 Announcements

9. Installation of Officers. Adjournment

8:30 P.M.—Annual banquet, Martin E. Gray Hall, Virginia Union University; Brother Rayford W Logan, Toastmaster Cup Awards—Honors—Addresses.

It is not the purpose of this issue of THE SPHINX to tell of the official happenings of the Convention The official minutes, to which each Brother is entitled, fulfills that mission We shall proceed, therefore, to sketch briefly the events that otherwise might go untold By high-powered automobiles, luxurious Pullmans and "Jim-Crow" coaches the Brothers, from all parts

of the country began to arrive as early as the twentysixth ot December, and a steady stream poured in daily until the closing day, the thirty-firs'.. Upon arrival in the capitol of the Old Confederacy, the Brothers were or were not met by some of the good brothers of Gamma, and through the regular procedure of guidance or inquiry, they made their way to Convention Headquarters, known as "00" Clay Street The number may sound like nothing; but "00" Clay Street is the Headquarters of the Council of Women s Clubs, a magnihcant brick and stone structure that made the old heart glad to behold and to realize the irrepressable industry, intelligence and ambition of our splendid women in Virginia

We were duly registered at Convention Headquarters and assigned to our places of abode in the various homes Brother Dr D A Ferguson was Chairman of ithe Housing Committee. He handled the housing situation with a facility and completeness that have not been approached by recent Convention cities The committee that has to do with this phase of work in the city of our next convention will do well to knowhow the Housing Committee of Gamma did it

THE PUBLIC SESSION

The Public Session was held Monday evening at eight o'clock in Lbenezer Baptist Church, Leigh and Judah Streets, with participants as set out in the program printed above Hon J Scott Parrish, President of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, gave an interesting address of welcome He pointed out some pliases of the educational situation among colored people in Richmond and in Virginia, including the facts that in the state of Virginia there are 210,802 Negro children of school age, 64,800 of whom are out of school; the state has expended in the last fout years $1,250,000 for school buildings for colored people and is now using 3,602 school rooms; there are 5,'i29 students in high school; 650 in the Normal School at Petersburg; the average number of school days per year is 144

As to Richmond, the speaker said, there are 10,874 colored children in school, being taught by 213 teachers whose salaries range from $550.00 to $1,250.00 per year The annual cost per year for each elementary student is $10.50 as compared with $42.00 for eacn high school student. The high school in the city is said to be the best in the state Beyond the high school, the city offers the colored students a normal course of two years, graduation from which entitles one to a ten-year certificate 1he city of Richmond appropriated last year $331,659.30 for Negro Schools

These informing remains by the President of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce were followed by a violin solo by Brother T W Barrett of Gamma 1he other musical number on the program was a vocal solo by Brother Walter T. White, with Mrs. White, playing the accompaniment Both selections were received with deserving applause

Brother Channing H Tobias of Eta Chapter, New York City, was the Public Session's principal speaker He hud kit his sick bed to keep the engagement, for which we are very grateful As he is wont to do, Brother Tobias brought a vauable message that is characteristic of him Brother Tobias discussed "Education as a Process of Life Unfoldment" by Which we become Thoughtful, Useful and Joyful "This unfoldment process," the Senior Secretary of the International Committee of the Y M C A., went on 10 say, "is brought about through personal contact and through institutional instruction and fellowship, The institution has advantages over the personal contact method because it presents a community in which one may begin to live his life in somewhat the same fashion as he intends to live it in after years He does not spend all the day committing to memory the principle by which a thing is to be done; he spends part of the day actually doing the thing The college campus," Brother Tobias emphasized, "is a kind of state in miniature. On it you find no end of politics, a little bit of religion, considerable science and art, and lots

of sport and jazz These form the practical situations and problems that are found out in life The student who learns to live properly among them while in school, will be the master of them after school days are over. But to do this one must he Thoughtful— thoughtful in getting beyond the narrowing acquaintance with knowledge; beyond the mere worship of a college degree; thoughtful to the extent that we get out into the realm of the creative; thoughtful so as to Income emancipated from herd or flock opinion."

"We must be Joyful," Tobias continued, "possessing the joy that conies through association with the great spirits of the past We must feel, as Brother DuBois did when he said 'I talk with Shakespeare and he wines not across the color line I move with Balzac and Dumas, where smiling men and welcoming women glide in the gilded halls Out of the caves of evening that swing between the strong illumined earth and the tracery of stars, I summon Aristotle and Aurelius and what soul I will, and they come without scorn or condemnation.' Here is a great source of joy for the trained mind and heart

"We must learn to be useful and go forward with the institutions of a rapidly progressing people. We must develop skill, technique and capacity for work that will enable us to help to stabilize and expand the rapidly increasing business institutions of the race

In concluding a remarkable address, Brother Tobias showed how the fraternity may become the crucible in which is produced the best metal in men He said, "The fraternity provides a home and fellowship for men, and, provided it is free from narrowness and snobbery, is just as legitimate as the apostolic company which the Master drew about Him because they were, with one exception, of like ideals and purposes."

"Because it is informal, democratic and self-governing, the fraternity has a chance to render invaluable service in tin- processes of unfoldmcnt. Beginning on the campus itself, it can set up standards of integrity that will insure a healthful tone of morality The

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fraternity can encourage and should encourage its members to observe a proper balance between books recreation and service With these high ideals lived out on the campus, the effect is bound to be seen in after life Alpha Phi Alpha is committed to them and I urge an aggressive fulfillment on every hand."

The Annual Smoker and Symposium was held on Monday night, after the Public Session, at 00 Clay Street Brother Rayford W Logan acted as chairman in the absence of Brother Victor R. Daly, MuLamhda Chapter, who had been scheduled to direct the doings of the occasion Short talks were made by Brothers from various sections of the country All had a jolly good time until midnight as it rained and rained on the outside

THE COMMUNITY WELCOME RECEPTION

The Community Welcome Reception, given by Gamma ("haptcr, was held in the Colliseum on Tuesday night from eleven P. M. until four in the morning. The Reception was given so that Richmond might see Alpha and Alpha might see Richmond We don't know how successful Richmond was in accomplishing that purpose, but we are confident that we saw the beauties of Richmond as they came in all of their lovliness and charm The Co-eds, the Sub-debs, the Debs, the Matrons—all—were present The affair was truly unique and enjoyable

GAMMA'S SPHINX CLUB

The Sphinx Club of Gamma Chapter had the audacity to invite the Convention and their guests to the Colliseum for dancing, on Wednesday night from "I to It" This had never been done before But that makes no difference; it was well done the first time It's a mighty fast pace the Pledges are setting What won't they "pull" when they grow up and control the Convention?

ZETA PHI BETA "AT HOME"

They called it an "At Home," but home was never like this! Pretty jiirls. lovely music, combined to make what was termed an at home an ideal dinner dance Our Imst? Nu Chapter of Zeta 1'hi Beta and how charmingly they did receive and entertain the (.'( mention delegates and their guests ! Place? Young Men's Love and Union Club, which incidentally is just the right distance from town and just roomy anil home] enough to make a good time easy How did we enjoy it.- Immensely Thanks for an evening long to be remembered.

OMEGA PSI PHI AT HOME

The beautiful and spacious home of Dr and Mrs Hughes was thrown open lor us on Tuesday, December s8, unin /.c.a Chapter of Omega fsi l'ni entertained in our Honor, it was especially enjoyable to MSII one i>i Richmond's most representative Domes and snare .Southern hospitality m its truest torni, lor nownere is real hospitality so supreme as in UK home A leeiiug ol jovial cordiality pervaded througnout the enure evening and ail resiraint was lost to tne winds as we wound our merry way in and out tiirough the laughing crowds exchanging greetings and making new mends, Omega Psi fm p,annul a good time lor us and we thoroiigniy enjoyed tlie resuit "I'or us aiways lair weaiuer wnen good leilows get together."

THE ANNUAL FRATERNITY ADDRESS

The Annual Fraternity Address was delivered by Brotncr Jonn M oaiuly, tlie Convention speaker, .Secret Session We don t have to cad it the "best" or "remarkable," because, wnen tne address was completed and tne deaiening applause bad died away, >t was unanimously adopted tuat tlie enure address be printed m tlie Convention Number ol IHE .SPHINX Kcati it and you will agree that the Xinciccnui .Annual Convention was right in receiving tne message with great acclaim, brother Gaudy is I'.esident .<i the Virginia Male College, Petersburg.

The address tollowi:

THE MISSION OF A COLLEGE GRADUATE

Address of Brother John M Gandy, President Virginia Normal and Industrial College, Convention Speaker, Secret Session

BROTHER PRESIDENT AND BROTHERS OF TMK ALPHA

I'm ALPHA FRATERNITY:

My message to you this afternoon concerns itself with the duty a college graduate owes to himself and with the relationship be .should sustain to society For the purpose of discussion, these two ideas of sell' and Society as involved in the responsibility of a college graduate can be more comprehensively stated in this question: "What is the Mission of a College Graduate?"

As a point of departure, I desire to ask three questions: What should we expect of men who have had the advantages of a college education; Where should 'In emphasis in their activities be placed? What should constitute their chief interest in the life of the world? In an effort to answer these questions, I desire to state in the first place, that the fundamental concern of a college graduate is the preservation of his health John Locke is accredited with saying many years ago that a state of happiness in the life of man i^ reached when there is a union of a strong mind and a strong body Locke recognized that the mind and body are so interdependent that defects or weak-

nesses in the ine would cause disastrous defects in the Other A sin ug mind cannot function effectively ill a weak b- dy; ccnverseiy, a strong body associated with a weak, defective mind cannot perform the work of which it is callable

Modern science, however, establishes a more fundamental truth It declares that the state of the mind is conditioned In the health of the body Alienists in s udying mental derangements have been able to trace the causes ol some forms of insanity to certain excessive practices which undermine the health of the body, or to other unsanitary conditions of living. It is generally felt that congenital mental defects can be accounted for on the basis of prenatal physical conditi: ns Indeed, it is thought by some scientists that the difference in quality of the minds of individuals is due to the difference in the quality and organization of the cells of the brain It is generally conceded that the functioning of the mind is conditioned by the body's state of health The reverse', however, is also true. Once the mind is deranged, it has a most disintegrating effect Upon the body

The primary concern, then, of life, not as an end in itself, but as a means to an end is the proper protection and care of the body It should be regarded as the home of that spark of divinity we call ourselves and should be thought of as sacred and inviolable It should he studied with intense interest and devotion. Y/e should earnestly seek to know what will keep it well and what will make it sick; what will give it the highest efficiency and what will make it weak The Cillege graduate should bring to bear the whole scope of bis intelligence and especially his knowledge of the biological sciences in maintaining a strong, vigorous, end efficient body Sufficient and appropriate exercise in the out-of-doors should lie systematically and religiously taken: food should be wholesome, intcli.gently selected, well prepared, and properly served; the hours tor sleep should he adequate and regular; water should be used in abundance, both within and without; constant watch and care should he taken of the throat, teeth, eyes, and ears; and a complete physical examination should be sought at reasonable intervals

Society expects—and it has a right to expect—the college graduate to give a high type ol service running over a normal length of time It looks for both iiuality and quantity Quality cannot be had unless the work is approached each day with a body whose organs are functioning with suc'i ease and perfection that there is no realization of their existence; quantity cannot be had, unless the work is carried over a normal period of years Although we have no satisfactory data lo prove it, we are certain that there is a great economic waste to society due to the premature failure of the health and untimely death of many college graduates Within the span of our limited observation, we see college men so broken in health thai they are barely doing more than marking time in their occupations; others are untimely retired from service; and still others die before they scarcely reach middle life Colleges educate men to live; and, if there is any virtue in education, they should live longer and better than men who have not been to college It is the mission of the college graduate to demonstrate to the world that education does give better health and longer life to those who possess it

Again, on the personal side, it is the imperative dutv of a college graduate to grow. All men must grow or they will atrophy There is no middle ground l>c\\c> says, "Since growth is the characteristics of hie, education is all one with growing; it has no end beyond itself The criterion of the value of school education is the extent to which it creates a desire for continued growth and supplies means for making the desire effective ill fact." Life is a process; movement is either forward or backward The mistake manv

college graduates make is to consider their education finished when they receive their degrees. At the close of the commencement exercises of a certain institution, Mr B., who was one of the graduates, was walking leisurely and meditatively alone over the campus Mr A. approached him and said, "Well, what is your next step? I suppose you will enter the university and continue your education." Mr B replied, "There is only one ambition left, and that is to burn every book in my possession I do not care if I never see a book again." This is a rather extreme case, but there are many that represent the same tendency The spirit of study is too often left at the college, and a life of ease and self-indulgence sought in the world on the outside. College graduates who fail to continue to cultivate their minds, to replenish their mental store, to reach out after new ideas, to come in contact with the best there is in literature, science, and art, it matters not from what college they were graduated, become static, narrow, unyielding, dogmatic, and non-effective

The impulse to mental growth springs from the proper perspective of life The world should not be thought of as a finished product The inner nature of both the material and the spiritual work is a process. Movements, changes, and modifications are fundamental characteristics of life Nothing is stable; everything is in a state of flux. We are willing to grant that this is true in nature, because we have seen in the short span of a lifetime modifications in the hills and valleys around us; in politics, because history discloses the wonderful growth in government; in education, because we read of the remarkable evolution through which systems of education have passed; and in literature, because Washington Irving has written so convincingly and so eloquently of the "Mutability of Literature." But when we think in terms of what we call absolute values, we do not feel so certain that the truth applies Apparenly, however, we have authority on this point Miller, in his Psychology of Thinking, says: "Even theology, which seems most of all to deal with absolutes, is bowing to the demands for reconstruction along lines which make it more in harmony with the other sciences; and religion is best viewed, as a phenomenon whose great value consists in its vital relationship to the problems of the most complete adjustment in thought and in actii n to the wealth of social and spiritual values in man's environment." So, then, the dynamic element is imminent in all forms of life The college graduate should leave the walls of his Alma Mater steeped and dyed in the knowledge and spirit of this aspect of life

But to know that ideas, beliefs, customs and tradition, as well as the physical universe, are constantly changing, furnishes only the incentive and impulse to grow Growth results from action and from nourishment The prime condition of mental growth lies in the habit of study. The one definite thing a college graduate should bring from his Alma Mater is a love for and a habit of study He should have such a general knowledge of the field of literature, of the svstcms of science, and of the schools of philosophy as will enable him to direct wisely his study He should begin early to build a library of choice books He should have a definite place, and, so far as his occupation will allow, a definite time for study He sinmid have an increasing thirst to refresh his soul by contact with the great spirits of literature But study should not be confined to those books that are regarded as established literature To keep abreast of the problems of the times, a college graduate should be a student of current literature He should be a constant reader of the best magazines and books on current problems He should keep watch of the book reviews and should be a constant visitor to the leading bookshops and libraries of his community, so as to know what the output is, and what problems are being treated by specialists of his time

However, study to be effective must be problematic. It must be directed and inspired by a definite end to be attained—some problems to be solved, or some opinion to be justified or refuted Aimless study is hardly more effective than aimless conduct in other lines of human endeavor In the industrial world, we know there is often a sad waste of energy, effort, and money, due to the lack of a clearly defined end of action In the moral world, we see men surrender to the enticements of evil and to the impulses of their nature, because they are not directed by a purposeful end in life So in aimless study, there is likewise much waste of energy, time, and money Like a rudderless ship on the high seas, we get nowhere This kind of study is dry, uninteresing, and non-effective It accumulates a great many facts, which, because of the lack of the proper connections and associations, become of little use in dealing with the problems of life. Purposeful study, on the other hand being fraught with interest, is resourceful; it is a guide to the selection of material, and to the organization of ideas Knowledge secured in this way functions in life because it is properly organized, and has the proper associations to be recalled and applied in the solution of daily problems

The interest of a college graduate in books or in current problems, however, should not by any means close his eyes to the great opportunity he has to study life at first hand Books themselves represent an effort by men to interpret human action and the phenomena of nature The student who becomes a recluse, shutting himself in from nature and society, overlooks the greatest of all books—the book of nature If he is to grow in wisdom, in vision, in an outlook upon life; if he is to gather mental strength and develop a many-sided interest, he must keep in contact with the throbbing hearts of men, with the chirps of the birds, with the glory of the sunlight, with the verdure of the grass, with the rippling of the brooks, and with the majesty of God

A growing personality never becomes old Such an individual is youthful, alert, responsive He is seldom dull, never tedious; he is resourceful, instructive, inspiring He is not too quick to let go the old; nor too slow to welcome the new He initiates reforms and supports progressive measures He blazes the way for the crowds and beckons them to follow He is liberal in his views, tolerant in his ideas, elastic in his attitude, and adjustable in his whole nature He is a man of vision; a man of prophetic insight The College graduate should represent this type of personality.

While the first duty of a college graduate is to himself, his achievements in bodily health and mental vigor are only partially for himself In his Psychological Inundations of Education, Harris says: "Man as an individual is an insignificant affair; as a social whole, he constitutes a living miracle." We may add, man is not an abstraction He does not live separate and apart from other men Indeed, he cannot live at all except in a social medium. What he is in language, in dress, in education, in morality, and even in physical and mental attainments is the gift of society He is known only in the terms of relationships, and we have no way of designating him except as father, son, brother, minister, educator, financier, and the like Harris further says: "Human society is founded on the deep mystery of vicarious atonement which is announced in the creeds of Christendom. The social whole suffers for the first cost of its experience, dividing up the pain among the myriads of human beings who contribute this experience But it delivers its entire lesson to each new person who comes into the world without the necessity of his living over the life of toil and pain which has furnished the lesson The race thus lives vicariously for the individual; and it is this vicarious living of all for each and of each for all, made possible by the institutions which

form the network of society, that makes human nature divine."

There is a still deeper and more significant truth in man's relationship to society In his Social Principles of Education, Bats expresses it thus: "He can attain to the highest good as an individual only as he seeks the highest good of all He reaches his own largest success and richest personal development only through service to others." St Matthew states the same truth in these terms: "For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for My sake shall find it."

Judged from these standards, a college graduate is a great debtor to society. He is expected to make a contribution to its further development The amount and quality of the contribution depends, of course, upon the generosity with which society has dealt with him In the words of St Luke, the idea is better expressed : "And to whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required; and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask more."

The question as to what are some of the specific things for which a college graduate is responsible to society must already be in your minds In the first place, the college graduate is responsible for setting up and maintaining a high standard of conduct in his chosen occupation The blame of the industrial and professional world today is the half-hearted and disinterested attitude of the workers Too many of them are little interested in the output of their work. They are time servers Their chief concern is to put in so many hours a day and to draw so much money Little attention is given to the conservation of material, to the effective utilization of time, and to the guarding of the interest of the employer. This attitude runs through all the professions as well as the less learned occupations The chief concern of hundreds of school teachers is to report to duty at 9 and leave at 4; to begin a month and end it; to sign warrants and draw salaries. The controlling motive of many physicians is the amount of money they get out of their profession

In all occupations, there are two classes of workmen: those who follow a certain line of endeavor for what they can get out of it, and those who work because of the interest they have in the work itself. The former are controlled by economic motives; the latter, by scientific motives The attitude of all workmen to their occupation can be explained in the light of the one or the other of these motives Those who are controlled by economic motives have their eyes on the money returns for their labor; by the scientific motive, on the work itself—the opportunity it offers to study that particular line of knowledge, the pleasure the activity gives, and the ability to get certain results. The workman who is controlled by the scientific motive loves his work; the one controlled bv the economic motive, what he gets out of his work This is a fundamental difference

On this point Dewey, in his Philosophy of Education, says: "Sentimentally it may seem harsh to say that the greatest evil of the present regime is not found in poverty and in the suffering which it entails, but in the fact that so many persons have callings which make no appeal to them, which are pursued simply for the money reward which accrues Such callings constantly provoke one to aversion, ill will and a desire to slight and evade Neither men's hearts nor their minds are in their work

The college graduate should be controlled in his occupation by the scientific motive His knowledge of science should create such an insight into the principles that underlie the occupation that his interest would be centered more in the discoveries, new points of view, and accomplishments than in the money returns Such an attitude would involve his whole being in the work. There would be no ground then for indifference, for tardiness, for shirking, and for

the lack of the functioning of a full knowledge of the occupation The same spirit would be in him as possessed Shakespeare in literature, Pestalozzi in education, Spurgeon in the ministry, and Burbank in agriculture

In his personal life, likewise, a college graduate should live on a high plane He should be above the petty jealousies, suspicions, wranglings, and bickerings too often found among the crowd In the perplexities of his daily life he should be sympathetic, long suffering, and tolerant He should encourage unity of action for larger ends, and should stamp with disapproval any tendency to implant discord and dissension in social groups In his moral life he should, like Caesar's wife, be above suspicion, and should support all measures to elevate the moral tone of his community His family life should support ail measures to elevate the moral tone of his community His family life should be of the purest kind; his home should be the abode of love, affection, patience, and forbearance; his expressions of affection should be of such frequency and in such terms as to make estrangement and the tragedy of divorce impossible In his business relationships he should be dependable and honest, meeting his obligations promptly and holding himself above the trickery and questionable methods often found in the mercantile life He should be true to his friends Being aware of their virtues, but not blind to their faults, he should so deal with his friends as to encourage the growth and development of the best there is in them

Further, a college graduate should give full and unsparing support to religion ; for religion is a universal force, found among all clans, tribes, and nations Its universality bespeaks a very close and intimate relation with the life of men Starbuck says that religii n is a life, a deep-rooted instinct Henderson states that it is the deepest and most characteristic thing about man, the general quality of the mind, and the whole attitude towards life. He further states that it is not a belief or action, but that dominant note of the spirit which determines belief and controls action In The Meaning of Education, Nicholas Murray Butler quotes from Briton's Religions of Primitive Peoples, thus: "The religiosity of man is a part of his physical being In the nature and laws of tinhuman mind, in its intellect, sympathies, emotions, and possessions, lie the well-springs of all religions, modern or ancient, Christian or heathen."

