The SPHINX | Spring February 1930 | Volume 16 | Number 1 193001601 by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

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Official Alpha Phi Alpha Directory Officers President, DR. B. ANDREW ROSE, 402 S. Bank St., D a y t o n , O h i o . P i n * Vice-President, CHARLES W. GREENE 304 Griffin St., N. W., A t l a n t a , Oa. S e c o n d Vice-President, WILLIAM 8. R A N DOLPH. Va. S e m i n a r y a n d College, L y n c h b u r g , Va.

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Vice-President, WILLIAM WARRICK CARDOZO, Box 3084, O h i o S t a t e University S t a t i o n , C o l u m b u s , Ohio. Secretary, JOSEPH 'H. B. EVANS, 935 B e c k w l t h St.. S. W.. A t l a n t a . Ga. Treasurer, PERC1VAL R. PIPER, 3807 K i r by Ave., W„ Detroit. Mich. S P H I N X Editor. P. BERNARD YOUNG. Jr.. 719 East O l n e y Road. Norfolk, V».

Director of E d u c a t i o n , RAYMON W CANNON, 3400 O a k l a n d Ave., M i n n e apolis, M i n n . M e m b e r s E x e c u t i v e Council. PERRY B JACKSON, 404 Superior Building. Cleveland. Ohio; Robert P. D a n i e l Union University, R i c h m o n d , Va.: a n d Myles A. Paige, 2296 Seventtt Ave.. New York N. Y.

CHAPTERS ( I n c a s e s where t h e Secretary or Corres p o n d i n g Secretary's addreaB is t h e s a m e a s t h e President's, t h e former a d dress Is n o t printed.)

UPSILON. Lawrence, K a n . ; Pres., Elisha Washington. 1101 Mississippi St.; Sec'y.. W. R. T l l l m o n .

ALPHA RHO, Morehouse College, Atlanta. Ga.; Pres., George W. Oabaniss, Jr.: Morris B. Coppage.

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ALPHA SIGMA, Wileyi University, Marshall Texas.; Pres., J. L. Sweatt; Sec'y., Kelso B. Morris.

ALPHA Cornell University, I t h a c a , N. T.; Sec'y.. Headley E. Bailey, 217 West Ave. CHI. BETA. W a s h i n g t o n , D . C ; Pres., I v a n Earle Taylor, 1917 Third St., N. W.; Cor. Sec'y., Charles W. Anderson.

O h i o University, A t h e n s , Ohio; Pres.. Henry A. S m i t h . 72 Grosvenor St.: Sec'y., S. Lloyd Corbln, 38 Brown Ave. Meharry Medical College. Nashville, Tenn.; Pres.. Joseph Carwln: Cor. Sec'y.. J o h n Pettress.

ALPHA TAU. Akron. Ohio; Pres., Artee F l e m i n g , 53 Central Bfedg.; Sec'y., Otis E. Finley, 193 P e r k i n s St. ALPHA UP8ILON, City College of Detroit, Detroit, Mich.; Pres. Robert J. Evans, 5665-24th St.; Sec'y., T h o m a s W. Whibby.

GAMMA Virginia U n i o n University, R i c h m o n d , Va.; Pres. Walker H. Quarles. Cor. Sec'yi, Richard H. Cook.

PSI. Philadelphia, Pa.; Pres., W. N. H a m i l t o n , 29 N. 4 2 n d St.: Cor. Sec'y., W m . A n t h o n y G a i n e s , 1804 Montgomery Ave.

DELTA, Montreal, Canada.

ALPHA ALPHA. C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio: Pres.. R. P. McClain; Sec'y., W. C. Weatherly.

ALPHA PHI, Clark University, Atlanta, Ga.; Pres., D . S. Dykes; Sec'y.. B. TScruggs.

EPSILON, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Pres., Howard M. T u r ner, 1103 E. H u r o n St.; Cor. Sec'y., Chas. S. P i n c h .

ALPHA BETA, Talladega College, Talladega College, Ala.; Pres., Arthur D . Gray, Cor. Sec'y.. Jefferson K. Cheeks.

ALPHA CHI, Fisk University, Nashville. T e n n . : Pres.. N. M. Martin; Sec'y., W. D. Hawkins. Jr.

ZETA

Yale University. New H a v e n . Conn.; Pres.. Dr. R. S. F l e m i n g . 216 D w l g h t St.; Sec'y., 100 Dlpwell Ave.

ALPHA GAMMA. Providence, R. I.; Pres., J o s e p h G. LeCount, 19 College St.; Sec'y., Aubrey Drake.

BETA ALPHA, Morgan College. Baltimore. Pres.. Oily Daleyi; Sec'y., Waters T u r pln.

ETA,

New York City College, C o l u m b i a a n d New York Universities, New York C i t y Pres., R o l a n d J o h n s o n , 523 M a c o n St., Brooklyn. N. Y.; Sec'y.. Jesse Casmlnskl. 32 W. 131 S t .

ALPHA DELTA, Los Angeles, Cal.; Pres., Edward Wilson, 1128 8 t h Ave., Sec'y., Clay W i l s o n

BETA BETA, University of Nebraska, Linc o l n , Neb.; Pres.. Lewis O. Swingler. 1226 F. St.; Cor. Sec'y., Robert L. Fairchild. 1925 U S t .

"A" ALPHA ZETA, West Virginia S t a t e College. I n s t i t u t e , W. Va.; Pres., C o h e n Jeffers: Sec'y., Harry E. D e n n i s .

BETA GAMMA, Va. S t a t e CoUege, Petersburg, Va.; Pres., H. C. Jackson; Sec'y.. T. Colson Woody.

Inactive.

THETA Chicago, III.; Pres.. E r n e s t Greene, 4104 V l n c e n n e s Ave.; Sec'y., W. Hackley, 5306 Michigan Ave. IOTA, Syracuse University, N. Y.; Pres., H u g h I. P N a u t o n , 809 E. F a y e t t e 8t.; Sec'y., Wm. P. C u n n i n g h a m . KAPPA, O h i o S t a t e University, C o l u m b u s , Ohio; Pres.. J o h n H. Walker. 1252 East Long St.; Cor. Sec'y., Llewllyn Coles, 1358 Mt. V e r n o n Ave. MU

St. P a u l . Minn.; Pres., J o h n R. L a w rence, 556 S t . A n t h o n y Ave. Sec'y.. Charles W. R o b i n s o n , 976 S t . A n t h o n > Ave.

L i n c o l n University, Pa.; Pres. Frank A. DeCosta; Cor. S e c y . , A. Frederick Williams. Wllberforce University, Ohio; Pres., E d ward S a u n d e r s , Cor. Sec'y.., Theodore Randall.

OMICRON, P i t t s b u r g h , Pa.; Pres., F. M a x well T h o m p s o n , 542 F r a n c i s St.; Sec'y., Walter R. Talbot, 5635 M i g n o n e t t e St. PI, Cleveland, Ohio; Pres., Robert A. Brooks. 2168 E. 90th S t . RHO

P h i l a d e l p h i a . Pa.; Pres., George Lyle. 415 N. 53rd St.; Cor. Sec"y., Kirksey L. Curd, 648 N. 13th S t .

ALPHA ETA, Harvard University, C a m bridge. Mass.. Pres., Charles K. Golnes, 7 C l a r e m o n t Park, Boston. Mass. ALPHA THETA, U n i v e r s i t y of Iowa. Iowa City. la.; Pres., B e n n i e E. Taylor. 230 S. Capitol St.; Sec'y., K e n n e t h R. O'Neal. ALPHA IOTA. Denver, Lawson, Brown.

Universities of Colorado a n d Denver, Colo.; Pres.. O. L. 2061 W e l t o n St.; Sec'y., H. Sr., 787 Corona St.

BETA DELTA, S. C. Btate College, Orangeburg. S. C : Pres., Clifford S. T h o m p son; Cor. Sec'y., Jacob R. Henderson. BETA EPSILON, A. a n d T. College, G r e e n s boro, N. C ; Pres., R. W. Newsome; Sec'y.. J. 8. Hargrove. ALPHA LAMBDA, Louisville. Ky.; Pres.. Horris Morris. 6 t h a n d W a l n u t Sta.: Sec'y., Lee L. Brown, 1012 West C h e s t n u t St. BETA

ALPHA EPSILON, Oakland, Cal.; Pres., Edward Wilson, 1128 E i g h t h St.; Sec'y., Clay Wllslon, 1136 E i g h t h St. ALPHA KAPPA, W e s l e y a n U n i v e r s i t y a n d W i l l i a m s College: Pres., R o b e r t E. Jones, Wesleyan Univ., M l d d l e t o w n , Conn.; Sec'yi, Arthur C. Logan. Will i a m s College, W i l l i a m s t o w n , Mass. ALPHA MU, Evanston, son, 1317 C. P y a n t ,

Northwestern University, 111.; Pres., Clarence T. M a E m e r s o n St.; S e c y . . W m . 1014 E m e r s o n St.

ALPHA NU, Drake University, D e s Moines, la., and I o w a S t a t e College, Ames. la., Pres., Carlye C. Clarke, 1207 C e n t e r St., Des Moines, l a . ALPHA X I . M a r q u e t t e University. Milw a u k e e . Wis.; Sec'y., G. D . Daniel, 61 19th St.

SIGMA, B o s t o n . Mass.; Pres., F e r d i n a n d L. RousBeve. 33 W a u m b e c k 8 t . . Roocbury. Mass.; Sec'y., A r m o u n d V. Boutee.

ALPHA OMICRON, J o h n s o n C. S m i t h U n i versity, Charlotte, N. C ; Pres., J. O. Ellis: Cor. Sec'y.. J- R. Henry.

TAU, U n i v e r s i t y of Illinois, C h a m p a i g n , 111.; Pres., S c o t t N . Harper, 602 E. Clark Bt Cor. Sec'y., Gilbert Radcliffe.

ALPHA PI, A t l a n t a University, Atlanta, Ga.; Pres. J. G. L e m o n ; Sec'y., R. K. Thomas.

LAMBDA, K a n s a s City, Mo.; Pres., M a t t h e w E. Carroll, 1213 Garfield Ave.: Sec'y., J a m e s A. Jeffress, 2403 Trace? Ave.

GAMMA LAMBDA. Detroit, Mich.: Pres., C. Henri Williams, 6190 Iroquois Ave., Sec'y., L. 8. Williams, 5655-24th St. DELTA LAMBDA. Baltimore. Md.; P r e s Miles W. Connor, 2415 M a d i s o n Ave.; Sec'y., W. N o r m a n B i s h o p . 1107 Druid Hill Ave. EPSILON LAMBDA, St. Louis, Mo.; Pres., A m e t t G. Lindsay, 11 N. Jefferson St.: Sec'y., J o h n L. Procope. ?ETA LAMBDA, Norfolk, Va.; Pres.. J. W Pierce. P. O. Box 724. Suffolk, Va.: Sec'y., A. D. M a n n i n g , 555-25th StNewport News, Va. THETA LAMBDA, D a y t o n , Ohio; Pres-. Lloyd Cox; Sec'y., J. E. B u s h , 6tD S t . "Y". ETA

LAMBDA. Atlanta, Ga.; P i e s , C. H J o h n s o n , 215 Boulevard, N. E.; B e c T A. D . C. Crosby, 72 A s h b y St., 8. W( C o n t i n u e d o n I n s i d e Back Cover)

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E d i t o r i a 11 y Speaking ~jIKE many another ambitious young man the new Editor-in-Chief of THE SPHINX enters upon his responsibilities with aspirations more vigorous, perhaps, than definite. It happens that his first acquaintances were servants of the printing press and his first work was done in the strangely glamorous melange of sounds and smells that is a pressroom. There is, consequently, no untoward break in the subsequent chain of events, as tradition would have them culminate: he studied .journalism and now he makes his weekly stipend at it. That the woes which may be his in directing the official organ of his fraternity may cause him to believe he climbed aboard the wrong band wagon is, ftt present, irrelevant.

. lACH embryonic plan of the editor derives jjji from the firm belief that Alpha Phi Alpha desires leadership in the field of, at least, fraternal publications. In his already begun pursuit of that will-o'-wisp pinnace of par excellence he is directed by his conviction that no one man can possibly achieve that end alone. Selecting brothers to serve on THE SPHINX staff, he proceeded on the assumption that specialists were needed, and sought the services of men especially qualified either by experience, training, or demonstrated aptitude. With their unstinted cooperation, and with the faithful and prompt assistance of all brothers, he is willing to predict a roseate prospect for THE SPHINX. Without that cooperation . . .

jIS consciousness of the responsibility resting upon him as the directing head of this magazine makes the Editor doubly energetic in seeking to discharge his stated and implied duties. As a force for good in the scheme of things Alpha, as an integrating influence, as a herald of Alpha achievements, and as a factor in moulding intelligent opinion, THE SPHINX can become increasingly more valuable. Voted into reality by the 1913 convention and first published in 1914 under the editorship of Brother Raymond W. Cannon, the magazine has had noted editorial heads: Brothers L. L. McGee, W. A.

Pollard, V. D. Johnson, V. E. Daniel (acting 1917), Carl J. Murphy, and Oscar C. Brown. They have established a tradition of excellence. The present Editor's one pledge is to maintain that excellence and make the improvements that arc expected with the developing years.

HE fraternity did a very gracious thing and paid deserved honor to the retiring SPHINX Editor when it voted to make him Editor Emeritus and directed that this issue be dedicated to him. It is the belief of his successor that few brothers have greater love for Alpha Phi Alpha than Brother Oscar C. Brown. He worked untiringly to give the fraternity a worthwhile magazine; he met the fate of all who do things when he found his sweets mixed with bitters. Critics would more often be confounded if they were required to assume the duties of those toward whom their barbs are aimed. For seven years Brother Brown carried on. He deserves the sincere gratitude of every Alpha man.

fe||Sg]ROTHERS who find things done differently wfwajj] iu this SPHINX than in others in the past iss=^sl will please regard them as the strivings of an Editor doing his earnest best and remember that, while change isn't necessarily progress, progress comes only by change. The Editor likes to regard himself as in "that heaven of freedom" . . . "Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection," "Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit."

(T^W7) _.JS to the honor that came to him in his elec' tion to the office he now holds, the Editor wishes merely to say that his conscientious efforts shall show his gratitude and his sincere and deep appreciation. He presents herewith the result of his work during his first month as Editor-inChief of THE SPHINX.

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OrganizationsDo N o t Live For Social Purposes Alone I!,/ DR. B. ANDREW ROSE, General

President

A I.PDA mil ALPHA is a Fraternity * * with a world view and a cosmic feeling. As such, therefore it cannot with justification to itself begin a process of adjustment without first recounting a few of the events which give shape to many of the circumstances in which we find ourselves in the world in which we live. The repercussion from outstanding personalities and great events is felt undoubtedly throughout the world, even by the barbarian in his f a s t n e s s e s , though perhaps interpreted differently by him. Since last we met the Hague Conference. in spite of the domination of Phillip Snowden, has agreed upon the Young Plan by which Germany meets her payments to the allies of the world war. Our own statesman, former Secretary Kellogg, by the acceptance of his pact has brought peace nearer and robbed Mars of much of the cause and expediences of war. Stressman, the great peace-maker of Germany, has gone to his reward: so. in France, the magnanimous conqueror Foch, and Clemeneeau, the Father of Victory. In China and Russia the blood and fire of hate and war still rage. Haiti still suffers at the hand of our Marines but Egypt has been made free from the leading strings of Great Britain. Self determination is not yet granted India and in South Africa the natives still groan under the heavy hand of Dominion injustice. These with the many other events which plot the curve of our existence we leave knowing that "He who guides the birds in their trackless flight, will guide our footsteps light." p v E S P I T E the strain and stress of the *-"' world it is a circumstance of sincere gratification that on the meeting of the twenty-second general convention I am aide to announce to you that that which the world of religion seeks; that which the world of politics hopes for; and that for which the world of indu-try contends. n a m e 1 y—a peaceful brotherhood—the same obtain in Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. This has not been the accomplishment of any one administration nor the work of a chosen few but the fulfilment. in part, of a dream that troubled the minds of seven Negro youth twenty-three y e a n ago. Death has subtracted a few, Time has added many who have purposefully and solemnly accepted the oath to assist in fartheting brotherly love and a fraternal spirit. For the past twelve

Our National President, who immediately previous to his election to his present office nt the ('lei-eland Convention in 1927, served as Mid-Western Vice President, engages brilliantly in what one '•>'eellint Historian. Ilrother W'esleii.

characterizes as "the leaven of selfexamination." Hi< address, relirinled in fall here, is that kind of critical analysis without which nin.i organization or individual must inevitably stagnate. It deserves the .-art nil scrutiny of every member of the Fraternity. Acceptance of its principles and adherence to thr ideals expressed in it wUl prevent our "f/oini/ nowhere in a great harry."

months we have had the opportunity of sharing the responsibility for the perpetuation of these high ideals and now we come to submit to the collected wisdom of our fraternity the result of our endeavor. At the twenty-first general convention, certain recommendations met with your approval and the carrying out of said recommendations became the impelling will of the administration. Let us discuss them. GO TO HIGH SCHOOL GO TO COLLEGE •"PHIS movement, started some ten years *• ago has grown until the slogan Go to High School, Go to College—is synonymous out in the world with the name Alpha Phi Alpha. Institutions look forward to it and individuals write in advance for the dates in order that they may have no conflict on their calendars. This one phase of our progi am has done more to stimulate interest in our fraternity from without and from within than any other. There are those who claim that we are spending too much money in the promotion of our Educational Activities. From another s o u u e comes a cry for a new program and with the startling information that it is no longer necessary for our fraternity or any other to emphasize high school and college life. We have been sympathetic with both groups and have asked their coopeiation in making the movement what it ought to be or a substitute for the movement. No mail

sent in their direction has returned nor has there been any attempt at cooperation. In the. meantime this hit of information appears in the New York Times: I quote—"The average American pupil now reaches the seventh grade. Ten years ago we were a nation of sixth graders"; slowly we are making progress in the field of education. Again, we note that President Hoover on the sixteenth of last month, (November), sanctioned a Commission on National Illiteracy to gather facts about illiteracy in the 1'nited States. I cite these facts to show that what we have spent in time and money was spent in hehalf of a cause that is still a problem in Americi. Let us believe in and practice economy; let us accept the new but until we have som e t h i n g better t o o f f e r ; l e t u s d e v e l o p what we have, for it is an accepted fact in the fraternal world that an organization cannot exist for social purp' alone. Unless our fraternity has a definite altruistic program, there will be a corresponding lack of appeal to lioth it« members and to the outside world. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS AND THEIR VALUE HE scholarship idea was advanced in T eighteenth general convention but not until the present Convention have we been able to report real progress. With your approval of the sum of one-thousand dollars for ten awards a commission was appointed for its disposition. The general organization is under many obligations to this commission for the painstak ing manner in which it went about its task. The satisfactory way in which it completed its work not only proved again its worth to the fraternity but brought great encomium to the organization. It is to be hoped that the twenty-second general convention finds favor in the report of this commission and will make it possible for the fraternity to continue this essentia] service in some form to the deseiving youth of the Race. RITUAL. CONSTITUTION AND CHAPTER HOUSES In accordance with the wishc- of the last convention the Ritual, Constitution. and Chapter House situation has been in the hands of committees for the past year, and work of these committees will be presented for your approval later.

INSURANCE ENDOWMENT AND ITS PURPOSE T^OR the past five years we have sought * some form of insurance that would be acceptable to the membership and profitable to the fraternity. No plan to date has met the requirement. With the general lethargy that exists in the rank and file of our graduate membership I question the possibility of ever finding a workable plan. Until more of our graduate members re-dedicate their lives to the service of Alpha Phi Alpha it would be, in my opinion, inexpedient to attempt to insuie their bodies for any living cause. The committee, nevertheless, has a new plan to present. It has been thought best to submit the plan to the trained insurance Brothers of this Convention and if when they have analyzed it they feel equal to the task of selling it to this punctilious audience it will be submitted. Otherwise we shall await a more feasible plan or a more convenient season. INTER-FRA TERN A L RELATIONS I N the Octobei number of THE SPHINX we expressed our position on Interfraternal Relations especially as it relates to the Panhellenic Council. A tentative constitution was drawn up at the meeting of the Council in Chicago last spring and several recommend a t i o n s made. You will be asked to approve or disapprove this constitution and act on the recommendations when our delegate to this meeting makes his report. EXTENSION OF FRATERNITY HAS BEEN MARKED ""PHE growth of our fraternity for the past year has been conservative in one direction and democratic in the other. In our dealings with graduate groups we have been democratic; but with undergraduate groups conservative. The Committee on Standards which has functioned Without fault for the past two years has been our pilot when we have attempted to explore new fields. Four chapters were sanctioned at the ldst convention—three Undergraduate and one graduate chapter. To date the graduate chapter has not been set apart. There are more than enough graduates present at the pioposed site of the chapter but for some reason they have not satisfied the general secretary and the vice president, so the charter waits. Inasmuch as finance, residence, and numbers are the three requisites for the establishment of a graduate chapter it would seem best that all three conditions be met before the charter leaves the secretary's office. By so doing we could keep continuity of dates and chapter names. A graduate chapter was established at Winston-Salem, N. C , by authority of

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the Executive Council. One undergraduate group granted a charter at the last convention has not been set up as yet, pending further investigation. The Executive Council approves of this conservative and democratic policy in dealing with new groups and is asking that it become a part of our Constitution that charters to undergraduate groups be granted only during the Convention. OUR PUBLICATION; MAKE WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE

. W. WILSON, feature-writer for the New York Time? Magazine discussing "Riddles of Time Still to be Answered" has this to say of the Sphinx —"We may see her majestic stillness in a fuller environment. We may identify her as an eaily Pharoah, built as an apothesis into the sungod Harmachis. But this Mona Lisa of the fourth dynasty on the Nile is still inscrutable, even in her smile. Her lips are still closed. Her open eyes gaze on the universe but tell us nothing." How much the watchman of the Nile contributes to its namesake we cannot know but our attentions are being constantly called to the fact that our publication, THE SPHINX, like the Sphinx of the Nile is "inscrutable and tells us nothing."

In the past I have referred these criticisms to the editor of THE SPHINX and in my answer to the critic I have asked that he cooperate with the editor in making THE SPHINX what he thought it ought to be. The editor in his report will probably tell you how much cooperation he has received, other than from twentyfour to thirty-six chapters which contribute their chapter letters regularly. What THE SPHINX tells is as impoitant as how much it tells. During the past year the use of the columns of our publication has been abused, on several occasions, by those privileged to use them. The unkindest cut of this administration came from a Brother when his attention was called to his chapter's letter in THE SPHINX. For this act the General President was accused of "autocracy and despotism," and told that this particular chapter would feel free in the future to criticise the general oiganization or the general officers through THE SPHINX whenever they saw fit to do so; and that the chapter was absolutely indifferent as to what the president and his staff may think, say, or do. For a 'that we must respect this one as a Brother until he learns the true meaning of brotherhood in our fraternity. We are fortunate in having with us the editor of our first journal. I am sure he will agree with me that it was never intended to be a sheet of scandal or a medium of propaganda; but a collection of fiiendly greetings from Brothers committed to the same cause and articles of inspiration coming from those who have

a message for the world. I do not hesitate to commend the editor in his effort to keep THE SPHINX out of the dust. I know his authority has been questioned as was mine, but as editor he has a right to protect the good name of his Brothers as well as the integrity of Alpha Phi Alpha. If not the Constitution should guarantee such rights. HISTORY OF FRATERNITY WRITTEN BY AN EXPERT For many years, at sometime during the convention, we have sat in silence while some one of the founders told over again the story of Alpha Phi Alpha in its infancy. The story of how the inseparable seven fought self and selfishness until out of their efforts came the essence of true fraternalism has never grown old. But the story grew until it had passed beyond the narrative stage until not even a founder could start with Alpha. Beta, Gamma on through to Beta Beta and mi to Alpha Iota Lambda; it required the skill of a historian to bring to us the allinclusive story of Alpha Phi Alpha. The Nineteenth General Convention made no mistake when it directed the General President to secure the services of a trained historian, and no General President could have nude a better selection. Since that time we have waited but while we waited the "History" grew until today we have a beautiful bound volume containing the sweetest story ever told by one Alpha man to another. In this "History" the founder will live again his pre-Alpha days. The graduate Brother who has gone out into active life will delve into its pages to see what contribution he made to his fraternity in passing. In this "History" the undergraduate will find symbols of true brotherhood so real, so appealing as to compel adoption into his own life. The pledge will find in this history a fascinating novel—in which in word and in picture the Knights of Alpha Phi Alpha go marching across the pages before bis eyes, inspiring him to strive to be worthy of the seven-jeweled badge of honor. Let each of us purchase a copy of our "History" and read it and thus be ready to tell the world Who is Who and What is What in Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Briefly we have reviewed the program we inherited at the close of the twentyfirst general Convention and now in the same present let us lock to the future, not with the thought of presenting a panacea for our fraternal ills but with the hope of suggesting some symptomatic treatment which will tide us over an acute stage. For the future development of our general organization and for the conservation of the finance of its chapters let us consider the advantages of hicniiLil conventions. (Please Turn to Next Page) •

Page 6 PURPOSE OF GENERA I CONVENTION THREE-FOLD ""pHE purpose of the general convention is three fold—for the transaction of business; for the diffusion of fraternal spirit; and for social enjoyment. For the majority of us these leasons take reverse order and I am not sure that such an order will not continue under any future system. The business of our fraternity is now transacted by the smaller groups as designated by you. It has never been necessaiy nor possible to have a representative from every chapter for the purpo-e of conducting business. The modern interpretation of democracy in state and in organization is not to consider everybody equal in their ability to transact the business but their equality comes in the right to select those who are to carry on their business. Alpha Phi Alpha is an intelligent organization and we can expect to follow that rule in business. The great expanse of territoiy over which our fraternity has spread precludes the possibility of other than those whose expenses are borne by their chapters and the Brothers in the immediate vicinity of the convention, enjoying either the fratei nal spirit or the social affairs. To anyone who has not thought seriously of the expense of our conventions it would be a great surprise for them to add to the seventeen hundred dollars appropriated by the general organization the cost of railroad fare and board for each delegate plus the expense assumed by the local chapters. In this you will find the reason for some of our inactive chapters and a mighty good reason why we do not have to spend a half a day as formerly trying to decide which one of the many invitations we will accept as the meeting place of the next General Convention. I am not prompted by the spirit of Judas when I say that this money could be put to better use. Facing the financial needs of the fraternity, its chapters, and their students, it would seem a part of wisdom for us to plan biennial meetings.

IMMEDIATELY we are confronted with such questions as, how shall we conduct the business? How can we diffuse the fraternal spirit? And how can the social order be maintained? The business can be carried on as now, except that it might become necessary for the Executive Council to meet in the interim. By having sectional meetings we can maintain the social order and diffuse the 1

THE SPHINX fraternal spirit. I dare say that more Brothers attend the football classic of the East and the football classic of the West than ever come from either section to our conventions. The day before such an event could be used for a sectional meeting. I am mindful of the fear that haunts some of us when I mention sectional meetings. The fear that sectionalism will become a menace is one; and the fear of politics is another. Personally I feel that, unless we shall find a new brand of politics in this convention, we have from experience lea:ned to deal with both sectionalism and politics. There are a large number of fraternities holding their meetings biennially and I suggest that we consider it. The tie that binds the chapters to the general organization needs strengthening. Let us think in terms of chapter supervision. CHAPTER NEEDS

SUPERVISION STRENGTHENING

•"THE future welfare of our fraternity A necessitates a more strict supervision of its chapters. How much grand tax is paid; how many are reached during the Go to High School, Go to College Campaign is not always the answer as to the efficiency of a chapter. How much respect have they for the Ritual and Constitution? How is the chaptc h"n e conducted? How do they pledge and how do they initiate? What about the scholarship of the chapter? The knowledge of these things ought to be the property of the general organization, but it is not so. Under our present system we have three vice presidents, each attempting to supervise twenty-five or more chapters on a stipend of about one hundred dollars. With this they are to correspond with the Chapters and make visits when necessary. My experience has been that chapters send for a geneial officer when they need him least—usually on the occasion of a banquet. Their Waterloos they seem to prefer to meet alone.

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by a pledge the day before he went into c the graveyard, as he describes it. Hi ( said the article gave him encouragement j to go on but after the initiation, when h« j had slept on his face about a week. M ) sent me this bit of information, "Tin I Brothers don't read THE SPHINX." It \ would be well for us to conduct an ini- ; tiation at each general convention for j the sake of those who neither read TI1K ' SPHINX nor the Ritual. 1 SCHOLARSHIP OUGHT TO HE A VITAL CONCERN OF OURS

/COLLEGES and universities exist p i- ' ^ marily as training camps for the purpose of training youth for a life of usefulness. Greek letter fraternities have as their primary purpose the desire td assist in making this training vital. Before a man is initiated into an undergraduate chapter of our fraternity he is supposed to meet certain requirements and one of these is scholarship. I low" many of our chapters see to it that this scholarship is maintained? I know one that did not, for they were su prised when two of their seniors failed to graduate Normally it is estimated that fifty per cent, of college students will receive an average of "C" grade, twenty-five pel' cent, above "C" and twenty-five per cent. below "C". We cannot expect that all Alphas will fall within the upper twentyfive per cent, but we can refuse to let an Alpha man fall below his own level. One dean with whom I had an interview told me that the low scholaiship of the students on his campus had been traced in more than fifty per cent, of the cases to the fraternities and sororities, and I regret to say that we have a chapter in that group. I quote from a letter:— "Dear Dr. Rose:

We have one Ritual and one Constitution, but should you visit some of our groups you need only to forget both, behold, and walk in! If you know too much of either you may not be recognized. The pass card is useful only as a distres- sign especially if a non-certified check is to be cashed. Not long since I had an occasion to visit a group and when I attempted to exchange the grip with a certain Biother he informed me, ostentatiously, but politely, that I did not have the grip. And with all the gusto of one with such a complex he inquired when I had attended a general convention !

"In reply to your letter of inquiry concerning the relationship of fraternities and scholarship, I may say that reports in my office indicate that the average grades of students after initiation into college fraternities are from one to two points lower than before. Theie seems to be some relationship between this drop and the periods of probation or 'Hell Weeks.' The period of probation in some of the fraternities extends well beyond a week, some even beyond a month. The scholastic record of one group, for instance, whose period of probatten extended for 39 days, was so seriously impaired as to bar its members from taking scholastic honors at the end of their course. Other groups, which I have studied, show a similar impairment."

Initiation in some chapters is measured in horse power and not by common sense. An article on this subject appeared in THE SPHINX some months ago over the name of the president and was read

X / O U R attention is being called to this *• situation because institut i o n s of learning are taking note more and more

ebruary 1930 of the scholarship record of the various chapter-groups on their campuses. Many of them require a minimum gYade for participation in events, but Alpha Phi Alpha's scholarship should not be compelled from the outside. I suggest, therefore, that in our plan? for the future, we include some form of supervision over scholarship. Let us have a minimum grade for both Chapter and individual. This done, I am sure institutions of learning will have greater respect for fraternities as allies in the cause of education. "FIRST OF ALL"; . "SERVANT OF ALL." lV/f AY I say that we are leaving many problems untouched, knowingly. The founders left us problems and we shall be just as kind to those who come after us. Let us approach the problems of this convention in the same spirit of fair play and good fellowship that was =o characteristic of the Twenty-first General Convention. And now that the day for my surrender of the duties of this office is but a little distance away, I shall find no occasion more proper than the present for expressing to my co-workers and to the fraternity in general my deep sense of appreciation for the continued confidence and kind support which I have received from them. My grateful recollection of their regard for the incumbent of this office cin never cease, and with the consciousness that, if I have not served my fraternity with greater ability, I have served it with sincere devotion, will accompany me as a source of unfailing gratification. Happily, I shall carry with me, m retrospect, the picture of a tranquil, fairly prosperous fraternity, proud of its past and confident of its future. I can indulge the proud reflection that Alpha Phi Alpha has, during this administration, reached its twenty-third birthday without straying from the principles and ideals of its founders. In its effort "to promote a more perfection union among college men; to aid and insist upon the personal progress of its members; to further brotherly love and a fraternal spirit"—it has not faltered. And may I not be allowed to add to this glorious past what I envisage in the rank and file of the brotherhood—it is a continued devotion to the ideals and principles of Alpha Phi Alpha which was their palladium in the past. "First of all," which i? a truth; "Servant of all," which is a realization; "We shall transcend all," is my honest conviction. These contemplations s h a l l brighten my darkest days, will animate m y fondest hopes for our beloved Alpha Phi Alpha.

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AN EXPERIMENT IN HOUSING THAT IS AN INSPIRATION It Took Self-Sacrificing, Energetic Work To Build That Beta-Mu Lambda House In Washington, But Our Brothers There Had The Vision And Energy By IVAN EARLE TAYLOR Beta Chapter fraternity house in Washington, THE D. C , is a monument to the patient and self-sacrificing energy of men whom the spirit of Alpha is no mere sounding phrase; they have given lavishly of the fruits of heart; brain and hand. Thse far-seeing men, realizing the pcssibility and in some measure the necessity of a house, floated a bond issue in 1919 and sold the bonds to members pnd friends of the fraternity. With the money raised and with funds from diverse sources a lot was bought on Georgin Avenue, near the Miner Normal School. The original plans called for an expenditure of fifty thousand dollars to erect a house on the lot mentined above. After years of effort the plan was abi'.ndoned as impracticable and the lot

IT'S A SHRINE To the energetic, self-sacnificina, and intelligent efforts of Beta and Mu Lambda, Chapters' membership—and ought to be also an inspiration. was sold. With the returns from its sile the present property at 1917 Third street was bought. Intricate financial details are inadvisable herein. TJie house as it was then in 1927 was to say the least uninhabitable, but under the hand of Brother Albert I. Cassell, Howard University artchitect, it became an edifice of beauty and charm He drew up all the designing and remodelling plans and, by making great personal sacrifice, insured the success of the project. The remodelling and reconstruction of the property came un-

der the personal supervision of Brrther Julius Gardner, who spent an entire summer in this work. •"TO go back a pace, the Beta-Mu Lambda corporation was formed in 1926 under the presidency of Brother Charles H. Wesley, to attend to the business affairs of the project. To our great surprise, on completion of the house we found that there was no furniture for it! All its {trace and charm, was outward. Inwardly it;; emptiness was cavernous. It takes substantial furniture to furnish a fraternity house. Too, some thought must be given to the results of initiation, and comfortable resting places must be provided for the newly-elect. At a wholesale cost of some five thousand dollars the house was furnished with heavily upholstered chairs, luxurious divans of a period of I know not what: all was the last word in dignity and distinction. An electric radio and grand piano were provided for the music lovers. ••yHE house was opened in the fall of * 1928 with elaborate celebrations. Beta chapter was then under the presidency of Brother Adonis Patterson. The house is supervised by a Brother who is elected house manager and steward. He has direction of the dining room, the kitchen with its frigidaire, gas range. etc., and in fact of the entire plant. The house is heated by an oil burning furnace. The year 1929 witnessed the able administration of Brother Paul Miller. The brotherhood cooperated with him in the finest way, so much so that ther ! is no noticeable depreciation in the property. It is safe to say that the venture is at present on sound financial ground. It offers an encouraging example to sister chapters who would undertake similar projects. However, it needs much self-sacrifice, far-seeing vision, hard work and many financial brothers to make it successful. A significant attempt to provide a Loan Fund as aid and comfort to such enterprises was made at the Twenty-second Annual Convention.

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He Answered Opportunity's Knock! By THOMAS W. YOUNG, Kappa first time since 18!'8, a Negro FORis thewearing the octagonal varsity "O" on Ohio State University's Campus. For other sports, round and oval " O V are given to members of her teams, but only to twenty or thirty outstanding warriors of the gridiron does Ohio each year give the block " 0 . " Thus Brother William "Bill" Bell, of Akron, 0., has gained a definitely unusual distinction. Only a sophomore, Brother Bell is on the threshold of a brilliant career that may bring him across the football horizon with as much glory as Duke Slater and Gideon Smith gathered about themselves in the Midwest, a decade or more ago. For he has every important attribute of a great athlete, besides the physical equipment to carry out his assignment. He has fight and plenty of it, he has a modesty that creates profound admiration in all with whom he comes in contact; he has the fancy of the crowd and critics, a fancy that often makes or breaks athletes; he has a will to make good in spite of many obstacles; and he has the ability that is the prime requisite. A few incidents from his interesting career fully support S'J elegant a description.

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Iii-othcr Thomas W. Young, the author of this interesting feature on one of Alpha's finest athletes, is a former president of Kappa Chaptcr. He is this year Managing Editor of The Ohio State Daily Lantern, a senior in journalism, and a freshman in Law—and will receive hit degrees in both courses. He represented his chapter as delegate at the Philadelphia Con v e n t ion in 1928. Brother Young leas pledi/ed at Eta Chapter, Xew York City, where he spent one year at New York University previous to transferring to Ohio State.

frosh coach had no particular liking for Abraham Cohen and Rufus Rastus Brown, and so it was only through the influence of one of the assistants that he was given his numerals. The individual likings and dislikings of the particular coach are blamed by some for the poor basketball teams at Ohio State which he also coaches. Last fall Coach Sam Willaman wanted to give Bell a c h a n c e but believed that he vould suffer from a complex of fear of so many Nordic faces. But Bell insisted he was always so busy getting his man he never thought about his color, and before the season was done, Sam Willaman knew that his bronze linesman suffered no intestinal deficiencies.

another player. In spite of little encouragement from the coaching board, Bill knew his chance would conic. lie stuck around. Soon the team went tn Pittsburgh. THIS DAY WAS BILL'S DAY—AT PITTSBURGH •"THAT was Bell's day. Early in the * second half Pittsburgh's stadium, jammed with rain-drenched fans, echoed with the clatter of cow-bells, and whistles, and whoops as Bill raced out on the field. Your correspondent had seen Penn Stadium rise as one man to cheer Babe Cooke, across the finish to *vin for Syracuse University th; feature event of those famous Relays, he had seen New York open its heart to Phi! Edwards as the N. Y. U. half-miler snapped the tape, conqueror, but he never expected this crowd to salute a colored substitute as it did that day. Not Pittsburgh anyway. But before the day was done Bill Bell had more than earned all the plaudits that had inspired him. Ohio had her back to the wall, within the ten-yard line. The first play of the Panther was directed at the Negro newcomer. Through giant megaphones an announcer told excited fans that Bell had stopped the runner in his tracks. From then on, almost every third play, Bell's name rang in the ears of fifty thousand as the lad who was halting the Panther.

In early games, Bell was used but a few minutes in each, when everybody knew he was as good as any on the squad. He always got a big hand from the spectators when he went in and came out of the fray. After the first game of the season, Hugh Fullerton, \oteran sports scribe, wrote that Ohio State's only rays of hope were Bell and

ALL-AMERICAN END PAYS HIM FINE TRIBUTE IT was in this game that Joe Donchcss. 1 selected by Grantland Rice as AI1American end, put his arm around Bill between plays and said: "You are the first colored boy I have ever played against Bell, but you are the cleanest football player I ever opposed." Donchcss

OUTSTANDING TACKLE ON FRESHMAN TEAM team, Bill was easONilythethefreshman outstanding tackle, but the

is from Youngstown, 0., while the line* man who yelled "Get the nigger" whei Bill went into the game was probablj from West Virginia. From that daj on, Coach Willaman knew that Bell hac proved his worth, and he gave him * prominent part in the rest of his cam paign. Bell finished East High in Akron ii' 1028. There he had played football fof tour years, making the All-City higb team two years. He was on the tract team two years, showing well in the shoi put, discus, and high hurdles. He also participated in class basketball. While (Continued on Page 11)

OHIO'S BELL rany in the ears of 50,00t).

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HE BREAKS YOUR HEART WITH ECSTACY H)s logical brain, convincing language, and endearing personality made him Rutgers' star debater. He was graduated as "the perfect type of college man." A brilliant career as lawyer was predicted for him. He completed the two-year law course at Columbia University and took his degree. In the meantime he consented to act in a play being given at the Y. M. C. A. By chance Eugene O'Neill was in the audience. He came backstage and insisted that Paul Robeson should act in "Emperor Jones." Robeson laughed at the idea.

WENT to hear Paul Robeson sing Negro spirituals. For nearly two hours he transfigured the packed house of worldlings with mystical emotion w e sat there in a trance of noiseless ecstasy as he touched our heartstrings with his marvelous voice. We laughed and wept. He broke our hearts with beauty. We applauded until we wen weary, and we made him sing till he was weary. I have never seen a more unsated audience. "Before he sings a note he looks at you with his dream-charged eyes. Then, as you yield to his powerful dominat'on, he turns his head with a smile to Lawrence Brown, at the piano and nods. He has you, and he holds you in a dream-state till the songs creep back into the silence out of which it came. "I have heard all the great singer.-, of our time. No voice has ever moved me so profoundly with so many passions of thought and emotion. The marvel is that there is no monotony in the spiritual spell. It is effortless enchantment moving through fluctuant states of thought and feeling." C O wrote James Douglas in The London Daily Express after a concert >h the English metropolis by Brother p a u l Robeson. "During the past three years much Robeson news has drifted back to the United States," Time Magazine wrote Â°n January 18. "Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, all hailed his concerts. Fameci v-ere his performances in "Show Boat" at the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Because he was a Negro, he was asked n ot to enter the Hotel Savoy dining r oom. He handled the situation witn grace and dignity. London, where darkskinned East Indians get every obesia'lce, buzzed with sympathy.

OUR PAUL ROBESON Thrilhd them with honeyed notes of his magic voice and striking personality, lies complained that such a program tends to monotony, that Robeson's range ia too limited to offset it. But the lay audience, including such famed white Negrophiles as Novelist Fannie Hurst and Carl Van Vechten, received him ecstatically applauded tremendously after "Water Boy," "I'm Goin' to Tell God all my Troubles," and "Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho." "He returns to London, to play the Moor in Shakespeare's "Othello." If successful, he may return with it to the United States. Certainly next year he will take a concert tour as far west as California." D A U L ROBESON was born in Prince' ton, N. J. He was the youngest son of a Methodist minister who had earned his way through Lincoln University. His mother, a school-teacher, died when Paul was six. A close, inspiring friendship united father and son.

"A less intelligent man than Robeson might well have come home in ;; conquering-hero frame of mind, might immediately have flaunted on his programs the classics he has been studyln K. A singing-actor of the first order, he might even have attempted to go into opera.

Once he brought home a report card with seven A's and one B. "Son, what's t:iat B doing t h e r e ? " asked his father. "Nothing less than perfection" became Paul'Is motto. Perfection came easily to him. His brilliance at high school von him a scholarship. He went to Rutgers College. He won his "R" in football, baseball, basketball, and track sports, being one of Rutgers' few 4letter men. Walter Camp called Paul Robeson "the greatest defensive end that ever trod the gridiron."