If this were all we knew about .religion it should be sufficient to create an increasing interest in it ; but we know further that it is a powerful instrument of social control through its support of moral ideals. In Introduction to Social Psychology, Kllwood says: "The supernatural sanction of religion has in all human societies been found to be one of the most effective means of maintaining this solidarity Religious sanctions verv early in human history crime's to attach itself to habits of action which the grHnp' believes to be safe and to conduce to individual' and social welfare." In this way religion iHiwctiully reinforces the customary order ai social groups,- so much so thai Ward declared it to be "The force of social gravitation that holds the social world in its orhit." On the negative side, it associates itself with the prohibitions of social groups, and brings to bear the fear of supernatural agencies who will punish the violators of these prohibitions. Religion, then, by its supernatural sanction of moral ideals and prohibitions of social groups becomes a conservative force It, however, is not less a progressive factor Since it attaches itself to ideal values of social life, its influence depends upon the static and the dynamic aspects of the moral and social ideals If they are static, it becomes a conservative factor Religions that encourage the altruistic spirit, good will, and fellowship between men and races tend to encourage social progress

On the objective side, religion has been the cause of Some of the most bloody and most relentless wars ever tought in history It has been used both to sanction rcioini ami to support outworn social orders Its spirit enters into the legal aspect of nations, and furlushes 11ii- inundation upon which the constitutions of tepuoiican torms of government rest It permeates, either m a positive or negative way, every possible lorm oi literature, and provides subjects lor artists It has been and is today a most powerful agency among tne nations of the world

INotwithstanding these facts, there are college graduates wno deer) religion I hey either treat it with inOinerence or outwardly condemn it 1 hey ridicule the lorm of expression it takes in certain groups, and deride me promoters of ii. They regard the followers as biinued by ignorance and inspired by superStltion Mien men think of a college education as U1ting them (.til ol the realm ol superstition and reUgi II, ;,no p.ac.ng Hum in a vvoiid oi tacts and logic, beparate ami apart irom the crowd They boast of accepting nothing that cannot be analyzed, understood, and approved in the light ol reason They think oi religion as an outgrown order—something tnai functioned successtuil) in the past, but no longer arj ii r the present ami the mture. i'in a social group cannot live the life it should without religion Its higher impulses would atropny. II wouia become unbearahly seinsh; and tne growing mora, nua.s 01 an increasingly complex civilization WUUid not have such control as religion and religion oniy can give, i he moral lite oi men wotud SIIIK to the low level oi tne nrnle world; the altruistic spirit wouid vanish, and the sp.nt ol discord, disturbance, and Hatred woii.il Cover me land, e.nwood says that Society cannot any more do without religion than it cm with,,,n government the couege graduate for these reasons should give his tmquaiined support to religion His daily life s.iomd exemplify its spirit He should attach himse.i to caie oi the many denominations, should be a constant attendant upon religious services, ami should apply his intelligence and training to the development 1 ' a Inner ami more ideal church He should be a systematic contributor to tne support of the institutn lis through which religion expresses itself. His empnasis MII.,i,d i>c upon tne living spirit of reagion, ra her tiian up a the dry bones of creeds and dogmas he sii.,u,,i discourage tne opposition too often set up bj duinminaln n.. and sh u.d think of reiigioii as a socializing factor and as a humanizing agency II should give encouragement to the growing desire of men oi vision and foresight to unify the religious denominations ami to snitt the emphasis from the form to the spirit

Finally, a college graduate should make an adequate C( ntribuiion to the development of a better race Selfrvation is the most fundamental law of life It is embedded in every fiber and in every cell of the human body It is the end of every native impulse: tne cen'.eY around which our moral ideals cluster; the m piralii ii of our civil laws; and the ultimate aim oi our educational system Much of all we do for i-K r unconsciously is to preserve self We sacriuce i• .i for the group because we know that i a; i:s best is made possible only through the hie ol the group We live under the restricted conditions I a government because we arc aware that ' ur existence is made possible only under such con's In both the plant and animal kingdom, the hgiit to preserve self is intense and courageous Hack ol the mighty struggle, however, of the individual to preserve his life, lies a deeper significance— .that ol the perpetuation oi the species To live a long, useful life enriched by all of the experiences common to man is noble: but to bee.me a creator, to multiply ones self, to perpetuate one's species is indeed a divine instinct Iii the continuity ..i" the species, we not

only bring into liie new personalities, but we transmit through the medium of the physical organism the race's accumulations oi ages in the form of native reactions and impulses Through social contact with the family, through the religious activities of the church, through the propaganda of political parties, and through the conscious and purposeful education oi the school, these personalities are trained in the customs, traditions, and experiences of the races Thus, both physically and mentally the race is perpetuated.

What an individual or race is capable of becoming depends upon what its ancestors were before it. While the laws ol heredity have not been stated with the exactness of mathematical science, we know that what a child is in color, in hair, in features, in temperament, and the like is accounted for by the general qualities of either its immediate parents or more remote ancestors or both The accumulations in health, in mental vigor, in the complex organization of the brain mass on the part of ancestors cannot be lost entirely in the perpetuation of the specjes Through physical and social heredity, much of the attainment of parents is transmitted in the form of tendencies to their children On the other hand, if the ancestors are degenerates physically and mentally, this tendency will likewise be transmitted to their children In the first instance, there is a grading upward of the stock; in the second, a grading downward The one is leading to race Ci ntinuity; the other to race degeneration and race extinction

In the light of these facts, the duty of a college graduate is clear If he is strong and healthy in body, fit in temperament ami able financially, he should marry. In the selection of his male, good sense rather than sentiment should be the determining factor Let there be sentiment and a good deal of it; but let it follow in the wake oi good judgment The college graduate Should be a student of eugenics and should apply as tar as practicable its laws and principles in the selection of his mate A careful study should be in.nK of the l.miiiv history of the fiancee, her personal health, her temperament, and her attainments When the union is consummated, both parties should be willing to undergo the discomfort and responsibility involved in the rearing of a family If the home is blessed with children, during the periods of gestation every possible care in points of health and nourishment, the greatest tenderness, the most beautiful and pleasant Surroundings should be provided tor the expectant mother When the child is born, all defects such as adenoids, enlarged and diseased tonsils and bad teeth should be corrected, the proper nourishment should be provided, and careful watch should be kept of the whole growing organism Wholesome intellectual environment, such as books, newspapers, magazines and a good example of reading and study on the part of the parents, should IK furnished Special attention should be given to the direction of the education of the child

But an adequate contribution of a college graduate t. the development of a better race is more qualitative than quantitative. Economists are beginning to believe that the perpetuity of the race lies more in tlie conservation of those children born than in a large birth rate If the excessive mortality of infants can in S< tne way be decreased and the span of human hie increased, we would get a stronger and more virile race than we have at present No more children should come into the home than can be properly led, clothed, and educated The number, however, should not fall below the ability to properly rear them. The control should be rational and moral. The <iitire capacity of a college graduate should be brought t. hear to start his children out without handicaps and under such conditions as will insure tribution to the development of a stronger and better race Whether we are willing to grant it or not, and

whether or not we feel that it is a question that should be discussed, this is the most fundamental of all of the problems of human life

To summarize, the mission of a college graduate is to keep himself in a high state of efficiency by conserving his health and by mental growth, to use his capacities and attainments in setting up high standards of conduct in his occupation and in his personal life, to give full and unsparing support to religion, and to make an adequate contribution to the conservation and perpetuation of the race

As applied to the Alpha Phi Alpha brotherhood, these standards of conduct point in two directions— outwardly to a small group of graduates who are actively engaged in the affairs of the world and inwardly to a larger group of undergraduates who are receiving their education and training for life in society Upon the few who are now filling positions of responsibility and trust in society, these standards are more binding than upon the rank and file of college graduates Alpha men have been bought with a price, consecrated and dedicated to a life of sane and thoughtful living, of mental and spiritual growtn, ana of a worthy and unselfish contribution to the social order Should we fail in living such a life, we should invite the condemnation of the members of the brotherhood and bring upon ourselves the aspersion, calumny, and derision of the world about us

On the other hand, the attitude in the future of a large number of undergraduates to these standards will depend upon what kind of a life they are now living in college. For the college graduate, life in society is just a continuation of life as lived in college Every day, hour, and minute of a man's life wherever he is makes its contribution to his personality and to the sum total of his habits and ideals Thus, the reaction of an individual as a citizen to his environment and the quality and tone of his conduct will be very little different, if any, from his reaction as a student

The undergraduate members of the brotherhood are therefore entreated to live the exalted life while in college. Let the standards set up control conduct in all human relationships Be honest in the performance of the daily tasks; develop a many-sided interest as a basis of mental and spiritual growth in advancing years; guard against committing any act that will lay the basis of ill health in the future; share the religious life of the college; and lay the basis by hard and unrelenting study for a successful professional or business career

In conclusion, there are approximately 3,000 Alpha men engaged in the busy life of the world. These chosen few should be leaders of the race They should be the light set on a hill that illuminates the pathway of the crowds whose vision is obscured by ignorance and prejudice; the salt of the earth that preserves society against the deadly disintegrating microbes of sin and disease; "the yeast cake for Democracy's dough," as William James says, "that permeates and gives direction to every possible influence in our industrial, social, and economic life." They should meet the standards set by the poet who said:

"God give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy;

Men who possess opinions and a will; Men wiio have honor; men who will no; lie; Mm who can stand before a demagogue, And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking; Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above fog In public duty and in private thinking; For while the rabble, with their thumb-worn creeds Their professions and their little deeds, Mingle in selfish strife—lo! Freedom weeps, Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice sleeps!"

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA DINNER PARTY

It would be necessary to use an entirely new supply of adjectives were we to justly and completely describe the unique entertainment given in our behalf by Upsilon-Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. in this age of strict conformity and umfo.mity in manners, customs, dress and social amenities it was truly refreshing to find something Different. For Alpha Kappa Alpha gave a dinner party that was perfect in every detail We sang lots, spok? some, ate a plenty and all in all had one of the best times of our lives It was generally conceded that this affair was the high spot in the social whirl of the Convention Adding to and enhancing the novelty ot the whole arrangement was the knowledge that Upsilon-Omega is composed of only nine Sorors, y.'t they saw to our needs with a nicety and completeness of detail of which only the fairer sex is capable. A. K. A. has a number of beautiful affairs to her credit but there is some daubt as to whether any of them ever quite equalled the Dinner Party at which we relaxed from the strain of dances and meetings and just had a good time We'll "Remember" this "Always."

THE FORMAL

On Thursday, the thirtieth, The Annual Formal Dance was held from 11:00 P M 'till 4:00 A M in the Collisetim, Richmond's best ballroom The affaiwas very beautiful and everyone enjoyed himself However, it was not the hilarious jo !y Amrjal Forma] to which we are accustomed No college songs were sung; no Fraternity Song was sung; everybody was dead tired.- Richmond had done what New York and the other leading cities couldn't do— "it had worn us to a frazzle." It was the third consecutive night—"from 11:00 P M 'till 4:00 A M."— that we had come to the Colliseum, and we felt like some badly battered gladiator staggering from the arena Richmond had warned us to get all the sleep we needed before arriving in Richmond We are now convinced that they meant what they said Hats off to Richmond

THE ANNUAL BANQUET

The Annual Banquet was held in the Dining Ha I on the University Campus Thus our last impression was a lasting impression The Banquet was held during the last few hours of the old year As the whistles, bells and fire-arms proclaimed a New Year there was prayer, followed by "Blest be the Tie That Binds," and the Convention was at an end We went on our way to meet again in Cleveland for the Twentieth Annual Convention

BROTHER JOHN M. GANDY

Convention Speaker, Secret Session

GEORGE B KELLY, NATHANIEL A MURRAY, HENRY A CALLIS

The Convention considered itself extremely fortunate in having three of the founders present, in the person of Brothers George B. Kelly of Troy, N. Y., Nathaniel A Murray, Washington, D C, and Henry A Callis of Chicago The presence of a founder is always a delight to a Convention and the presence of the three was a triple-treat that we seldom have Brother Murray gave a historical sketch of Alpha Phi Alpha, which was elaborated upon by Brothers Callis and Kelly Under the supervision of these Brothers, a history of the Fraternity is being prepared and may be looked forward to as an important fraternal document Brother Callis was the honor guest of the Convention

BROTHER G. A. MORGAN PRESENT

Brother Garrett A. Morgan of Cleveland, an Honorary Member of the Fraternity, was a welcomed visitor Brother Morgan attends the Conventions every year and the Brothers are always glad to have him mingle among them so that they might take advantage of the contact and profit by his wide practical experience. Brother Morgan's very liberal pledge to defray the expenses of preparing the fraternity history was paid, for which the Convention extended gratitude.

OFFICERS FOR 1927

The officers for 1027 are: Raymond W Cannon, President; Charles W Greene, First Vice-President; B Andrew Rose, Second Vice-President; Robert P Daniel, Third Vice-President; Marion R Perry, Fourth Vice-President; Joseph B Evans, Secretary; Percival R Piper, Treasurer; Oscar C Brown, Editor of THESPHINX : Perry B Jackson, Member, ExecuCouncil; James H Hilburn, Member, Executive Council; Peyton F Anderson, Member Executive Council

RAYMOND WINFRED CANNON, General President,

Re-elected to Fourth Term

Brother Raymond Winfred Cannon is one of those who started in at the very bottom and gradually

worked his way up through the ranks of Alpha Phi Alpha He is about to begin his sixteenth year as a member of the Fraternity. Brother Cannon is a charter member of Mu Chapter He began his first official duties as assistant chapter secretary It was while serving in this capacity that he began his long and detailed study of routine of chapter operation Brother Cannon was General Vice-President in 1913, 1914 and 1923, and to him goes the distinction of being first Editor-in-Chief of THE SPHINX

Brother Cannon was born in Northlield, Minnesota He received his grade and high school education in Minneapolis Ba Phm., University of Minnesota: St Thomas College; Law student; member Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity; Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association; Alumni Association University of Minnesota; Plymouth Business Association; member N A A C P.; Vice-President Minneapolis Urban League; Prominently identified with civic and social organizations in Minneapolis and St Paul; Partner of Cannon Bros Pharmacy; member American Legion; followed the colors to France during the World War

Brother Cannon assisted in the establishment of Alpha Nu Chapter-Drake University and Iowa State College He established Alpha Xi Chapter at Marquette University, securing recognition for said chapter He has maintained a militant stand against prejudice and discrimination as affecting students of our Race and has taken the initiative in lighting against these conditions at several of the higher institutions of learning In some of these instances excellent results were obtained

During his membership in Alpha Phi Alpha Brother Cannon has made a study of the various phases of our fraternal endeavor, all activities, and problems both internal and external With this knowledge so accumulated he has served the Fraternity well It is noteworthy to mention here that some years ago Brother Cannon declined the presidency of Alpha Phi Alpha. At that time he stated his reason for so doing was due to his desire to be better qualified by having more opportunity for exhaustive study of the whole organization before assuming the duties and responsibilities of the presidency Truly this attitude reflected Alpha Phi Alpha Spirit

Cannon's one and only ambition in the Fraternity is to help Alpha Phi Alpha attain its goal

CHARLES W GREENE, First Vice-President

Brother Greene is a Batchelor of Arts from Morehouse College While a student there he was ever active in student activities, being in the chorus, the manager of baseball and a star backfield man on the football team He is now an alumni representative on the athletic council of his Alma Mater

Iluring the war period he served as secretary of the War Savings Stamp Campaign among colored people-for-tbe -State- of Georgia, the only such office in the United States permitted by the Treasury Department and directed by Negroes Through his office, more than three million dollars were raised for war purposes He is Treasurer of Friendship Baptist Church, Atlanta; Superintendent of the adult division of the very efficient Sunday School of that church ; Field Superintendent and Statistician of the Atlanta District of the Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company; Assistant Secretary of the National Insurance Association; Assistant Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Urban League; Active Secretary in charge of the Colored Division of the Atlanta Community Chest Campaign and affiliated with other business, social and civic enterprises in his city and state.

We know of no Brother in Alpha Phi Alpha who is a more consistent and dependable worker than Brother Greene He truly deserved his elevation to the First Vice-Presidency and he's going to deserve more

CHARLES W. GREENE, First Vice-President

B. ANDREW ROSE, Second Vice-President, Mid-Western Jurisdiction

Brother B Andrew Rose, Theta-Lambda Chapter, Dayton, Ohio, is a native of Ohio He received his early training in the Public and High Schools of Mccomesburg, Ohio Pursued full course of medicine in the Howard University Medical School, receiving the degree M D in 1912 Served as enterne in r reedmen's Hospital, Washington, 1912-13 He has successfully engaged in the practice of his profession in Dayton from li)14 to the present time and is now considered one of Ohio's prominent physicians

Brother Rose is that genial type of busy man upon whom you can always force another civic obligation or burden where there is a prospect for benefit of his community He organized and served as president of the Buckeye State Medical Association; served as president of the Former Enterne's Association of the Freedmen's Hospital; is a member of the National Medical Asociation; member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity; member of the Social Welfare Committee of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce; member of the InterRacial Committee; and prominently identified with the Odd Fellows, N A A C P., Y M C A., Men's Bible Class of Zion Baptist Church of Dayton, the Linden Center Community Service; and others and others

Because of the important york and activities of Brother Rose, Wilbcrforce University granted him the honorary degree of M S in 1022

At his own expense Brother Rose has attended the last six General Conventions This is the kind of interest that Alpha Phi Alpha has rightly rewarded in making Dr B Andrew Rose Second Vice-President

ROBERT P DANIEL, Third Vice-President, Eastern Jurisdiction

Brother Robert P Daniel is a professor of education at the Virginia Union University, Secretary of Educational Research of the Virginia State Teachers' Association, Boys' Club Director of the Richmond Colored Playground and Recreation Association, Budget Secretary of the Ebenezer Baptist Church active in Boy's Work and Student Work of the Y M C A., well known in literary and social circles of the community

Has served Alpha Phi Alpha in various capacities, as assistant Secretary, Secretary and President of Gamma Chapter, State Director of the Go-to-High School, Go-to-College Campaign, and as chairman of the convention committee of the Nineteenth Annual Convention

Has made wide and varied contacts After graduating from the Virginia Union University, studied at Teachers College, Columbia University Was engaged in Y M C A work in New York City one summer, and a year ago travelled in England, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and other countries of Europe You may "bet your bottom dollar" that he will do his duty "though the heavens fall."

JOSEPH HENRY BRUCE EVANS, General Secretary

Brother Evans is a native Washingtonian, having been born in that city back in the "nineties." He received his early training in the public schools of that city; graduated from Armstrong High School in 1908; completed one year's special training in the Davis Business College; entered University of Michigan in 19011, taking his majors in Commerce and Business Administration Because of high standing in scholarship was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to the University Commerce Club.

He came to Alpha Phi Alpha through Epsilon Chapter;.

After, graduating from Michigan, Brother Evans began work in the Government Department in Washington. It Jjvas here that he developed an aptitude for bushiest! system building, which resulted in his establishing bne of the largest visible filing systems in operation, the system now used by the Poro College Brother Evans taught in the Commercial Department of the St. Louis High School before making his advent into the business world At the present time he holds a position as an important official of the Standard Life Insurance Company, Atlanta

"Joe" is doing his job and we may confidently expect a high degree of perfection under his administration

PERCIVAL R. PIPER, General Treasurer

Brother Piper, like Brother Evans, was born in Washington, D C, sometime during the last decade of the nineteenth century His elementary and high school training was obtained in that city In June 1917, he graduated from Howard University with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, being the first graduate to receive such a degree from Howard

He was "beat-to-death" and made a member of Beta Chapter on April 1">, 1915, which is part ot Unreason why he can't forget Alpha Phi Alpha Brother Piper went to Detroit in 1921,after serving two years as First Lieutenant during the World War He worked three years as draftsman with the Detroit Service Department of the Westinghouse Company; is now in charge of the switchboard orders of that company from the time they are received until the job is manufactured and shipped

is an active member of Gamma Lambda Chapter Brother Piper doesn't do anything halfheartedly Notwithstanding bis otherwise busy life, since going to Detroit, he completed the law course in tile Detroit College of Law. and forthwith passed the Michigan Bar

Nobody has to have any doubt about a man like Piper

OSCAR C. BROWN, Editor-in-Chief, The Sphinx

B A., B S in C (cum laude), LL.B (cum laude) from Howard University; now graduate student in finance in Northwestern University, Chicago; Major of Infantry (Reserve) ; Business Manager of The Douglass National Bank of Chicago; serving his fifth consecutive year as Editor-in-Chief of Tm; SI-HIXX; Attorney at Law in Illinois, Georgia and Indiana

"Percy"

LAY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

JAMES H HILHI R\ Baltimore

A. HALL, President of Gamma Chapter, 1920, Much credit for the success of the convention is due Gamma's President.

DR PEYTON' F ANDERSON New York City

ATTORNEY PERRY B JACKSON Cleveland

WILEY

DR

BROTHKR JAMES W MCGREGOR, Los Angeles. California. Retiring Vice-.President

HARI.EY S MANUEL, Columbus, Ohio, Retiring Vice President

BROTHER HOMES Cboite, Assistant Chief Surgeon, Provident Hospital, Chicago; former General Treasurer, was an interested spectator at the Convention All must admire the interest one has in his Fraternity when he will travel a thousand miles at his own expense to be present at the Annual Conclave

BROTHER RAYFORD W LOGAN, Literary Editor, The Sphinx

From the '•Piltslniryh Courier" <)ctober 16, 1926

"Mr ka>ford W Logan is the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur C 'Logan, W27 Q Street N W., Washington, D C He was horn in that city on January 7, 1897, and received his early education there After being graduated from M Street (now Dunbar) High School in 1913, as Valedictorian and captain of the winning cadet company, he spent one year at the University of Pittsburgh, and then went to Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts. Mr. Logan was graduated in 1917, cum liude, Phi Beta Kappa, Second Prize in History, winner of the Van Vechten Prize for Extemporaneous Speaking and of the Dewey Prize for Excellence in Commencement Orations Two weeks after graduation, he volunteered in the First Separate Battalion of the District of Columbia National Guard After serving as corporal and battalion sergeantmajor, he was promoted to first lieutenant in the :)72nd Regiment of Infantry He was shell-shocked in the

Argonne Forest June 13, HMM,and Titer leaving the hospital served as company commander. Camp Exchange Officer, and counsel in the General Courtin- rtial of the Bordeaux area

"Obtaining his discharge in France, he travelled lor more than five years in nine different European countries During that time he acted as Interpreter and Secretary of the Second Pan-African Congress in Paris, 1921, and was a delegate to the Third PanA :ican Congress in London, 1923

"Mr Logan has just returned from a month's trip to Haiti, where his knowledge of French and his intimate acquaintance wish many prominent Haitians permitted him to gather much hitherto unpublished information

"Mr Logan is at present He-d of the Department of Modern Languages in Virginia Union University He is a member of the Modern Language Association of America and of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity."

(An article by Brother Logan on Haiti has been accepted by the Nation and will be published in the near future.)

BRO J GARLAND WOOD

Bro Wood, the "father" of the Life Insurance Endowment Plan, is well known to Alpha Phi Alpha men. He is an expert in the Life Insurance business. He specialized in that field at New York University. In addition Bro. Wood is a Howard man. For several years he was associated with the Standard Lite Insurance Company of Atlanta, having resigned from that institution last August to take up the actuarial and accounting work of the Victory Life Insurance Company of Chicago. At the last annual meeting of the directors he was elected Auditor of that company.

ARTHUR W (ART.) FERGUSON

Designer of The. Sphinx Cover—Convention Number

Treasurer of Kappa Lambda Chapter, was initiated at Beta in 1920 Was active in school and class afr fairs at Howard, especially in the military corps and the Dramatic Club Graduated in 1923 from the School of Applied Science in architecture

He was recalled by his Alma Mater and served on Howard's faculty for a year In 1924 he made a business location in Cleveland As the pioneer architect he was very prominent in his field and highly considered by the city building and engineering departments 1le is now at A and T College, where the course in architecture is being established

Ferguson is well known in the Hast and is one of our many unassuming brothers who works and accomplishes much, yet never seeks praise for what he has done We are indeed fortunate in having this bit concerning him

Miss Henrietta B. Cheeks, of Cleveland, Ohio, was on hand in Richmond to be sure that Cleveland's bid for the next Convention be satisfied The wishes of such a strong, charming personality could not go unfulfilled Hence "On to Cleveland."

THE LIFE INSURANCE ENDOWMENT PLAN

BY j GARLAND WOOD, Secretary of the Endowment Committee.

THE SEVENTEENTH Annual Convention of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, held at the seat of Eta Cnapter, New York City, appointed a special committee comprising of Brotlier james A Dunn, of Dayton, Ohio; Daniel W Bowles, of St Louis, Mo.; Victor R Daly, of Washington, D C.; Norman L McGnee, of Cleveland, Ohio; Myles A. Paige, of New York City; William H Benson, of Chicago, and J Garland Wood, then of Atlanta, to consider a plan for endowing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

The plan, which calls for the endowing of the Fraternity on the Life Insurance Endowment plan, was submitted to the convention and adopted The Richmond Convention passed a resolution that the plan be put into effect beginning January 1, 1927. The method is identical with the one that has been used by Princeton, Massachusetts Tech, and other leading American colleges for years in providing funds for their Alma Mater It has practically supplanted the annual assessment or gifts plan formerly made by classes on their 20th or 25th reunions

It's adoption by the Fraternity came after years of consideration of several well-known plans for endowment The purpose of the endowment is to build up a fund to adequately endow the fraternity so that it may have funds necessary to promote its educational work and to further the interests of the organization in general Leading members of the fraternity are advocating the establishment of fellowships for special study abroad, scholarship and student loan funds to help worthy members who drop out of college lor lack of sufficient funds Every Convention for the last five years has been confronted with the chapter house financing problem, which yet remains unsolved. These and many other needs make it necessary that the fraternity secure an endowment in order to be in a position to adequately carry on its work.

The plan as adopted provides:

1 That all graduate members of the fraternity be urged to take out a 10-year endowment insurance policy in the sum of one hundred dollars, naming the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity as the beneficiary

2 That undergraduates, upon becoming graduates, be urged to take out the policies.

:i That the amount of the policies be $100 and the date of maturity be either 10 or 20 years

4 That active graduate members be required to take out policy upon initiation

5. That any member carrying the policy will be exempted from grand tax, and upon maturity will be granted life membership

6. That if the member permits policy to lapse prior to time loan value is available, such premium payments be considered as forfeited, and the member be considered unfinancial from date of taking out the policv

7 That the plan be placed in the hands of an Endowment Commission of three members.

8 That tVe General Convention set aside a sum for endowment each year, the amount to be sufficient to pay the premiums of $12,000 of endowment policies to mature in 10 years The insurance to be placed on the lives of the founders—all or some of them

The arrangement with the insurance company provide: ..,,,• •

1 That all rights and privileges under the policies will vest in the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

2 At maturity of the endowments, full value of the contracts will be paid by the insurance company to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity In case of termina-

tions by death or surrender before maturity, the proceeds will likewise be paid to the Fraternity

3 There will be no medical examinations required on the policies provided the amounts are not in excess of $250

4. The policies will be solicited by the insurance company in cooperation with the Endowment Commission, and ah renewals will be aggressively collected by the machinery of the insurance company

There are numerous advantages that the Life Insurance Endowment plan has over any other method. The general funds of the fraternity have, in past years, been used from year to year for current expenses. Consequently our contribution toward endowment must come principally from the individual members The purchase of stocks, bonds, and real estate by the fraternity wou.d require large sums of cash; moreover, if loss is to be avoided, there is needed experience and a knowledge of market conditions possessed by few

The savings bank offers very little encouragement. To save money at all is difficult; but for the Fraternity to deposit money regularly in a savings account and leave it there is more difficult still It is a magnificent temptation to every convention to vote out on some supposedly worthy project.

But the Endowment Policy meets all objections to these forms of investment; it possesses, indeed, unique advantages offered by no other method of accumulation It gives the members something to save for on a wholly democratic basis Moreover, once made, deposits cannot easily be withdrawn and wasted at the dictate of whim or politics As an investment, it is ideal There is no speculation; there can be no loss It is absolutely safe. But the Endowment Policy is more than an unexcelled method of saving and a high grade investment—it is also life insurance For, the moment the first installment is paid, in the event of the member's death, the Fraternity is guaranteed the immediate payment of the face amount of the policy.

From the foregoing it wlil be seen that the Life Insurance Endowment plan is an ideal combination of systematic saving, profitable investment and life protection To the individual members it offers an opportunity to become a paid-up life member in 10 or 20 years, and at the same time assures a definite contribution to a much needed endowment fund The member knows, too, how large and how many his annual installments must be to guarantee the payments of that sum There is no assurance that the grand tax will remain the same, but every reason to believe that it will be increased from time to time, as it has been in the past. The longer the endowment period, the smaller the premium The average for the 20-year endowment being $4.50 and for the 10year endowment, $9.50 The younger the age at entry, the smaller the premium payable The time to act is now

NOTICE

Now and then this office has information relative to positions and openings When such is the case, I begin to search for any who may be interested If there be a graduate of medicine who is interested in netting located he might communicate with this office RAYMOND W CANNON, General President.

National Alpha Phi Alpha Hymn

Words by A. L. SIMPSON 'l5

XI

Chapter

With expression

Music Arrang-ed by JOHN J. ERBY—'24 XI Chapter, Wilberforce, Ohio.

2nd TENOR f" F J9"

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In our dear We hold ev Col-lege days swift - ly pass, imFrano -

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ter-nal spir-it binds, All the no - ble, the true and cour-age - ous ble i-deals and aims, Car-rying out earth's and heav-en's grand com - mand, bued with mem-'ries fond, And the rec-ol-lec - tion slow-ly fades a - way

ter -nal spir-it binds, All the no - ble, the true and cour-age- ous. _ ble i-deals and aims, Car-ryi:ig out earth's and heav-en's grand com - mand, bued with mem-'ries fond, And the rec-ol-lec - tion slow-ly fades a - way._

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Man - ly deeds schol - ar - ship, and love for all man Our true hearts ev - er strive, sue - cess' goal to Our re - nowned A Phi A and dear fra - ter - nal

Man-ly deeds schol-ar - ship, and love for all man Our true hearts ev - er strive, sue - cess' goal to Our re - nowned A Phi A and dear fra - ter - nal

kind, Are the aims of our dear fra-ter - ni - ty gain, That our fra - ter-ni -ty's prais - es may be sung bond, May they ev - er a - bide and with us stay.,

kind, Are the aims of our dear fra-ter-ni - ty _ gain, That our fra - ter-ni-ty's prais - es may be sung bond, May they ev - er a - bide and with us stay

dear art

loved by us dear - ly art thou,

thou We cher - ish thy

pre-cepts, thy ban-ner shall be raised, To thy glo-T, thy XJ J, ? J J ,

RUTH TAPPE SCRUGGS

President, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

To ALPHA PH I ALPHA FRATERN-ITY:

In behalf of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority I wish to extend to you cordial greetings We believe that naught but good can come from this newly adopted plan of your editorial staff, which calls for expressions from our various Greek letter organizations Among our fraternities and sororities there is a common bond of service to our fellowman, that binds us, and as the new year begins it is to be a rededication of ourselves to this principle, and to the joys in that comradeship of service, that Zeta Phi Beta greets you

MRS ETHEL LAMAY CALIMESE President, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Nothing more pleasant is mine to do, than to greet for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority the deservedly honored fraternity of Alpha Phi Alpha

A month ago, as other American families, true to their tradition of the holiday season, our several Greek letter organizations met, each at the hearth of one of its members; to commune with its own; to review its accomplishments and growth; to receive the bread of counsel at the common board for greater vigor for the future; to re-kindle its fires at the family altar, that the light of its ideals might shine bright throughout the land.

And now that, inspired and strengthened, we have dispersed to our own communities, it is good to find anew that we are striving for so many of the same goals, with an equal fervor for accomplishment and with greater zeal for real co-operation than ever before

When America is most concerned for her youth, "Youth" can best guide its own, by the light of selfadopted ideals, to a truer evaluation of life's good

Since science is continually demonstrating that perfection is threatened everywhere in the physical world so long as imperfection is allowed to remain unchallenged, let us realize more and more that this is true of other worlds That nobility of character, superiority of intellect and consciousness of a responsibility for service, commensurate with talent and ability, which we desire for our young men and women can only be attained by concerted effort

So that really we merely wish for ourselves and for our united purpose, a successful and fruitful year, when we wish it in great measure, for you, who are playing a very large part indeed in what we deem so worthy a work, oh Alpha Phi Alpha.

Sincerely yours,

ETHEL LA MAY CALIMF.SK, President of Grand Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

MRS PAULINE SIMS-PURYEAR

Grand Basileus, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority extends to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., "Warmest Greetings'" It is our earnest hope that the helpful inrlu-

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ence of your fraternity will envelop and permeate every sphere possible; to the end that you have have an enviable part in sending forth an improved citizenry, the prevailing principle of which will be Manhood and Brotherhood It is to this serious end, "We Greet You!"

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC (MRS.) PALI.INK SIMS PIRVKAK, Supreme Basileus.

ARTHUR W MITCHELL

General President, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, the youngest of the four Colored Greek Letter College Fraternities, wishes to congratulate the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity upon the wonderful: showing it has made as a pioneer in this great field. This group of college men most happily join you in the march toward literary, economic and political freedom We congratulate you upon the success of your jtwenty years of effort and achievement We are endeavoring to supplement your work and assist in every possible way in getting for our college group and for our people in general, all the rights and privileges enjoyed by other people We verily believe that the efficient and successful leadership oi our race for jthe future must come from the colleges and must be tempered and seasoned by fraternal ties and activities

At our last conclave, little stress was placed upon purely social activities It is the opinion of most Phi Beta Sigma mm that in the past entirely ton much stress has been placed upon social activities byall the fraternities Your group will perhaps be interested to know that among the many things provided for by our program for the year 1!>27 is, 1st, the appointment of and sending a commission to the Virgin Islands and to the Republic of Haiti, for the purpose of making a thorough study.and investigation;oi political, economic, and health'.cbnditious and reporting the same to'our (l<>\eminent and to the world; :.'nd the appointmjent .of- a Commission to affiliate with the N A A C.jPv:in its great fight against the crime of lynching \ye*'<shall assist that association in every possible way in its efforts to bring about the enactment of a Federal Anti-Lynching law

We wish to say again that our group stands ready and most anxious to co-operate with the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in proclaiming justice and equal opportunity for all the peoples of the world, regardless of race, color, nationality and previous condition of

servitude We are, Faithfully and cordially yours, PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, ARTHUR W MITCHELL, General President, 132 You St., N W., Washington, D C

J S McCLAIN

Grand Basileus, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity wishes to express its appreciation for this opportunity to extend its sincere greetings to all Collegiate Greek Letter Fraternities and Sororities, and wish for you all a most successful year in the realization of your aims and ideals, especially those that shall be a tangible Ix-nefit to the Negro Youth in particular and the human race in general

Most sincerely, J S MCCLAIN Grand Basileus.

EARL B DICKERSON

Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

To THE EDITOR OF "TH E SPHINX," PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF ALPHA PH I ALPHA FRATERNITY:

It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I accept this opportunity of extending greetings on behalf of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity to the members of our great brother fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha The custom of Greek letter fraternities of exchanging greetings each year at the time of their Annual Grand Chapter meetings has done a great deal to promote a friendly and wholesome spirit of co-operation among our several college fraternities, and I am quite certain that this new avenue of contact, happily originated with you and your staff, will do even more toward developing a truly genuine feeling of respect and admiration on the part of each college fraternity for the other

In the past, from time to time, there have been evidences here and there, of friction and misunderstanding l>etween members of your fraternity and mine, but all such differences have been confined to narrow areas Never have the national policies of these two great college fraternities clashed, and the sound sober men of both groups have always realized, as now, that in the final analysis we are—all of us—striving t.< attain the same goal—that of developing character and leadership in the hearts and minds of Xegro college men

Much is yet to i e accomplished by our racial group,

and the main vehicle for advancing the interests of this race as a whole, in my opinion, is the college fraternity Such being so, Kappa Alpha Psi would welcome the opportunity of meeting with representatives of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and other similar organizations for the specific purpose of formulating a joint program of action—a new line of attack—that will manifest itself, not only in the solution of problems affecting undergraduates at the various universities, but also those having to do with the advancement of the rights of colored people in general To such a program of cooperation Kappa Alpha Psi committed itself at its recent Kith Annual Grand Chapter meeting held in Washington when it authorized the appointment of a committee whose business it is to work conjointly with other fraternities in the endeavor to effectuate the ends heretofore stated

In closing may I not express the hope that this interchange of greetings through the medium of your worthy periodical shall be the real beginning of a definite, solid constructive agency of service to the race and to the Nation, such agency being fostered and developed by the combined unselfish efforts of Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi and other similar college organizations.

Very sincerely yours

EARL B DicKEBSorfr, Grand Poletitduh, Ka/>/<.i \lplm Psi

Fraternity.

RAYMOND W CANNON, General President, Alpha Phi ,

To ALL OUR SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES, Greetings:

In extending to all our sororities and fraternities the sincere heartfelt good wishes of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, I feel that it is well to note the fact that in the shaping of the destiny of our Race in America all these organizations have specific and very important parts to play

We must look to our college men and women for leadership They have almost supplanted the old order. They shall be our leaders because, in addition to their superior education and training, they have that essential broad faculty for ignoring the petty things of life, brushing them hastily aside in order to get down to the real human problems before them This is understanding. Understanding begets union, cooperation and cordial relationships In this kind of union, then, there is strength

Let us consider that we are all in union, for our sororities and fraternities are militantlv engaged in a common effort—the uplift and betterment of our Race, the promotion of the hirhest ideals in manhood and womanhood, the emphasizing of the higher and finer tilings of this life and a stimulation of interest therein, and the development of the ability to serve

At one time our fraternities and sororities were

questioned But they have demonstrated their right to exist by the great work they are accomplishing They have commanded the attention of the nation in their endeavor They are comprehensive and American

Several years ago there was held a great meeting— The Negro Sanhedrin. The refreshing feature of that whole large gathering was the work of the commission composed of the representatives of our sororities and fraternities Their work was an education to the old order present and an inspiration to the progressive element present. It was the indication of the new era

To our Fraternities and Sororities, Alpha Phi Alpha greets you in that genuine spirit of friendliness and cordiality which engenders the essentials of true and sincere co-operation. Alpha Phi Alpha rejoices with each and all of you in your progress And Alpha Phi Alpha extends the right hand of fellowship in wishing for your great and noble organization a most prosperous and successful New Y.ear May 1927 give to you only of its best

Sincerely and fraternally,

RAYMOND W CANNON, General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

BROTHER CHANN1NG H.TOBIAS Convention Speaker, Public Session

ATTORNEY RALPH E MIZELLE President, Eta Chapter N. Y. City

j|_« EDITORIAL > Jj

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT OR CHAOS?

The growing tendency in certain quarters to make constitutional changes when such changes will serve their personal ends or whims, and tokignore those same constitutional provisions for the same purpose, cannot be too firmly condemned Several regrettable examples of this occurred in our last Convention Regrettable, not because of the far-reaching importance of any particular act or legislation; but regrettable because some of the parties who should fight most stubbornly and most relentlessly to uphold the integrity of the law are the very persons who manifest a wanton disregard for our constitution when it is "politic" to do so Such practices not only undermine the framework of our organization, but also raise an immediate danger signal for us to put on the brakes

We believe that orderly government of a fre» people make a constitution indispensable We believe with that strong current of judicial opinion that it is belter that the law be definite and fixed than it is for it to be right. And above all, we believe that as long as the constitution contains provisions on any point, just so long should we be guided bv those provisions THIS MUST BE OUR POSITION, because we feel that our constitution is a lighthouse pointing the way —not for today, but for tomorrow By it, and only by it, we know whither we are sailing If, though, the provisions are to be ignored when they do not meet the convenience or desire of some, then we are drifting, drifting we know not where, if we develop the habit of disregarding the constitution at will or of amending it by motion on the floor of the Convention, when more rigid formalities are constitutionally required, then we are traveling inevitably in the direction of choas and disintegration

It has been well said, constitutional government represents the greatest and grandest struggle of humanity for its betterment. It is a contract by and between the individuals to govern themselves in a certain welldefined manner It should never be said that one or a dozen violated the agreement If so, on the other hand, we may drift into a monarchy—be governed by one; or on the other an oligarchy, with the supreme government in the hands of a few Failing in these, we will have anarchy—no government at all The only way to preserve the constitution is to accept and abide by the law as it is If it is too rigid, oppressive, obsolete or unreasonable, change it; BUT ONLY IX Till-. MANNER DESIGNATED. Until the change is properly made, we've got to bow to the whele sanctuary of a free people—our constitution

INTER-FRATERNAL GREETINGS

It is our opinion that the custom, adopted some years ago by our several national intercollegiate fraternal groups, of exchanging greetings at Convention time is a commendable one In Alpha Phi Alpha, we have been glad to note that such greetings have always been sent and received with a genuinely cordial feeling

In accordance with this policy and with a desire to attempt to further seal the "bond of good-will,"

the staff of editors of THE SPHINX invited these groups, through their presidents, to send more personal and tangible greetings and expressions It is gratifying to see the ready response that comesin every case There can be no doubt that the friendliness as set forth in these messages is of inestimable value It is commendable, too, to note the trend of fraternal opinion—a trend that indicates the desire of all to forget old antagonisms and petty rivalries and to settle upon a program of mutual helpfulness

Aside from the progress evidenced by these sentiments, it is inspiring to realize the vast "motive power" that could be developed with these trained men and women interested in one definite program, outside of regular fraternal routine The vision of some seven of ten thousand Negro college WLU and women banded together for a common end is a happy one indeed Being Alpha Phi Alpha, in true spirit of the Fraternity, we are committed to such a program

THETA IS ALL RIGHT

During the early part of January, Theta Chapter gave its Annual Formal in the Reynolds Club House, on the campus of the University of Chicago As a result, the editor of the Chicago Defender published on the front page of his paper, of January ]5th, the following censure:

We Must Cease Segregating Ourselves

Bv ROHERT S ABBOTT,

There is a growing tendency on the parts of men and women of our race toward self-segregation. This tendency manifests itself in school and college activities and social functions in the North It springs from that self-conscious attitude, based upon an inferiority complex, which makes certain of us feel that we are more comfortable when we are "carrying on" in separate groups

A conspicuous example of this trend was shown us in a dance given by a fraternity group in one of the halls of the University of Chicago last Friday night. At this university it can be truthfully said that there is no segregation The school more nearly approaches a real democratic institution than any of the greater universities in the country Out on the campus of the University of Chicago a person is accepted for what he is and is given the opportunity of proving himself worthy of the acceptance

Out there we have represented the school in almost every activity along with other races who attend We are on atheltic squads; we play in the band; we are on the debating team, even taking part in the international debate with teams representing Cambridge; and Oxford, we are on the faculty; we are members of select councils, exclusive clubs and, finally, we have an interracial organization functoining on the campus Obviously, we have every reason against our taking a Jim Crow social affair out there

There can be no sane argument against the intermingling of races socially at the University of Chicago or, for that matter, at any other university Schools are for experimentation and broadening purposes It is at such an institution as the University

of Chicago that we can disprove the old, hackneyed argument that we do not want the contacts that can be established through association with white classmates. We not only want them, but need them Experience has taught us that our lives are bound inseparably with the lives of white men and women around us We must mingle with them in the business world, however much we are opposed to it. Why, then, cannot we make these contacts that will insure a more amicable relationship when school days are over?

Dances given at the University of Chicago should, m the very nature of things, be all-inclusive We should be the ones to take advantage of this situation. if white organizations have not taken the step it can '» said that they thought we preferred to remain away from their affairs Our dance proved it to their satisfaction White students standing in the corridor watching the dance gave evidence that they were interested Had they been invited, had they comeeven to scoff—they would have gone home the wiser for having attended. There would have been that many less scoffers at the University of Chicago the next day

We seem woefully lacking in foresight We follow blindly the beaten paths laid down centuries ago By other races, and while we complain of our lot we have not the moral courage to seek new routes We cannot argue that white fraternities do not inWte us to their affairs The question is, "Who has more to gain by initiating this courtesy?" We who nave lived in the restricted South all our lives—who are suffering from acute discomfort when in the presence of white people—do we expect always to be wringing, creeping things and still hope to take our place in the world's progress? Hasn't it occurred to us that the only way to lose that uncomfortable feeling is to meet the person who causes it again and again under as many conditions as will offer themselves?

An incident is recalled by a student in one of the northern universities who had just come from the •With and who felt uneasy in the presence of white People. This man attained to membership in an organization theretofore exclusively white. When this organization planned a social affair this Race member absented himself from the meetings and stayed away until a committee waked upon him and urged him to attend He was told that the white members were anxious to make everything pleasant for him, if he would meet them half way He went, enjoyed himself and made friends who are his friends today, years alter his departure from school

Segregated dances at the University of Chicago are distinctly out of place To organizations planning affairs out there we urge a departure from the old beaten path and invitations for white classmates and professors Insist upon their presence and see that they enjoy themselves Then watch the results Finally, to those who object to this step, take our advice and give your dances elsewhere By all means avoid the university

The members of Theta Chapter, with the approval of a host of graduate members of the Fraternity in Chicago, gave the party as a social affair, without any thought of "self-segregation" or any attempt to solve the race problem. Theta Chapter sought an evening of relaxation and pleasure This was the end in view when they invited their guests Nobody was invited because he was white and nobody was slighted because he happened not to be white. This was an intimate, personal social affair and it was human instinct (not colored human instinct), that the guests should be invited on the basis of intimate personal friendships. Because the boys did not make an interracial meeting of the social event was no reason why they should segregate themselves in some back-alley away from the Godly walls of the University of Chicago

Considered, for the sake of argument, from the aspect of the race problem, the affair may well be considered as a commendable event and as a step forward. Theta Chapter was chartered at the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago is its home It is a part of a great intercollegiate fraternity the same as many of the other fraternities located at the University. The Reynolds Club House on the campus offers an ideal place for the high character of dance that Theta wanted to give It was the best available place It is the place where many of the other fraternities at the University give their entertainments Theta's affair was brilliant It made us proud The ladies were as beautiful and lovely as God's big world affords And we venture that the men were as clean and as upright as you will find in any other similar intercollegiate fraternal group in America The conduct of the dance was superb _ It was refined Those who saw it could not have lc't with any other opinion

It was not reasonable nor necessary that Theta Chapter members should invite men in to dance with their sweethearts, wives and sisters simply because the men were white. And there was no reason why the affair should have been taken in their "backyard."

Heaven or Hell in Haiti?