"Instead, Robeson's returning recital was a modest repetition of-spirituals he had sung before. As in 1925, cri-

An average of over ninety per cent. in all his studies won Paul Robeson the Fhi Beta Kappa key in his junior year.

IN 1923 he consented to play "Emperor * Jones." To his astonishment the audience went mad over him! "Emperor Jones" was followed by "All God's Chillun," "Porgy" and "Black Boy" (written especially for him). His law career was definitely abandoned for the stage. Though all admired his acting and his aupearance, it was the marvelous quality of his voice that thrilled them most. "Why don't you give a concert?" clamored critics and audiences. In 1925 he gave his first concert, in New York. His gloriously pure and velvet voice flooded the hall with magic beauty. Peopie shouted and stamped until he had given an hour of encores. For his next concert they lined up in a snowstorm to buy standing room. A brief concert-tour of Europe stretched itself into two years. He became the rage, winning new thousands of devotees wherever he sang. London, Paris, Berlin, all cities acclaimed his genius. Europe let him go for two months only, in January so he might tetum to fill many sold-out engagements. HTHE lithe, bronze magnificence of his *â&#x20AC;˘ figure, his delightful smile and the v. arm appeal of his powerful personality combine with the heart-searching beauty of his singing and the measured emotion with which it is charged, to fulfill the perfect aim of art, which is to excite and then to satisfy. Infinitely touching is this great voice, which seems to come out from eternity rather than from a human t/iroat. Its rhythm, its exaltation, its sensuous loveliness thrill the ear. Its simplicity, truth and spirituality thrill the soul. Not to hear Paul Robeson sing is to miss an intense experience of life.

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Harmonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Foundation Again Honors Alpha Phi Alpha Brothers W/CTIH modest pride it is noted that ** four Brothers were added to the list of Alpha Phi Alpha Harmon award honorees in 1929. The number of Brothers who have been recipients of this distinction during the four year history of the Harmon Foundation's awards now totals fifteen, with one Brother having the ndded distinction of having twice received the honor. Alpha Phi Alpha listed two among the 1926 winners, seven among the 1928 winners, and two among the 1928 group. Our 1929 honorees were Brothers Truman Kella Gibson, John Hope, B'shop Robert E. Jones, and Rev. A. Clayton Powell. All are outstanding wen of the nation, who have long been eminent in their chosen fields and whose sei vices in human and racial advancement bring the awards to them unbegiudged from any quarter. Brother Truman Kella Gibson, who l eceived first award in Business, a gold medal with $400 honorarium "for his pioneer service in Negro insurance organization and administration" is a member of Kappa Chapter, of Columbus, Ohio, where he in 1921 promoted the organization of the Supreme Life and Casualty Company, which had a successful career until 1929, when he engineered the consolidation of this company with the Northeastern Life Insurance Company of New Jersey and the Liberty Life Insurance Company of Illinois into the Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Company of Chicago, of which he is at present Chairman of the Board of Directors. Brother Gibson was born in Macon, Ga., August 5, 1882. After completing a course at Atlanta University, he entered Harvard, graduating cum laude. Following a brief and successful period in school work he assumed the position of Secretary-Manager of the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Association. While with this company he participated in the organization of the Standard Life Insurance Company. For a while he served the Standard Life as manager of its Health and Accident Division with business in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri. In 1917 he organized the Fireside Mutual Aid Association, of Cincinnati. a weekly sick and accident company which is today a thriving institution in Ohio and of which he is still the active head. Out of his insurance experience and prompted by a vision of service to those

Four Brothers Among Those Recently Honored; Two Honored in 1926, 7 in 1927, and Two in 1928. Negroes who had settled in the North, he set about promoting a company which would give them standard insurance on as broad a basis as possible, covering as many of the vicissitudes of life as practicable. Thus in 1921, after two years of arduous struggle to meet the almost impossible requirements set up by state authorities when the Supreme Life and Casualty Ctompany was chartered, there came into being not only the first old line legal reserve insurance company to be controlled by Negroes of a Northern state, but the first such company offering to the public casualty insurance. This company rapidly extended its operations into four other states, its home state being Ohio, built up in the business world a reputation for conservative and careful management, and inevitably won an enviable place in the esteem of the general public. Perhaps its most outstanding material achievement was the erection in Cincinnati of a handsome four-story store-and-officc

building, attractive and modern, first srn, the xne nisi and only such building in that at city. Noting the trend of modern lodern business toward consolidation Br Srother Gibton inaugurated a series of conferences with important business personages thru out the country, which continued for several months of 1928 and 1929, culminating in the gigantic insurance consolidation that brought into existence the Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Company of Chicago. Brother John Hope, who was co-recipient of first award in the field of Education, receiving a gold medal with an honorarium of $400, is president of Atlanta University, He is 61 years of age. Dr. Hope is a graduate of Brown University and holds honorary degrees from Howard, Brown, and Bucknell universities. He has been active in promoting college education among Negroes in the South. The present Atlanta University is the result of a merger on the English plan, brought about largely through his

BROTHER BISHOP R. E. JONES

efforts, of Spelman College for Women, Morehouse College for Men, and Atlanta University, a graduate school. Nine heads of other Negro colleges have

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bie School of the Church during the past year was the largest in New York State with an enrollment of 650. Dr. Powell hao also set the pace for religious education in a local parish among Negroes. He is sixty-four, and a membsr of Eta Chapter in New York. Alpha Phi Alpha Harmon Award hoiiorees of the past have been Brothers: (1926) Countee Cullen, New York City, first award in Literature; Max Yergan, Raleigh, N. C„ and South Africa, first award in Religious Service. (1927) James A. Parsons, Dayton, Ohio, first award in Science; Anthony Overton, Chicago, first award in Business; Rev. William N. DeBerry, Springfield, Mass., first award in Religious Service; Clarence Cameron White, West Virginia State College, Institute, W. Va., and Dr. R. Nathaniel Dett, Hampton In-

fection of having been twice honored by the Harmon Awards Committee, receiving a second award in 1927 and a first award in 1929.

BROTHER REV. A. CLAYTON POWELL

BROTHER T. K. GIBSON l»«;en graduated from Morehouse during the time Dr. Hope has been associated With that college, of which he was for many years president. He is a member of Eta-Lambda Chapter of Atlanta. Brother Jones is the Rt. Reverend Robert E. Jones, one of the two Negro bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is 57 years of age and a resident of New Orleans, La., a member if Sigma Lambda Chapter of his home eity. Bishop Jones received a first award of a gold medal with an honorarium of S100 in the field of Religious Service. He -.vas the founder of the Gulf Side Chautauqua and Assembly, located on a large "creage on the Gulf Coast near Bay St. Louis. It serves a district of more than four million Negro people, regardless of church affiliation, and is the only assembly place of a religious nature with an ocean front for Negroes in America. He was formerly editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, an organ of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Brother A. Clayton Powell, of New York City, has been pastor of the fa nous Abyssinian Baptist Church there for twenty-one years. He shared the Religious Service awards with Brother Jones, receiving a bronze medal and an honorarium of $100. Dr. Powell has set an example for financing religious and social church activities among Negroes. In six years his church, one of the fluent conceived and carried forward by Negroes in the world, was built and paid for at a cost of nearly $400,000. The congregation also purchased a home for their aged members. The Vacation Bi-

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June. HARD-WORKING, SELFSUPPORTING STUDENT IS first year at Ohio State, the Goodyear Rubber Co.. for which he v.orks in the summer, gave him a Behohuship. The Akron Elks have given Bell a scholarship for this year. His mother and father are both dead, and hehas several sisters and brothers younger than himself. Bill has had a lot besides encouragement since he began pursuit of his college degree. Except during football season he works to help himself through. Bell hopes to do physical education work after he finishes, and after two or three years he may study medicine. He wants to, and Bill is the kind of a fellow who usually docs what he wants bad enough to do.

BROTHER JOHN HOPE stitute, first co-honorees in Music; Eric Waldrond, New York City, second award in Literature, and Bishop Robert E. Jones, New Orleans, La., second award in Religious Service. (1928) Channing H. Tobias, New York City, Religious Service and Dr. John M. Gandy, Virginia State College, Ettricks, Va., Education. Brother Bishop Jones has the dis

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'Yes, quite a lot of people imitate my work " —Buen Humor, Madrid.

Bell was on the football team, his school won the city championship one year, and lost out in the last game another

Doctor—Tell your wife not to worry about her deafness. It's only a sign of advancing years. —London Answers.

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THIS BROTHER PIONEERED

February 1930

Does Your Chapter Want * _ _

JARLEM Laboratories, a corporation » *• under the laws of the State of New \ o r k with offices in the City of New York, was founded by its president, Brother A. Maurice Moore, Jr., in July 1927. It is the first commercial institution of its kind to be successfully established and operated by Negroes. The work done there is classified in four sections: chemical analysis, bacteriological examinations, pathological examinations, and light manufacture. Embodied in the chemical work are: analysis of foods, waxes, fats, oils, paints, dyes, ores, alloys, fuels, drugs, pharmaceuticals, poisons, etc. The bacteriological phase includes the examination of pyotic and other fluids from the human body for pathogenic micro-organisms. In like manner, milk, water shellfish, etc., are investigated. COME of the more important patho*^ logical examinations are the Wassermann test for syphilis; the Kahn test for syphilis; the Widal test for typhoid fever; the numerical estimation am! c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of red and white blood corpuscles; blood analysis; phenolsutphoncphthalein test for kidney function; analysis of spinal fluid; and the diagnosis of pathological tissues, In the scope of light manufacture. is the preparation of autogenous vac cmes, standard laboratory reagents, and specialties. Since such a tremendous amount of this work is being done, it may be

interesting to mention some of the sources from which it comes. The chemical work is referred by concerns having problems of manufacture or who wish to know the composition of competitive products in common use. Likevise, this work comes from establishments who wish to insure themselves against adulteration and maintain high standards of purity in their own products as well as the raw materials they purchase. Also the enforcement of Federal and State regulations for foods necessitates accurate laboratory examinations and expert interpretation of the findings. Alert, intelligent citizens protect p u b l i c h e a l t h and modern businesses avoid being defrauded with adulterated products by submitting samples of foods, etc., to laboratories, such as this article describes, for analysis. The bacteriological and pathological work is referred principally by physicians. /CORNELIUS L. Johnson, treasurer of ^-' Harlem Laboratories, conducts the bacteriological work and investigations in clinical microscopy. John H. P. Eckles is assistant pathologist; and the chemical work as well as investigations in clinical chemistry ate under the direction of A. Maurice Moore, Jr. This corporation also owns and operates a department for the sale of surgical instruments, hospital and physicians office equipment, surgical appliances and dressings, ampoules, biologicals and Continued on Page 45

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PIONEERS BLAZING AN UNEXPLORED FIELD They have ventured into a new field, under leadership of Brother A. Maurice Moore, Jr., standing at the loft. There is no other commercially operated analytical laboratory operated by Negroes, but there "ought to be" in Brother Moore's opinion.

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Herewith Is An Excellent Finan- Pt ] cial Program For Its ! Establishment fi By GUSTAVE AUZENNE, Jr., Rho Chapter \ V / H E R E a chapter decides to acquire * a chapter house a corporation should be formed among the graduate members who will assume all the liabilities and hold title to the property. Through the sale of stocks sufficient funds can be raised to make a down payment on the house. In the event a lot is purchased no attempt should be 1 uide to build the chapter house until the purchase price is paid in full. In order to begin construction the issue of first mortgage gilt-edge bond-1 can be sold through a reputable investment house, or a first mortgage can be created the usual method of payment follows the theory of sound economic construction, that is the house can be paid for over its life. The average dwelling used by a fraternity will be in need of replacement in about twentyyears, making an annual depreciation of about five per cent. It would not be sound finance to attempt paying for a house and creating a fund to replace it at the same time. The burden would then fall in the first twenty years foi both the house occupied and the new one contemplated. Where a dwelling is purchased for the prime purpose of converting into a fraternity house the problem is relatively simple. The incorporated chapter should raise at least thirty-five per cent of the purchase price of the property for a down payment, and the remainder carried by a first mortgage. It is safer and more economical in the long run to make a down payment of thirty-five per cent than to carry a first and second mortgage, especially where the revenue is more or less uncertain. When the graduate members have built the house and provided the plant for the active chapter, it is up to each year's g r o u p to p r o v i d e the income n e e d e d . Here the problem of active chanter operation enters in, and through the institution of a budgetary system the operation is greatly simplified. The services that a fraternity renders may be divided into '. three classes: 1. Certain of its members will board at the chapter table and will receive in addition to food and all costs connected with its preparation certain benefits from the general house. They will be expected to pay an amount, in-

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February 1930 eluded in t h e i r b o a r d bill, to t a k e cart °» the fixed c h a r g e s and o p e r a t i n g costs of t h e c h a p t e r . 2. A n o t h e r class of men will room 8-t t h e c h a p t e r house and they should Pay in addition to t h e cost of t h e rooms they occupy t h e g r e a t e r p a r t of t h e Reneral overhead, since t h e y use t h e c h a p t e r house more t h a n a n y o t h e r class of m e m b e r s . 3. T h e third service which a fraternity r e n d e r s is club service and herf; v.e have the t o t a l m e m b e r s h i p affected, ll ;vai'dless of w h e t h e r they room, board cr live in town. This class should p a y for t h e c h a p t e r activities, social functions, national dues, and all o t h e r expenses which a r e incurred by t h e f r a ternity as a unit, and in addition t h e y s " o u l d pay a small p e r c e n t a g e of t h e general fixed and variable chapter charges which c a n n o t be allocated to one °f the classes. In t h i s way every m e m ber of the f r a t e r n i t y is c o n t r i b u t i n g to some e x t e n t t o w a r d the r e n t , i n s u r a n c e , taxes, f u r n i t u r e , and o t h e r costs of Maintaining the old college home. The relation t h a t should exist between t h e General O r g a n i z a t i o n and t h e respective c h a p t e r s should be t h a t of a Parent c o m p a n y and s u b s i d i a r y institutions or companies. T h a t is, the General O r g a n i z a t i o n should be in a position to act in an advisory capacity and ^ r e a d y to r e n d e r t h e u t m o s t a s s i s t ance in the prosecution of a n y c o n s t r u c tive project by t h e c h a p t e r s . Such a P r o g r a m could be carried by a duly a p pointed council composed of capable men ^ h o a r e in a position to p r o m o t e a n y Project of a financial n a t u r e . It would n o t be economically sound nor practical to p r e s e n t a plan for t h e General O r g a n i z a t i o n to follow in r e n d e r i n g financial a s s i s t a n c e to c h a p t e r s . The v a r i o u s applications coming from

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c h a p t e r s will not call for t h e s a m e financial needs and consequently will r e n der t h e plan impractical. We feel t h a t it is more p r u d e n t to w a r n t h e General O r g a n i z a t i o n a g a i n s t unsound financing t h a n to e n c o u r a g e it into e x p e r i m e n t i n g on c h a p t e r house o p e r a t i o n . i t is r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t a r e s e r v e fund be set aside a n n u a l l y for the p r i m e p u r p o s e of e x t e n d i n g loans on a p p r o v ed securities to c h a p t e r s . No loans should be g r a n t e d until the r e s e r v e has r e a c h e d a s u b s t a n t i a l a m o u n t ; a t least five t h o u s a n d dollars ($5,000.00) should be t h e sum c r e a t e d before any consideration is given to an application for a loan. All loans extended to c h a p t e r s m u s t be protected by a first m o r t g a g e . T h i s will enable t h e General O r g a n i z a tion to continue and build its r e s e r v e with s a f e t y and p e r m i t it to p a s s t h r u t h e e x p e r i m e n t a l s t a g e s with a fair deg r e e of c e r t a i n t y . This building r e s e r v e m a y be c r e a t ed by s e t t i n g aside a fixed a m o u n t annually, a sum sufficiently l a r g e to place t h e General O r g a n i z a t i o n in a position to extend loans to c h a p t e r s within t h e n e x t five y e a r s . T h e sum of one thous a n d dollars ($1,000.00) s e e m s to be a r e a s o n a b l e a m o u n t and within t h e oper a t i n g income of t h e f r a t e r n i t y . This fund could be invested in good i n t e r e s t b e a r i n g securities until t h e p u r p o s e for which it is c r e a t e d has reached t h e desired a m o u n t . Objections m i g h t be raised as to t h e feasibility of this fund, c o n t e n d i n g t h a t t h e f r a t e r n i t y ' s income is not sufficiently l a r g e to w a r r a n t the s e t t i n g aside of such a r e s e r v e fund. We believe t h a t t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n to certain departm e n t s of the f r a t e r n i t y could be c u r t a i l ed to such a figure which would p e r m i t Continued on P a g e 45 No single sents

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Rayford W. Logan, Va. Union Univ. professor, c o n t r i b u t e d to the F e b r u a r y W o r k m a n a splendid article on " T h e N e g r o Middle C l a s s ; " accepted a n invit a t i o n to be p r e s e n t a t Conference and luncheon a t t h e Hotel A s t o r , N e w York, on December 21 to s p e a k on t h e recently a g g r a v a t e d s i t u a t i o n in Haiti, a country about which he has sound, first hand information. ••••J" F o r r e s t e r B. W a s h i n g t o n , Director of t h e A t l a n t a School of Social Work. General C h a i r m a n of the A t l a n t a Convention, c o n t r i b u t e d to t h e J a n u a r y S o u t h e r n W o r k m a n an e n l i g h t e n i n g a r t i cle on " H e a d w a y in Social W o r k , " which will be r e p r i n t e d in t h e next issue of 1 H E SPHINX.

Dr. H. A. Callis, one of the founde r s of A l p h a Phi Alpha and a p a t h o l o g ist, a t t h e U. S. V e t e r a n s ' Hospital at T u s k e g e e , has included in a recent issue of T h e J o u r n a l of U r a l o g y , published t:t J o h n Hopkins H o s p i t a l , B a l t i m o r e , Mil., a scientific t r e a t i s e consisting of a case r e p o r t upon a double u r e t e r , an unusual ailment.

'•••<" George G r e g o r y , of E t a C h a p t e r and Columbia U n i v e r s i t y , figured brilliantly in t h e N e w Y e a r ' s Day victory of A l p h a over O m e g a in the a n n u a l intert i a t e r n a l basketball classic of New York City; is now a shining s t a r in Columbia's defeats and victories on the eourl p l a y i n g a t c e n t e r a n d forward.

Phil E d w a r d s , Olympic s t a r , holder of i n n u m e r a b l e records and titles in track e v e n t s , c a p t a i n of New York Univ e r s i t y ' s c h a m p i o n s h i p track team, comp l e t i n g his allotted v a r s i t y t i m e at his college, announced in F e b r u a r y his in tention to compete h e r e a f t e r for t h e H a m i l t o n , O n t a r i o , Olympic Club.

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Page 14 voices, to Europe in April for a six weeks' tour of eight European countries. Dr. Dett, winner of countless and coveted prizes and awards in music, has honorary degrees of Doctor of Music fiom Howard University, Oberlin College, where he studied and graduated before going to Harvard to win the highest music award there with his ''Listen to the Lambs."

Professor John F. Matheus, head of the department of Romance Languages at West Virginia State College, writer of the short stories, and winner of literavy prizes, sailed in late January with Dr. Chas. S. Johnson for Liberia, where he will be secretary to a commission appointed to investigate alleged forced labor conditions in that Negro republic. Cities he will visit before reaching Liberia: Geneva, seat of the League of Nations, and London, among others.

Attorney Frank William Adams. WU sworn in recently as assistant U. S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, succeeding Ernest J. Davis, who resigned December 1. Brother Adams was born in Charleston, S. C, but lived since 1907 in New Haven Conn. One year at Yale, two at Dartmouth preceded his graduation in 1925 from Howard University School of Law.

••••' Editor Carl J. Murphy, of the AfroAmerican, added his praises to others' or" "Hfce History of Alpha Phi Alpha" written by Brother Prof. Charles Wesley, of Howard University, when hs said; "In making a permanent record of this type, the author and the general organization are trail-blazing."

Julius Ceaser McKelvie, an old Beta man, recently "stepped down" after organizing and carrying to a high degree of success a branch of the N. A. A. C. P. at Asbury Park, N. J.

Bishop J. E. Gregg, who was the Public Muss Meeting speaker at the 1928 Philadelphia Convention, spoke on January 6 to the students of Edwards College, Jacksonville, Fla. He was for merly president of tits college. ••AAi

Clayborne George, member of the

Cleveland, Ohio, City Council, was appointed in January as one of the "City Manager Hopkins resign or be fired" committee that eventually figured prominently in getting the Council to vote ci't of office, the City Manager of the first great municipality to adopt thai form of government. Brother George has since been given an important position on the Public Welfare Committee, having charge of the city police and fire departments.

Attorney Julian D. Rainey, a member of Sigma Chapter, Boston, declared, in January at an anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln, that the Emancipation Proclamation was a war measure and issued for its psychological effects in demoralizing the Confederate states, that the Republican Party of 1860 went on record as approving slavery, and that the Negro himself cut a big figure in freeing himself because by time the war was over, 100,000 Negroes were fighting in Union regiments. Brother Rainey was appointed this month to the staff of Corporation Counsel Samuel Silverman by Mayor Curley of Boston. The position pays $5,000 per year. Dr. John M. Gandy, president of Va. State College, Petersburg, Va., has been selected by Secretary Lyman H. Wilbur of the Department of the Interior, to serve with a group of advisers consisting of thirty educators who will conduct a nation-wide survey of secondary education.