By RAYFORD W LOGAN

Until very recently my knowledge was no more extensive than that of the average person Wendell Phillips' eloquent eulogy and more particularly his brilliant peroration of Toussaint Louverture constituted all my information At the Pan-African Congress of L921, however, I heard a native Haitian denounce the American Occupation in the most scathing terms I became acquainted with a charming Haitaian woman and her three talented daughters, one of whom gained, last year, second prize in the Paris Conservatory and is now a star at the Athenee Theater of that city For three years I enjoyed the friendship of Dr Casseus, one of the best known specialists for women's diseases, decorated by the Belgian government for services rendered during the World War, a member of the French Legion of Honor Above all, I came under the spell of the eloquence of M Dantes Bellegarde, Minister of Haiti to France He it was whom an English correspondent proclaimed the most eloquent speaker in French at the meeting of the League of Nations in 1981 To him came the unusual honor of being named Commander of the Legion of Honor without passing through the grades of Knight and Officer

It is not surprising then that after my return to America in 1!)24 I should desire to visit the island My interest was increased by the diametrically opposing accounts of the existing situation By"far the great majority of these articles praised in most extravagant terms the American Occupation One was led to believe that before Admiral Caperton landed his marines on July 28, 1915, Haiti and Hell were synonymous, that the capital, Port-au-Prince, would better have been called Port of Paupers, that the natives were naked cannibals ruled by modern Neros and Tweeds. Overnight the former Black Republic, according to these reports, had become a modern, flourishing, cultured, Protestant, nordicized nation

On the other hand, Mr James Weldon Johnson and Dr Gruening of the Nation, deplored the Occupation, accusing the marines of unnecessary cruelty and the civil authorities of oppressing the people, destroying freedom of suffrage, muzzling the press, abolishing Haitian participation in government, and spreading the traditional American prejudice against colored peoples In order to discover which of these accounts were indicative of the real situation I sailed from New York on August 10 on board the American steamship, the "Ancon."

The morning after leaving port I realized what it meant to lie sailing under the American flag. For the first meal I had found myself at table with an American family and the wireless operator Nothing unpleasant occurred But the next morning the chief petty officer requested me to take a seat at a tablewhere I had noticed three colored people the night before In answer to my question as to the reason for the change he suggested that I see the purser. The latter tried to shield himself behind the flimsy pretext that the family wished to be alone I noticed, nevertheless, that the wireless operator ate at the table during the rest of the voyage

The change of tables, however, resulted in my getting some very valuable information. A Jamaican woman told me, for instance, that on coming up from Chile on a boat flying the flag of that country all the colored passengers had cabins on one side of the boat and had eaten after the white passengers After this exhibition of prejudice one is inclined t<> understand

why America has always supported Chile against Peru in the Tacna-Arica dispute Another of my table companions, a young Haitian, gave me a card of introduction to the editor of a newspaper in Port-au-Prince He also expressed an opinion which I later found to be correct "The only people," he said, "who are not opposed to the Occupation are those who are too ignorant to know what is going on, those who fear reprisals, and those who hold positions under the Occupation."

Four days of pleasant travelling brought us within a night's ride of Port-au-Prince My first impressions are perhaps best portrayed by notes taken verbatim from my diary

August 15 Haiti is said by some authorities tc be the Arawak name for "country of the mountains." Up before dawn Passing between Isle of Gonave and coast Mountains rising sheer from the sea, black and foreboding on our port side, and stretching away to west Effect sombre and depressing Sunrise brightened scene and showed mountains gloriously green with gentle folds. Port-au-Prince on edge of shore with mountains immediately behind As soon as we docked, boys with only loin cloths came out in row boats Passengers threw them coins They dived and reappeared with coins in their teeth Renynded me of descriptions I had read of ships landing off coast of Africa Others threw long cords to passengers on deck, attached baskets of tropical fruit ami called to passengers to haul them up.

Porters wearing red caps! Customs house a quarter of mile away I had been listed as a salesman, and was asked to show my samples Boys got into a light as to who should lake my suitcases to a carriage

Smallest horses I have ever seen. Carriages and ( '" v y rs , cIeant ' r t,la " th e {lrosk y an<1 P"^^ of Warsaw Much less odor than there Native gendarmes acting as traffic cops with whistle and arm signals; parking signs, one way streets

Room with meals at the Hotel Bellcvue three dollars a day Too blooming much for an iron bed mat m center of floor, one electric fight, one chair and table, no running water, conveniences outside

Had cup of coffee and went to Cathedral Feast of the Assumption Enormous crowd with Archbishop —white—officiating The whole gamut of colors and texture of hair from pure African to pure Nordic few bobbed heads Men dressed distinctly French style, canes, high-heeled shoes, high trousers, formfitting mats

Countless beggars Plenty of automobiles driven by Haitians, Buick, Chevrolet, Dodge, Nash, Studebaker, a couple of Packards, and a number of Fords hew real side-walks-, but rather arcades passing under second story of houses On ground floor, novestibule, the street door, which also served as window, opening directly into room from street

Hot as blazes Back to hotel to read papers of past week A cigar, forty cents! Papers poorlv printed extent La Paste, with cheap paper, numerous typograph.cal errors often illegible One contained accusation that the letters of a prominent Haitian were read in the post office

Typical French dinner served on porch Somethingnew, cooked bananas American officers eyed me curiously Probably took me for a Haitian since I spoke rrench

Slept for a while and then took another stroll through the city Women carrying enormous baskets on their heads just like Portuguese Some riding burros Three Chinese laundries An Italian quarter with a Fascio Italiano di Port-Au-Prince

Went into the Bar Central Sign—"Diches, Post Carts." Officers and marines drinking together Haitians at another table Americans getting drunk

On way back to hotel met a procession of hundreds of women, priests in front Behind came men singing "Hosanna."

Band concert on the Champ de Mars by gendarmerie Music very good, concluding with the Haitian National Anthem

Went to "Parisiana," one of the two moving picture houses in the capital Pearl White in a serial alxiut fifteen years old. Orchestra playing opera selections. Price, one gourde or twenty cents On returning to hotel about ten o'clock found front door locked Had to go around to the back in order to get in

August 16 A thousand women at least in the Cathedral market place Hardly any men Nearly every one wearing coarse ecru, some flour sacks, no shoes Have peculiar way of squatting down behind their baskets Watermelons, corn, cucumbers, charcoal, bread

Prices very high in stores. Post cards a dollar a dozen Blair Niles' book four dollars Cigars higher than anywhere in world American products predominate except for French perfumes. Haitians riding to work with their wife or daughter or chauffeur driving them Many of the Haitian employes speak English

Surprised at number of Haitians in the Banque National de la Republique d'Haiti, which is only a branch of the National City Bank of New York, the real power in the country Paper money disgustingly dirty Apparently very little silver in circulation

Had some boiled figs for dessert Delicious

Dinky little street car rattling along and making more noise than the Broadway Limited Made out of wood with a canvas covering and driven by a Dodge motor First and second classes

On the following day, I finally saw the American who I knew could give me first-hand information. (I do not mention his name, nor shall I mention the name of Haitians who made interesting disclosures to me, because I do not wish to bring them to the notice of the Occupation I may as well state here that American Negroes are looked upon with the greatest disfavor, that I have every reason to believe that I was shadowed, that my mail was opened, and that a conference was held one evening by the Charge d'affaires, the Chief of Police and a marine lieutenant who said he had known me in France, in order to decide what to do with me That nothing was done is perhaps due to my personal friendship with the colored American mentioned above Another colored American, who was in Haiti on a visit a year ago had been escorted to police headquarters and questioned as to the reason for his being there.)

Such an article as this can be only a cursory summary of the situation as I found it It is a severe indictment of the Occupation, and at the same time an appeal to American Negroes to interest themselves in this application of the Monroe Doctrine to what was once the only Black Republic in the Western Hemisphere. Haitians of all classes are disgusted, but worse than that, they are discouraged They see no hope of recovering their freedom except as the result of a war between the United States and Japan, or the arousing of public opinion in America as to the real situation there

The reason for this discouragement is easy to understand America went into Haiti to stop revolutions establish commercial prosperity, teach government of the people, by the people and for the people." America has done none of these things except restore peace; but, having restored peace, still maintains over eight hundred marines in the island. Instead of establishing prosperity, this country has greatly increased the cost of living, set up a government of Americans, by

Americans, and for Americans. The pretext advanced for occupying Haiti is the same used to justify the recent intervention in Nicaragua—the protection o f American life and property But there just as in Haiti, no American property was in danger, and not only no American, but not even any foreigner was killed in the revolution of July 27, 1915, which resulted in the landing of the marines on the following day It is obvious that these marines were in waiting for just such a contingency As a matter of fact, the United States has been trying to get control of Haiti ever since the last decade of the past century when Frederick Douglass was Minister to that country The Convention signed in 1916 between Haiti and the United States gave this country the right to stay there for ten years, and an additional ten years at the conclusion of the convention But in 1917, a year after the treaty had been in effect, the United States decided that it would remain for the additional ten years Moreover, by granting loans to Haiti through the National City Bank of New York, America can intervene at any time until 1952 in order to secure the payment of interest on these loans Every thinking Haitian is of the opinion that the United States intends to remain indefinitely in Haiti just as it has done in the Philippines Just whether this long occupation will redound to the advantage of the island will be evident from what has already been accomplished I believe that the information given in the next article will cause every Negro to long for the day when we can again boast of an independent Negro country, for now that Firestone has gone into Liberia, that country is only a vassal of the United States

(Continued in Educational Number.)

OHIO'S HERO

By PLEDGE JOHN FUSTER, i Kappa Chapter, Sphinx Club.

Bang! The starter's pistol cracks

Now they're speeding down the track

A speed-crazed maniac sets the pace, ; As past the shrieking stands they race A hundred yards he leads them on, Swift as an arrow, light as a faun.

And where's Ohio's man ? Oh, where ! Lagging, dragging, far to the rear! But look, there's a fighting light in his eye! A light that means he'll do or die He grits his teeth, he picks up speed; Fighting defeat he cuts the lead

Straining, gaining, inch by inch; Oh, Uods of Victory, lend him strength! He breasts the leader, holds his place— But can he keep the awful pace? Oh, spur him; speed his flying feet! He cannot, shall not taste defeat

Speeding, matching stride for stride— Down the homestretch still they're tied Sharply the white tape looms before! Ten feet to go! The people roar! Now, Buckeye Hero, do your best! He leaps! The tape falls from his breast

(NOTE:—Below is printed the Chapter Letter from Theta Chapter It has been brought forward because it is considered the best Chapter communication appearing in this issue, raising questions that are worthy of serious consideration In every issue of TH E SPHINX we shall attempt to carry in the Feature Section the best letter submitted.)

Theta Chapter, Chicago

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PHI ALPHA, Greetings:

At the last regular meeting of Theta chapter the brothers listened to a report of the convention proceedings in Richmond The delegate did his utmost to describe the Richmond hospitality, but the brothers who were in the Virginia city during Christmas week will know that any description, no matter how vivid must fall shorl of being realistic Just as the delegates could not avoid the cobblestones on the streets of Richmond, just so they could not avoid the kindness, courtesy, and hospitality showered on the Alpha Phi Alpha visitors The social affairs, endless in number, served to display the far-famed hospitality of Richmond at its best Nor can the brothers forget the "fair blooms from God's chosen garden" (Jerrick) who smiled at them in every side, at the dances, receptions and dinners

Several items in the convention proceedings were of interest to Theta. particularly the adoption of the endowment insurance plan and also the healthy condition of the general treasury

The outstanding impression carried from the 1'.>111 Annual Convention by Theta's delegate was the compic te dominance of the policies of the fraternity by the graduate members Apparently these brothers are keen for engaging the fraternity in activities which are remote from the undergraduate point of view, and arc more closely allied with progressive movements ou side the fraternity itself Natural it is no doubt for the graduate man to desire that the fraternity engage in civic and racial movements; national and international in scope. This attitude has much to commend it, yet the affairs of the undergraduate are gradually being pushed into the background

What of the problems of the undergraduate? Are thej riot worth while? Take the matter of fraternity houses It is important to the undergraduate, at least, to consider very seriously some of the difficulties that arise in the purchase and maintenance of fraternity houses Why is it not within the province of the general organization to interest itself in the housing situation? How many houses do we own? What was the original cost and what is the present value? In what condition are the mortgages and how are the payments being met? What plans have been evolved to pay oil these mortgages and which ones have been successful? What houses are situated near graduate chi piers and what chapter houses are remote from any graduate groups? The need for answers to these qu stiens suggests the need [or the collection of data on the subject and an analysis of the whole situation

The matter of fraternity houses is only one topic which is of interest to the undergraduate, and which affects him more closely than a Pan American Exposition, a National History Week or an International Peace movement The undergraduate is interested in whatever financial assistance that is available. Instead of awarding a cup, merely, to an outstanding chi pter, why not put a premium on brains and give a cash award to the brother in some chapter who achieves a high scholastic Standing? These are matter i about which main undergraduates have been thi.iking since the close of the convention, and I am P isitive that other opinions will be expressed ou the subject

Unite naturally Theta rejoices in the selection of Clew-laud as the seat of the 80th convention since it is hut a step over to the home town of Brother Perry Jackson We ought to carry a trainload of brothers frcm Theta and Xi-l.ambda over to Cleveland next December. Several times I have remarked in this column that the social activities of Theta and XiLambda, when they occur, simply leave the "500" in

C hicago gasping for breath. We have a precedent here that no affair must be given unless it surpasses all other affairs, either in novelty or in brilliance At the medical convention two summers ago, the cabaret part] given, by the two chapters established a high-water mark in Chicago social history To surpass this achievement required considerable egoism, especially tor an undergraduate chapter Yet the members of Theta chapter have just startled the Chicago elite by offering a formal affair which bids fair to stand unique in Chicago social history Reynolds Hall, the University of Chicago, was the scene of this event on Friday, January 8

I must confess I am unable to give an adequate description of the ensemble which graced the beautiful halls of the university on that evening I am not at all sure whether there were members of the fair sex present or whether some angels were granted a special recess for the occasion If the hitter conjecture is true I will certainly embrace Fundamentalism and set sail for the pearly gates of heaven The hostesses for the dance were Mesdahies George C. 1 lall, A. L. Jacksou, and Bindley Cyrus Among the distinguished guests present were Editor Robert S Abbott (who later gave OS a left-handed rap in his paper despite the fact that he perspired through every dance), Judge George, George Arthur and a host of others

I can not resist recalling the splendor of that delightful evening The syncopated strains of the orchestra partly intoxicated the senses and the inebriation was complete when one viewed youth and beauty whirling about in a cycle of silken colors Across the hall in the splendidly appointed lounging room, where attendants served refreshments, interesting gr ii])s gathered for a chat, and yet the dance hall was always crowded to capacity What completely won the ladies over, however, was the presentation of a liny program case, beautifully designed and worthy of milady's jewel case The whole affair was as near perfect as one could wish and Theta men are somewhat worried tor fear that they may never be able to surpass this brilliant event

Realizing that our sister chapters are awaiting eagerly to know who w-ill guide the destines of Theta chapter for the ensuing year I submit, therefore, the result of the election of officers in Theta for 1927 President, C Blythe Andrews Vice-President, Frederic Robb

Secretary. Sumner T, Bohee.

Treasurer, Herman Brown Ili.torian, W B Gordon i b iplain Frederic Robb

Mouse Manager Peter Jordan

Brother C Blythe Andrews, the new president of Theta, is a student of law at the University of Chicago and is the man who directed the activities of our recent dance so successfully Brother Andrews almost alone collected fees, and arranged for printing, music, favors and imitations The task imposed on him was staggering but he saw it through in a true Alpha spirit and today he is president of his chapter as a reward for this and many other services he has rendered to the chapter Brother Andrews is popular in the chapter and should have a successful administration His slogan even before taking office is "On to Cleveland."

Theta extends greetings and good wishes for 1027 to her sister chapters and hopes that every "human" can make it to Cleveland next December

Yours fraternally,

SUMNER T Bases, Corresponding Secretary.

Negro History Week

By RAYMOND W LOGAN

Of the many "Weeks" devoted in America to the popularizing of some principle or ideal, few merit the sincere interest and active cooperation of the fraternity more than does Negro History Week Even if the week of February 6-12 has passed before this issue of THE SPHINX reaches the various chapters, this article will not be untimely It will serve as a kind of follow-up letter to remind the brothers of the importance of what may have slipped by unnoticed in their community Or it may arouse some to interest themselves individually in the history of our race. At all events, it will show that the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity realizes the necessity for such study and officially endorses the annual effort to stimulate, foster, and perhaps revive enthusiasm for this praiseworthy endeavor

Even in the liberal white colleges of the North and West, too little time is devoted to a consideration of the role that the Negro has played in the development of civilization. The textbooks in some instances are avowedly unscientific in their treatment, particularly with reference to the Reconstruction. The authors of other books think that they are sufficiently fair when they omit all mention of the Negro Even such excellent volumes as Hockett and Schlesinger's "Political and Social History of the United States," while more just in their analysis of the Reconstruction, fail to mention any real contribution of the Negro at any other^epoch of our history Jerome Dowd's latest effort, "The Negro in American Life," exhibits the almost pitiable attempt of Southerners to write history with unprejudiced pens What member, for instance, of the 372nd Regiment who served under both colored and white officers will not laugh at Dowd's dictum that all the colored regiments fought well except those commanded by colored officers ? The soldiers of that regiment will hardly agree that the Croix de Guerre which their flag proudly flies resulted from the efficient training or the dashing courage of the trembling white rookie shave-tails from Gondrecourt dumped on the regiment in Champagne

Such books will hardly correct the first impression created by our common school geographies Hundreds of thousands of white students still remember that there are five races of people, the black, yellow, thrown, red, and white; that the yellow, brown, and red races may have accidentally or incidentally advanced civilization, but that the black race has done nothing at all except be slaves and found such uproariously ridiculous republics as Liberia and Haiti

We should not then be astonished at the amazing ignorance of some of our fellow-students The fault hes not with them if they do not know the theories of Sergi, Brunhes, and Wiener of the influence of African civilization on Europe and America; if they have never heard of Benjamin Banneker and Matzeliger; if they do net realize that Pushkin and Dumas are of Negro extraction Many of us are hardly better iniormed. We can, however, supplement our scant knowledge and correct our own false impressions by delving into such works as Woodson's "The Negro m Our History," "Negro Education Prior to 1861," "A Century of Negro Migration," "The History of the Negro Church," "Negroes and Their Orations," Brawley's "A Short History of the American Negro," our own DuBois' "Suppression of the Slave Trade" which has the signal honor of being Volume One in the Harvard Historical Studies, 1896. This is by no means an exhaustive bibliography, but merely a suggestion for some of the books that should be in the library of every brother and on the shelf of every school in the country.

Those of us who did not participate this year in Negro History Week may begin now to prepare for the future Such preparation should include not only study of books, but also the gathering of documents Every community is rich in the unwritten history of our race The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and its Director of Research, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, Spingarn Medalist for 1926, can do little alone

Alpha Phi Alpha can help to make Negro History Week as inspiring and productive of real results as the Go-to-High School, Go-to-College Campaign THE SPHINX, beginning with the next issue, will help to keep the purpose constantly in the mind of the organization by reviews by the Literary Editor of Books pertaining to the Negro

THE STORM

By JOHN FUSTEH, Pledge, Kappa Chapter, Sphinx Club.

Dark clouds scud across the sky, The wind, alive, goes rushing by: The branches of the giant trees Cry loud as souls in hell—but cease! The wind dies down and all is still; Silent as death, and dark—until A streak of lightning cleaves the sky And fades e'er you can bat an eye A moment more of silence; then The thunder and the awful din, The rain, the fury of the gale, The strong oak bending lest it fail, All join to shout the vast alarm— 'Tis here! 'Tis here! The storm! The storm!

THE LILY

By PLEDGE JOHN FUSTF.R Kappa Chapter, Sphinx Club.

I've been creeping through God's garden Stealing flowers. Some, it took me years to pluck, Others—hours.

I've purloined the rose that grew bright Red with passion Wore it for the world to see— 'Twas my fashion

Dandelions reaching upwards Towards the sun, These I've gathered by the handful Just for fun

Countless others have I broken From the stem, Wore them for an hour, then I Tired of them

Now I've wandered 'cross a lily Pure as snow, Gentler than the wind which wafts it To and fro

And I have no wish to pluck it Let it be For I love it and I know it Grows for me

ECHOES OF THE CONVENTION AND THE SPECIAL DISPENSATION FOR THE FRATERNITY HISTORY

With the enthusiasm which marked the report of the delegates of the various chapters of the fraternity to the 19tll convention at Richmond, Va., still at its highest pitch, we hope that this message conveyed through the convention number of the Sen INX to various chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha will meet with a hearty response from all concerned

Inorder then that the History of the fraternity may be written up to date Brother bounders X A Murray and H A Callis are requesting your prompt cooperation in filling out carefully and promptly the valuable data asked for below in connection with the effort made possible through the gratuitous contribution of Brother Morgan of Cleveland, Ohio, to get together important hisorical facts regarding Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and its chapters

1 Name of your chapter and its charter members

2 Date on which your chapter was admitted into Alpha Phi Alpha

:i By whom and where your chapter was formed (name of charter members)

I Do you possess a chapter house If so its present real estate value

."> A picture of your chapter house if you have one li A picture of the charter members or separate pictures with names at the earliest opportunity

7 Present active enrollment, alumni enrollment total

H Names of past officers of the chapter (.i Names of present officers of the chapter in Names of outstanding alumni of your chapter who have achieved distinction and their special fields of activity.

Address all communications to: N A Murray Dunbar High Schol, Washington, D C

YEAR 1927-28, ALPHA PHI ALPHA

brothers in Alpha Flu Alpha, the recent convention at Kicnmond, Va., is anxious to get as many of the 3,000 odd brothers, who were formerly identified with some active graduate or undergraduate chapter back into the fold again In order that it might be carried out it passed a special dispensation act for the year 1927-28, whereby those outside the fold, or who for some reason or another have becomeunfuiancial, may become, financial by the payment of a small fee of $1,011 and toe grand tax tor the year 1927-28

Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha, if this means anything, and if the vows that you took when you were initiated into the mysteries of Alpha Phi Alpha mean anything to you, you should make every effort within yourself, to stage a 100 per cent come back Once a Brother in Alpha Phi Alpha always a brother in Alpha Phi Alpha. Does not the spirit of old A. P. A. still beat strong enough within you, to make you want to take advantage of this special opportunity to align yourself with the nearest graduate or undergraduate chapter: \ou owe it to your former brothers, you owe it to your chapter to help them make a 100 per cent drive in staging this comeback Does not the old spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha ring in y.mr ears as it did in your college days? Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha we need you, we need your asistance in carrying out our great constructive program We need you to prove to the world at large that Alpha Phi Alpha is not only the' first Neg.o College Fraternity, but it is also the strongest and the largest of all the College Fraternities among Negroes N A Mi-R'.iAY

JEWEL

Are We Ready For Greek Letter Societies?

fraternity men are often asked if Negroes are ready for college (ircck letter societies Ihis question, in a course of time, has racked the brain of many learned men both North and South The northern intellectual lias been brought to face this question repeatedly without ever having intimate contact with more than a very few representatives of Negro men of collegiate rank, who matriculate in northern colleges 'Ihe s.uilhc n intellectual closes his eyes to all things concerning Negro youths except that which is immoral and will aid him to prove the old fossilized theory of nordic supremacy 1 do not intend to take issue with toe northern nor the southern idea, but to present some observations which will probably aid an adherent to reach logical conclusions concerning it

privilege to call them exalted brothers with no other object in view The same persons feel that their only [ mission is to advertise the fraternity and lend it d.gI nity They are too non-phisscd to be of any serviceto the fraternity or in sympathy with its program 'these characteis are dangerous to any organization and can be branded as apples totally petrified on a tree i of prolific fruition II,nee they are not re ,ily for ; fraternities.