Dr. J. W. Pierce, Suffolk, Va., president of Zeta Lambda, masterfully set forth in letters to the press the reasons why Negroes must be paid better wages. so that other conditions making for better health may become possible.

>••••' Louis B. White, of Alpha Theta Chapter, Iowa University, during the past three and a half years has been president of the Negro Literary Society cf his University, president of the International and Cosmopolitan Clubs, comprising all races, member of the soccer teim (two years), a cabinet member of the Y. M. C. A. of the University, and iome-time president of his Chapter, which for three years has led all GreekLetter fraternities in scholarship at Iowa.

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BY B. G. BLACKBURN, Alpha Pi Chapter On the afternoon of January 9, 1930, our beloved Brother Joseph T. Hamilton was taken from us in his youth by the one who knows best. In the death of Brother Hamilton, Alpha Pi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity has suffered a great loss. From the beginning of Brother Hamilton's connection with Alpha Phi Alpha, until death's chilly hands took him from us, he has been active in every phase, exhibiting the best that could be got from a Brother in carrying the banner of Alpha Phi Alpha to its height. Brother Hamilton received his A. B. degree June 6, 1929 from Atlanta University and went in September of 1929 to Memphis, Tenn., to assist hi- brother educating our race and bettering it for the future. Alpha Pi deeply mouins the loss of our Brother, and we extend to his parents and friends our deepest sympathy, and still submitting to the will of our just God, we now transfer our Brother Hamilton to the Omega Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity in the Great Beyond, to render to his Brothers there his sincere cooperation, as he has done toward his Brothers of Alpha Pi. Days may come and days may go And there is always something to keep us from our goal Now this is what happened to our dear Brother "Joe." "Joe" with his fine basketball form, Decided to rest as he was tired; But Death with its chilly hand, Immediately took "Joe" to the Promised Land. Now to be ceitain as the world would say; That "Joe" was glad to go away; bul We as his Brothers would love to have seen him stay; But God knew best and took him away. Away, away, he has gone. To join other Brothers in singing the song. But, "Joe", some day we will come, And maybe in time to sing or hum.

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The saddening death recently of Brother David R. Lewis, prominent Pittsburgh realtor and publicist, is keenly felt by Alpha Omicron Lambda Chapter. Pittsburgh Pa. Brother Lewis was a splendid citizen and a cultured gentleman. He was engineer by training, a Purdue University graduate, who was aiding in the building of men at the time of his untimely passing. Ills loss Is Alpha's loss. CHESTER L. WASHINGTON.

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OENTINEL of the silent desert sands, '*•' Inscrutable throughout the eternal years,

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wind-torn face a sage-like silence wears. Thy secret is the lore of eastern lands. T ny heart anon the eternal secret bears Nor will disclose it to the eastern bands i hat pass. Whoe'er thy message hears "With humbled hearts within thy silence stands. i ou suffer and are silent in a day When empty boasts and selfishness and hate Abound: this is thy message to us, "Lay Deep in your hearts the truth from dawn 'til late; I" silent sureness suffer, and learn, and live; Taste of the fullnos only Truth can give." —IVAN EARLE TAYLOR Beta Chapter

OUR HISTORY By WM. S. RANDOLPH Second Vice President P"ROM the Howard University Press has just come—to Alpha men—its dearest publication. It is the story told by a Brother to his great big family °* Brothers about themselves, their strivings, achievements and promising outlook. It is told as only scholars who are in love with their subject can tell things—with ease, dignity and charm. The History of Alpha Phi Alpha h not alone inspiring from an Alpha Point of view; it is likewise stimulatlr >g from a fraternal, a collegiate and r «icial angle. From the presses over the country we may expect to see forthcoming in the not remote future similar histories of similar design. Other fraternal groups are certain to resnond with a recount of their conception, consolidation and expansion. They will look *•*, it is true, and probably in vain for an historian at once so esteemed and so personally implicated in the structure of his theme as is our dear Brothel". Charles H. Wesley. But the story Wfu be welcomed and received as a contribution to fraternal life. For it will r eqmre patient research and compilation of data that may prove of signifi-

cance in various channels, of materials that might have otherwise drifted into oblivion. It must needs, too, impress the necessity of preserving written record, even of perhaps seeming inconsequential details. For, as we read of the evolution of Alpha Phi from a "social club" to a "fraternity," we are bouno to reverence the astuteness of the Founders, who, oblivious of the crowning fu hire, preserved the detailed account* that remain in tact; and we are moved by the thought that these records may have been lost for want of realization of their significance to the unknown hosts of Alpha men who were yet to come. •"pHE publication of a fraternity his*• tory, revealing a definite constructive program and its already attendant benefits, must win to the cause of the college fraternity numerous here-to-fore unsympathetic faculty members. It must gain, too, the confidence of those Collegians who object to the "social" aspect of such an organization, enabling them to see that the social feature is essentially a device for making pleasant the less enticing practice of const l'uctive endeavor. It is not to be thought that Alpha men alone rejoice in the release of the history. Every race fraternity, the race

itself, must acclaim this feat a group leaven. The history per se is a persona! nchievement of the author, the facts related are a revelation of racial potentialities and accomplishment. Of both every Negro may well be proud. But we, Alpha Brothers, are more t l a n proud! We are deep in gratitude to the Brother who has made to Alpha Phi Alpha the most outstanding single contribution since its inception. We arc b:ippy in anticipation of a new era of fraternal life, an era based on more of the real and less of the mystic. We rejoice in the march of a new day— onward, upward, as ever, toward the light! THE BLACK CHRIST. And Other Poems by Countee Ciilltn, with decorations by Charles Cullen. 110 }>)>. New York. Harper & Bros. $2. There are probably many in America who are unacquainted with the work of that brilliant young Negro poet, Countee Cullen. One would like to hope that he will be better known, for in his poetry are united two fundamental ingredients without both of which poetry is likely to be only verse. One of these is natural sensitiveness to rhythm, which is something different

Page 16 fv-:>m prosody. Pope said of himself that lie lisped in number, and the numbers came. The true poet (which Pope was not, for he lacked the second ingredient) not merely writes in rhythm; he thinks in rhythm. The second ingredient is a cast of thought for which the only designation is spirituality. Now for Cullen, because of his racial inheritance, rhythm is as natural as breathing, as inevitable and as persistent. And CulI' n, whether his thought be of love, or of life, or death, thinks in spiritua' terms. Hence Countee Cullen is a true poet, one of the true poets of the day, and those who are unacquainted with his work are neglecting one of the few who must not be neglected. Mr. Cullen's present book bears the title, "The Black Christ." But as the title-poem is printed last in the book, and as this reviewer's opening paragraph holds a challenge, the title-poem will be considered, last. First will be quoted in its entirety a poem on the grave of the Unknown Soldier in Paris. The sonnet by Rupert Brooke, in which that Englishman linked his dust with that of his native land, is justly consi lered one of the most poignant poem 5 of the war. To our thinking, these lines by the American Negro poet, even if slightly suggesting Brooke, are equally poignant, as spiritually profound and scarcely less beautiful, although more simple. / / in the lists of life lie bore him well, S<it gracefully or fell unhorsed in lore, No tongue is dowered mots with speech Is tell Since he and death somewhere matched (/hire with glare.

THE SPHINX the parable; its soul lies in the fact that Cullen has caught, fixed and wrought into objective guise the spiritual essence of the sacrifice on Calvary. One does not have to accept the premise of the Christ being God's son to feel t-;e force of the spiritual import; and Cullen does not make his black martyr a second Christ. But in the simplicity of his verse there is enmeshed more of significance and beauty than will be found for many a day. The volume is rendered additionally attractive by the decoration of Charles Cullen. —P. H. in the New York Times Book Review.

Our Educational Movement B Y RAYMOND W. CANNON

Director, Educational

Activities

I am mindful of the confidence you have placed in me by selecting me again to direct our Educational adjustment program. I assure you that I shall continue to put forth my best efforts in this work. I wish to call your attention to the following: First: Kindly let this office have the name and address of such officer of your chapter as will receive and reply to official correspondence with due promptness.

Second: We are now considering the matter of State Directors for 1930. We do not know that there will be necessity What proud or humble union gave him for many changes, for it is well to rebirth, tain experience and ability where posNot reckoning on this immortal bed, sible. However, some will be unable to I< one more riddle that the elliptic earth, Although knowing, chooses to retain serve again and others have changed their residence to other states. Suggesunsaid. tions from the chaptets as to Statu DiSince he WOS Weak as other men — or like rectors are therefore in order and are Young Galahad as fair in thought and solicited. limb, Each hit of moving dust in /•'ranee man Third: Your chapter is requested to strike designate the date most convenient for Its hi east in priile, knowing he stanils your Go To High School, Go To College for him. Campaign. "The Black Christ" could have beer v "itten by none other than a Negro with the sadness and the nobility of his race deeply ingrained in him. The story is that of a Negro lad who is lynched, who is hanged from a tree for a crime he did not commit. And then. to h ; s mother and his brother, in the travail of their grief, the lad appears as i f alive again, as if ris, n from the dead. The story, however, is but the body of

I trust this will be a most prosperous year for your chapter. Tillle present because practice

Clinger says she doesn't like her boarding house, but is stajitng 011 the fat boarder said it was his to kiss every departing guest —Dallas News.

Apparently women who spend their energies pursuing the whims of fashion are iu for a good lacing. —Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.

February 193'

Origin of "Alpha Phi Alpha History"

Several times since the founding of ofj Fraternity has the matter of writing th< history of the Fraternity been proposed Several attempts were made to write the history of Alpha Phi Alpha but fof various reasons they were unsuccessful While serving as General Vice Presi dent in 1923, Raymond W. Cannon be came impressed by the lack of knowlcdg< among the members of things Alpha Ph Alpha. Of seventeen chapters in th« mid-western jurisdiction at that time not one was able to name the Founders, few' knew when the Fraternity was organized. As for the members of these chapters with the exception of a few old members here and there, practically none kne* of the early history of Alpha Phi Alpha or the causes which led to it? formationMany of the errors which were bcinil made throughout the Fraternity, both by members and officers, were directly attributable to the lack of knowledge of Alpha Phi Alpha. Accordingly, Brother Cannon recommended to the Sixteenth Convention that provision be made for the attendance of a Founder at each Convention. This was passed. In the same Convention he recommended that steps be taken to write the history of the Fraternity. Brother Cannon was elected General President and he invited Brother George B. Kelley to be Founder Guest at the Seventeenth Convention in New York. In New York Biother Kelley gave a verbal account of the origin and early history of Alph" Phi Alpha and the General President again recommended the writing of the Fraternity history. Brother Nathaniel Murray was the Founder Guest of the Eighteenth Convention in Detroit, Michigan. Brother H. A. Callis, another Founder, was also present at the Convention. President Cannon devoted a session of the Convention to matters historical and Brothers Murray and Callis gave their versions of the early history of the Frate.nity to the members of the Eighteenth Convention. It was interesting to note that Brothers Murray and Callis differed on some points, even as to one of the Founders. It was apparent that the pist was growing dim. President Cannon then urged the Convention to write the history while it was still possible to do so with some degree of accuracy. Accordingly, the Eighteenth Convention, viewing the matte.- with grave concern, prepared to authorize the writing of the Fraternity history. Everything seemed favorable for its passage. But there was present in that Convention Mrothers who succeeded in confusing things and annexing the proposition of

Brother Professor Charles H. Wesley, Howard University professor and author of excellent historical books, made one of the finest contributions to Ne<fro history "nd i<, Alpha Phi Alpha ever credited to any individual Brother when he wrote "The History of Alpha Phi Alpha."

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From The General President To the Sororities and Fraternities Greetings: •"[""HE •*• the words in the

Appreciating the friendly greetings received during the Twenty-second General Convention and remembering the tV>e cordial relationship that has obtained during the past twelve months, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity sends best wishes for success and continued goodwill to all Sororities and Fraternities.

The significance of his uusilfish and scholarly work will grow with the years.

the history with financial issues too complicated to pa-s. It was at this point that Biother Garrett Morgan, Pi Chapter, Cleveland, Ohio, realizing the importance of the history being written without further delay, took the floor and was recognized by President Cannon. Brother Morgan offered $100 to start the project of writing the history and his offer was accepted Maid great applause. Brother Morgan came to the Nineteenth Convention and gave the first $50 °f the sum. Brother President Cannon again recommended the writing of the history. The Nineteenth General Convention, Richmond, Va., authorized the wiiting of the history of Alpha Phi Alpha. Brother Raymond W. Cannon was reelected General President and being exceedingly anxious that our history be properly and accurately written by some °ne thoroughly competent and qualified, he followed the suggestions of the delegates from Mu Lambda Chapter, principally those of Brother James N. Saunders, who recommended Brother Dr. Charles H. Wesley for the task. At the conclusion of the Convention, Brother Cannon went to Washington, D. C , sought and obtained an interview with Dr. Wesley and, although the latter was burdened with many duties, he was prevailed upon to assume the task. Brother Wesley stated in words to this effect, "I canlot well afford the time such a task requires but I will do it for the love of Alnha Phi Alpha." Brother Cannon immediately set about aiding in finding the wheieabouts of early members and some of the Founders and others in position to shed light on the early history, getting them in touch with Dr. Wesley and urging them to give Brother Wesley whatever they had in the w ay of old records, facts, pictures, documents, etc.

coming of the New Year brings occasion for the exchange of of goodwill with our co-workers fraternal endeavor.

Thus was the history of Alpha Phi Alpha begun. Brother Wesley came to the Twentieth Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, and presented as much of the history as he had then completed. Brother R. H. Ogle, another Founder, was present at this Convention. The printing of the history was authorized and two years later in Atlanta, Georgia, Brother Dr. Wesley presented the Twenty-Second Convention with the printed "History of Alpha Phi Alpha." In passing, it should be brought to mind that this work has passed being merely a fraternity history. It is the first complete and comprehensive work dealing with our college men as a group. We predict that it shall become a reference work in our great libraries and leading institutions of learning in America. The Fraternity is deeply grateful to Dr. Wesley for this magnificent contribution. And, finally, let us forever remember our good Bi other Morgan of Pi Chapter. His was a noble act when the history seemed lost. This article is published because it is of historical interest to the Fraternity and because it has, certainty, main/ points of general interest. It was contributed by a Brother well-known within and without Alpha rank , and is published anonymously oulij because its authin desires it and because the Editor has no reason to doubt the veracity of its statements. It is a policy of THE SPHINX, enforceable beginning with the next issue, that no anonymous contribution shall be published. Printing it for whatever interest there is in the article, the Editor assumes no responAbility for any statements made.

The report of the delegate from the meeting held in Chicago last spring was adopted by the Twenty-second General Convention and by so doing Alpha Phi Alpha pledges its support to the formation and operation of a Pan-hellenic Council. This having been done we may bo permitted to indulge the fervent hope that before another year closes, the Interfraternal Union will be an accomplished fact. As expressed in a recent message: "Mergers, combines, and consolidations fur greater unity and facility as well as for greater economy seem to be the lea'dng motif of this the third decade of our century. * * * * * it would be strange, therefore, if organizations representing the trained and thinking elen ent of our race were not now interested in this unification to the end that H. vorld-ideal might be accomplished." There are many things for the benefit of humanity which we would do, but cannot separately; and since many of them have the quality both of importance and urgency, the sooner this Council is effected the better for all concerned. To all Fraternities and Sororities who have a common faith in the efficacy of such a consolidation and can submerge self for a greater service, we tender these greetings. Very sincerely, B. ANDREW ROSE, Gen. Pies. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

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rrom The tastern Vice-President Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha: A MAN of authority is a man under **• authority. His burden is the responsibility of duty and the obligation to serve the will of those who honor rnd entrust him with authority; his reward is their manifest appreciation of his service. To take up the duties of office after one so capable, so experienced fraternally, so dynamic as our Brother, Bob Daniel, is an augmented task, I know. But the will to serve, to contribute in the small way that one can to the perpetuation of the ideals upon which society is dependent and which are Alpha Phi Alpha, is an unparalleled stimulus. I believe. My every effort shall be bent to merit commendation from my brothers in the execution of the duties of Second Vice-President. WM. S. RANDOLPH. Lynchburg, Va.

An Undergraduate And The General Convention By A. J. CLEMENT, Jr. Alpha Omicron Chapter IV*ANY an undergraduate enters the *** rank of a fraternity at some college or university, graduates, and passes out into the "bigger world," loses interest in his fraternity's affairs, becomes a delinquent Brother, and is soon suspended from the general organization. This fact is noted yearly in growing proportions and we wonder what is the cause. Some believe that it is the result of no connection with his original chapter or the absence of a chapter in his immediate locality-these may be contributing factors to his loss of interest, but I am tempted to think that this loss of interest is a natural and inevitable result of the failure of such a Brother to have caught the spirit of the bigness of the influence of the organization with which he was connected during his undergraduate days,

THE SPHINX Chapters serve their purpose. But I doubt that they are able to get over to their local members the bigness of the hope, the worth of the ideal, and the influence of the spirit of the Fraternity of which they are a part. Chapters take men into their ranks, but do they instill within those men the full proportions of the Fraternity? represented my Chapter down ax, * that Convention in Atlanta. Went down there with a narrow, pent-up, intolerant conception of fraternities in general. Spent five days down there with brothers from all parts of the country. I left there feeling bigger and better: bigger, because of the large amount of information that I gleaned from the sessions and my contact with "strange' Brothers; better, because I am more tolerant, I find Alpha is not con fined to my campus. I learned that i< is a big thing, doing things in a big way. I acquired a larger prospective. These acquirements come to me not from the confines of my Chapter contacts but lather from the variedness of my Convention contacts. I see Alpha more appreciatively now, I value my connection with her more. I found that Rose. Green, Jackson, Cannon, Wesley-and others who have won their "spurs" in various fields-are giving of their spirit t" Alpha Phi Alpha. And in their giving to Alpha, they give to me, for I am an Alpha-man; hence, I wish not to be merely a "hanger-on." I too must give something to Alpha Phi Alpha; and for me to give, I must do things. 1 hat is my lesson from the General Convention. And now it is that I sincerely believe that were this "lesson" possibly instilled in the hearts and minds of every Brother in the bonds of our fraternity there would be less "delinquent" Brothers and more "doing" Brothers. I hope that evt i y undergraduate Brother carried back to his respective chapter this "bigger" perspective of Alpha Phi Alpha and that there will be greater and better accomplishments because of it. She had done everything wrong. She had disregarded the signal lights, then stalled in the middle of the street, and before starting had taken out her powder puff and started to apply it to her face. An i-ate traffic cop rushed up. "Say, lady, do you know anything at all about traffic rules?" "Why yes. What is it that you want to know?" —Belfast Telegraph.

February 193.

CUPID'S CORNER Brother Floyd Rowe, of Beta Gamma Chapter, Virginia State College, Ettrick, Va., has announced his marriage to Miss Mildred (Billie) Morrow, formerly of Virginia State, but now living with her parents in Elizabeth, N. JBrother Rowe completes his work at college this quarter and will go to Columbia for his Masters Degree in History. His Chapter is complimenting him upon his choice, for, the members declare, "Billie is a fine lassie, well-liked by us all and well-thought of. We wish them luck."

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Conway, Peoria, 111., announce the engagement of their daughter, Louise, to Theodore C. Nash, of Charleston, W. Va. Miss Conway, who is well known in the West, is a graduate of 111. State Normal University and a member of the A. K. A. sorority. Mr. Nash is principal of the Boyd Junior High School of Charleston and a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. The wedding will be solemnized early in the spring.

Brother Anderson Chandler has announced that one of the beautiful Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority members is now known as Mrs. Anderson Chandler. Iota Lambda extends congratulations.

'••••' Brother Porter E. Horner has let the brothers of Iota Lambda chapter know that he is now a married Brother. We wish for him eternal happiness.

"The surgeon took two stitches in my face." "That's what might be called plain sewing." —Detroit News. The old-timer is one who can remember when a "No smoking" sign was put up because the women objected to it. —Cincinnati Enquirer. A commerical traveler entered a restaurant and ordered tea and toast. A friend came in for dinner and said: "What, on a diet, old man?" "No." answered the first, "on commission." —Manchester News,

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Convention " A c h i e v e s In Atlanta By H. S. MURPHY Eta Lambda Chapter, Atlanta

Fraternity Takes Stock And Adjusts Itself To Modern Trends At 22nd Annual Convention.

D E P O R E Alpha Phi Alpha, twentyFraternities that business as unusual J two years old and going strong, met was accomplished by this Convention in Convention in Atlanta, Brother T. in Atlanta, Ga. In addition to the M. Berry, then second Vice-President generosity shown by these sister and said, "Let us adopt as the motto of ! th s Convention "Achieve in Atlanta," in words it surely was expressed "Whether or not this was expressed in the facts of actual accomplishments, i'ii the constructive legislation, the learning of pertinent facts, the broader acquaintance with the basic problems that face us as Alpha men in particular and our race group in general, the renewal of old friendships, the creation of new friendships, the broadening and deepening of the scope and meaning of the work expected of Alpha menâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all these have come with a definite impression on ourselves and the "cloud witnesses" that watched the Alpha group to see what it was and what it proposed t i do.

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Brother Perry B. Jackson, General Counsel, writing to Brother Charles W. Reeves, M. D. of Eta Lambda says: "More has been achieved at this Convention than at any it has been my privilege to attend. We had the best w ertainment and the greatest harmony." ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED WAS PROFUSE The local Convention Committee headed by Brother Forrester B. Washington, Eta Lambda, was greatly relieved of thinking too much of the entertainment features of the program, i'nr even before official registration of delegates began the Twenty Seven Club rf Atlanta, holding its Inaugural Ball Â°n December 26, threw its doors open to all visiting Alpha men and their guests. Although the Convention Committee deemed it wise to hold a reception from 2 to 6 P. M. on Registration Day, Friday, December 27, it had time to devote itself to deeper things most of the time, for the local fraternities and sororities vied with each other in making merry f'.r the visiting brethren. Hardly had the strains of music "on the roof" (National Benefit Roof Garden) died down when in the same spot the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity held forth. The Convention got down to business on Saturday morning at S:30 A. M. and it was due to the generosity of Sigma Gamma Rho, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta Sororities and to Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, and Phi Beta Sigma

made it difficult to reach Tuskegee by the method of transportation chosen to get the brothers there. But onco reached,, experiences began to accumulate, for all was in readiness under the formidable leadership of Brother G. W. A. Scott, Chairman of the Tuskegee Convention Committee.

rflhe trip to Tuskegee was filled with inspiration and information for the delegates. The arrival Saturdaynight was late but Tuskegee was ready and as the day was done the delegates plunged into "such a night" at the Ball given to the visitors. The spacious hall was decorated with the conventional decorations, and in addition had an oasis surrounded with pyramids. This group of decorations was encircled by the orchestra. Sunday morning the delegates visited "The Oakes," home of the late Booker T. Washington. They then took a trip about the grounds and buildings, including the Veterans' Hospital No. 91, where they were personally conducted by Col. H. H. Ward, HE TELLS YOU medical officer in charge. About the achievements made by Alpha At eleven o'clock Alpha delegates Phi Alpha during its twenty-second Anattended religious services, at the close nuat Con coition in Atlanta. of which General President Rose addressed the student body. Thence the brother organizations, Henry M. Tur ner Lodge of Elks held forth at its delegates made a pilgrimage to the rooms on Auburn Avenue in honor of tomb of Booker T. Washington upon visiting Alpha "Bills" and many a which the General President laid B home and organization stood ready to wreath. After dinner the party rego the limit for the comfort, conven- turned to Atlanta. Altho the inclement weather interience and entertainment of Alpha men. fered with both the departure and reHE business sessions were held in turn from Tuskegee the Brothers rethe Masonic Hall of the Herndon turned regaled for the significant publicBuilding, which structure also housed meeting at Sisters' Chapel, Spelman the General Headquarters at the At- College, on Sunday night. December 29, lanta School of Social Work. The at which Brother John Hope, PresiGeneral Chairman of the local Con- dent of Atlanta University presided vention Committee called the Conven- and Brother Bishop R. E. Jones and Dr. tion to order and turned the gavel over W. W. Alexander, Director, Commisto the Gen. President, Brother Dr. B. sion on Interracial Cooperation, AtAndrew Rose, who appointed convention lanta, Ga., were the chief speakers. Dr officers and committees. The Conven- Alexander spoke on the intellectual tion then adjourned in order to entrain death of living college men while Brother Jones addressed himself to a disfor the Tuskegee trip. cussion of the fundamentals of human TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE PLAYS progress. Brother A. B. McCoy, Eta SIGNIFICANT PART Lambda, gave the welcome address in The part played by Tuskegee In- the necessary absence of Brother stitute thru Alpha Nu Lambda is a Charles W. Greene, First Vice-Presisignificant one. The very sight of Tus- dent of Atlanta. Brother Charles kegee added much to the knowledge Wesley, Head of the Department of and experience of the Alpha brother History at Howard University made a who looked upon that institution for deep impresson in his discussion of the the first time, even tho bad weather

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history of fraternities and of Alpha Phi Alpha. The General Officers were introduced by the General President and nrother Frederick Hall, Director of Music at Clark University, presided at the preat organ. Mrs. J. W. Burney rendered effective solos. IT was on Monday and Tuesday that Alpha Phi Alpha showed that it was full grown and could make history, for it plunged into its business under the serious-minded leadership of General President Rose and kept at it until its acts passed into history. At 12 o'clock noon on Monday, Memorial exercises were held at the Home office of the Atlant a Life Insurance Company for its late founder, Brother A. F. Herndon. Brother Dr. C. W. Reeves was chairman and the memorial address was delivered by Brother Chas. W. Greene, Second Vice-President, member of Eta Lambda. Brother Greene stressed the point that Brother Hernoon's achievements were such as to [.rove that it takes more than merely education to master men ov things as

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Brother Herndon had done. Born under unfavorable circumstances, Brother These officials of Atlanta Chapters of Herndon without schooling had come all other fraternities and of sororities di- thru the stages of life - from barefoot rected the generou and hospitable efforts buy to that of creator of a million dollar business. of their arganidations in entertaining Brother Prof. Charles Wesley spoke the 22nd Annual Convention. At the top. on "Other Dead Men."He emphasized the left to right, are: Dr. J. E. W. hinder, fact that the value of a man's life lay in President of Lambda Sigma Chapter, the extent to which posterity can emuPhi I'>cta Sigma; Mi*s Katie Mae Davis, late his deeds. Jewel H. A. Callis and President Iota Sigma Chapter of Delta Dr. W. F. Jerrick, Philadelphia, also deSigma Theta; Mrs. C. R. Yates, BasUeus, livered short addresses. SUMMARY OF CONVENTION Kappa Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa AlSHOWS WORK DONE pha; S. Milton Nabrit, lla.MIrus, Eta •"pHE following is a summary of iniOmega Chapter, Omega Psi Phi; bottom •*• portant steps taken by this l'invenrow, left to right: Miss S. Grace Bradley, tion: The Convention was held in Atlanta, Acting President, Epsilon Zeta Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta; T. L. Curry, Acting pole- Georgia with 52 of the 85 chapters of march, Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha the Fraternity represented, 27 undergraduate chapters and 25 graduate I'n; and Misx A. [hncstine Bell, Presichapters. The Convention proper opendent, (lamina Chapter, Sigma (lamma ed Saturday morning, December 28 with Rho. a brief meeting for appointment of committees, prior to the embarkment for Tuskegee, The next business meeting

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These are some of the hard-working people who made the Atlanta Convention such a memorable event. In the above group they are: number 1, Dewitt S. Dykes, president of Alpha Phi Chapter; number 2, Forrester B. Washington, Director of the Atlanta School of Social Work, Convention headquarters, and General Chairman of the Atlanta Convention Committee; number 3, John Hope, Jr., president of Alpha Rho Chapter; number 4, C. L. Reynolds, Secretary of the Convention Committee; number 5, G. W. A. Scott, Chairman of the Tuskegee Committee of the Atlanta Convention and President of Alpha Mu Chapter; number 6. Dr. Will W. Alexander, Director of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation, Atlanta, and speaker at the Public Mass Meeting; number 7, L. D. Milton, Treasurer of the Convention Committee; number 8, A. F. Weems, Chairman of the Convention Decoration Committee; number 9, Dr. Charles H. Johnson, president of Eta Lambda Chapter; number 10, Dr. C. Waymond Reeves, Program Committee, and also Chairman of the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association, General Secretary of the Ga. State Medical Association, and President of the Atlanta Medical Society; and number 11, Myron B. Towns, president of Alpha Pi Chapter and Chairman of the Registration Committee. W*S held Monday morning at 10:00 o'ÂŤ'ck, the main features of which were: The President's Annual Address, RePorts of (l) ;i|he Executive Committee, <2) The First Vice President, (3) The Second Vice President, (4) Third Vice President, (5) The Educational Direct Â° r . (6) The Editor of the Sphinx, (7) ''he General Treasurer, (8) The General Secretary. The President's annual ade

dress was a Masterpiece, imbued thruout with a profound spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha, and a clear vision of the future work and ideals of the Fraternity. The reports of the other general officials P'entioned above were enlightening and showed that much work had been done curing the year, which work also points to a greater program and greater future for the Fraternity.

Brother Oscar C. Brown, who was a delegate to the Pan Hellenic Conference in Chicago, representing the Fraternity, made his report. The purpose of the Conference was to form a general organization of Negro Greek Letter Fraternities and Sororities into what should be called the Pan Hellenic Council. Brother Brown presented the

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constitution which was drawn up by the Council Assembled in Chicago In 1929. After a discussion of the constitution, It was referred to a special committee for further consideration. The Fraternity favored the Conference on a whole, but no definite action was taken relative to becoming a member of the Council. Brother Charles Wesley, who for some time has been compiling data for a History of Alpha Phi Alpha, brought forth a very commendable edition of this history. 1500 volumes of the history cf the Fraternity have been published; 1400 Cloth Bound and 100 Deluxe Leather bound volumes. The History is a worthy contribution not only to the achievement of Alpha Phi Alpha, but t l t o to the achievement of the Negro Race. I h e report of the Scholarship Committee showed that ten $100.00 scholarships were awarded during 1929, as follows: O. J. Baker, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia; Mr. Blanchard, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama; Miss PÂťuline Carver, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina; Miss Caters, Virginia State College, Petersburg, Virginia; John Cobb, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; William A. Gaines, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ernest Callabola, New York University, New York City; John W. Lewis, Detroit City College, Detroit, Michigan; William Howard Sneed, Howard University, Washington, D. C. The Insurance Committee in its report stated a proposition whereby fifty active selected memberships (Brothers) would be insured, the Fraternity beiny: the beneficiary. The cost of the insured to be six hundred dollars ($600.00) per year. The type of i n s u r a n c e to be t w e n t y y e ar endowment. In the course of twenty years twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) would be invested. On the twelve thousand dollars there will be an income of five hundred dollars ($500.00.) This plan was offered for the purpose of trying to create funds for the Fraternity. Aftâ&#x20AC;˘c a prolonged discussion of the plan it was re-committeed. The Committee reported again later with minor modifications of the plan. The plan was rejected. changes that was ONEmadeof theby radical the Convention w a a the change from annual National Conventions to Biennial Conventions, the next convention to meet in 1931. celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary at Ithaca, New York, where the Frater-

WHILE AT TUSKEGEE At the upper left is the New Orleans {Sigma Lambda) delegation with embellishments (.'). Girli like these can put a lot of pep into fellows, which may or may not account for Sigma Lambda's winning both the McGhee and Balfour caps. At aiii/ rate, they are, left to right, front row.MrS. George B. Talbert, Mis. C. C. Haydel, Miss ChaAotte MeGaffey, and Miss Claire Collins; rear row, left to right: Dr. George B. Talbert, alternate delegate; Dr. C. C. Haydel, junior delegate, and A. P. Tureaud, senior delegate. Brother Dr. A. J. Young, ont of the alternates, was seeing other things when hi: delegation u:as snapped. To the upper right are Brother Dr. B. Andrew Rose, National President, with Dr. Robert R. Moton, Principal of Tu kegee, snapped daring the pilgrimage to the tomb of Booker T. Washington, Sanday, December 29, 1929. At the the bottom are two revered Jewels, Brothers Callis and Chapman, both of whom, naturally, took active and energetic part in all Convention activities. nity was founded. Sectional meetings will be held in the interim. In keeping with the aim of continuous growth and development of the Fraternity, the Educational Movement heretofore known as the Go To High School, Go To College Campaign was changed, and the Educational Movement of the Fraternity is to be known as the Educational Adjustment Movement. This change came in realization

of the fact that the former Movement did not meet all of the educational needs v hich it should meet, and did not actually represent all that was being done by the Fraternity, hence the movement was expanded into a greater program. With minor modifications the new constitution was received and adopted as presented by the Committee. The report of the Ritual Committee was re-committeed for alterations and simplification. The Committee will report again at the next convention, Ilhe report of the Recommendation Commitree with minor modifications was accepted and adopted. (See Recommendations below).

D February 1930 •"THE following officers w e r e elected: P r e s i d e n t , Dr. B. A n d r e w Rose, Dayt r n , Ohio; E a s t e r n Vice-President, W. S. Randolph, L y n c h b u r g , Va.; Western Vice-President, W. W a r r i c k Cardoza, Ohio S t a t e Univ., Columbus, O.; S o u t h e r n v »'-e-President, C. W. Greene, A t l a n t a ; General S e c r e t a r y , J o s e p h H. B. E v a n s , •Atlanta; General T r e a s u r e r , Percival Piper, D e t r o i t ; E d i t o r of t h e Sphinx, P. Bernard Young, J r . , Norfolk, Va.; Director of Education, R. W. Cannon, Minneapolis, Minn.; Executive Council R- P. Daniel, Richmond, Va.; Myles A. Paige, N e w Y o r k C i t y ; and P e r r y B. Jackson, General Counsel, Cleveland, O. (First Vice-President, C. W. Greene; Second Vice-President, W. S. Randolph; Third Vice-President, W. W. Cardoza.) RECOMMENDATIONS MADE VT T H E C O N V E N T I O N

E, your C o m m i t t e e on Recommendations, beg leave to s u b m i t t h e followi n g r e p o r t :

We recommend t h a t t h e F r a t e r n i t y work out a plan for b e t t e r cooperation between g r a d u a t e and u n d e r g r a d u a t e c h a p t e r s , if n e c e s s a r y t h a t c o m m i t t e e s h >- appointed. (Adopted). We r e c o m m e n d to local c h a p t e r ? t h a t they use g r e a t e r caution in the selection of g r a d u a t e m e m b e r s in chapes(Adopted). W e recommend t h a t t h e General Convention meet biennially. (Adopted). We r e c o m m e n d t h a t a section of t h e '-'. H I N X be devoted to t h e achievements °f Alpha m e n . (Adopted). We r e c o m m e n d t h e continuance of the Scholarship Committee as created in accordance w i t h Article V I I , R e p o r t °* the Recommendation Committee adpoted a t t h e 21st A n n u a l Convention. (Adopted). W e recommend f u r t h e r t h a t E m o r y *». Smith be continued a s C h a i r m a n of the Commission and t h a t two b r o t h e r m e m b e r s be selected by t h e P r e s i d e n t of the General Organization.(Modified — The Director of E d u c a t i o n shall be C h a i r m a n , E m o r y B. S m i t h a m e m b e r c> * the Commission). (Adopted). W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e Commission m e t o g e t h e r a t some c e n t r a l point dur>ng t h s l a s t week in A p r i l , 1930, to further perfect its work. (Adopted). Cr,

We r e c o m m e n d f u r t h e r t h a t the Commission be a u t h o r i z e d to recommend to t h e Executive Council ten scholarships of $100.00 each for t h e fiscal y e a r ll J30. ( A d o p t e d ) .

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THE SPHINX W e recommend t h a t t h i s scholarship fund be equally distributed between high school and college students. (Adopted). W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h e General Organization go on record as favoring t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a building fund for t h e purpose of a i d i n g t h e several underg r a d u a t e c h a p t e r s to p u r c h a s e chapter houses, that a Committee be appointed a t this session to m a k e plans for t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a special fund and t h a t t h e said committee report. to t h e 23rd a n n u a l convention. T h e r o y a l t y from the Balfour Company m a y be used to establish this F u n d . (Adopted.)

c h a p t e r s e a t in t h e General r e p o r t of said c h a p t e r to t h e N a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a tion. If said b r o t h e r is a t t h e s e a t of a local c h a p t e r and does not affiliatp v i t h said c h a p t e r in accordance with t h e Constitution he shall be r e p o r t e d as delinquent. (Adopted). We recommend t h a t the e n t i r e local p r o g r a m of t h e said Convention be s u b m i t t e d not less t h a n 30 d a y s before the Convention to the General President for a p p r o v a l . (Adopted). We r e c o m m e n d t h a t the r e p o r t of the Recommendation Committee of the 21st A n n u a l Convention be incorporated in t h e m i n u t e s of t h e 22nd Annual Convention r e p o r t . (Adopted).

W e recommend t h a t the B u d g e t C o m m i t t e e be a s t a n d i n g committee. (Adopted). We recommend t h a t a General Educational A d j u s t m e n t Movement be established to include: 1. Go to high school-go to college c a m p a i g n . 2. Vocational and educational admissions. 3. Scholarships. 4. A d j u s t m e n t in college and university admissions. 6. Placement of our college graduates, especially of Alpha Phi Alpha men. 6. Secure a d e q u a t e equipment for our N e g r o s t u d e n t s . 7. Cooperation in the adjustment of community educational problems. (Adopted) In view of the fact that several c h a p t e r s have p u r c h a s e d homes and one or two of t h e m a r e in dire m e d of financial a s s i s t a n c e w e recommend t h a t a f.ve y e a r fund be established i m m e d i a t e ly in t h e following m a n n s r : The General O r g a n i z a t i o n p e r m i t a l e t u r n in t h e form of a loan of the g r a n d t a x of t h e specific c h a p t e r or c h a p t e r s for t h e above named period and t h a t no more t h a n 2 loans be g r a n t ed in any one year. (Adopted). We recommend f u r t h e r t h a t said loan upon r e p a y m e n t to General O r g a n zation be placed in a building fund if such has been created. If no such fund h a s been c r e a t e d t h e money will r e v e r t to the General T r e a s u r y . (Rejected.; T h e Money will r e v e r t to t h e General Treasury.

REMEMBERED Arc these girls for their solicitude

W e recommend t h a t t h e a d d r e s s e s and r e p o r t s of the General Officers be printed in t h e Minutes of t h e General O r g a n i z a t i o n . (Modified)—The a d d r e s s e s srnd r e p o r t s shall be edited and printed in the Minutes.) (Adopted).

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WHEN ATLANTA WAS HOST TO THE'•

MEMBERS OF GENERAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE

* o ^ n ^ ° i r e a l i n C r f r ? m e l e ^ t o ^ r i l J l t k B r o t h e r s C - L - Reynolds, H. S. Murphy, B. T. Harvey, L. D. Milton, I<. B. Washington, G. W. A. Scott, C. W. Reeves, M. B. Towns, and A. F. Weems. Second row reading from left to right, Brothers J. W. Crawford, T. M. Alexander, John Hope Jr W W Gibson, W H Smith, H L Nelson, B C Baskerville, C. H. Johnson, S. B. Taylor, E. L. Lipscomb, L. R'. Carter, A. T. Walden, C. W. Greene, C. W. Washington, and G. W. Wadley.

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/-MAKING 22nd ANNUAL CONVENTION

OFFICIAL HOSTESSES OF THE 22nd CONVENTION

Hostesses who manned the Housing, Information, and Social Bureau and acted as Hostesses at the Alpha 째Pen and Closed Dances during the 22nd Annual Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Reading from left to right, Mae Proctor, India Nash, Amelia Yates, Betty Merritt, Madeline White, Mniam Price, Myrtle Estes, Nell Hamilton, Sarah Brinson, Mildred Greenwood, Katie Davis, Lucia Moore, Lucile Harper, Alice Moore, and Grace Towns.