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Delegates from the various chapters of the different Greek letter societies have spent a portion of the recnt Xmas vacation, in the different chosen cities and have returned to their respective chapter seat with a > voluminous and glowing report concerning the activity's of their respje ive conclaves; They reported on Thl t Praise-Your-Hero movement The Select-Your-Yocae Imi movement, file KhiL'ate-You s'I f-\Vcck, and 'file s Stay in School Prog am and award trophies for the I greatest efficiency in carrying out these programs, yet s I would wager my kingdom that not oft* mad' any I" provision for their maintaining themselves while in e college nor do they have a res rvc fund to aid its own e members whose finances are insrtimc'ent to nnintam d themselves during their school year. They finally drop e out of school How many societies organized a un.c is to alleviate this situation? They are noi yet ready for e fraternities

No rational man would attempt to deny that Negroes are ready for fraternities, had it been possible lor him to have attended one of the annual conventions given by one of the organizations of select group of mental or intellectual aristocrats He would knit his brow, disked his hair and attempt to arouse himself from lethargic stupor, or apathy, or turn back to some if the old manuscripts and take i>siic with men of the hoar} past, who pronounced the Negro mentally stupid or incapable of development, had he listened to tne intelligent deliberations concerning vital problems which tend towards social improvement of the race and our social order Negroes with this decided improvement in their social and mental affairs cannot bask in the sun oi social progress, hut he must continue to grapple with vital problems, whose solution will tend towards social development and make facilities for the approaching generations It has been observed only too often that accomplished Negroes have condescendingly thrown off their garments of egoism, and have given the fraternity. of Mime forty or fifty chapters of select men, the

Men have been known to graduate from universities r and go out into the world and get lucrative position, if and purchase sumptuous homes, expensive cars an:l h the mother chapter of the Univesity is suffering for d the want of paltry moral and financial aid from its ig alumni; to write these sons soliciting the latter is a it loss of time and a stamp These same men are often ff expelled from their chapters for financial delinquency. r- I frankly believe that it is this type of snirit which le prevent'- most chapters from having adequate and

creditable fraternity houses Men of this spirit are n i1ready for fraternities

In the north small chapters of the race are left alone to compete with fraternities with tradition, with uitlmsi.isic alumni who build houses and aid them in every wise, with those which outnumber them three or i r t 0 u"C' ^" a ' um m who graduates from one of these schools is lost forever, even though they are cognizant of the plight of their mother chapters. Are our alumni who fall within this category ready for fraternities? No

The whole situation is too absurd to attempt to offer a remedy but I feel that we are bent on initiating men who fit socially and are not mentally or fraternally prepared for altruistic brotherhood

I think, however, that the college fraternity is the greatest unit in college It is a select group of students They are of a higher average than the student body from which they are picked It induces good men to come to the college urges men, indifferent to study, to prosecute their studies, molds men's ideals to conform to all principles of gentlemanly decorum, develops them socially and tries to influence them to seek higher positions of leadership when they leave college Should any group so invaluable to social and scholastic uplift be allowed to struggle along with an overwhelming handicap? No. Does your attitude toward your chapter handicap the mother chapter? Are you, ready for wholesome fraternalism? The race is unfortunate in having a §roup of men disgruntled because they cannot make Kappa Xi or Omicron Delta frat They organize a croup of men of now fraternity caliber and assume a Greek letter caption. In most cases a definite pro-

gram is impossible unless it is to tear down a more highly organized group and prevent them from reaching and influencing weak men and grasping strong ones The result is fatal All societies are then forced to take in weak men, they all have poor finances and the result is their inability to do any practical good for the coming generations With this situation before us let every man of each society put his shoulder to the wheel of fraternal progress and aid colored college boys to finish their education and develop strong race leaders

Yours fraternally, THOMAS G MORRIS, Iota Chapter, Syracuse, N Y

NOTICE TO ALL CHAPTERS

Some Chapters have not responded with their rosters for 1927. Forthwith and upon receipt of this notice the following MUST be done:

1 File copies of complete roster of your Chapter— from its very inception—with the General President General Secretary and the Vice-President of your jurisdiction, designating your officers in same Show status of each member

2. File with the General Secretary names and addresses of all financial members of your Chapter who are entitled to receive the SPHINX

RAYMOND W CANNON, General President.

BETA CHAPTER,

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PHI ALPHA, Greetings:

Just after Thanksgiving activities were at a standstill, however, on the night of December 14ten youths came from the "Land of Darkness" tolearnthe mysteries and behold the "Light of Alpha." Hence the following brothers areenrolled: William Brown, Stanford Daugherty, Baxter Goodall, Dwight Holmes, Cassett Johnson, Ernest Tevin, Rowen Murray, Horace Pollard, Steven Stafford andJames Smith. Christmas found thebrothers spending theholidays in various places Some went to NewYork, others to the Convention, andmany remained in Washington Allwho journeyed to Richmond returned singing "Carry Me Back to OleVirginity," which testifies tnthe hospitality oftheRichmondites and Gamma. Brothers Rummions andCurtis, ourdelegates to the Convention, came back "Enriched by Richmond" and with a program for a year of greater service and constructive work

Many brothers stopped on thewayfrom the Convention. Some were Raymond Cannon, General President ; Percival Piper, General Treasurer; Joseph 11 Evans, General Secretarv, andTedThompson, from Xi.

Those who remained in Washington hadno regrels as the town was alive with dances and parties in honor of theKappa Alpha PsiandPhiDelta Kappa delegates The dance given by Mu Lambda atthe Colonnade ontheafternoon of December 30in honor of theKappa Alpha Psidelegates was thebest event of the week

With the holidays at an end everyone has been burning the "midnight oil" in preparation forthe mid-year exams After themid-year exams ourbasketball team will take a trip through the West and wind up the season onthe home court OntheVarsity we are represented by Brothers Kay Trigg, Andy Washington, Bill Carpenter andMonroe Bundrant. At ourlast meeting thefollowing were selected to guide the destines of Beta: President, Deckle McLean Vice-President, Adonis Patterson. Financial Secretary, Eugene Rummions Ireasurer, Theodore Percival Recording Secretary, Paul Miller Associate SPHINX Editor, Horace Pollard House Manager, Eugene Rummions Basketball Manager John Caldwell Beta sends regards to all her sister chapters in Alpha I'hi Alpha andhopes forgreater achievements in H>2~

HORACE O POLLABD,

GAMMA CHAPTER,

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA Greetings: Gamma chapter is fast gelling hack to normalcy after a must enjoyable holiday season Throughout the capital of theOldDominion canstill beheardthe expressions of "what a good time I had" at theconclave The Convention has done much toward injecting thespirit of service, loyalty anddevotion into every Gamma brother The inspiration which was SOwinderfully given uswill enable ustobetter carry on the aims and ideals of Alpha PhiAlpha The work of the 19thAnnual Convention wasso touchingand inspiring that thebrothers of Gamma are still held under itsundying enthusiasm.

(i:n:'ia wassignally honored in having oneofits brothers being placed in the roster of General Of-

ficers. Irefer toBrother Professor R.P.Daniel who was chairman of the Convention Committee and through whose untiring efforts made it possible for you good brothers toenjoy themany festivities which were held during our Convention week Too much praise andhonor cannotbegiven Brother Daniel for his work.

Brother Professor R W Logan was also appointed to the office of Assistant Editor of THE SPHINX Brother Logan was theassistant toBrother Professor Daniel andmuch credit canbe given for his efforts in making the I'.lth Annual Convention a success

At our first meeting, the following brothers were elected to guide the destinies of Gamma for the year: Brother Reginald Mitchell, President; Brother "Ciemmon T." Wortham, Vice-President; Brother Bishop Merritt, Secretarv; Brother S 1'". l'.urford Assistant Secretary; Brother Chester L Washington Corresponding Secretarv; Brother J. W. Carroll, Treasurer; Brother W R Strassner, Chaplain; Brother J L Robinson, Historian, and Brother Aubrey 'I'.Tobin, Associate Editor toTin; SPHINX.

We feel that these brothers are fully callable of "putting over" theprogram of Alpha PhiAlphaand that wehave made a worthy andwise selection.

This year brought tous Brother L W Davis from Beta as"head of the Department of Business ofthe University Wewelcome Brother Davis inourmidst

Just before the holidays Gamma led nine strong aspirants to the light. These menhave proved true Alpha men They are: Brothers Fernando Brown, Hannibal Ridley, James L Robinson, Kirk Gastrins, Tin mas Henderson, Dr. G. Galvin, Attorney L. F. Byrd, "Bill" Segar andA T Tobin

Brothers Ridley, Merritt andyour humble servant played varsity football this year Thewriter had the Innor of being elected captain of the[926 squad which had a successful season

Brothers C G Williams, R W Scott and R Mitchell areoutforthevarsity basketball team We wish these brothers much success in their efforts to bring glory and honor for Union and Alpha Phi Alpha

Brother Dr 1) W Davis is serving the University in the capacity of head of theDepartment of Biology Brother F.W. Pierce is hisassistant. Brother C.L. Washington is still serving as instructor in typewriting intheBusiness Department Brother Washington was appointed as Assistant Recording Secretary to the Conventiin

Other brothers of Gamma who arcmaking good in scholarship are Brothers TomHenderson, whoisan A student in Chemistry, Brother George Downing who is President of hisclass and of theKappa Gam ma Chidebating society of Va Union, Brother F E Davis and Brother Bland Holland

With heartiest wishes to all chapters and trusting that this year will hold great things instore for Alpha Phi Alpha, I am AUBREY T TOBTH,

IOTA CHAPTER,

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA Greetinns: First let me extend our chapter's greetings and congratulations on theselection of ourpresident, secretary and treasurer tothegeneral organization Their efficient management of their respective offices during the past year is sufficient endorsement torcon tinuation in office With such efficient officers from now on,Alpha Phi Alpha will become a greater potential intheNegro cilleciatc world.

Again Iota congratulates her general officers

We fear the chapter letter must needs be short in this issue due to the pressure of semester examinations which lias us on the "qui vive."

However, we extend to all chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha greetings for the new year and may the newly inducted chapters prove an added force for the prestige of our illustrious fraternity

Brother T Morris, our senior delegate, brought back a voluminous and enlightening report of the activities at the Richmond session of the National Convention From the extent of Bro Morris' report our delegate missed little if any of the business transacted during the days at Richmond Not only that, but he also came back singing the praises of Virginia hospitality and entertainment

In the near future we intend to submit to the editor of THESPHINX an article for the feature section by Brother Morris, who excels in proclivities toward the literary.

None of the brothers of the chapter have exhibited tendencies toward giving away their hearts and pins this semester, especially during the Christmas recess We wonder "how come" the sudden mastery of heart

As Iota has deferred election of officers until alter examination period here, we are awaiting with interest the selection for the coming year

As usual, prospects for pledges is bright at this lime of the year but we await the ax of examinations for final consideration of the same

"It won't lie long now" is what W« think, before we shall be arranging plans for our Go-to-HighSchool program and lastly, the Annual Prom for the chapter

ARTHUR L ROYSTER

KAPPA CHAPTER,

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

BROTHERS I.\ ALPHA I'm ALPHA, Greetings: Genius and ability and achievement have a charming manner of cropping out ofttimes where least expected—and more often where least appreciated But that isn't the way we meant to commence this report—although the truth just stated ought to be borne out in the following lines, for genius and ability and achievement in Kappa Chapter have-recently been as noticeable as a bald-headed man in the ladies' beauty parlor

lo begin at the beginning and try to make a long story short Every brother of a reminiscent turn of mmd must have lingering memories of the delightful and recent Convention held in the historic capital of the Old Dominion The brothers who missed those wonderful days m Richmond have heard about or will read about them in THKSPHINX, SOwhy should we recall the events that haunt us in such pleasant memories now' Kappa's delegates, Charles W Warfield, our new president, and P Bernard Young, Jr., declared upon their return that they were too happy to make much of a report, but the brothers here swore bj the ghost of Socrates that they read the best, most colorful, and complete account of the sessions and s<.ial activities ever heard in our chapter.

During the holidays the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority held its Boule here Those heavenly delegates and visitors solemnly declared that the dance Kappa Chapter gave from cine to five A M New Year's morning was lo be described in no other way than "just too bad."

Mid-term examinations have just about got this correspondent all nuts. So 1 shall have to merely ramble about, reporting things in a random way and beg the indulgence of his dear readers •ill! That basketball team! One begins to wax enthusiastic: Who does not know that last season we won an intramural league championship at the Uni•"sity, that we had the very best of success against Strong outside teams, and that we now have a beautiful silver cup that the University athletic department

awarded us? Perhaps you may not know that during the Christmas holidays we defeated the famous Philadelphia Flashes (S4 to 50—and the Flashes had won H< games before they came to Columbus Then, in two games already played in the Intramurals we have beaten two teams by scores of 48 to (i and 39 to 10. And the halves (except in championship games) areonly twelve minutes long! If they played forty minutes, the scorekeeper would have to buy an adding machine

After dancing from 1 to 5 New Year's morning the team traveled to Dayton and the Dayton Marathons won by a point or two But besides being tired from entertaining the beautiful A K A.'s, several of our best men, including Forrest Whittaker, formerly a Dartmouth star but now in Ohio State, could not make the trip That's not an alibi, it's a fact

Manager Young is bemoaning the fact that there are not more days in the season to play, because the team is in such demand that about a dozen teams cannot be played that desire games At any rate, such teams as the following have either been scheduled or are being scheduled: Howard Wilberforce, Bluefield Institute, West Virginia, Clark University, Pittsburgh Courier Big Five, Howard Alphas and Omegas, Wilberforce Alphas and Omegas, Baltimore Athenians, and teams in Akron, Youngstown, Cleveland, Oberlin, and several other places All games are being written up in the Negro press, so further details about the team and its personnel won't be given Al Key, a pledge, was elected coach of the team He turned out the state Champion Hi-Y team last season It looks like he is handling another championship team this season Key is a gentleman, a student, and a fine athlete

We have reported in the leading Negro papers the achievements of Pledge Stanley Smith and Brother Talmadge Long on the track team Smith already has been awarded his varsity "O" for his sterling performances on the cross-country team Long, in recent time trials to determine the men to enter indoor meets, has consistently won in impressive fashion and elicited praise from his coach and the University daily. Nothing but an accident can prevent this brother from winning his letter, for he has determination and ability Several of our freshmen pledges are outstanding on the frosh track squad More of them and others later

Brother Fdward Murrell, besides being a star of the court team, is vice-president of the Interracial Council Your humble correspondent is one of the two Negro members of the International Student Club (formerly the Cosmopolitan Club). He is also on the general news and sports staff of the Ohio Slate Lantern, the University daily

Our pledge Club of forty members deserves a writeup all to itself There might be quantity, but there certainly is quality in it Pledge John Fuster is quite a poet His poetry shows a decided talent and a promising excellence His "Ohio's Hero," published elsewhere in this issue, is dedicated to our two track stars His expression of the spirit of struggle and the tenseness of competitive activity is evidenced in the poem. You ought to hear more of this embryonic poet

Tonight, as we write this, is a magnificent glimmering moonlight night, with a wild, great west wind abroad, flapping above one like an immense banner, and every now and again swooping furiously against our windows And our conscience smotes us We feel that we have not done justice by those scholars, men of affairs, and athletes of Kappa Chapter. But study. activities, and journalistic duties on the University daily and for a dozen Negro weeklies (to be pardonably personal) have caused our head, eyes, hands, and the trusty Corona to plead for a surcease We yield to the plea, and with a final greeting to the Brothers, end with a promise of a forthcoming real "Who's Who' of Kappa Chapter

P BERNARD YOUNG, JR.,

MU CHAPTER, University of Minnesota

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings: Mu chapter extends her best wishes to her sister chapters inAlpha PhiAlpha Wehope allwill meet with success and good fortune during the year of 1927.

The brothers that did not attend the convention have been very well informed of theconvention activities by four brothers that were there Brothers R Cannon, R. Johnson, C. Cooper, and W. O'Shields attended and each returned with something good to report

Mu Chapter is proud to have as a member, an active brother, R.Cannon, General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Bro Cannon isan ideal Alpha man As he worked at the general convention, so does he work with his chapter Bro Cannon is a business man and a man of local and national prominence He hasthebiggest things of the Race at heart; he lacks notcourage orperseverance; he"puts over" that which he starts at We congratulate Bro Cannon and hope hisadministration will bejust as successful as theothers have been.

Our senior delegate was Bro C Cooper Bro Cooper very ably reported theactivities of the convention He was very much impressed at the way Alpha PhiAlpha works at its biggest meeting Bro Cooper told of thetype of menthat were there; of the wonderful speeches made, and,howthe gigantic work iscarried on. Bro. Cooper's report served as an inspiration to Mu Chapter We hope to have more good done; andwehope to doourshare in carrying out thepolicies andplans that were setat theconvention.

Bro. R. Johnson also attended the 1926 convention. This wasBro Johnson's second trip to a convention, he having attended in1925 Bro Johnson is interested in Alpha PhiAlpha andmanifested it by his desire to attend the1926 convention Bro Johnson was unable to attend our first 1927 meeting so wehavenot as yetheard hisreport of theconvention officially

Bro. W. O'Shields made quite an extensive trip through the East during the holidays and he, too, attended the1926 convention Bro O'Shields likewise was filled with Alpha spirit because of the impression the convention made on him.

At the first meeting thefollowing men were elected officers of thechapter:

Chauncey Cooper, President

Samuel Jackson, Vice President

John Lawrence, Secretary

Archie James, Corresponding Secretary.

John Thomas, Treasurer

Frank Bufkin, Sergeant-at-Arms

With these brothers at thehelm wehope to make Mu anoutstanding chapter. Bro. S.Jackson as Vice President has promised to make the Go-to-HighSchool, Go-to-College campaign a big one Bro Jackson will bethecampaign chairman Wehope to see him put the campaign over in grand style. Muis planning fora bigcampaign, so Bro Jackson and his assistants must do their work forcefully to putthe issues before the people in a highly efficient manner

Bro Lafayette Fields haspassed theState Boardof Pharmacy Bro Fields is still working andhas not announced definite plans for the future

Bro. F. Q. Washington wascalled home upon the death of hisfather; later he went to Texas on business Wemissed himvery much during hisabsence

Bro Frank Bufkin hasreturned to school andisa sophomore in the Engineering College.

Bro W O'Shields, 1926 letterman'in track, is out again He is running the dashes in the preliminary training campaign We hope Bill will successfully compete in track again, andestablish himself as one of Minnesota's best athletes

Bro R Kyle wasalso out for preliminary track practice Bro Kyle isa dash man and broad-jumper May Bro Kyle make theteam also JOHN R LAWRENCE,

NU CHAPTER, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Pa.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings: Nu extends Happy New Year greetings andsincere wishes for the best o' luck, every dayof the three hundred andsixty-five days of nineteen hundredand twenty-seven Go out and conquer Make this the banner year of 'emall for Alpha

After a very extensive andintensive holiday period Nu reassembled at its first meeting of the newyeaf on January 6th Themeeting wasa very jolly and interesting one Thetraditional Nu spirit wasat its height and the Brothers were in a very receptive mood to hear the reports of Brothers Harry Cumi mings and Wm Sinkler, Senior andJunior delegate to theconvention, respectively Nu is very proud of these reports andNu'sdesire to bea very prominent link inthestrong chain of Alpha is intensified all the, more

As thefirst meeting in thenewyear this wasalso the annual election night. Brother Harry S. Cum mings, ourretiring president, conducted the elections By wayof comment, Brother Cumming's work while in office wasvery commendable and Nu will betil loser when Brother Cummings is graduated in June

The newly elected brothers toofficeare:

Brother Richard Hurst Hill, President

Brother Howard Jason, Vice President.

Brother Edward Stratton, Secretary

Brother John Hayward, Assistant Secretary

Brother Wm Sinkler, Treasurer

Brother James Murphy, Assistant Treasurer

Brother Malcolm Dade, Chaplain

Brother Thurgood Marshall, Sergeant-at-Arms. Brother C.Theodore Valentine, Associate Editor to TH E SPHINX

Each of these brothers promised their wholehearted support in conducting theaffairs of the fraternity andin putting the various fraternity projects over Sofrom every angle Nufeels that she"islooking at the world through rose-colored glasses."

Brothers Rockerfeller Turner and Richard Hill were on thedebating team that defeated the Oxford University debating team

Nu loses two brothers inFebruary through graduation They are Brothers Thomas Brown and Leroy Morris

Brother "Tom" Brown isa former Union man,excaptain of theLincoln University baseball team, wellknown in social circles and the proud owner of a fourth interest ina Ford touring car Thecar is of special imporuii.ee because of its value as an antique.

brother 'Koy ' Morris isalso a former Union mall and a prom.nent figure in the social world During the summer months Brother Morris isa traffic olhecr in Atlantic Citly, where he resides

With many good wishes for the current year for our Sister chapters, I remain

C THEODORE VALENTINE,

Associate Editor to The Sphinx.

CAMPUS NOTES

Brother "Ray"Morris has been elected President Emeritus of the&8% Wrong Club

Besides hishuge-time speculating activities, Brother "Tom" Brown hasthedistinction of being thebiggest promo.er Nu hasproduced since thedays of Brother Frank Hailstalk

As temporary cheerleader at thebasketball game in New \or«Bro "Markie" Parks lost hisvoice; when he returned to school he found out by wayof the Philadelphia Bulletin that hehadlost his"heart"and n hekeeps onsinging duets with Bro. "Gloomy Gus" Powe wecansincerely predict that he'sgoing to lose something more valuable

Brother Powe, chairman of the "Sad News" Society, very sorrowfully reports that there have been no funerals or "drownings" andbutoneshooting in the past fortnight

The secret of Brother "Hard Charlie" Sperling's beauty has been discovered—to wit—Fleischmann's Yeast We canconfidently say that he is bound to rise

The combined efforts of Brothers Murray and Bailey have failed todethrone Bro Marcus Carpenter as eating champion Of courses, Bro "Slim" Jenkins has nopeer intheicecream field.