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February 193t

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Fraternity Fun

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By DR. 0 . WILSON WINTERS, Frat Fun Editor ""THE new editor of Frat Fun will en* deavor not only to maintain the traditional brilliance of this corner of the SPHINX but will present occasional bits of personal humor incidental to fraternity life. We solicit contribution of clippings, true humorous incidents, or happenings out of which a travesty can be written. [ DON'T believe I need any introduc*• tion to the old readers of the Sphinx, but in this capacity I will say "Howdy" pnd attempt to give you a resume of the recent convention. When we arrived at Terminal Station we were greeted by Red Caps who had been posted of the expected crowd of Alpha Phi Alpha men. One fellow with more perspicacity than the rest, seeking to show his knowledge of current events, asked us if we belonged to the "Alfalfas." I t!:ought it quite a joke but as I write it now it occurs to me perhaps he had a subtle meaning and was calling us "hayseeds." There were so many things of interest that transpired that I cannot write of them all. But among the most outstanding convention features were the following—Tuskegee Anabasis and Katabasis, our TTuskegee sojourn; the parade of the Wooden Soldiers, the Low-down on the Dances, the Dress Shirt Dilemma, Banquet Brevities, Election Eccentricities, and Miscellaneous Miscarriages.

the train that had been nagged with burning newspapers. Eventually we reached Chehaw and motored to Tuskegee, belated, bedraggled and behungered. Tuskegee opened its heart to us in a royal welcome under the guiding spirit of Bro. Scott; well known as a tight and very exact Greek. Away back in 1909 in the formative period of the fraternity his motto was "come clean and come by me or, fraternally speaking, there shall be weeping and wailing in the outer gates." We went there as clean as the Alabama mud would allow us to be and indeed there was no wailing, except those brothers who missed the train the next day! Going back was uneventful except for the hundred yard dash of Brother Cannon at Chehaw, the fake effort on the part of Brother Jerlick to make the train, and the miscue cf the busses at Auburn. The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers or the Kantering of the Ku Klux Klan down Auburn Avenue, all resplendent in their regalia and furbishes, was very entertaining. We appreciate their display in our honor but suggest that if they must wear those night caps and sheets, please go to their sheet houses and pick out clean ones. Zeus on Mt. Olympus demands it. And he also demands better nectar than we were offered. I always was taught and was under the impression that ambrosia was a highly delectable drink. Well, the 11 /TUOH after our scheduled time we set. ambrosia that was stuck under my nose **•! out for Tuskegee in three busses smelled very suspiciously like corn licalled, for convenience, Eenie, Meenie, quor! and Mynie. There should have been one ^ NOTHER thing fellows, w? have an "Mo' " for Meenie after struggling along A bravely with a high blood pressured en- * official jeweler from whom we get gine began to grow asthmatic especial- »OT pins, and I move that at each conly when on long grades or hills. At a vention seat we select a Chinaman and place called Noonan, Ga. Meenie blew appoint him official Alpha Phi Alpha out a tire which took a half hour to fix lfiiindry man. With the tuxedo becomand gave the occupants of Eenie and ing more and more ubiquitous this boilMynie a chance to inspect the tire ad- ed shirt question is getting very acute. justment proceedings. Hot and fast Why the wardrobe of a well dressed Alflew the wise cracks, the most specific pha man these days must include three and apropos coming from Bro. Michum. dress shirts and four dickeys. Then Fenie and Mvnie went on to a place near there is the banquet quest ion! BrothAuburn and after mixing un some ex- ers, should we not standardize our bancellent mud-pie hatter gave up the ghost quets, shall w e not ritualize the menu, the bloated, belchy speeches, the wise leaving Meenie at La Grange. cracks and what nots. We have no We broke Gus Moore's cross country criticism of the fine menu served us record in our efforts to reach the rail- at Atlanta nor at several of the recent road before train time, some of the partv convention seats, but we must standardlosing shoes and galoshes in the mud ize, I insist. I will submit a sample end going back to second childhood wad- menu for the consideration of the Exeing and racing across the fields to reach cutive Council:

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As for speakers, orators should be limited to Brothers Jerrick and Daniel so as to preclude the imposition of » 1-i-ctentious adornment. Subjects should iiiclude "surcharging with Alpha Effervescent" and "Sororities, the Blooms in Paradise Gardens." ""THE dances were many and good. The music was fine and seducive. The checking system was very commendable Every dance was joyous and nicely arranged,—decorations, with favors and lefreshments. I am reminded of one dissenting feature of the dance part of our entertainment. In a conversation with a young delegate I was telling of n y four consecutive conventions, two of them at my own expense. I compared the entertainment features of the different conventions and the novel manner in which Atlanta saw that the brothers met the girls and were kept supplied with dances. He mused awhile and then said, "yes they have the hostess system down fine here and that is not all. Brother they have a wig wag system here that would put the U. S. Signal Corps to shame. These girls can spot a bad dancer and toe masher and flash his identity all over the hall in five minutes." Miss Bond and Miss Estes! Oh. please say it is not true! It is reported that one brother after having refrained from dancing for many years essayed to dance a dreamy waltz with a lady. After the waltz he was ecstatic and gleefully said, "That was fine, I should like to have the last dance with you." She. With characteristic Southern hospitality, replied, "Why certainly you just had it." Another young man. as he thought, was fox trotting dizzily and mutually joyous. He said, "Oh I could dance on and on like this forever." She was heard to re-

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Lambda Chapter, New Orleans, La., With apologies for tjiis harmless chairman of the Cup Award Committee. satire and most sincere commendations Brother Tureaud (pronounced tour-row) for the distant visiting brothers, with 'T'HAT brings us to the subject of the [I always did have tx-ouble spelling and congratulations to Brother Forrester election of officers. I have memories of pronouncing those Creole names. There Washington, his committee, and the enthe fiery oration of Bro. Father Belboder were two perfectly lovely Creole ladies tertaining chapters, and the best frateras he was nominating Brother Ivan Tay- in the Brother Andrew Young, Tureaud nal greetings from this section of the lor. After ascending the Demosthesian party from New Orleans. I cannot pro- editorial staff, I say in real Alpha Phi heights he concluded by whispering nounce their last names but their first Alpha spirit and sincerity and in the words of our illustrious jewels, "Don't to Brother Jerrick, "What is the broth- names were Flossie and Charlotte.] Give up the Ship! We've just begun to Wfc name?" I also remember Brother Well the story goes that at the banquet make real Alpha Phi Alpha History!" when Prof. Clark, Master of Ceremonies, Oscar C. Brown waxing hot and elocalled for the report of the Cup Award quent in the interest of Bro. P. B. Young's candidacy for T H E SPHINX Edi- Committee, Chairman Tureaud arose Master—James, what would you do If you torship and then amid the hyperemia of and spoke as follows: "Brothers in Aland I could change places? oratorical excellence he forgot to decline pha Phi Alpha, we the committee on Cup Servant—I should dismiss the servant "is own nomination. It is fresh in my Award have gone over the records sub- immediately. mitted to us and on the basis of super—Cleveland News. mind how Bro. Baskerville in expatiatior chapter activity we award the Mc">g on the qualities and past record of "Madam, have you a spare shirt in the Ghee Cup to Sigma Lambda Chapter of house?" brother Young stuttered fully seven "No, myi good man, my husband was in New Orleans. I h e Balfour Cup, given times in bringing out the word Sphinx. to the chapter reporting the highest Wall street, too." —Ottawa Citizen. Brother Young was the Cftarabydis of percentage of Grand Tax, we award to several embryonic orators. Our most Plans for future trading in live hogs Sigma Lambda Chapter." We wish to earnest and sincere Brother Roland commend the chapter and its president seem to offer exceptional opportunities for sharp brokers to sell short and recoup on Johnson, of Eta, informed us that "the for their excellent evidence. The in- the sausage. times were indeed propitious, and we cident was amusing to some of the broth—Norfolk Virglnlan-Pllot. »''« standing at the forefront of a more t r s and hazy to others but since I had Epitaph for a dead cat in a laneway— better epoch in Alpha Phi Alpha his- Brother Tureaud on the Committee on Sans purr, but not sans reproche. —Dublin Opinion. tory." No harm, Brother Johnson, you suspensions and remember with pleasreally "got away" and elected your man. ure and thanks his services, especially We understand that the 8:45 up elevaThen there was Brother Macintosh who his cross-examination of a certain ap- tor In one of the bigger new skyscrappers In New York will leave In two sections. stood out in the rain of potent Myles pellant, I can positively attest his integ—Detroit News. Paige1 s oratory and in a novel, effective rity and worth. had gone to his landlord with speech swung the election of Brother TJROTHER Jerrick made a fine impres- a Watkins serious complaint. Randolph as Eastern Vice President. "It's about those people in the flat asion when he bought the first vol- bove me!" he stormed. "They won't give And Brothers, remember my little talk me a minute's peace. This morning at 2 w "en I told you how Brother Garvin in ume of "The History" from Brother Prof. o'clock they were Jumping up and down Chas. H. Wesley. Brother Jerrick very and banging on the floor as hard as they Cleveland made a speech that caused dramatically declared he was buying the could. I tell you, sir, 1 won't put up with the ruling about meandering frat pins? volume for his unborn son, but was un- such behavior! It's an outrage!" The landlord looked sympathetic. bo you remember how I said I had to able to account for the strange little sa "They woke you up, I presume?" he inV to my girl, "Baby, gimme back that urchin that appeared on the scene and quired. pin, you ain't allowed to wear it no insisted on being in the Convention The victim shook his head. "No; I hadn't gone to bed." more." photo group with Brother Jerrick. "Ah, I see! You were working late?" "Yes. I was practicing on my saxoSocial statistics are as follows:— There is scarcely anything else of phone." note that could be satirized. For the Most missed delegate—Dead heat be—London Opinion. benefit of absent brothers I might men- tween Brothers Jas. Pierce, Gerald AlHenry. Ford has bought an ancient popcorn wagon. Henry is evidently getting the tion that the Atlanta Chapters need to len and J. B. St. Felix Isaacs. all set for a few nice comfortable Most fastidious—Brother Paterson of stage he praised rather than censured for the evenings before a winter Are. omission of the smoker. Georgia has Beta. —Philadelphia Inquirer. •' state tax of 10 per cent on tobacco to Most dignified—Brother Belboder A letter addressed to "Mrs. Herbert Pay Confederate soldiers' Pension. And at Most popular—Brothers Wesley, Cal- Hoover, 23,000 S Street, Washington, D. C," was stamped: "Notify your correspondent a smoker our seventy-seven delegates 1 is, Chapman of your change in address," and duly deV'ould smoke up enough tax to provide Most suave—Brother Root. Daniel livered at the White House. h°g chitterlings, turnip greens, and corn —Detroit News. Most dutiful—Brother Thornhill liquor for thirteen "Crackers." Among Most argumentative—Brother Gustave Teacher—The mole eats its own weight the Miscellaneous Miscarriages were the Auzenne in food every day. Michum Quod est Demonstratum InsurPupil—Please, miss, how does the mole Most verbose—Brother Michum know what he weighs? ance Plan, the merciless Auzenne RazorMost forensic—Brother Jerrick Slashing Budget Plan, the white repreMandy married a worthless chap who even Most cavalier—Brothers Cardoza and refused to deliver the washings she took sentative of the Southern Railway Com Piper in. One dayi she was talking to a white Pa;iy not forgetting to call out aloud to woman about the shiftless man she had. Most innocent looking—Brother RanBrother Theodore Berry and address "Is he older than you are, Mandy?" askod the lady. him as Mr. Berry. "Mister" is the dolph "Yassum, that no account am 12 years s Most serious type—Brothers Da Costa 'ne qua non to the Southern white man. older den Ah am!" and Cannon. "Then, sympathized the lady, "it must be a case of May having married DecemMost respected—Brother B. A. Rose A N O T H E R miscellaneous convention ber. Most typical Alpha type—Brother "No, ma'am it ain't dat. It am mo' like feature was the proof of executive Myles Paige. Labor day done married to April Pool" ability shown by Prexy B. A. Rose in The unannounced and unprinted slo- sighed Mandy. —Badger De Molay. appointing Bro. Atty. Tureand of Sigma gan was "Acting astutely in Atlanta."

r P'y "Oh I don't think so, you are bound b> improve."

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INTRODUCING OUR GENERAL OFFICERS FOR 1930 | N the group cut of our General Officers number 1 is Brother Dr. B. Andrew Rose, General President; 2 is Brother Joseph H. B. Evans, General Secretary; 3 is Brother Atty. Percival R. PipWi General Treasurer; 4 is Brother Charles W. Greene, Southern (First) Vice-President; 5 is Brother Wm. Warrick Cardozo, W; stern, (Third) VicePresident; 6 is Brother William S. Randolph, Eastern (Second) Vice-President; 7 is Brother Raymond W. Cannon, Dilector of Education; 8 is Brother Robert P. Daniel, member Executive Council; 9 â&#x20AC;˘a Brother Attorney Myles A. Paige, member Executive Council; and 10 is Brother Attorney Perry B. Jackson, General Counsel and member Executive Council. The Editor-in-Chief of the Sphinx is 12, in THE SPHINX staff J? roup. DECAUSE although one cannot give all the people precisely new information all the time, one can give some of the people new information some of the time, brothers are herewith s u p p l i e d v ; th consise sketches of our General Officers. Brother Dr. B. Andrew Rose, Dayton, Ohio, General President. Brother R Â°se, a member of Theta Lambda, and a native of Ohio, received his early scholastic training in the public and high schools of Mecomesburg, Ohio. Receive s in 1912 the degree of M. D. from Hovard University, Brother Rose served a year's interneship at Freedman's Hospital, Washington, D. C. Since th:n ho has successfully pursued his practice in Dayton, gaining recognition as one of Ohio's most eminent physicians. One might go into effusive language about our General Officers, but when the torce of facts is so eloquent, only the facts need be related. Thus, Dr. Rose organized and served as president of t-he Buckeye State Medical Association, served as president of the former Internes' Association of the Freedman's 1If 'spital, is a member of the National Association, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, |*t Social Welfare Committee of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, Interracial Committee, Odd Fellows, N. A. A - C. P., Y . M. C. A.. Men's Bible Class of Zion Baptist Church, Dayton, the Linden Center Community Service, and many others. Wilberforce honored him with the honorary degree of M. S. in 1922. He w a& elected Second Vice-President, in cnarge of the Western Jurisdiction, at Richmond in 1926, having attended the s, x prior Conventions at hi.x own expense, jj ( . >,as h l , ] , | h i s j U . t . S ( . n , pffjee

since his election to it at Cleveland in 1927. ROTTHER Charles W. Greene, SouthB ern (First) Vice-President, is a Eachelor of Arts from Morehouse College. While there he was active in all student activities, being a member of the chorus, manager of baseball, and a star backfield player on the football teamHe serves as an alumni representative on the Athletic Council of Morehouse. During the War he acted as secretary of the War Savings Stamp Campaign among colored citizens of Georgia, raising through his office more than $3,000,000 for war purposes. He holds prominent positions in Friendship Baptist Church, Atlanta, is a general agent for the National Benefit Life Insurance Co., assistant secretary of the National Insurance Association, assistant secretary of the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Urban League, and active in all civic and community endeavors in his city and state. ROTHER William S. Randolph, EastB ern (Second) Vice-President, served previous to his election to his present office at Atlanta as a member of the Executive Council. While at the University of Pittsburgh, Brother Randolph proved himself a brilliant student and was prominent in all extra-curricula activities ar?d Chapter functions. He has gained the admiration and respect of all Brothers by his efficient and cheerfully energetic work at the several Conventions that he has attended. At present Brother Randolph is a professor at the Virginia Seminary and College, Lynchburg, Va. T>ROTHER William Warrick Cardozo, & Western (Third) Vice-President, was born in Washington. D. C twenty five years ago. He finished his public school work there and entered Hamnton Institute, graduating with second honors in 1924. At Hampton he was a three-letler man in football, basketball, and track for three years, playing on the championship team of 1922. he was el.esen All-C. I. A. A. fullback. Brother Cardozo entered Columbia University Extension School in 1924 to further prepare for college. At the University of Pittsburgh. where he maiored in anatomy after natriculating in 1925. h" was a member "f the freshman football team and won his track numerals on the same team with Pete Bowen and Ken Wibecan. Irfdated in 1920 at Omicron. Pittsburgh, he was elected sergeant-at-arms.

hiving previously served as vice-president of the Sphinx Club. Transferring to Ohio State University, Columbia, in 1927, Brother Cardozo continued his major in anatomy, became a member of the famous Kappa Chapter basketball team, was twice elected president ex-officio of the Sphinx Club, elected twice a Go-to-High School, Go-to-College-Campaign speaker, elected parliamentarian, and was given the chairmanship of many important committees. He is a member of the Ohio State Interracial Council and the Cosmopolitan Club. In June 1929 he graduated with the degree of A. B. in anatomy, maintaining an average of better than 3 pointe out of a possible 4. In September 1929 he entered the Ohio State University Medical College. He was elected at the Atlanta Convention. He rvakes his home in Cleveland. OROTHER Joseph H. B. Evans, General Secretary, is the kind of Secretary who brings deserved compliments from every auditor who checks the records of the Fraternity at Annual Conventions. Receiving his early training in the Washington, D. C. Public schools, Brother Evans graduated from Armstrong High School there in 190S', went to Davis Business College for one year. ard then entered the University of Miehgan in 1909, taking his majors in commerce and business administration and winning coveted election to Phi Beta Kappa and the University Commerce Club. He came to Alpha through Alpha Epsilon Chapter.

Following his graduation from Michigan, Brother Evans began work in a government department at Washington, developing an aptitude for business system building, which resulted in his establishing one of the largest visib'e filing systems in operation, the one now used by the Poro College. Brother Evans has taught in the commercial department of the Sumner High School, St. Louis, Mo. At the present time he holds an important position with the National Benefit Life Insurance Co., with headquarters in Atlanta. Attorney Percival P. Piper. BROTHER General Treasurer, is a tried and true "Watchdog of the Treasury." He too received his elementary and high school education in Washington. He graduated from Howard University in 1.917, with the degree of B. S. in Electrical Engineering, the first such degree <>ver bestowed by Howard. Beta Chapter Initiated him in 1915. f.ormj to Detroit in 1921, Brother

Page 30 Piper became a draftsman with the Detroit Service Department of the Westiughouse Co., evenutally earning charge of switchboard orders from the time they were received until delivered. He is the kind of Treasurer who gives auditors pleasant dreams and Alpha no worries. He is an active member of Gamma Lambda Chapter. Despite his busy life, Brother Piper completed the law course fit Detroit City College and now has a successful law practice in Detroit. Raymond W. Cannon, DiBROTHER rector of Education, is beginning his nineteenth year as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He began his first official duties as assistant chapter editor, rose to the highest honor in the Fraternity. General President, serving in that office during 1924, 1925, 1926, and 1927. In 1913, 1914, and 1915 he was Vice-President. He has the added distinction of being the first Editor-in-Chief of THE SPHINX. Born in Northfield, Minn., Brother Cannon received his elementary and high school education in Minneapolis, where he now lives. Brother Cannon is a Bachelor of Tharmacy from the University of Minnesota and a St. Thomas College law student; member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Asrociation, U. of M. Alumni Association, Plymouth Business Association, N. A. A -C. P., vice-president Minneapolis Urban League, and is prominently connected with all community and civic activities. Moreover, he is a partner in Cannon Brothers' Pharmacy and a

THE SPHINX member of the American Legion, having served in the American Army in P'rance during the War. Voluntarily retiring from the office of General President at the Twentieth Convention at Cleveland in 1927, Brother Cannon was unanimously elected Director of Education and has served in that capacity since.

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means, he served as Convention Chair- ^ Q man of the Nineteen Convention a< gf. Richmond in 1926.

I T seems that Alpha is fortunate i* tis * comprising in its membership so man) really notable men. Another of then1 . is Brother Attorney Myles A. Paige, af assistant U. S. Attorney in New York vi " p v Y N A M I C Daniel" they call him. Known since his initiation into our Fra*••* And dynamic is Brother Robert P. ternity as an earnest and valuable work a j Daniel, formerly a thoroughly success- cr for all things having to do with Al pc ful Eastern Vice-President and now a pha Phi Alpha, Brother Paige gave in member of the Executive Council. Bro- dications during his highly successfu ( ther Daniel voluntarily retired from of- college career that a brilliant futurl ^ fice as Vice-President at the Atlanta awaited him. Brother Paige is a men' al Convention, but fearing to lose his ber of the Executive Council. Again rj splendid services in official capacities it is regretted that additional infofthe Fraternity drafted him into his pres- r.uition concerning him is also lacking. ent office. Brother Daniel is a professor of education at Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va. He is secretary of educational research for the Virginia State Teachers' Association, Boys' Club, Director of the Richmond Colored Playground and Recreation Association, budget secretary of the Richmond Ebene?.W Baptist Church, active in boys' work and student work of the Y. M. C. A.. and well known in literary, educational, f.nd social circles of Virginia and the East. He has served the Fraternity in many responsible positions, both in his Chapter and in the General Organization. He is working on his doctorate at Columbia University, has traveled ir. Europe, and not least of all by any

DROTHER Attorney Perry B. Jackson. *-* General Counsel and a member o' the Executive Council, is a Phi Bets Kappa graduate of Western ReserV University, Cleveland, a brilliant bul unassuming lawyer and a resourceful worker in all civic affairs. He is * member of the Ohio Legislature. It i ! unfortunate that further facts about • successful, though so young a Brotherare not available, for their recital would ufford genuine inspiration to every member of Alpha Phi Alpha. Be lives i" Cleveland. The Editor-in-Chief of T H # SPHINX is "biographed" in the sketches of members of the staff of our magazine.

MEETTHE MEMBERS O F THE SPH I NX ST A FF N the group photo showing twelve of the fourteen members of THE SPHINX staff Number 11 is Brother Allan R. Freelon, an Art Editor; 12 is P. Bernard Young, jr., Editor-in-Chief; 13 is Professor Rayford Logan, Literary Editor; 14 is Attorney Oscar C. Brown, former Editor-in-Chief and the Editor Emeritus; 16 is Dr. 0. Wilson Winters, F r a t Fun Editor; 16 is James D. Parks, an Art Editor; 17 is William I. Gibson, member Editorial Board; 18 is Chester L. Washington, member Editorial Board; 19 is Carl J. Murphy, member Editorial Board; 20 is Ivan Earle Taylor, member Editorial Board; 21 is George B. Kelley, Who's Who Editor; 22 is Howard H. Murphy, Advertising Manager. A photo was not available of Brother George A. Singleton, History Editor, and Brother G. A. Stewart member of Editorial Board, has an honest prejudice against printing his picture.

Editor-in-Chief of The SPHINX, T HEBrother P. Bernard Young, Jr., was

born February 15, 1907, lived, grew, and suffered the ills and enjoyed the pleasures of childhood until—well, until. Went to Hampton Institute in the fall of 1921 ; graduated in June 1925, in the meantime winning the Adams Kssay Contest Gold Medal, serving on the Hampton Student editorial staff, reporting for the Hampton Press Service, The Journal and Guide and other papers and participating in various and sundry extra-curricula activities. Entered Ohio State University School of Journalism in the fall of 1925. Graduated in 1929. While there became a member of the Cosmopolitan Club, Interracial Council, and Alpha Phi Alpha; played on freshman and varsity tennis teams; managed Alpha basketball team; served as Associate and Special Editor to THE SPHINX; reporter, Ohio State Lantern two years; Editorial Writer on student staff that publishes one day each year the Columbus Citizen; elected Managing Edito- of Ohio State Lantern, senior year; awarded Sigma Delta Chi (honorary journalism fraternity) scholarship

award and gold key, 1929; delegate frofl1 Kappa Chapter to 19th Annual Convention at Richmond, delegate from Zet* Lambda Chapter to 22nd Annual Con* vention at Atlanta. At present Managing Editor, Norfolk Journal and Guide; contributor to Opportunity Magazines and other publicationsSingle, five feet six inches tall, weigh! 125 pounds, and has tennis, reading, and the talkies for hobbies. D R O T H E R O. WILSON WINTERS. & D. D. S., Frat Fun Editor, was born in Trappe, Talbot County, Md., (h« never mentions when!), the son of Revand Mrs. James H. Winters of the Delaware Conference M. E. Church. He wa* educated at Delaware State CollegeHoward University, and Temple Uni' versity. Brother Winters is an Odd Fellow. ' Past Chief Antler of the Pennsylvania Elk-, a thirty-second degree Mason, ' member of the National Medical Associa' tion and the American Dental Associa'

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apolis, Minn., he persisted in achieving sive training in journalism. He has two tion, and a Fellow in the Academy of honors in his specialty and winning the striking contributions in this issue. post of Art Editor of his school and colStomatology. lege publications. He was an active and Brothers from far and wide will reHEN Brother Gustavus Adolphus accomplished athlete. At present he is member the genial Norristown, Pa. den(G. A.) Stewart was lequested to Track Coach and instructor in Art at tist as General Chairman of the 21st send a photograph and a sketchy outline Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo. Annual Convention held at Philadelphia of his life, he replied that he would mind HE other Art Editor is a newcomer in 1928—and as a perennial Convention not the least serving on the Editorial to the staff of THE SPHINX, but visitor. Board of this magazine, but insisted that no newcomer to the world of artistic enInfoimation was not forthcoming rel- neither his life nor his photo was worth deavor. He is Brother Allan R. Freeative to the sources of his humorous out- a tinkling cymbal. lon, a member of Rho Chapter at Philapourings, but he obviously has a distinct Anyway, we do know that he, besides delphia. Brother Freelon is an artist talent for pointed, yet kindly, satire and being a capable and prominent insurance of more than ordinary, in fact, of disgenial whimsicality. Drollery is prob- official, is a writer of decided ability. He tinguished accomplishments. He holds ably a constitutional virtue of his. . . has won prizes in contests sponsored by a high position in the public school system of Philadelphia and has won many But, then, a dentist needs a sense of hu- Opportunity and Crisis Magazines and honors and prizes in art exhibitions and wiitten devastatingly logical and permor j n t h i s d a y 0 f "painless" toothcontests. The recent exhibit of Fine Art suasive articles for The Journal of Soyanking! sponsored in New York City by the Harcial Forces and other publications. mon Foundation included several works His age is "X" and his height is me- by Brother Freelon. • T H E Advertising Manager of THE dium and his hair is undecided. He is A Forthcoming issues of THE SPHINX SPHINX, Biother Howard H. Murmarried and has several children. He is Phy, just missed being born in the "Gay will leave some interesting specimens of a graduate of Wilberforce and Oberlin, Nineties." He was, to be exact, born on Brother Freelon's artistry. To those lives at Columbus, Ohio, and belongs to December 14, 1900. He learned his three who read such magazines as Opportunity, Kappa Chapter. R's in the Baltimore City Schools, showed Crisis, The Southern Workman, etc., early signs of sophi-tieation while at ECAUSE Biother Carl J. Murphy is Brother Freelon's work is not unknown. Douglass High School, there, and indiso well-known already the following cated clear symptoms of erudite ability S to the life and work of Brother sketch needs no elaboration: at Brown University, and the Burdett William I. Gibson, a member of the Born January 17, 1889, Baltimore, School of Business Administration, BosEditorial Board of THE SPHINX: Md.; the son of John and Martha E. ton. Station WIG began broadcasting JanMurphy; educated at Howard UniverBrother Murphy is the eldest son of uary 27, 1902 at Hampton, Virginia, sity, 1907-11 A. B. (cum laude) ; A. M. Geoige B. Murphy, principal of the largraduating from the public schools there, Harvard University, 1913; University of gest colored elementary school in Baltiand obsessed with the desire to put more, and the grandson of John H. Mur- Jena, Germany, summer 1913. He mar- things together and take them apart, he ried Miss Vashti Tuiley 1916 and there Phy, founder of the Afro-American. enrolled in the carpentry course at are five children, Martha, Elizabeth, Ida For the past five years he served Delta Hampton Institute, but after three years Ann, Carlita and Vashti and Frances Lambda Chapter as secretary. He marof this, found it so dull, that he decided ried the charming Miss Waltye M. An- Louise. to become a teacher and transferred to He was instructor of German, Howard the normal school, graduating in 1920. derson, of Boston, and has one daughter, Patricia Mae Murphy. He is the Office University, 1913-15; Assistant Professor This was followed by a year's struggle Manager of the Afro-American Publish- of German, Howard Univeisity, 1915- to garner a few necessary herbs, and the 1918; Editor of the Afro-American 1918ing, Co. year following found the big fellow at present. Editor-in-Chief of THE Ferris Institute, Big Rapids, Michigan. D A U L BUTLER MILLER describes SPHINX, 1918-22. President of the cor- Four years later, when graduating exerpo.ation controlling the Afro-American the activities of Brother Ivan Earle cises were held at Ohio State University, (a weekly newspaper published in BalTaylor at Howard University as "A dishe bobbed up in the line of candidates for tinguished career in academic journal- timore, Md.) 1922-present. the B. S. Degree in Journalism. The Politics—Independent. P. O. Address ism." Because he writes poetry too, following year he was numbered among Biother Taylor has deserved this com- 628 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore, Md.; resi- those receiving the M. A., majoring in Brother Sociology. During all this he found time ment from Edgar Millet Calmer of the dent 2406 Overland Avenue. New York Times: "I predict a brilliant Murphy is a member of the Editorial to work as a handler of Uncle Sam's future for this young apostle of the Board. mail, and to marry Miss Josephine Trent Muse." of Columbus, Ohio. RS HERE was not much time ( as it was, With his record of achievement, BrothFollowing graduation, he accepted the orn er Taylor is a welcome member of THE we took too much) to get many art position as Circulation Manager of the (in' SPHINX Editorial Board. At h i g h contributions for THE SPHINX in this Norfolk Journal and Guide .leaving that te* school in New York he was editor of the fiist issue under the new direction, but publication in the fall of 1927 to take ela- DeWitt Clinton Magpie; at City College, with Brothers James D. Parks and Allan a post with the Baltimore Afro-Ameriwai New York, he was Contributing Editor R. Freelon serving as Art Editors, this can. For three years his comments on egG °f The Oracle; in 1929 he was Editor-in- magazine is bound to become a model of sports have appeared in that publicaTniChief of the Howard University Hilltop artistic illustration. tion. His writings on other lines have Brother Parks has seived several years appealed in a number of publications, and of the Howard Year Book. already as Art Editor. Thru his high among them being "Opportunity" and v, » Biother Taylor is one of the better school days at St. Louis and his college the Hampton Alumni "Journal." ini> known of the younger poets, having pub., » lished works in The Crisis, Liteiary Di- days at Bradley Polythenic Institute, The subject of this sketch is six feet Peoria, 111., the Art Institute of ePoriafi ici»' gest, The Messenger, The Lyric West, one and one-half inches tall, and weighs and the Federal Schools of Art, Minneici»' and other periodicals. He has had exten-

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Page 32 195 pounds. He first saw the light of Alpha at Kappa Chapter, being active in the Sphinx club and later in all chapter activities. He is at present active in Delta Lambda chapter, Baltimore. He plays the violin, for which he begs to be pardoned, knows a little about Hegel's theory, and sings bass. There are other things that he does, but why bring them up? RAYFORD W. LOGAN, BROTHER the Liteiary Editor of THE SPHINX, is no newcomer to that post. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Logan, Washing-ton, D. C., where he was born in 1897. He received his early education there becoming valedictorian and the captain of the winning cadet company at Dunbar High School. From the University of Pittsburgh, Brother Logan went to Williams College, Williamstown, Mass, graduating in 1917 cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, winning the second prize in History, the Van Vechten Prize for Extemporaneous Speaking, and the Dewey Prize for Excellence in Commencement Orations. During the World War he served as lieutenant, was- shell-shocked, b e c a m e company commander, Camp Exchange Officer, and Counsel in the General Court-Martial of the Bordeaux area. Following his honorable disc h a r g e from service, he tiaveled in Europe for rive years, becoming an Interpreter and Sedetary otf the Seconld Pan-African Congress in Paris, 1921, and a Delegate to the Third Pan-African Congress, Lond o n , 1923. His visits to Haiti have resulted in some of the keenest observations made anent that disturbed republic. At present he is head of the department of Romance languages at Virginia Union University, Richmond, and a member of the Modern Language Association of America. real Alpha man should need no A NYintroduction to Brother George B. Kelley, Who's Who Editor of THE SPHINX. As one of the seven Jewels, he is widely and reverently known. Because there are some Brothers who might wish to keep a record of his life and activities, and because some Brothers who will read this have come into the Fraternity since last this magazine published data on Brother Kelley, the Editor appends the following information: Brother Kelley is a native of Troy, N. Y., where he has resided nearly all of his life. He received his early education in the public schools of that city and in Troy Academy, a private military institution, where he achieved the high honor of a cadet commission. After graduation from Troy Academy, Brother Kelley

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spent two years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute before entering Cornell University. Cornell bestowed the degree of Civil Engineer upon Brother Kelley in 1908. While at Cornell, Brother Kelley had the distinction of being one of the founders of Alpha Phi Alpha and the first president of the Fraternity (Alpha Chapter). Following his graduation he worked as an engineer for a while and then entered the service of the New York State Engineering Department, engaging in the construction of the Barge Canal from Buffalo to Albany. In 1920 Brother Kelley became an auditor in the Income Tax Bureau of the State of New York and is now a senior auditor in the same Bureau. He is a First Master of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 25 of Troy, a District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, and a thirty-second degree Mason of Utica Consistory of the Scottish Rites. He resides in the family residence on the banks of the Hudson at Troy.

pleted his residence requirements for 8 degree of Master of Business Admin' tration at Chicago University. He entered the World War as W tenant, served as Adjutant of the 351 n Machine Gun Batallion in America »' in France, was commissioned as a C*' tain upon his honorable discharge at tt end of the War, and since that time h K been commissioned a Major in the ' t] fantry Reserves, a rank which he nc |, holds. He has been admitted to the practice law in Georgia, Indiana, and Illi""1 and is now actively engaged in the pf tice of his profession in Chicago as , member of the firm of Brown, Brown :>; Cyrus. Brother Brown was forme' business manager of the Douglass J< tional Bank, Chicago, and is one of f dominant factors in the organization J . Negro grocers on a cooperative basis ' Chicago. He is very active in civic »' , religious life in his home city and L Chairman of the Board of Trustees r Pilgrim Baptist Church, with a membl ship of seven thousand. r

CHESTER L. WASHINGBROTHER TON, JR., of Alpha Omicron Lamb-

In 1925 he married the charming "' ( popular Miss Helen Lawrence, of N'1 folk, Va., and the family now cons'*' of Oscar C, jr., three years old, at Helen Lawrence, who is four mo"" old. Brother Brown is a member oi '' . Masons, Knights of Pythias, and " j Elks. He came to Alpha Phi Alpha via B*' j Chapter, Howard University. As P r f ident of Beta he directed and negotiat' ^ the purchase by Beta of a parcel of te ( estate in Washington, from which realized a profit of several thousand d° ( lars in a sale several years later. V » profit was of tremendous importance ' , Beta's acquisition of its present mag"'' ( cent Chapter House. He was eleClj j Editoi-in-Chief of THE SPHINX at t>. 15th Annual Convention held in St. Lo' ) in 1922; and held the office for seV ( consecutive years, until the Atlanta Co | vention, when he declined to be a can" date for re-election.

da, Pittsburgh, who joined THE SPHINX staff as a member of the Editorial Board, is a graduate of Pittsburgh Business School and Wayland Academy and received his A. B. at Virginia Union University. While at Virginia Union he was active as Editor-in-Chief of the school's first annual, "The Panther," instructor in the Commerce Department, and a teacher of typewriting in the Armstrong High Evening School. In the athletic sphere he served as Director of the Inter-fraternity Basketball League, Manager of Gamma Chapter's Alpha Big Five, and earned his varsity " U " on Union's track team. At the present time Brother Washington is Sports Editor and general news writer on the staff of The Pittsburgh Courier. During the past football season "Ches" tiaveled nearly 11,000 miles covering football classics in various sections of the country. He is recognized as one of the finest of sports writers, is a keen commentator, and is a vivid personality, deservedly popular.

He was always elected to his office a unanimous vote, and without °pF , sition. Upon retiring he was elect' ; Editor Emeritus and the Atlanta 01 , vention ordered the present issue de" , eated to him as a mark of appreciate , for the services he had rendered.

Brother Brown received the degrees A. B. (honorable mention), B. S. C. (cum laude), and LL. B. (cum laude) from Howard University, and has com-

- p H E R E are just so many things th1 1 can be done in one's more or " , spare moments, and among those t"1' didn't get done in time for this issue & the securing of information on our * cellent History Editor, Brother Georf A. Singleton. The Editor felt sure 4 he had done it until he read proof SPHINX copy, and then neither * speed of the telegraph wires nor fran researches in old copies of our <>r^ Continued on Page 45

F'OR a man born only 33 years ago in Arkansas, where he stayed for eighteen months before leaving for a period of fifteen years in Mississippi, Brother Attorney Oscar C. Brown, former SPHINX Editor and the present Editor Emeritus, to whom this issue is gratefully dedicated by order of the last General Convention, is a man of distinctly notable achievement.

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THE GENERAL SECRETARY MAKES HIS REPORT JOSEPH H. B. EVANS, General Secretary 36 graduate. Counting strength as far that next year the information asked fur * It would be possible to make a report as financial members are concerned, we can be compiled as the year goes on and ' of the work of this office bv using the have this year approached the 2000 mark the report when finally submitted can be for members financial for 1929 and with depended on for its accuracy. g greater part of the material contained in the inclusion of reports which have come Founders' Badge: After much cort) my reports of previous years. We have in since the close of our books, over 800 respondence and conference with Bro. h g'»ne ahead in no uncertain way towards are already financial for 1930. This Murray, a design for the Founders' ' the continued growth of the fraternity gives us a better start than we have ever Badge was decided upon. These are to " b o t h in physical size, in financial had and points to the fact that we may be presented by the Balfour Company, expect for this year the largest enroll- one each year, until the founders have e strength, and in the promotion of that ment in our history. Many chapters been supplied. The badge for Brother 0 fraternal spirit which is so much a part have had marked success in reclaiming Chapman, Guest Founder at this ConvenAlpha life. And this {t of Alpha Phi and reinstating brothers who have been tion, was to be ready for delivery to him 3 growth, though merely a beginning of out for one or more years. But we must the first week of the coming year. a , the strong organization which we have Recommendations and Suggest i o n s : not lose sight of the fact that our biget | envisioned for the future, has been the jl result of the earnest efforts of the va- gest problem is still that of reclamma- The following recommendations and sugtl rious depa'tments of our General Ortion and conservation. There is a sign gestions are brought to you as growing Our General President both of laxness and poor selection when men out of our experiences of the past years: 1 ganization. ln his decisions and contacts with chap- newlv initiated, fall from the ranks a g i 1. That we adopt the plan of bi0 ters through visitation and correspon- year or two after their induction. To ennial meetings of the General Conven1 'Ifnce, our Vice Presidents in the hand- keep in touch with Brothers everywhere. tion with regional conferences in the in. , ''ng of their respective districts, have it is imperative that accurate Chapter tervening years. ^contributed much to the proper relation- records be kept and that last known ad2. That we continue to study the snips of brother to brother, of brother to dresses be constantly sought. problem of Chapter houses and their fiChapter, and of chapter to the General nancing and that, if feasible, the investChapter Visits :I have been able this M Organization. SO ment department consider plans for aidThere are many things that can con- year to make visits to Chapters or to ing chapters. ajSt confer with officers and brothers cont r i b u t e to the persistency of affiliation 3. That we look to the creation of a w,tn the general organization. First of cerning the work of many of our chap- fund for chapter house financing, such ntl ters Most of the chapter groups waited a • tt H, members want to be assured that the fund to be made up thru contributions and tl financial affairs of the fraternity are show evidence of having a definite pro- loans by various brothers and from othgram and woiking enthusiastically on it. oeing handled properly and t h i t their er special sources as designated by the 3«l contribution in the form of grand tax A word of caution is necessary about the investment department. establishment of graduate C h a p t e r s , r f lK being used for the development of the 4. That a program of conservation Secondly, t h e y where there is just a bare handful of iat , general organization. and reclammation of brothers be vigorbrothers and where the background of Xv ,.e »nt to keep in touch with the doings of the community is such that there is not ously pursued during the year by each gfi the chapters and the various brothers likely to be a healthy continuity of the Chapter. ^throughout the country. This oppor5. That all chapters be caut 1 o n e d t u n i t y is offered them thiu the Sphinx. Work of the Chapter. Visits to Chapters are especially helpful in keeping up the about undue severity in initiations. The e j Then there comes the feeling of oneness ;ni( and solidarity which makes itself felt spirit of the work and in bringing to beauty of our Ritual is lost in most injct< t n r o u K n such movements as those com- the members some information about stances where the candidate is led thru what the general organization is doing. in a condition of abject fear of bodily t t} 'ng under the Department of F.ducation. Chapter Reports and Records: In the harm. Tlle sa me cooperation as in the past. 0 ,ji forms and records which have been de6. That Brothers be cautioned about Ivf continued to exist between the office signed for use of chapters, we have enCo'0* G e n e r a l Secretary and the other de- deavored to incorporate those i d e a s maintaining secrecy in affairs of their part m e n t s which are sharing to keep which would enable us to handle the chapter and their general organization an<! A 'pha men, everywhere, within the fold. work of the office most efficiently. A where outsiders are concerned. Discus,e 1 Financial Growth: From the financial few of the chapters have endeavored to sion of fraternity affairs and problems yV? V e p o r t s v o u will see that we have con- give ua their utmost cooperation but should be entered into with non-members, tlnu -ed to go forward. The figures will many still need further urging on this only as the discussion concerns general eCt( show you a balance as of December 17th score. I mention first the Permanent matters. c„f 7. That in the matter of scholarship i "f $6,165.96 and while this is smaller Record Cards. These were sent out to de , a n the balance as shown at our last Chapters to be filled in and returned for awards, special consideration be given atji Convention, it must be remembered that our peimanent files. About half of the to the advisability of making a use of 't reflects the paying out of $1000 in Chapters have responded to the call for a scholarship loan fund rather than the cn outright granting of specific sums. t)il T °larships and increased expenlitures this information. We have asked that In 8. That delegates to this Convention the various depa tmonts. Since the remittances come in the form of Draft, v be instructed to push the sale of the Fra0 ''losing of the books there has come in Certified Check, or Money Order payable ternity History immediately upon their ^ the form of grand taxes more than $2000 to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. To return to their respective chapters. The B send remittances in other fo m delays ^ to be included in the receipts for 1930. speedy exhaustion of this edition would S i z e of tllc the handling of the report and causes Fraternity: Three nndere0rf be the finest of tributes to the author , tV1 ^ r a c l u a t e chapters and one gra d u a t e more work than is necessary. We are and to the spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha. a p t e r wei of ' / T 'e added to the roster during asking every delegate to have the proper With the above suggestions, 1 submit . the •year of 1929 and this brings the officer in his chapter make a study of herewith this report and express the f total f.he Chapter Report to the Convent'"" BO rafl' ""£*' ° Chapters in existence to 84 of pleasure jt has been to serve you, Jrf w h u h number 48 are undergraduate and