XI CHAPTER, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings: Nineteen hundred and twenty-seven, another new year, isupon us, andwith it conies themaking of new resolutions Xi is not making such resolutions for fear wewill notlive uptothem Ontheother hand, we do hope to work harder ibis year than the past, and to achieve greater things for ourselves, Xi, and dear oldAlpha PhiAlpha Xi wastruly "Enriched at Richmond." The McGhee Cupverifies this fact Brothers TedThompson and Wade Ellis, senior and junior delegates tothe Nineteenth Annual Convention, were happy to bring back this long-sought-for prize forXi Thereport oi the Brothers wasvery interesting Much inspiration and spirit were given to thebrothers here Thebrothers arevery proud of their reward andhave promised to do their best always

Brothers Eustace Cam) andJoe Williams attended also the convention Brother Cann was a delegate to the Eighteenth Annual Convention andwassoinspired there that becould not refrain from attending the Nineteenth Convention

The following officers have been elected andinstalled for the ensuing year: Brother Wade Ellis, President; Brother Ragland Reid, Vice-President; Brother George West, Secretary; Brother JohnWatkins, Assistant Secretary; Brother GuyFinn, Financial Secretary; Brother Randolph Hunt, Corresponding Secretary; Brother Roy Shelton, Alumni Secretary; Brother Daniel Owings, Historian; Brother Sigmimdt A.Herman, Associate Editor of THESPHINX; Brother William Barnes Chaplain; Brother Russell Davis Sergeant-at-Arms

Brother Fustacc Cann hasbeeji elected to Sen-MerRekh Honorary Scholastic Society He is the only male student elected to this organization this year Recently the University has instituted a system of compiling scholastic averages .of the Fraternities and Sororities. Our chapter stood first on the list of fraternities with an average of B-miiuis

On thememorable night of December 4th,tenneophytes were inducted into themysteries of theSphinx These newbrothers are:John Watkins, James Simmons, Russell Davis, Sigmundt Herman, William Fumtleroy, Roy Shelton Robert Scales, Kugene Seolt Ottis Hogue, and Dewey Hoover Allof these brothers are prominent in various phases of college life and activity Wefeel that they area group of young men of whom Alpha PhiAlpha maybejustly proud

During theholidays, Brothers John Taylor and Randolph Hunt entertained with a houseparty It isrumored that the party wasthe last word in informal holiday affairs

The Sword andShield, local honorary fraternity, is comjiosed of both graduate and undergraduate members There are five undergraduate members inthe organization. Four of them aremembers of ourchapter, Brothers Eustace Cann, '27, John Ballou, '27, Wade Ellis, '28, Ragland Reid, '28 Xiisvery proud of these men andwish forthem much success

Chi-Lambda isshowing a wonderful fraternal spirit towards Xi Wethank Chi-Lambda very much,and wish them toknow, weappreciate it

Wishing a prosperous new year toalbof the brothers andchapters, I remain Fraternally yours, Sic A HKRMAN, Associate Editor of The Sphinx."

PI CHAPTER, Cleveland, Ohio

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings: With the ringing of bells andwhistle blasts came the information that Pi Chapter would have thehonor of being host tothe1927 Annual Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha. Great hurrahs were heard on all sides, and immediately the brothers began to make their plans forthegreatest convention inthehistory ofthe fraternity

As a beginner the Oiapter proceeded immediately upon the return of thedelegates to hold its January meeting andelect the officers for the year whowill pilot us through theconvention season in 1927 The newly elected officers are:George E Cohron, President ; Robert Brooks, Vice President, whosplendidly represented us at Richmond as Junior Delegate; W Robert Smalls, Secretary ; Carl Wynn, Assistant Secretary ; Dr B C Styles, Treasurer; Dr U S Tarter, Chaplain; Dan R. Fairfax, Sergeant-at-Arms; and last, ourretiring president, Norman L McGhee,was retained in theofficial family as Chapter Editor

Already the financial plans fortheentertainment of the convention have been mapped outandthebrothers in Alpha PhiAlpha throughout thecountry mayhave no fear butthat ample provision in thewayof entertainment, fraternal, social andotherwise, will be provided Ournewly-elected president, Brother Cohron, is a real live wire when it comes to perfecting financial arrangements, andhehasvoiced thesentiment of the entire Chapter when heat this early stage promises that Cleveland shall notbe found wanting (luring the convention week in December,1927

Athletically speaking, Pi Chapter will beckon to the other chapters inthematter of basketball games during theconvention week Anathletic committee has been appointed to corral all available material and whip it into shape during theyear so that when the boys inColumbus, Chicago, Washington, Detroit, New York and Pittsburgh show upwith their crack basketball teams they will find Pi Chapter ready for a real contest

Brothers inother chapters donotrealize what a big place the members of Pi Oiapter are playing inthe City of Cleveland Just themention of a few names along this line will beof interest

Only a few weeks ago our own brother, Dr Charles H. Garvin, was selected as one of thesix alumni of Howard University whose names arebeing balloted upon forchoice asnominee forelection to the Howard University Trustee Board Weexpect Brother Garvin tocome outontopintheelection

There is another young Alpha Phi Alpha manin Cleveland whois making great headway, George P Hinton, Manager of the Cleveland People's Finance Corporation A fewdays agothis company declared a 7 per cent dividend, indicating that it is making great progress It will be remembered that Brother Hinton is a former General Officer of the fraternity, having served asGeneral Secretary

There aremany others of Cleveland who stand out head and shoulders with those who are doing big things. When youcome totheconvention in December, these men will be much in evidence and will cause your stay tobea never-to-be-forgotten event in your lives

Cleveland beckons ! Cleveland beckons ! Seeus of Pi in December,1927

NORMAN L MCGHEE Chapter liditor.

UPSILON CHAPTER,

Lawrence, Kans.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

The year of l»2fi wassent on itsjourney down the long corridors of time byUpsilon Chapter on December 17 1920, with a very elaborate five-course banquet which was given inhonor of thefounders of this

chapter Thebanquet, with is delicious food anda well-carried-out program of songs and short talks, was a credit to the efforts of the social committee composed of Bros Davis and Bailey, and was enjoyed by all Bros Cook, Mayberry, and Carroll from Beta Lambda Chapter, joined usatthe fraternal feast tohelp ushonor thefounders of Upsilon Chapter The banquet was pervaded bya spirit of brotherly love which welded themeninto onestrong group

Every brother left thebanquet with a resolution to make theyear of l'J27 more prosperous and successful for Upsilon of Alpha PhiAlpha than it hasbeen in the past years Well, here weareagain, after two short weeks of vacation, at theoldmills of education to grind outour fates Also it isa newyear, which promises to be better than the last The members and pledges returned to find that a new setting for the year's activities hadbeen created Brother McCaleb, our steward, hadbeen using hisrare artistic taste, and had the house decorated in the interior in soft rich colors which are, indeed pleasing to the eye To please thesense of hearing hehad placed inthe corner of the living room a newVictrola andsome ofthe latest records

At our first meeting of theyear, theofficers for the ensuing year were elected Thefollowing were elected: John D Bell, President; James D Scott, VicePresident ; James A Davis, Corresponding Secretary; Columbus C House, Recording-Secretary; Paul L Anderson, Treasurer The installation of the new officers took place the following meeting night, and was very impressive The retiring officers made short talks after the installation, and also the new officers Brother chapters andBrothers of Alpha PhiAlpha, "We areaiming at thestars inorder tomake Upsilon a greater Chapter anda better Chapter." So watch us; wearestarting thenewyear out with a BANG! Fraternally yours

JAMES A DAV,IS, Corresponding Secretary.

ALPHA ALPHA CHAPTER

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

The newyear, and we are off for a full year of hard work Thedelegates returned from theconvention with a full cupof newdevotion, Brother Lovelace, the senior delegate, and Brother Berry, the junior delegate, gave their reports at the first meeting of the year It was with profound stillness the brothers sat and listened to the fine detailed reports the delegates gave.

The roll showed that about two-thirds of thebrothers were out After all theconvention reports were out of theway theclosing year for theofficers came next, each gave his yearly report Brother, retiring President I C McLeon, gave his full report forhis year's work and wasfollowed by biswhole staff, the full text of all were accepted After a hearty thanks to all, the president and his staff and the delegates were given a rising vote of thanks for the fine year Here wasshown thereal Alpha spirit Then the annual election of officers Brother Lovelace waselected the president, Brother McCaleb vice president; Brother T Berry Secretary, Brother W J Decauter treasurer Brother R Bennett Sergeant-at-Arms, Brother Lowe Financial Secretary, Brother Oxely our leader in thegood Master's ways

The annual prom this year was cutshort anda real treat wasgiven in honor of Delta Sigma Theta bya grand ball at the Lavisti Road House, oneof the most colorful dance halls in this section The social committee worked hard andmade an affair that will long remembered by all

Alpha Alpha is trying to build upa PEPthat will be true Alpha from start to finish, thenewpresident says we make theoldhouse "hum" if every brother will show his right spirit

We were all sorry to see Brother Miller leave us

In another section there is an account of Brother Miller and his work "Alpha PhiAlpha for life not for college," that is our motto for thenewyear. Fraternally,

Z W WEBB, Editor.

Buo MILLER

BROTHER HERBERT MILLER LEAVES FOR TH E EAST WHERE H E WILL TAKE UP SOCIAL SERVICE WORK

By Z W WEBB

Brother H T Miller, one of themost hard-working nun in Alplvi Alpha Chapter, left last week for NewYork City where hewill enter thesocial service work Brother .Miller wasfora number of years inthesame work in Cincinnati, O.,but gave up thepost forthe Insurance field, inwhich hemade good Hewas Manager of theCincinnati, O.,branch of (heSupreme Life and Casualty Company, having made a name for himself in that office It wasa shock to us all when it was announced that he was leaving

A nice hand bagwaspresented Brother Miller by his Church, the Union Baptist, and a fine send-off given byhisoffice force

May God's speed gowith Brother Miller inhis new field andmay many more young men take note and go forward to theaid of ourgreat race for a pbicv in the world's doings

ALPHA BETA CHAPTER, Talladega College, Talladega, Ala.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Crcctings: We are echoing the refrain "Carry Me Back to Old Virginuy" as this wonderful lay wasso enthusiastically sung by Brother A I) Shores, who cpurted the favor of a Alpha Phi Alpha at the castle of Gamma He assures us certainly well that Alpha was indeed "enriched in Richmond." We are proud of theprogress Brother Shores sovividly reportsand the fact that Alpha Phi Alpha is catching the vision of a wider anddeeper service toourtimes Long live

Alpha andthenoble menwho love andobey herprecepts

In October, twomenwere admitted from the darkness of the desert and allowed to see that glorious "Light ofthe World." They are Brother Harry Hamilton and Brother Arthur D Gray Both of these men are very prominent in the life and activities of the College They are outstanding in the Y M; C A and other religious organizations, in athletics and sports, in debating, in scholarship, in writing and are quite active in thesocial life Brother Hamilton has been selected to Captain the 1927Crimson Tornado Eleven Brother Gray is its Manager and is President of theY.M.C. A.

Brother "Bo" Kirkpatrick andBrother "Al" White effected a brilliant close of the 1920grid season and both went into basketball In this division we also have Brother William T Dixon andBrother Richard Carey, who are becoming famous as exponents of ring andbasket Brother Shores isonthemanagerial end. Letthe"Dega Roll."

Our first meeting this year has ushered in anew cohort tobear thestandard for another year

The newofficers are Brothers C L Sharpe, President; Aaron Brown, Vice-President; C T Simpson, Recording Secretary; A D Gray, Corresponding Secretary and Editor to THE SPHINX, also Chaplain, A B White, Sergeant-at-Arms, and E L Farley, Historian They enter upon their course with all the vimandexpectancy of a newcharger ready for the test andall imbued with theonedesire to elevate Alpha Phi Alpha by making Alpha Beta Chapter one hundred percent better

We should like totake this opportunity to congratulate ourselves on account of the Officers which the General Convention has chosen to direct the destiny of thegood ship "Alpha." Mayher course and the courses of all the tender craft be attended by only strong sailing and smooth seas We are extremely proud of Brother Raymond Cannon and Brother Charles Green Alpha has done herself proud in selecting these gentlemen to the first two highest offices

Again, ourwish is fora great year forusall,with a measure of happiness and prosperity and peace, heaped up,and running over for this year of grace 11127.

Ic the1onds of Alpha, C L SHARPE, Corresponding Secretary.

ALPHA ZETA CHAPTER, West Virginia Collegiate Institute, Institute, W Va

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

This vear Alpha Zeta revels in the pride that is afforded us from the satisfaction that is inevitable when success greets our every endeavor We have started many things andmany things wehave finished in a commendable and triumphant manner that bespeaks endurance, effort, hard work and a resulting satisfaction that follows our success

Success hasgreeted our Chapter in raising funds: success hasgreeted usinbeing ina position toberepresented at the last General Convention; and success looms in the distance as weareabout to inaugurate one of thelargest andbest initiations ever undertaken in thehistory of Alpha Zeta Chapter

An effort is also being put forth to spread the mighty influence of Alpha Phi Alpha A graduate Chapter movement ison foot to establish a chapter in Charleston, W. Va. Of course, we of Alpha /eta dislike tohave a number of brothers withdrawn from our Chapter, but after all we sincerely realize that such action is a continuation of the ever-laudable movement that has1 een going on for lo these many years When this hoped-for graduate Chapter becomes a realization, our anticipation of success is even greater Great accomplishments areon our program,

for wefeel that two chapters canexert a greater influence than one Co-operation andworking together in harmony are the sole plans to do those things that are noble deeds intheeyes of Alpha Phi Alpha Very fraternally yours, LANGLEY A SPURLOCK, Corresponding Secretary.

ALPHA THETA CHAPTER, Iowa City, Iowa

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

The brothers of Alpha Theta returned proclaiming the joys andsorrows of their Christmas vacationsand are now preparing high scholastic standards onthe campus bya unanimous attack onthe final examinations

At theannual election the following brothers were elected to lead Alpha Theta for the ensuing year: Brother Ralph Moody, President; Brother Russell Ragland, Vice-President; Brother James E. Taylor, Jr., Secretary; Brother Lawrence Whitman, Treasurer ; Brother Charles N Pitts, Steward, andJas W Wilson, Sergeant-at-Arms Guided bythese brothers Alpha Theta canonly continue thegood work begun during thepast years

The chapter takes pride inannouncing the fact that her percentage of graduates is steadily on theincrease Of themembers of Alpha Theta a large percentage have either graduated or arein school atthe present time.

To this rigidly maintained record of achievement we addtwomore points at themid-term graduation These worthy brothers, who will soon take their places in thegame of life, are Brother Henry Harding, our President during thelast year, whoreceives his A B in the Special Sciences, and Bro Patrobus Cassius Robinson, whoreceives his degree in Chemistry Alpha Theta regrets the loss of these Brothers, but wishes them as much success in life as their records prove that they have had while with Alpha Theta

Alpha Theta is not crippled by the loss of these brothers, as wehave with usthis year three splendid brothers in Bro Charles N Pitts, Alpha Beta; Bro Win A Harris, Alpha Beta, and Bro R P Perry, Alpha Omicron These brothers have proven that they have thetrue Alpha PhiAlpha spirit

The splendid work which Brother Orthel Roberts so creditably began bystarring for three years on the University Varsity Track Team, is being carried on by Brother Lawrence Whitman, whoruns thedashes and Brother Ralph Moody, who specializes in the 440-yd dash Besides these brothers, we are represented ontheFreshman Team by Pledges Jordanand Quinton in the dashes, and Moody and Goode, who are developing into two of themost promising middledistance runners on thesquad Youaresure to hear more of these menwhen theindoor track season gets started soon and in the out-door meets. Under the guidance of Bro Moody, ourcrack medley-relay team is fast rounding into shape andpreparing to win the large silver loving cup offered as first prize at the annual inter-fraternity relays Theteam is composed of Brothers Moody and Whitman, and Pledges Jordan, Quinton, Benson, Moody andGoode

Alpha Theta plans tomake this itsbanner yearand hopes that every brother will unite to make this a banner year forAlpha PhiAlpha.

Congratulations and best wishes to the Brothers who graduate at mid-term, Fraternally yours, JAMES E TAYLOR, JR., Chapter Editor.

ALPHA KAPPA CHAPTER, Springfield, Mass.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

The members of this chapter metat the Odd Fel-

lows Hall January IStfa for thepurpose of receiving report from theConvention, election ofofficer* and the induction of three Neophytes into theFraternity The meeting opened with a "bang," due tothelively discussions pertaining to theproposed dance to begiven by the Chapter It wasfinally agreed, that Alpha Kappa will give NewEngland something to talk about during theSpring- Bros Gillian andJackson then read very interesting reports of thedifferent phases ofthe work done at Richmond. After this, wecleared the way forthecoming of theNeophytes

The men initiated were Robert !•'. Jones, Jr.,of New Orleans, now a Junior at Wesleyan College; Max Bowens and Joseph Harris, both students at Amherst Weare proud to say that these men are of the very best material available and show great promise of bigthings for the future

After the initiation we had a wonderful supper, planned by theenergetic BraJackson, at which time Brother Hugh I Fontellio-Nanton, of Omricon Lambda, now a graduate student at Wesleyan, gave a "zippy" talk to thenewly initialed I.est we forget this important bit of news, we wish to express our joy in broadcasting the fact that Bro. G. A. Bolivar Paris, of Amherst, and Secretary of the Chapter, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa this term Bro Paris graduates inJune andhopes to take up Medicine

The officers lor theensuing term are: Bro N P Dotson, President, HT Wilbrahatn Avenue, Springfield, Mass.; David W I'tz,Vice-President, Amherst College, Amherst; L'lysses G, Mason, Secretary, 18 Spring St.,Amherst, Mass.; Hugh 1 Fontellio-Nanton, Editor to THE SPHINX Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn; G. A. B. Paris, Historian, Box 125, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass

We arc hoping t" have all our plans completed by .iiir next meeting at which time weshall announcethe dale of the"big dc.iugs" which is toset New England a newpace

Fraternally, ALPHA KAPPA CHAPTER

ALPHA OMICRON CHAPTER, Johnson C.Smith University, Charlotte, N. C.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

Alpha Omicron wishes you all much success throughout the year Well, our delegates, Brothers Dockery andWhite, came back from the Convention with enthusiasm and joy over their trip They expressed their appreciation to tin- chapter for their having sent them up to Richmond to attend the convention. They brought to us a very pleasing report of the Convention, which we are inclined to believe was thegreatest that hasyet been held

Alpha Omicron announces hernewcabinet forthe year They areas follows; Brother G R Dockery, President; Brother W. W. Jones. Vice-President; Brother W K Helton, Recording Secretary; Brother T I. Plair, Corresponding Secretary; Brother L E Gilliard, Financial Secretary-; Brother C H White, Treasurer; Brother G F Lyerly, Chaplain, and Brother G. F. Newell, Sergeant-at-Arms.

We feel that the new President and his Cabinet will seethat all matters are carried out properly as the retiring Cabinet did in its administration There is much praise dueto Brother W, J. Knox forthe skill he used during his reign He fought a good fight, he kept faith inAlpha PhiAlpha and he'finished his course successfully

We arenowmaking plans for thegreatest Go-toHigh School, Co-to-Collcge campaign in the history of Alpha Omicron Weareexpecting Brother C L Murphy toaidusinbroadcasting bydrawing cartoons and illustrations bearing upon the subject Brother G R Docker] is manager of our baseball team for this year. He expects to produce a strong team, as he hasa large field to pick from Brother W J Hardy, whoheld third sack last year, isexpecting to be at his post this year We will miss

Brother D P Allen this year, forhewasoneofthe outstanding players during Ins three years on the varsity team Brother Allen is now teaching al Method, N C

At a recent meeting of the Athletic Association, Brother T L Plair was elected Manager of theFootball team for 1!)27 Brother Plair succeeds Brother A R Lord Brother Plair will announce his schedule before theschool term ends

Brother K I. James, who ispresident of theY M C A.,isdoing a great work inthefield.

With best wishes Iam

Fraternally yours,

CARLTON L MURPHY, Chapter Editor.

ALPHA PI CHAPTER, Atlanta University,

Atlanta, Ga

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA

Greetings:

Alpha Pi Chapter has begun the new year with greater determination than ever before to do great things for Alpha Phi Alpha here in Atlanta. The first Step taken in this direction wasthe election of the officers, who will direct the activities of this Chapter for another year Brother F \" Weathers, President; Brother I,.H. Henderson, Nice-President; Brother F L Stanley, Secretary; Brother J T Ham ilton, Treasurer; and Brother S A Jones, Jr. Cor responding Secretary, are the newly elected officers They arca group of menwhowill always do their best (andthat's saying a great deal) tokeep highthe standard, aims, and ideals of ourdear fraternity

Alpha Pi suffered an irreparable loss in the midwinter graduation Brother A I. Williams, ourretiring President, has finished theprescribed course hen and hasgone from us He will teach at Brunswick, da., for the remainder of the school year, but next fall he will enter a theological school up North Brother Williams isaman of whom Alpha PhiAlpha should well beproud Asex-president of theY M C, he wasa leader of uncommon integrity onthe campus, and was admired and respected by both students andteachers Brother Williams wasinthe true sense of theterm "a gentleman anda scholar," and will be missed, not only by Alpha I'i Chapter, but by theschool as a whole While wemourn the loss of his valuable services and wholesome comradeship, not to speak of bisspiritual inspiration, we congratulate him upon reaching the A.B milestone, and wish forhim every bitof thesuccess that a man of such sterling qualities deserves

All Brothers of Alpha I'i are doing constructive work andaremaking themselves felt inallphasesof scholastic andextra-curricular activities The basket ball team isbeing captained byBrother Hamilton,and managed by Brother Steele They are very ably assisted by Brother Stanley, one of thebest all-round guards in the city, and Pledgee Brothers, Roberts Robinson, and Burch Thelatter three are all forwards of ahigh calibre Plans are already being made for the inter-fraternity tournament that is to connoff soon, and Alpha Phi Alpha, here in Atlanta, is determined to make a good showing this year, as was the case last season Brothers Tyler, Yates, Wilkins, and Toliver arelaboring conscientiously andconfidently for themuch coveted sheep skin in June Brother "BigJeff" Lamar isable to be up among his friends again, after undergoing a double operation onhistonsils andadenoids Brother Lamarwas afflicted at thebeginning of the football season, but with that door-die spirit that has characterized his playing in thepast, andwhich hascaused himtobe dreaded byall teams in the South, plus Howard, he was able to keep going throughout the season, and with such uncanny playing, that hewas considered, at the endof theseason, as oneof thegreatest tackles in the country ; thus, hewas practically theunanimous

choice of all sport writers for an All-American berth Circumstances that were unavoidable, prevented Brother Jackson, who was supposed to represent us in Rici.mond, from attending the convention So, on Sunday evening, January 8th, we met at the home of brotlier Dr. Reeves, president of and delegate from Eta Lambda Chapter, for the purpose of hearing about and discussing the convention Brother Reeves told how smoothly everything went off and how enjoyable were the programs, entertainments, and other activities We also heard of the legislation and other business that was transacted The convention was truly a credit to Alpha Phi Alpha and Richmond Congratulations to Brother Daniels and his colleagues; we knew they would make the convention a howling success.

On January the 20th, Brother W. A. Robinson, Supervisor of the High Schools in North Carolina, and National President of the Association of Teachers in Colored Schools, was a visitor on the campus Brother Robinson is always at home here, having graduated in the Class of 1913 He spoke at length at the chapel service on the great work the association was doing towards raising the standard of the colored teaching profession and increasing the opportunities of Negro youth Brother Robinson was too modest to say it, but any one can easily see that he is the chief figure in the movement He is always a source of inspiration to us, as is the case with all other men who are doing some great work, and all of us were glad to shake hands and talk with Brother Robinson,

Alpha Pi congratulates all the Brothers who were chosen to guide the destinies of Alpha Phi Alpha through the year 1027 We are determined, and hope this is the determination of all other Chapters, to cooperate with Brother Brown in making the SPHINX bigger and better than ever

Wishing every Chapter abundant success in every worthy and honorable endeavor, We are, fraternally yours, Alpha Pi Chapter, S A JONES, JR., Chapter Editor.

ALPHA SIGMA CHAPTER,

Wiley University, Marshall, Tex.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

Alpha Sigma, "out West," congratulates you upon the success of the 19th Annual Convention, held at Richmond, Va

"Out West!" What poet has been able to dissolve the spell which these words have ever cast over the souls of man? Artists come West and arouse the passions of men by their paintings of Western scenery Sunset in the West stirs passions in men that are as indescribable as the Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci The "Gold Rush," and the Webster-Haynes controvesy are events that help to strengthen the incontestable argument of the Western influence over the economic and political, as well as the aesthetic lives of men In such a charmed section where mankind finds endless repetition of the beautiful, poetic and absurd, was Alpha Sigma given birth

Born with an ever increasing desire to achieve where others have failed, Alpha Sigma stands undaunted—with the sword of intellectual truth—untiringly fighting the wolves of ignorance and shiftlessness It is wisely said that too great praise challenges attention, and often brings to light a thousand faults that otherwise the general eye would never see It is not the purpose of Alpha Sigma to signalize its achievements; bat rather, Alpha Sigma wishes to assure this gnat body, "t" which she is a part, that

this great West is her exclusive work-house—and that the motto of Alpha Phi Alpha (lifting while we climb) has spread itself over this mystic land We feel justified for our Chapter pride when we contemplate the achievements of Alpha Sigma along the lines of uplift Freshman Pledgees Berry Branch, Ben S McMillan, James L Sweat, Jr., Melvin E Howard, and Jesse Johnson, whose names swelled the honor rolls for the autumn quarter, are signal results of the efforts put forth by thundering Alpha Sigma orators last spring in the "Go-to-High-School, Goto-College" campaign Writing of achievements, I am reminded that the names of 11 out of 20 Brothers are to be found on these honor rolls We feel honored in having as tutors, in biology and chemistry, Brother Burnett, and in mathematics, Brothers Hightower and Shelton Brother Robertson, as a news correspondent for the Marshall Morning News and Marshall Messenger, shows exceptional journalistic ability Thus, without apology, Alpha Sigma easily holds her own in things academic

Chancing out into things extra curricula, Brother Shackelford, as President of the Alpha Phi Omega Forensic Fraternity, is successfully bringing campus contentions into open forum and formal debate. Brother Burnett, who is the Vice-President, is assisting Brother Shackelford, and there is no doubt that this department will receive full justice. Four of the five keys issued by this fraternity are held by Alpha men

The International Relations Club, under its President, Brother Burnett, is bidding fair to lessen the leagues of ignorance that separate nations

Led by their able Captain, Brother Miller, the Alpha cagers are ever primed to thrill the beautiful co-eds and baffle all oncomers with their rushing, dodging, and passing team-work.

The Brothers gave the first smoker of the season during the Christmas holidays,—in order to break the suspense and anxiety which the impending return of Brother Greene from the 19th Annual Convention seemed to have provoked in every member

So filled with a greater spirit to carry the banner of Alpha "onward and upward," was the report of Brother Greenes, that some shy. unrestrained Brother motioned—several seconds—the measure was put—carried, and in twenty-four hours, girl-shy Brothers, breathing fast, were seeking pretty, teasing maidens All of which culminated into a formal installation ball The spell of soft music, tender laughter and softly treading slippers was broken by the voice of toast-master, Brother Webster Silence! —and retiring Brother President Shackelford reviewed his administration Brother President Burnett responded; Brother Greene told of Virginia's hospitality, and once more back to soft music and tender laughter, couples glided on into the enraptured evening.

Since the last publication of this official organ, four neophytes have been given seats around the firesides of Alpha Sigma These men are: Brother Scott student, all-around athlete, and an all-conference football selection; Brother M W Dogan, Jr., son of President Dogan, honor-roll student, and holds his own at tennis; Brother Hightower, honor-roll student, assistant in mathematics; and Brother Lorden.

With the assistance of our faculty Brothers, Felton G Clark R A Wilson, F T Long and Dean V E Daniel, it is safe to say that Brother President Burnett will unfalteringly guide this ship Alpha, lest her side, farthest Southwest, strike an unseen rock, and in an instance defeat the purpose of her voyage

Believing that the eternal future holds our greatest accomplishments, Alpha Sigma utters an unselfish prayer that Alpha Phi Alpha, in surpassing others in lifting mankind, will eclipse herself

Mr Oscar C Brown, editor of the Sritixx, Chicago, 111.

I >K.\R BROJ HES BROWN :

Inclosed find our Chapter Utter, which was written by Neophyte Win A Lorden, Associate Editor to the Monxx Brother Lorden is very modest, as the conspicuous absence of any comment upon Ins name will show But I must say that he is one of the men whom 1would point i>'as possessing Alpha characteristics in every respect He is a letter man in football and in baseball, one of the rive Alpha cagers spoken of in the letter, one of the live possessors of Alpha Phi Omega debating keys, and above, all one the eleven Alpha men who swelled last quarter's honorroil We are expecting great things 01 Brother Lorden at Wiley within the next two years, as he is a Junior now.

1 remain, Fraternally yours,

W C BURNETT, / 'resident.

ALPHA UPSILON CHAPTER, City College of Detroit, Detroit, Mich

BROTHERS, Greetings:

We are almost persuaded to choose a subject, call it "The Deplorations oi Alpha Upsilon," ana write thereunder the grief and regret that filled the hearts of every one 01 us because «e were u:;ai>,e to be'.represented at the I'Jth Annual Convention. An explanation of our failure to send a delegate to Ricmnond would not suffice, bin let it be known that we tailed through trying to perform our duty, Although not being represented at the Convention, Alpha IIpsilon was very fortunate iii having one so close to us and one that is a part of us attending the Convention Brother P R Piper, our General 'Measurer. attended our first meeting of the year, and gave us a brief report of the activities of the Convention Too much praise and too much thanks can not he given Brother Piper for his aid and guidance in the activities ot our Chapter He is one of Alpha Phi Alpha's staunchest sons, and it was through him that our dreams of Alpha Phi Alpha were realized, and he is yet radiating that true Alpha Phi Alpha spirit to us

Since we have made our first step in the new year, we look back with pride over the winding road that held many obstacles retarding a bit our progress to the higher and nobler accomplishments In our first meeting of the year, the following Brothers were elected to office M S Thompson, 1'rcsidcnt; F Lightfoot, Vice President; M Fowler, Recording Secretary ami Corresponding Secretary; C Griffiths, Treasurer; .1 C Taylor, Sergeant-at-Arms; 'I' R Solomon, Historian and Associate Editor of the SPHINX

Brother Taylor has been doing outstanding work in the intramural track meets at the College of the City of Detroit, winning first place in four events The coveted prizes were haberdashery and fountain pens given by the merchants of the city Brother Taylor now has on hand ties, socks, belts, and fountain pens We are anticipating that Brother Taylor will help Brother Griffiths represent us on the varsity trackteam

At the close of tins semester, Alpha Upsilon is feting the brother with the highest scholastic average is rivalry keen—such preparation for exams. Brother Griffiths carries himself in perfect silence, the back ground of deep thinking, anticipating the honor. Brother Taylor, who has been clothing himself for the hist month by his flceincss of foot, has resorted to all measures of study, even to that of slumbering peacefully at night with the texts under

his head, hoping that the contents will penetrate therein Brother Evans, the brilliant Junior at the Detroit College of Law, smiles peacefully when the contest is mentioned—watch for the A's Alpha Upsilon realizes with zcalotisness that Alpha Phi Alpha is not only noble but ennoble as well; and ior tnai reason is much to be desired, highly to he prized, jealously to be treasured, and eagerly to be sought As evidence of this fact we have begun the new year by entrusting the guidance of the destinies of our Chapter in the hands of a most capable corps of officers, started plans for an energetic "Go-to-l [igh Scl I Go-tO-College" campaign, striven for and encouraged high scholastic attainment, and become actively engaged in the activities of the institution By the time of the next publication of the Si'iuxx Alpha Ipsilon will have commemorated its inauguration into Alpha Phi Alpha Alpha Upsilon is out for the Balfour tup and cordially in, ties the competition of the sister chapters Fraternally yours,

T R Sot.OMAN, Chapter Editor.

BETA-LAMBDA CHAPTER

Greetings: 'What has happened to Beta-Lambda," is no doubt a question that was asked a, the iast Convention At least, we are egotistical enough to hope thai we were missed Mine the Chapter has not given the uhtor authority to state the reasons tor this absence, he refuses to take the responsibility for doing so himself But if you are tit all anxious to know the reason win 1 might tell you in the next letter

Luring the last month a committee has been busy making a personal canvass oi the Alpha Phi Alpha men m Kansas City, in an effort to find out why many of them have not been out to the meetings. Brother Carroll, chairman of the committee, reported that he met with a hearty response on the part of the brothers, and most of them stated that they had become a little lax just because no one had been around to stir them up

As a direct result of this canvass, Beta-Lambda had the largest meeting that the Chapter has had for some tune on Saturday, January s; 192?, .at the home ot Brother Merry

Ine following officers were elected; Brother 1''. S Laker, President; Brother M. K. Carroll, VicePresident; Brother G A Curry, Recording-Secretary; Brother J A Jeffress Corresponding Secretary; Brother G. B. Buster, Treasurer; Brother H. 0. Cook Sergeant-at-Arms

The chairman appointed a committee to go over Brother Carroll's report and on the basis of what it contains, make out a budget and formulate a program for the year We take advantage of this opportunity to wish all the new officers a successful administration, and hope to see you in Cleveland Yours fraternally,

BfRT A MAYBERRY, Chapter Editor.

GAMMA-LAMBDA, Detroit, Mich

Gamma Lambda had a brilliant session on January 8th We were deluged with oratory of the finest type No senator from the far South, during the Rec nstruction period could match the wit, satire or philosophy of the brothers, who were nominating their favorite candidates It is not the desire of the writer to give a 'soft impeachment' to a single brother, hut some of the speeches sounded so much like nominating speeches in the various grand lodges

in Georgia (myhome state), that I felt very much at home. Of course none of these brothers were born down South, but the pronunciation of their words betrayed them. After considerable persuasion the following brothers decided toaccept office for the year:

President, Dr.Herbert Eugene Simms; Vice-President, Dr Robert Greenidge, X-Ray Specialist; Secretary, Clement C.Johnson, Electrical Engineer, Ford Motor Co.;Treasurer, Dr James M Gregory, LL.D.; Corresponding Secretary, Leonard Williams, Electrical Engineer, Ford Motor Co.; Chaplain, Rev Milton Thompson, Pastor, St John's Presbyterian Church; Dr J A Moore, Reporter to SPHINX

The elected officers did the unprecedented honors by feeding theentire.Chapter ina grand andglorious feed, January 15 Remember, brothers, our nearness to Windsor, Canada, did not contribute at all to the grand and glorious evening

Raeford, Grimes and Morton are about to enter vaudeville Being very original they have received flattering offers from noted companies.

Dr A L Turner also swept thedeck by appearing in a newPierce Arrow

Dr. Chas. F. Green startled everybody by making a speech

J A MOORE, M.D

EPSILON LAMBDA CHAPTER,

St Louis, Mo

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings: The General Convention, held at Richmond, Va., December past, in myjudgment, waskeyed uptoits highest pitch andgave toeach brother present enough "pep" to run him over the grade of another year Our Chapter waswell attended January 20th, our first 1927meeting Our President, Brother Curtis, could not be present, because of his duties at Lincoln University, but sent a letter that gave general satisfaction. Brother A.G.Lindsay graced thechair and presided in that characteristic waythat he only can do. Brother Geo.W.Buckner, thewizard ofthe Peoples Finance Co., acted as Sergeant-at-Arms,and "George" knows howto do it Thereports of the Secretary and Treasurer were made and adopted The delegates to the 19thConvention made their report, which wasread by Brother Garner, andsupplemented byBrother Craft The report was very much in detail, practically reholding theConvention for the benefit of the Chapter By this time the brothers were in fine spirit, and the election of officers was moved Brother Prof R P Watts, without opposition, waselected President. Brother Atty. J. L. McLemore, the wit of the Chapter, waselected VicePresident. Brother'Dr. F. D. Halsey, who always brings up the rear for dry jokes, waselected 2nd Vice-President. Brother Prof. W. H. Huffman was reelected Treasurer Brother H K Craft, Executive Secretary of Pine Street Y M C A.,wasreelected Secretary Brother Prof M A Grant, otherwise known as the Charleston "kid," Sergeant-at-Arms Brother Atty S E Garner, Historian Brother Prof - F B Wilson wasmade Financial Secretary, having Previously demonstrated his ability to do thejob when theother fellows say it can't be done, "Atta boy, Frank." Thenew President goton thejobat o'ice and appointed the Budget Committee, and declared fora greater year for Epsilon Lambda Chapter than ever before We are a graduate Chapter, hence nogreat stunts as to college activities, but we are "head bent, teeth and toe nail" on the "Go-toHigh-School, Go-to-College'' movement, andwehave and will furnish at least onescholarship each year Brother Malone, our honorary member, washost at our first 1927 meeting—good cats, cigars andcigaret-

tes—prohibition of course—but "Oh!Boy"goit Aron, you know your "stuff."

The delegates to the Richmond Convention were very popular with Brother Otto Green. Hewas over anxious to hear from that neck of the woods—now just what constituted the interest onemayhave to guess, but thewriter thinks that he hasthe keyto the situation—since Brother Greene, after nudging close upandgiving a quaint little look around, said to thewriter: "Did youmeeta Miss ?" Keep your eyes open St Louis girls Otto is much in demand Oh!you boy Green

Our Chapter is composed of a fine bunch of fellows Our Brother Gray is getting back in line— Come on,Gray. Brother Chas. Stone wasseen bya brother standing before a mirror looking himself over. Brother Stone wasputting onthebroad smile. That is only usual for "Charlie," but this time he was exceeding thespeed limit, so the Brother said: "What is the bigidea," Stone, just trying to define myself to seereally just what sort of "guy" Iam The brother wasstill guessing, so Charlie said:"Oh, buddy, don't youknow that it wastwins this time." The brother said: "Put it here, boy, what's the names?" "Madeline Constance and Annie Marie," said Charlie, with a proud check upon himself, that would make a peacock setupandtake notice

Since ourlast article to the SPHINX, Brother Dr L E Simms hasgotten tired of thelonely nights in and about theY M C A.,and asaresult, Miss Anna Croswaight one of the elites of St Louis society, but claims as heractual residence Kansas City,Mo., is nolonger a respected Dean of Girls atthe Sumner High School, St. Louis, but is the Queen of the Simms Kingdom in the 4400 block in W Belle PI Oh, you, Lucien—it's about time the brothers are hearing something from you, boy Brother Prof Clifford Evans, in hisquiet, cunning and unassuming way, has setup anew kingdom with anew queen, that "just won't quit," Atta boy, Clif weseeyou The writer is not sure, but believes the facts to be that the SPHINX has not broacasted the true status of Brother Atty J L McLemore By this time Mac is oldon thejob, having taken over hisduties about June, 1926 Mrs McLemore, the baby girl of the popular principal of Summer High School, "Fess" Williams, wears broad smiles nowadays—one ofthe brothers told thewriter theother daythat hehada very suspicious idea, butwasnotyetready to talk— Mack maynotbe stepping big for nothing

The first meeting for theyear 1927, wasattended as follows: Atty. D. W. Bowles, Dr. U. S. Bolen, G W Buckner, Wizzard Peoples Finance; H K Craft, Ex-Secretary, Pine St. Y. M. C. A.; Atty. S E Garner, Prof M A Grant, Prof, Otto Green, Dr. F.D.Halsey, Dr.E.L.Harris, Sr.,Prof W. H. Huffman A G Lindsay, theother Wizard of Peoples Finance; Prof A E Malone, Atty J L McLemore, John L Procope, Prof James A Scott, Prof R P Watts Prof Frank Wilson We were graced with two visiting brothers, Prof Tocus, of the Sumner High School and Brother O O Morris, of Dayton, Ohio, now, Boys Work Secretary, Pine St Y M C A., St Louis Fraternally,

S E GARNER, Chapter Editor.

ZETA LAMBDA CHAPTER, Norfolk, Va.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings: Now it'salmost time forthebirds to sing, And Zeta Lambda is beginning to feel thecoming of Spring.

Fresh from thewonderful "Kon-Klavium" held at Richmond, Va., andhaving partook of the"FoodPre-

pared bytheGods" together with viewing the"Lillies of theValley," (although some of the brothers dont seem to be adept at mastering the "Bump') Zeta Lambda hastaken on Nu-Life.

And from now until man's mind runneth notto the contrary notwithstanding youshall hear from usalways.

At our first regular meeting the following officers officers were elected: Asa token of loyalty and appreciation of sacrificial services rendered the Fraternity Bro. Dr.S. Francis Coppage, waselected President, and Bro A D Manning, Secretary, by unanimous vote.

The full roster follows: Vice-President, Bro.Tillman Roger Thompson; Assistant Secretary, Bro A J Wells; Treasurer, Bro S B Noble; Chaplain, Bro L F Palmer; Associate SPHINX Editor, Bro L A (Bill) Fowlkes

The meeting was held atthebeautiful home of Bro T P Turner, and the service was unexcelled and joy wasunconfined. Now weknow whyBro. Turner is getting so fat,Mrs Turner knows howto tickle a palate

The program for the future as outlined bythe President, is centralization, Cementation and 10J per cent Alpha Spirit andco-operation Weplan to win both of the .cups andkeep them

Zeta Lambda doffs herhatto Gamma forthevery fine manner in which our brothers were cared for The brothers of Zeta Lambda whoreceived keys to the city were: Coppage, Manning, Palmer, Dett, Williams, Brown, Turner, Mason, Hart, Pree, Pierce, Thompson, Fowlkes.

With warmest wishes forthebest year of our Fraternal existence, boih lor thegeneral organization as a whole, andthechapters individually "BILL" FOWLKES, Associate "Sphinx ' Editor.

THETA LAMBDA CHAPTER, Dayton, Ohio

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

Our first meeting of theNew Year washeld January 13th with a full attendance of thebrothers, 'the old Alpha spirit was much inevidence

Our official delegates, Brothers Bush and Pierce, together with Brother B A Rose, having been"hunched in Richmond," proceeded to bring it back to Dayton andinfused it into the fraters. It is safe to say that under thetreatment Theta Lamdahasbeen wholly rejuvenated

The delegates brought back glowing reports ofthe greater business-like activities that thegeneral organization is assuming, of the unselfish and kindly hospitality of the Richmond people—in fact everything was just right, somuch sothat wewere loath to leave the wonderful city when the time came to bid our adieu

The following officers were elected toguide thedestiny of Theta Lambda fortheyear of 1927:

Bro E E Campbell, President

Bro Jas A Parsons, Vice-President

Bro J E Bush, Sect, andAsso Editor SPHINX

Bro L H Cox, Treasurer

The crynow isontoCleveland forthe20th annual convention Wearegoing to make this an all-Ohio convention Pi Chapter, youhave ourundivided support in your great task—great because Richmond has set amighty pace foryou We are boosting foryou and upholding thehand of ourgood Bro. B.A.Rose,2nd Vice-President of the Mid-western District Toall Ohio chapters, let usrally to Pi—beautiful Ohioand Cleveland, the fifth city, must not be left ut the post

Wishing for all the fraters a super-abundance of the old Alpha spirit and continued success forthe year of 1037,

Yours fraternally, J E BUSH, Associate bdiior "SphtH*."

SIGMA LAMBDA CHAPTER, New Orleans, La.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings: Sigma Lambda appears onthehorizon to extend to all her brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha her heartiest good wishes for the year With the 19th Convention recorded in ourjournal, andour delegate, Brother W H Mitchell, Jr., reluctantly, but finally returning from an extended tour of the East, Sigma Lamlxia is preparing for her program in New Orleans, America's Most Interesting City Our membership isgrowing. Wehave onourroster thenames of the following brothers: J O Richards, Rudolph Moses, L V Alexis, Osceola Blanchet, A Priestly, A A Edwards, Dr P P Creuzot, E M Coleman, Dr A J Young, Wiley Williams, Blaine Dejoie, C Thomhill, A.P.Tureaud, Bishop R. E.Jones, W.H. Mitchell, Jr.,L T Burbridge, Dr C C Haydel,and others

Under the leadership of a Moses, the destiny of Sigma Lambda has been entrusted to the following brothers: Rudolph Moses, President; C C Haydel, Vice-President; A A Edwards, Secretary; A P Tureaud, Assistant Secretary; P. P. Creuzot, Treasurer; E M Coleman, Sergeant-at-Arms, andW H Mitchell, Jr.,Chaplain

Fraternally yours

ALEXANHER P TUREAUD Assistant Secretary.

TAU LAMBDA, Nashville, Tenn

Editor, TH E SPHINX, BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

We areindeed glad to enlist in thegrand army of chapters composing ourgreat organization

We were born November 23, 19.2<>, andhave been kicking ever since Although only an infant we already have imbibed the spirit of all true Alphas— that spirit which association with other Chapters has engendered in us We may still lie in swaddling clothes, butwearealready doing a man's work The day after our setting up we joined with Chi in a Thanksgiving Service at the church of Bro T B Livingston Just succeeding that very successful occasion wewere boosters forChiintheir series of InterFraternal Basketball games OnDecember 22, we attended in a body, wearing Alpha colors, the wedding of our Vice-President, John Riley, at the Tennessee State College On Christmas day,we witnessed the nuptials of another oneof ourbrothers, A E Lockert

Although very young inexistence, wefelt thenecessity of representation at our Richmond Convention and wesent ourBro President G W Gore, Jr., who took avery active part inthat epoch-making eventand brought back to us a very detailed report which has given renewed impetus toour efforts.

We plan to have all our meetings not merely social, butvery definitely constructive. At each second meeting of the month special presentations on some research problem isgiven byoneof thebrothers At present Brother C H Wilson, theonly Negro graduate in Music from Northwestern University andat present Professor of Music at the Tennessee State College, is giving us a series of reseTch studies on Music Special problems in Journalism, Education, Agriculture, Hygiene, Insurance, etc., will be studied and discussed by members of Tatt Lambda whohave majored inthose particular fields.

We arealready fostering a move whereby weshall be able to sponsor a State-wide drive in the "Go-to-

High School, Go-to-College Campaign" and we shall be prepared to answer our General Director's Command—"Go." Our strategic location at the State's capitol will enable us to put over a very intensive campaign through the various professional and educational resources at our command here in the "Athens of the South."

Brothers in Tau Lambda:

1 Professor G W Gore, Jr., President Head of Department of English, Tennessee State College, 'Jashville Author of "Negro Journalism." Senior Delegate to 19th Convention.

2 Professor John W Riley, Vice-President Instructor, History Department, Tennessee State College, Nashville. Rector Scholarship, DePauw University

3 Professor Claude H Harper, Secretary Dean, Tennessee State College Author, "Text in Psychology" (ready for press)

4. Dr. I. L. Moore, Assistant Secretary. Dentist and Musician, Nashville

5 Mr A R Turner, Treasurer District Manager, Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Chairman, Negro State Fair Association Member of Negro Board of Trade, Nashville

6 Dr W S Ellington, Jr., Associate Editor, SPHINX Dentist, Musician, and Instructor, Physiology, Tennessee State College, Nashville.

7 Rev W S Ellington, Sr., Chaplain Pastor, First Baptist Church, East Nashville; Noted Lecturer; Pulpit Orator, Editor, Baptist Sunday School Literature

8 Mr R B J Campbell, Bursar, Tennessee State College, Nashville

9 Professor A E Lockert State Teacher Trainer in Agriculture, Tennessee State College, Nashville. _

10 Professor Roy D Clinthorne Instructor in Chemistry, Fisk University

11. Professor James Tapp, Instructor in Mathematics, Fisk University

12 Mr Calvin McKissack Registered Architect Contractor for Morris Memorial Building, Nashville

One !of our objectives this year will be to gather into our fold our graduate Brothers in Nashville, not definitely connected with Chi Chapter, so

that we and Chi may present a solid front for true Alphaism

CLAUDE H HARPER, v. i.. . Secretary.

ALPHA PSI CHAPTER, New York City

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

On December 23, 1926, Alpha Psi Chapter, a graduate chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, was established in New York City. The brothers in New York have felt for some time the urgent need for a graduate chapter here It has taken a long, long time to get a charter, but now that the graduate chapter has been set up, there is no doubt but that the organization will be greatly benefitted through the increased activity of the older men of the fraternity whose interests differ to some extent—and reasonably so—from those of the undergraduate group

The graduate chapter made an excellent start by having two delegates to the convention in Richmond, Va Our delegates were Bro James Fladger and Bro Rev J Raymond Henderson The program for the chapter for this year includes among its principal items an intensive Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College campaign, and a campaign to strengthen the internal structure of the fraternity by re-awakening the spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha in those who are on the list of inactive brothers In New York City the chapter has a very fertile field to work

When the graduate chapter was set up, the following brothers were elected as temporary officers:

Bro Miles Paige, President

Bro James Fladger, Secretary

Bro Dr E P Roberts, Treasurer

The general organization and the chapters of the fraternity may be certain that the fullest co-operation will be received from Alpha Psi Chapter Fraternally yours,

F LESLIE THOMPSON, Chapter Editor.

DEAR BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

My preference would be to greet youwith some other phase of fraternal endeavor Butit seems a word or so about the last convention is indicated For serious mindedness andsane judgment and the manner inwhich matters of moment tothe Fraternity were handled the Nineteenth Convention excels I think this fact should beemphasized strongly for the same kind of spirit andaction prevalent in the last convention should permeate every chapter

The existence of Alpha PhiAlpha Fraternity has been one of continuous progress Due tothis factwe nave been able toreturn from each convention happy «n thethought that it wasthegreatest inthehistory ot theFraternity Thus canitbesaid that theNinecenth Convention wasthegreatest

But there were other things which made theNineteenth Convention great Aside from the generous hospitality of theentertaining chapter, the cordiality ot thesplendid people of Richmond, theelaboratespcia features, themany things done for our comfort and convenience, the large attendance, distinguished visitors present, etc., there were present andprevalent those fundamental essentials of brotherhood and fraternahsm, sincere action and constructive progress that old and dangerous emotional enthusiasm was absent

Intelligence was everywhere and it participated Analytical minds busied themselves with theissuesand th. ,er s presented totheconvention Actions were in e Pr5sent- Thoughts which governed these actions were forthe future

The interpretation of ourcollege mengiven to the People of Virginia by Brother Channing H Tobias was splendid, forceful andinspiring, andwill be the means of increasing the influence and prestige and "ie usefulness of theFraternity inthat section of the country e convention was extremely fortunate in having Present three of theJewel's" Brothers Henry Arthur '-anis guest of theconvention, Nathaniel A. Murray and George B. Kelley, respectively. It was worth AlTT , acros s th e country to meet these Founders nil otthe convention, even those who previously knew \TT' rDCelveci '"spiration anda keener insight into « k? t'• Alp ha Fro m th ese men we gained a wea tnof information about our Fraternity.

KC committees were interested intheir duties, and worked with diligence andcare Thework wasvery eavy m most instances but was attacked with a thoroughness that was refreshing tonote

A info convention should notonly afford its delegates rmation to carry back to their chapters, butit snpuid also give them great inspiration This the of W u Conven tion did The"OldAlpha Spirit-' winch we have heard so much, was rampant andunev I Beautilu l and sublime it was manifest sne^lTe ' I I guided us in our song and in our Dlea ' '" S U r business anddeliberations andin our ' d , sure - Everyone, Founders, undergraduates and £ ""'nates, honorary andactive honorary members— vtn neophytes, were interested from start to finish. "is wa s theSpirit which motivated allthoughtsand FratnS • tentlln*r toward the betterment of our great .,v,frn't/- Thus theconvention got down tobed Ann ,i A,ph a Ph i Al " h a was onsomething firm. r l nc on e nnething about it all wasthat as we it w "" contac t with this oldoriginal "Alpha Spirit" th„ r S comPetently defined to us in certain terms by Tl h Wh °Wer e Dresentus M "^rum of everyday life is once more upon and s "£ c mgs occupy our minds As the song nipmiPeeCI? ou r Rreatest convention grow dim reI v/\ ' t s (,ecd s sha " stan d fort h forever tion fo V ° , Cxpres s m v sincere thanks andappreciaelecti° r . , n ' ) r vo u have accorded meagain in re- ion to the presidency of our great Fraternity

In theoperation of this office I shall continue to exercise thesame diligence andcare that I have in the past for theconstructive development of Alpha Phi Alpha, for upholding all ourlaws, the preservation of our policy, andshall bend every effort forthe most complete execution of the Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College Campaign andfortheprotection of the Fraternity anditsmembers everywhere

May 1927 give generously only of itsbest to Alpha Phi Alpha, andtoitssplendid Brothers, thegreatest success, prosperity and happiness, and additional strength forourcoming educational campaign

Sincerely and fraternally,

RAYMOND W CANNON, General President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

FROM OURFIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

Now that theholiday season is past andthe new year isyoung, wearesettling down andmakingnew resolutions and plans forour future

Maybe thepast year hasbeen a good year to you, and maybe not If it wasa good year toyouit isa pretty good sign that youwere good to it,asin this life youareaptto getoutof it in proportion only to what youputinto it If youhave been building up your business, social andmoral standing, youhave been sowing seeds which arebound to return a good crop of those things which aremost desired in this life Now,if this is not your philosophy of life, try it andyouwill soon find how well it works

A third term asVice-President of Alpha PhiAlpha gives mean opportunity to do more service foran organization which I hold dear I began several years ago tomake sacrifices of every kind toperpetuatethe ideals of Alpha .Phi Alpha because I believed they were asnoble as could beespoused I feel thatour fraternity holds a strong place inthedevelopment of our group from every viewpoint Thefraternity has made wonderful progress in these fewyears on the concentrated effort of only a part of its number. What might have been theprogress if allAlpha Phi Alpha menhadkept thesacred obligation andbent their energy to theexecution of its ideals? I come to the"adage" again "You areapttogetoutof a proposition in proportion only what youputintoit."

Let meappeal tomynoble brothers tobewilling to sacrifice foryour fraternity—be willing togive rather than receive Youwill receive double that yougive when yougive unreluctantly Allmatters might not go as wethink they should, butwhat will it profit us to destroy that which displeases? It is highly more expedient to defend that which we love, until such opportune time comes when we may offer a suggestion or plan to correct the condition which offends Maybe I amtooanxious tohave thefullcooperation of themore than 3,000. Brothers, I see the need Alpha's program calls for service, unselfish service Thesilent sphinx stands beckoning yourreturn Thefaithful andtrue yearn foryour spirit in this great fraternal uplift Resolve to make your fraternity allthat youshould like toseeit be Itis first of all,it shall transcend all. Of allthesacred shrines to which the people of our country make pilgrimages Mount Vernon stands out first and foremost—the beautiful oldmansion on thebanks of the Potomac which for many years wasthe much-loved home of theFather of OurCountry, andwhere in a modest tomb aretheremains of thegreat American, (ieorge Washington These pilgrimages aremadeby the people because they reverence greatness andlove sacrifice andpatriotism Washington, theFather of Our Country Alpha Phi Alpha, the father ofall Greek Letter College Fraternities among Negroes.

Do we not feel it an honor to be members of the first family (Greek Letter Fraternity among Negro College men) of theland? Dowenot reverence the greatness of ourfraternity? Dowenotlove ourseven jewels for their sacrifice and patriotism? I believe we do Then I beseech you,brothers, that we make our pilgrimage this year, 1037,to the Mount Vernon of Alpha Phi Alpha andlayat thetomb as a token of love and appreciation, our unstinted support and service to perpetuate herideals I pledge youthat I have begun thepilgrimage. I am ready and anxious to serve you Theoffice is one for service and cooperation Mayeach chapter andbrother feel free to demand me I will have to call on you Let's go 'bout our task with a bright and smiling face, we will find it mirrored 'round us filling every busy place It will lighten all the labor of a dreary rainy day. Not alone for us but others and I tell youit will pay

Accept mybest wishes for a prosperous and useful year

Sincerely and fraternally, Iam, CHAS W GREENE, First Vice-President.

A. P A Frat.,Inc., 465% Fraser St.,S E

FROM SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT

To THE CHAPTERS OK ALPHA PH I ALPHA AND TO THE CHAPTERS OF MID-WESTERN DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR, Greetings:

If one may judge thefuture from thegreetingsand pledged co-operation that hascome to this office we predict a great year for Alpha Phi Alpha.' Several chapters have claimed the same cup for next year," while Xi chapter has arranged to give the McGee cup a permanent home

During the coming year let us pledge ourselves to touch andreclaim every Alpha Phi Alpha in ourdistrict; to put over' the greatest Go-to-High-SchooI, Go-to-College Campaign in thehistory of our fraternity If this obtains the 20th Convention will Ie a record-breaker

With best wishes for a prosperous year, Fraternally, B ANDREW ROSE, Second 1'icc President.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PH I ALPHA, Greetings:

A new general officer of the fraternity wishes each of youthe best of success in this yjwr's worn I,thank you for theprivilege of being able to write over the title of a national officer, in assuring the brothers, andespecially the chapters under my jurisdiction, of my determination to give my best in thought andenergy totheenrichment of our fraternity life, I am not prompted by the consciousness that I am supposed tosaysuch, butbya conviction to work for Alpha Phi Alpha

The re-election of Brother Cannon should mean a continuation of the constructive internal reorganization of our fraternity. Your Eastern. Vice-President is very desirous of thecomplete harmonious functioning of all of the chapters in hisjurisdiction Alpha Phi Alpha was born in the east MayAlpha Phi Alpha continually look to the east for tile inspiration of herincreasingly glorious progress!

Very, fraternally yours, ROBERT P DANIEL Third Vice-President.

To ALL CHAPTERS AND BROTHERS, Greetings:

Allow metoexpress mysincere thanks fora unanimous vote inre-electing meyour Treasurer." 1hereby renew my promise to faithfully serve you and discharge theduties of this office with efficient, accurate r,:id up-to-date methods

You will note that special arrangements for this year's payment of grand tax as passed upon >Uythe Convention isthat ?2.25 isdueonor betore May 15th 'ihis will bring each brother financial from May 15th to December.31st; provided his previous taxes are paid -We aregoing totryandbring back the"lost 3000" this year. Weaccounted for over 1200 last yearand that's a good start Schemes for state organizations similar totheone inVirginia will betold youbyyour \ ice-President This scheme, together vvuh miormaton from the General Secretary, will aid youmaterially in finding the "lost 3000."

Wishing youa pleasant and profitable New Year

Sincerely and fraternally yours, PERCIVAL R PIPER, Treasurer.

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CUPID'S CORNER

What therefore God hath joined together, letnot man put asunder." Matt 19:6

Adams-Glover.

A wedding of great brilliance and much social prominence was solemnized at the fashionable St ihomas' Episcopal Church, Chicago, on December 22nd, 1925, when Miss S Helen Adams became the I'nde of Brother, Dr Nelson Glover The bride is a Popular member of Chicago's elite and is prominently identified with the Delta Sigma Theta Sororitv. BroT K^lover is a stead v an d lo>al member of Xi tv,™ • Their ttmay friends have vied with each iit'" snowcnn 8 all d entertaining the joyful couple, all of which is evidence of the esteem in which thev are held Alpha Phi Alpha joins the rest of their Host of friends in wishing them continued happiness all along the way

Robinson-Logan

Brother Rayford W Logan, Toastmaster at the -vnnual Banquet, chose the Nineteenth Annual Convention as the time to decide that he was in permanent session under the presidency of Miss Ruth Opal Robinson, one of the most popular and attractive of the recent graduates of Virginia Normal and Industrial nstitute Her charming smile and sweet personality completely conquered one of the most inveterate globeRt? r S ia"d confirme d bachelors in the Fraternity ,'• lu-r Logan seems perfectly happy to exchange his mstant wanderings lor the pleasures of a fireside , , "y on c of Virginia's fairest The wedding is wlieUuled for the spring or early summer Brother Logan, Phi Beta Kappa from Williams, rwst Lieutenant in the A. E. F., a wide traveler in -urope and Haiti, a contributor to newspapers and magazines, has just been appointed to assist the EdfV'A c SpHI!*X- He holds the position of Head oi the Department of Modern Languages at Virginia c-mon I n,versify and is one of the few colored memers of the Modern Language Association of America

McCormick-Westbrooks.

The brothers of Alpha Omicron were very proud to wow that Brother O. L. Westbrooks found his pin on ^nristmas day On the grand and glorious Christas aay when everyone seemed to be happy over Santa PtKi n'Slt'Cu P' d whispered to the charming Miss W K ' atrlc e MeCormick and Brother Orlando L vvesthrooks 0f Wadesboro, N. C. We are sure that l,,m fir Hestbr ooks is proud of Cupid's gift We ope that you may live happily together

Melton-Graham

Iif!?r0tAier J" W Graham, they all fall some time in the A 'I )h a Omicron learns that Cupid visited you in riv, P'lst V1"' an d brought to you the popular and Lia,-l.mi , ng Mis s Blanch e Melton of Charlotte, N C vi-isu i you ' m y bo yW e extend to you our best «'»nes tor much happiness throughout life

Thompson-Clark.

Evelyn Thompson of Des Moines, Iowa Miss Thompson is a graduate of West High, Des Moines, and is one of the most popular young ladies in Des Moines society

Brother Clark is a graduate of West High, Des Moines, and a junior in the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa We regret to theoretically lose Brother Clark, but wish for this pair a happy and prosperous future.

Jackson-Riley

One of the season's most brilliant affairs was the marriage of Miss Mary B Jackson of Nashville, to Brother John William Kiley of Bristol, Indiana, Wednesday evening, December 22. The ceremony took place in the College Chapel of A & I State Normal College

The bride is a graduate of Pearl High School, bisk University, graduate student of Chicago University, is head of the Economic Department of A. & I. State College, and is prominent in social and civic affairs in the city Brother Riley is a graduate of DePauw, where he' held a Rector Scholarship, and has done graduate work in the University of Chicago He is Vice-President of Tau Lambda Chapter, N'ashville; also an instructor in History and Romance Languages, A & I State College May they have greater and sweeter happiness always!

Harper-Danley.

Belated but the less welcome news has been received of the marriage of Brother Samuel B. Danlcy of Alpha Delta to Miss Theresa Harper of Oakland, California Brother Danley was married in November last in Oakland and from there journeyed to Springfield, 111., at which place he has received an appointment as Executive Secretary of the Urban League Miss Harper is the daughter of one of California's pioneer families and besides being a graduate of the University of California is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Moore-Crockett

Word comes from Omicron that Brother Arthur Crockett is about to join the ranks of the benedicts As yet there has been no formal announcement of his engagement to Miss Ruth More but the lovely lady has not denied the truth of the rumor. Silence gives consent! Besides, what greater continuation is needed than the beautiful solitaire she is wearing these days? Bring on the wedding bells—we're as restless and anxious as Dan Cupid himself.

Borders-Boney

Hero—Brother "Tekc" Borders, Heroine—Miss Reba Roney. "Teke," formerly of Epsilon and now a high school principal in Shelby, X C, didn't wait long (that's just like the dashing Teke) and one evening not so long ago he and Miss Roney, also a former Michigan student, told us of their new found happiness. We lose our good brother but gain immeasurably in having Mrs Borders closer to Alpha Phi Alpha

Alpha Theat is happy to of Brother J W Cla rk 8 announce the engagement and the lovely Miss Lena

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Chapters

ALPHA ETA CHAPTER, Harvard University,

President, Chas. K. Goines, 7 Claremout Pk., Boston, Mass

Secretary, Root S White, Jr., 7 Claremont Pk., Boston

ALPHA THETA CHAPTER, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

1'resident, Ralph Moody, 230 So. Capitol St.

Secretary, Jas E Taylor, Jr., 230 So Capitol St

ALPHA IOTA CHAPTER, University of Colorado, and Denver University, Denver, Colorado

President, John Waller, 2401 Emerson Street

Secretary, U J Andrews, 8Hi 82nd St

ALPHA KAPPA CHAPTER, Springfield, Mass.

President, N P Dotson, 87 WUbraham Ave

Secretary U, G Mason, 18 Spring St

ALPHA MU CHAPTER, Northwestern University, Evanston, 111.

President, Lucius E Lee, University Chili

Secretary, Norman L Merrificld, tll3 Avars PI

ALPHA NU CHAPTER Lrake University, Des Moines; and Iowa State College, Ames

President, Carlyle C. Clarke, 1207 Center Street, Des Moines, Iowa

Secretary. Harry J. Romm, 200^ Main Street, Ames, Iowa

A LPIIA XI CHAPTER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis

President, F Q Washington, 505 Galena Street

Secretary, G. D. Daniel, 61 nith Street.

ALPHA OMICRON CHAPTER, Johnson C Smith University, Charlotte, N C President, G, R Docl

' or,, Sec, T L Plair

A ^PHA PI CHAPTER, Atlanta Universitv, Atlanta, Ga

President, F. N. Weathers.

•- Secretary, Frank L Stanley.

A LPIIA RHO CHAPTER, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga

President, Samuel A Young

•Cnr Secy., O E Jackson

ALPHA SIGMA CHAPTER, Wiley University, Marshall, Texas

President, W. C. Burnett. '.v F Creene

ALPIIA-TAU CHAPTER, Akron University, Akron, Ohio

President, L. A. Taylor. 1145 Gitz Street, Akron, Cnr Sec, Dr G H Dunbar, 1.1 N Howard St

ALPHA UPSII.ON CHAPTER, City College of Detroit, Detroit, Mich

President, M S 'I urue St Secretary, Mekin E Fowler, 6338 Begole St

ALPHA PHI CHAPTER, I Uianra> Ga

President, Marquis Harris. Secretary Edw L Lipscomb

UETA ALPHA CHAPTER, Morgan I Baltimore, Md

'•'•TA GAMMA CHAPTER Virginia Stale I ,e8e, Ettricks, Va

ALPHA LAMBDA CHAPTER Louisville, Ky president, John O Blanton, B31 South 8th St oe— Preside secretary, A. L. Simpson, 1417 W. Chestnut St.

U £TA LAMBDA CHAPTER, Kansas City Mo ^aidant, Edward S Baker 1521 E ll'th St

CATI JilsA ' Jeffrps '> 2103Tracy Ave

W\MMA &UIBDA CHAPTER, Detroit, Mich p-esidefit, Dr H F Simms, 6614 Firwood St <-or. Sec, L. S. Williams, 5655 24th St.

E LTA LAMBDA CHAPTER. Baltimore. Md. 1 resident, James H Hillburn, 1944 Druid Hill Ave

T

rr"uSTretar>'' Gobert E. Macbeth, 2101 Druid Will Avenue

EPSILON LAMBDA CHAPTER, St Louis, Mo

President, L S Curtis, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo

Secretary, Harry K Croft, Pine Blvd., Y M C A

ZETA LAMBDA CHAPTER, Norfolk, Va.

President, S. F. Coppage, 064 Church Street, Norfolk, Va

Secretary, A D Manning, 555 25th Street, Newport News, Va

THETA LAMBDA CHAPTER, Dayton, Ohio

President, E E Campbell

Secretary, J E Bush, 430 W 5th St

ETA LAMBDA CHAPTER, Atlanta, Ga

President, Dr C Waymond Reeves, 269 W Fair Street

Secretary, C E Arnold, 88 Ridge Avenue

IOTA LAMBDA CHAPTER, Indiana, Purdue and DePauw Universities, and Butler College, Indianapolis, Ind

President, C A Toles, 2021 Hills Avenue

Secretary, H T Riley, 2712 N Capital Avenue

KAPPA LAMBDA CHAPTER, Greensboro, N C

President, I W Taylor, 206 Holbrook Street, Danville, Va

Secretary, Norman H Williams, A & T College

MU LAMBDA CHAPTER, Washington, D C

President, Charles H. Wesley, Howard University,

Secretary, Clarence Harvey Mills, Howard University, Washington, D C

NU LAMBDA CHAPTER, Petersburg Va

President, T. L. Puryear, V. N. & I. I., Petersburg, Va.

Cor Sec, J R Otis, V N & I I., Petersburg, XT LAMBDA CHAPTER, Chicago, 111 lent- Frank V Plummer, 6211 Loomis Blvd

Secretary, William H Benson, Suite No 1, 3507 Grand Boulevard

OMICRON LAMBDA CHAPTER, Birmingham, Ala

President, G W Reeves, Miles Memorial College Secretary, Peter R, Shy, Miles Memorial College IT LAMBDA CHAPTER, Little Rock, Arkansas. President, M. R. Perry, 904 Broadway Street. Secretary, C Franklin Brown, 1019 Cross Street

RHO LAMBDA CHAPTER, Buffalo-Rochester, N Y

President, M A Allen 200 Williams St. Buffalo, Secretary, Father O H Brown 166 Godcll St

SIGMA-tAMBDA CHAPTER, New Orleans, La President, I O Richards, 4125 Clara Street Secretary, W H Mitchell, Jr., 2:?:20 Dryades Street

TAI '\ CHAPTER, Nashville, Tenn , G W Gore, Jr. Tenn Agr & Ind Stale Co I tin. <Secretary, Claude H Harper, Tenn Agr & Ind State Col'

PHI LAMBDA CHAPTER, Raleigh N C

t 111 LAMBDA CIIAPTF.R, Will.erforce, Ohio

President, Walter R Thornhill Box 71

Cor Sec, T C Carter, Wilberiorcc, Ohio

PSI LAMBDA CHAPTER, I a, Tenn

President, Rev J B Barber, Stn A Box 73, Secretary, Dr W B Davis, 124>/a E 9th St

UPSILON-LAMBDA CHAPTER, Jacksonville, Fla

President, Dr R W Butler, 627 Davis St Secretary, L.A.MeGhee, Edw. Waters College

ALPHA ALPHA LAMBDA, Newark, N J President, Dr Ferdinand D Williams, 16 Mission St., Montelair, N J

ALPHA GAMMA LAMBDA, New York City President, Myles A. Paige, 203 W. 138th St. Secretary, James E Fla<

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