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GREETINGS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Greetings From Sigma P h i B e t a S i g m a h a s j u s t closed w h a t is to m y mind t h e g r e a t e s t convention in its historyAside from o u r a t t e n d a n c e being t h e l a r g e s t in t h e h i s t o r y of t h e convention, t h e p r o g r a m w a s more int e r e s t i n g a n d more effective. E i g h t new c h a p t e r s w e r e organized d u r i n g t h e y e a r of 1929. T h e n u m b e r of c h a p t e r s w a s increased from forty-six t o fifty-four, fifty-two of which a r e active. The memb e r s h i p h a s increased to more t h a n t h r e e thousand. W h i l e t h e social e n t e r t a i n m e n t s w e r e u n s u r p a s s e d , it w a s t h e business p r o g r a m of t h e conclave to which we point with pride. After all, t h e function of college f r a t e r n i t i e s , a s I u n d e r s t a n d it, is more t h a n social. I t should be a n d is an opp o r t u n i t y for college men t o form some u n a n i m i t y of p r o g r a m by which t h e race and c o u n t r y a r e t o be benefited. With t h i s in mind, S i g m a ' s p r o g r a m w a s a r r a n g e d so t h a t , aside from business meeti n g s of t h e delegates, t h e r e were t w o open m e e t i n g s f o r t h e citzens of N e w Y o r k a n d one f o r m e m b e r s of all college f r a t e r n i t i e s . On t h e n i g h t of December 26th, t h e r e w a s a public reception a t M o t h e r Zion C h u r c h , w h e r e welcome a d d r e s s e s w e r e listened t o (these included a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e from Mayor W a l k e r ' s office) a n d responses w e r e m a d e . The o t h e r w a s a Mass Meeting of t h e citizens of N e w York a t t h e Abyssinian B a p t i s t C h u r c h , S u n d a y afternoon, D e c e m b e r 29th. T h i s m e e t i n g w a s addressed by Dr. C a r t e r G. Woodson, E d i t o r and P u b lisher of T h e J o u r n a l of N e g r o H i s t o r y , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. D r . Woodson delivered one of t h e most timely a d d r e s s e s our g r o u p h a s ever been privileged to listen to. T h e f r a t e r n i t y took out and paid i t s second life m e m b e r s h i p in D r . Woodson's historical society. On S a t u r d a y n i g h t , t h e 28th, we h a d o u r A n n u a l InterF r a t e r n a l Smoker w h e r e we w e ' e addressed by o u t s t a n d i n g s p e a k e r s >epres e n t i n g t h e A l p h a P h i Alpha, t h e K a p p a Alpha P s i , a n d t h e Omega Psi Phi F r a t e r n i t i e s . Special g r e e t i n g s in t h e form of a p r e p a r e d a d d r e s s were b r o u g h t by Mr. Raymond Pace Alexander, President of t h e N a t i o n a l B a r Associaton. These a d d r e s s e s , all b r i m m i n g full of interest. w e r e most ably responded t o by Dr. Alaine Locke, H o w a r d U n i v e r s i t y , W a s h ington, D. C.; Mr. A. L. Holsey, Tuskcgee I n s t i t u t e , A l a b a m a ; a n d Professor M o n t g o m e r y G r e g o r y , Public School Syst e m , A t l a n t i c City, N e w J e r s e y . All t h e a d d r e s s e s delivered a t t h e I n t e r - F r a t e r nal Smoker were based on t h e economic p r e s e n t - d a y needs of t h e N e g r o , a n d promise to s t i m u l a t e those p r e s e n t in h e l p i n g t o work o u t a more effective economic p r o g r a m which will aid t h e race

materially. S i g m a is e n d e a v o r i n g to lend p r a c t i c a l assistance in building " B i g g e r a n d B e t t e r N e g i o B u s i n e s s " calcul a t e d t o c r e a t e positions for N e g r o girls and boys g r a d u a t i n g from our h i g h schools a n d colleges. T h e r e p o r t s from t h e v a r i o u s c h a p t e r s showed t h a t r e m a r k a b l e progress h a s been made t h r o u g h o u t the country in t h e celebration of " B i g g e r and B e t t e r N e g r o Business Week." M a n y of t h e c h a p t e r s h a v e assisted in t h e o r g a n i z n g of Negro e n t e r p r i s e s which a r e now t h r i v i n g and r e n d e r i n g real assistance to t h e r a c e in its s t r u g g l e t o overcome its economic difficulties. T h e n e x t convention is to be held in t h e city of Chicago and it is t h e hope and a i m of t h e f r a t e r n i t y to m a k e i t s p r o g r a m more practical, thereby r e n d e r i n g more efficient service to the l a r g e g r o u p of o u r people who a r e economically dependent, a n d a r e r i g h t fully d e m a n d i n g of t h e college m a n aid a n d assistance in t h e solution of o u r economic, a s well as our academic, cult u r a l , a n d political problems.

grei Let Our problems in A m e r i c a must °j£a] solved by t h e brain of o u r college-ln\ ( l men and women, t h e most brilliant ' a ^ whom, I suppose, a r e found in o u r F''),,.;, t e r n i t i e s a n d Sororities. \vo, I w a n t to c o n g r a t u l a t e Alpha Phi A p h a for w h a t it is doing t o w a r d solvit1 these problems. W i t h every good wish for success i your work, I a m . Very truly yours, M A T T H E W W. B U L L O C K G r a n d Basileus, Omega Psi P ^ '

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The Kappas Greet Us t u s t

I have been in accord with y o u r ^0 of p u b l i s h i n g a n n u a l l y in your officii' o r g a n , T H E S P H I N X , a word *

I n conclusion, I wish to c o n g r a t u l a t e y o u r f r a t e r n i t y upon t h e fine i n t e r - f r a t e r n a l s p i r i t which you a r e e n c o u r a g i n g a n d f o s t e r i n g t h r o u g h t h e publication of i n t e r - f r a t e r n a l g r e e t i n g s , and w i s h i n g for you a l a r g e r degree of success for 1930, I a m , F a i t h f u l l y and f r a t e r n a l l y yours, A R T H U R W. M I T C H E L L , N a t i o n a l President, Phi Beta Sigma F r a t e r n i t y .

Omega Greets Alpha In an organization such a s ours, it is a l w a y s difficult to say j u s t w h a t h a s been t h e most i m p o r t a n t accomplishment of a single year, however, we a r e proud of o u r Achievement P r o j e c t which a i m s to a c q u a i n t o u r people with t h e achievements of t h e Race in America,

Alexander,

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Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

D u r i n g t h e week especially set aside for this work, p r o g r a m s of Negro achievement were broadcasted from nine radio s t a t i o n s s t r e t c h i n g from Boston, M a s s a s h u s e t t s to Pueblo, Colorado. In the Achievement E s s a y contest which is not, of course, confined to Achievement Week, 378 c o n t e s t a n t s from 27 s t a t e s and 212 schools a n d colleges submitted essays. In a lriige m a j o r i t y of t h e cases, these essays h a d been p r e p a r e ! under t h e supervision of t h e English Dep a r t m e n t s of t h e various schools. We believe t h a t a n y project which will enable t h e Negroes of America to develop a g r e a t e r sense of self-respect is very much worth-while, and for t h a t reason, we consider t h e legisl ition to :'nla g e the scope a n d method of conducting the Achievement Project to be of real pubtic interest,

Mr*. Ruth Tappe Seruggt, Grand Bj lens,

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greeting from the heads of our Creek r r e t t e r organizations, and I, on behalf of

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rnity, am happy it * 6 *tend to you gieetings and express " w i s h that this, the New Year, wil! lnn g you closer to the objective you .vl« *vould attain. A Fraternally and Cordially yours, A. A. ALEXANDER, ;s : Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi K

i*4. K. A. Sorority

Greetings

is a very gieat pleasure and honor ' n behalf of the Alpha Kappa Alpha 3t0^ o rority to offer to the Alpha Phi Alpha iciF "aternity our sincere greetings and most ! f i n e s t wishes for its continued success anc F u** ' a " succeeding years. of th ' e fraternities and sororities ' ° U r r a e e i s engaged primarily in edutlonal uplift. Let us hope that the u m e Wl11 s o °n come when in some definite w LY* w e may pool our interests a n d c le ve infinitely more thru our com,,,n ed efforts. erhaps the most important achievedur ° f t h e A l p h a K a P P a A 1 P h a Sorority th r ' o 8 th<3 P a S t y e a r a n c l culminating at ™ B ° u l e at St. Louis Christmas, 1929, as the awarding of our Second Foreign ^nolarship o f Sl.000 to Miss Hazel E. owne, who will begin work on her doc1930 8 t ° x f o r d ' E n g l a n d . ' " October, Kitv f T a l I a d e 8 a College, at the Univer• y of Kan>as, and at the University of nnesota the Alpha Kappa Alpha chape ' s have v.„u £_ . , . . . . . have held first place" in scholarship the school year 1929-30; furthermore this l s t h e the fourth consecutive year that Et » Chapte ter at the University of Minne-

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sota has held first place among the sororities there. Again we offer you our hearty good wishes in all your endeavors. Very truly yours, (MRS.) MAUDELLE B. BOUSFIELD, Supreme Basileus, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Burch, Grand Strategus; H. R. Jergens, Grand Lit. Strategus; and Dr. V. P. Bailey, F. A. Clement, and A. M. Shearin, Board Directors. Chose place of 1930 convention: Philadelphia, Pa. Approved: Definite measures to more efficiently foster the "Guide Right Movement"; more helpful administration of the Scholarship Loan Fund; and recomWhat Other Fraternities •mendations for the advancement of the And Sororities Did fraternity. PHI BETA SIGMA, at New York Sororities and fraternities other than Alpha Phi Alpha, meeting at the indi- City: Elected officers: A r t h u r W. cated places, did the following things, not Mitchell, Chicago, Grand President; C. covered in the above greetings, at holiday L. Roberts, Flint, Mich., Vice President, conventions, according to 'press reports: northern district; C. V. Troup, Atlanta, OMEGA PSI PHI, at Baltimore, Md.: Vice President, southern district; Dr. Elected officers: Attorney Matthew W. Oma H. Price, New York, National Vice Bullock, Boston, Mass., Grand Basileus; President; A. A. Austin, National SecIra B. Reid, New York City, Vice Grand retary-Treasurer; and A. W. Clark, TusBasileus; Attorney W. H. Mazyck, Wash- kegee, Ala, Editor-in-Chief of The Ciesington, Keeper of Records; Dr. Daniel cent, official organ of the fraternity. ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA, at S t . Taylor, Philadelphia, Keeper of Finance; Louis, Mo.: Elected officers: Mrs. MaudAttorney Linwood G. Koger, Director of the Negro Achievement Week Project; elle Brown Bousfield, Chicago, Grand and Malcolm Dodson, New York City,. Basileus, to succeed Mrs. Bobbie Beatrix Editor-in-Chief of The Oracle, official Omega organ. Chose place of 1930 convention: Detroit, Michigan. Approved: Organization of Pan-Hellenic Council; $5,000 Loan Fund to assist Chapters in purchasing houses; appropriation of fund for research in Negro achievement. KAPPA ALPHA PSI, at Durham, N. C.: Elected officers: A. A. Alexander, Des Moines, Iowa, Grand Polemarch; George E. C. Hayes, Senior Vice Grand Polemarch; J. Ernest Wilkins, Grand Keeper of Records and Exchequer; Prof. G. F. David, Grand Historian; Joe

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thew W. Bullock, Omega Psi I'hi; Mis. Maintelle /.'. BonSfield, Alpha and Arthur Beta

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Page 36 Scott, Washington; Miss Ruth M. Harris, St. Louis, First Anti-Baliseus, to succeed Mrs. Bousfield; Miss Emma J. Henry, Chattanooga, Tenn., Second Anti-Basileus, to succeed Mrs. Millie Hale, of Nashville, Tenn.; and Mrs. Jessie H. Roy, Pittsbuigh, Editor-in-Chief of The Ivy Lead, official organ of the sorority, to succeed Miss Thelma Berlack. New York City. Mrs. Gladys A. Pullum, National Grammateus, and Mrs. Theresa C. Alexander, National Epistoleus, have another year to serve in their two-year positions. Chose place of 1930 convention: Wiley College, Marshall, Texas. Approved: Plans for presenting $100 prize in an interracial essay contest. DELTA SIGMA THETA, at Pittsburgh, Pa.: Elected officers: Mrs. Anna Johnson-Thomp?on, Washington, D. ('., Grand President, to succeed Mrs. Ethel L. Calimese, Cincinnati; Mrs. Jeanette Triplett-Jones, Chicago, First Vice President; Mrs. Jennie Baer-Shief, Washington, D. C , former Grand Secretary, Second Vice President; Miss Grace I. Woodson, Wilberforce, O., Grand Secretary; Miss Marian L. Palmer, Noifolk, Va., Grand Treasurer, and Mrs. Sara PelhamSpeaks, Washington, D. C. Journalist. Chose place of 1931 convention; Nashville, Tenn. Approved: Repoits of various chapter scholarship awards; awarding of Grand Chapter scholarships; the honoring of outstanding members; the dispatching of a letter to President Hoover on the proposed Haitian investigation; legislation making the organization a life member of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and Histoiy; contribution of $50 to Interracial Peace Commission and $100 to Wilberforce Endowment Campaign; and the appointment of a national vigilance committee to guard the advance and welfare of the race. ZETA PHI BETA, at N a s h v i l l e , Tenn.: Elected officers: Mrs. R. T. Scruggs, Buffalo, N. Y., unanimously for the fourth term as Grand Basileus; Miss L. J. Bell, Shreveport, La., Fi:st AntiBasileus; Miss Lydia Mason, New York City, Second Vice- Basileus; Miss E. Z. Graves, Richmond, Va., Grammateus; Miss Venetia E. Nichols, Atlanta, Grammateus Temiouchos, for her sixth successive term. Approved: Publication of a "Blue Book," relating the history of the soroiity; proposal to become charter member uf the Pan-Hellenic Council; creation, because of rapid growth, five regional directorships, which will be subject to National Organizer and the General Promoter of "Finer Womanhood Week." SIGMA GAMMA RHO, at Cleveland, Ohio: Elected officers: Mrs. Fannie O'Bannon, Louisville, Ky., Grand Basileus; Miss Bertha Black, Terre Haute,

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CONVENTION REGISTRATIONS Below ia a list of Brothers who registered at the Twenty-Second Annual Convention held at Atlanta. Convention officers state that at least one hundred more brothers attended various sessions or other activities either at Atlanta ov Tuskegee but failed to put their names upon the register. In the following list H stands for a host Brother: D. stands for delegate; O stands for officers; J for J e w e l s ; and V stands for visitors. J. P . Gomillion, Atlanta, Ga., H ; M. B. Towns. Atlanta, Ga., H ; Adonis Patterson. Washington. D. C , D : B. A. Rose Dayton, Ohio, O ; Lewis L. Patton, Chattanooga, Tenn.. D : Pereival R. Piper, Detroit, Mich., O : Wm. Randolph, Jr.. Virginia Seminary, Lynchburg. Va., O; C. Wayn.ond Reeves, Atlanta, Ga., H ; Julius Robinson, Jr., Richmond, Va. D : Ollie M. Robinson, Austin. Texas, D ; Henry S. Williams. St. Louis ,Mo.. D ; Sidney R. Williams, Orangeburg, S. C , D ; O. Wilson Winters, NorriBtown. Pa., D : Samuel E. Warren. Atlanta, Ga., V ; Chas. W. Washington. Atlanta. Ga.. H ; P. Bernard Young. Jr., Norfolk, Va.. D : W. D. Hawkins. Jr., Nashville. Tenn., D ; John Hope Jr.. Atlanta, Georgia, D : Castelle C. Hussey, New Haven. Conn.. V; Perry B. Jackbon. Cleveland, Ohio. O; R. C. Jackson. Covington, Ky., D ; Donald A. Jefferson. Pittsburgh, Pa., D ; J a s . A. Jcffress, Kansas City, Mo.. D : Walter F. Jerrick. Philadelphia, Pa.. V : Roland L. Johnson. Brooklyn, N. Y., D ; James G. Lemon, Jr.,, Atlanta, Ga.. D : E. L. Lipscomb, Atlanta. Ga., D ; Jesse D. Lewis, Montgomery, Ala., D ; O. D. McFall, Dayton. Ohio. D : E. F. Mcintosh. Chattanooga. Tenn., D. Clarence T. Mason, Evanston. 111., D : James E. Mitchen, Chicago, 111., D ; J. Harold Montague, Orangeburg S. 0.i D : A. Maurire Moore, Jr., New York City, D ; Roger O' Kelley, Raleigh. N. C . D : Maurice H. Allen, Sam Houston, Texas, D : Gustav Auzenne. Jr.. Philadelphia. Pa.. D ; Wallace A. Battle. Oklahoma City. Okla.. V ; J. N. Samuels Belboder. Dayton, Ohio. D ; Theodore M. Berry, Cincinnati, Ohio, O; LeRoy Berry. Baltimore, Md., D ; Chas. P. Blackburn, Columbus, Ohio, D : E. Waldo Blanchet. Talladega. Ala., V ; J. P. Brawley, Atlanta. Ga.. D : Stenson E. Broadus, Columbus. O., V ; Osear C. Brown. Chicago, 111., O ; Lee I. Brown. Chestnut St.. Delegate : Thos. M. Brumfield, Nashville, Tenn.. D : Raymond W. Cannon. Minneapolis, Minn., O : Warrick W. Cardoia, Columbm. O.. V : Joseph P. Carroll. Columbus. Ohio, V : Llewellyn A. Coles. Columbus, O. V ; W. B.Davis. Columbus, Ohio, D ; Prank A. DeCosta, Lincoln University. Chestter, Penn.. D ; Charles Dickinson, Columbus, O., V ; S. Dykes DeWitt, Clark University. Atlanta. Ga., H : J. H. B. Evans, Atlanta, Ga.. O ; Robert J. Evans, Detroit, Mich.. D ; R. S. Fleming, New Haven. Conn., D ; Ralph S. Garner. Waterburg, Conn.. D ; S. E. Garner, St. Louis, Mo.. D ; ErneBt A. Green. Chicago. 111., D; Cohen T. Simpson. Montgomery, Ala., V ; James L. Sweatt Wiley College, Marshall Texas, D : Ivan E. Taylor, Washington. D. C . D : Roscoe Edwin Thomas. Jr., Atlanta, Ga., D ; T. Roger Thompson, Newpert News, Va.. D ; Walter R. Thornhill, Washington, D. C , D : Ralph E. Tisdale. Marabou* College, Atlanta, Ga., D ; F. A. Toliver. Jr.. Seminary. Lynchburg. Va., D ; Roland J. Yates, Athens, Ga., H ; Andrew J. Young, New Orleans,

Ind., Anti-Basileus; Miss Blanch Edwards, Indianapolis, Epistoleus; Miss Nila Pettiford, Terre Haute, Ind., Grammateus; Mrs. Margaret Carroll, Cleveland, Editor-in-Chief of The Au ora, official organ of the sorority; Miss Lois Gray, St. Louis, Mo., National Director of Publicity; Miss Beatrice Wright, Grand Organizer; Mrs. Nell Ransom, Detroit, Mich.; Miss Grayce Nicholas, Gary, Ind.; Miss Roberta Anderson, Chicago; Miss Marie Kennedy, Terre Haute, Ind.; and Miss Evelyn Briscoe, Indianapolis, Ind., members of the Board of Directors.

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La., V; Bernice A. Yancey, Atlanta. Ga.. "nta, Theodore O. Watts. Atlanta University. Atlant» rim( Ga.. V. James Tapley Wadlaw. Atlanta, Ga.. » . H. S. Barnwell. Atlanta. Ga., H : T. M. Whif ' Miharry University. Nashville, Tenn., D : ^ " V enee Williams, Covington, Ky., D : Sylvester WMrch liams. Cleveland, Ohio. V; Jesse Word. Tallad<#Md. ] College, Talladega. Ala.. V; A. T. Walden. Abuse lanta, Ga., H : William. J. Walker. Jr.. Atl«»'li">< ta University. Atlanta Ga., H ; CharleB v" 1 *' Walker, Atlanta University ; Atlanta Ga., *. William O. Slokes, Samuel B. Taylor, Clark If* versity. H : W. C. Iliomas, Atlanta. Gat, H : C* ford S. Thompson. S. C. State- College Orangebu" S. C , D ; G. B.Talbert, New Orleans, La.. I) ; Jam* R. Edmonds, Morehouse College. Atlanta, Ga.. » Charles D. Diliard. Meharry Medical ColleP Nashville, Tenn., R. P. Daniel, Virgin 11. in > Union University, Richmond, Va.. C Dickason. Bluefield. W. Va.. D : Leon DeLorme, Sumter. S. C . V: Peter R. Shy. Mi^ Memorial College, Birmingham. Ala., D ; Ch»; J Green. Atlanta, Ga., H ; G. W. Gore. A. ''——. and I. State College. Nashville. Tenn. .D; * T. Hamilton, Atlanta. Ga.. V : Frederick D. H*>' Atlanta, Ga., H : Walter Lee Hainy. CI»J University. Atlanta, Ga.. H ; Richard C. Ha'' J " ney, Morehouse College, Atlanta. Ga., H : E. Freeman, Nashville, Tenn., V : T. J. **er^, son. Atlanta. Ga., H ; John T. Fagan. els' 1 J* University. Atlanta. Ga., H ; Mark C. SpM"* ' , l Kansas City. V ; Wm. A. Smith, Winston-S»f ' ' " em, N. C , V ; Walter H. Smith, Atlanta. Ga.. » ' " P.oscoe P. Smith, Morehouse College. Alia"1* J " Ga., H ; T. H. Slater. Atlanta, Ga.. II : M- ' ' " Harris. Boston. Mass.. V: Sidney W. Harn'Oli Fii-k U n iv e r s i t y, Nashville, Tenn., \ ve Thos. H. Hayes. Jr., Memphis. Tenn.. V: i> en J. Harper. Jr., Atlanta. Ga.. V: B. T. H " ' v rt •>« Atlanta, Ga., D-H; Chas. H. Wesley. W»4" J'' irgton. D. C . D; A. F. Weems, Clark l"1' '*' versity. Atlanta. Ga.. H ; H. V. Eagleson, N' ,r r < lis B. Herndon. Atlanta, Ga.. H ; H. S. M"r' pl.ey, Atlanta, Ga., H ; Greene W. Wad!ey, *[ £ ' lanta. Ga; H ; Henry N. Vincent. Columbia, § " ( , D ; A. P. Tureaud, New Orleans, La., " W. W. Gibson, Morehouse College, Atlanta, G»_j _ H : Alfred M. Greenwood. Fisk University. Na«Ht i vHle, Tenn., V : Chas. W. Greene. Atlanta, &.A O-H; Edward L Oates, Atlanta University, *f»C lanta, Ga.. H ; Leroy E. Carter. Atlanta. Ga., * L. Carwin, Meharry University, Nashv'i" . j . . Chapman. A. and M. &*f Tenn., D ; Chas H. . lege. Tallahassee, Fla.. J : A. J. Clement, Jjf'j Johnson C. Smith College. Charlotte. N. C . D c r ! James A. Colston. Morehouse Col'ege, Atlanta, ^'ies I I : Morris B. Coppage, Morehouse College, ^hei lanta, <"•' " :* !*•<, . . . , . , , . I A C n n u H a V1 l:l!' -l_ Ga., H Raymond A. Cornette. Atlan^g, I'niverssity, Atlanta. Ga.. H : E. H. Craven* Tuskegee. Ala ee. Ala.. D ; I. T. Creswell, FUk Fisk Wind l""nd nn.. V ; A. D. Crosby. * , r o lanta. Ga.. H ; Ralph Cunningham, Atlanta. ^ J r n H : M. S. Davage. Clark University. Atlan<»ow Ga., H : James A. Dunn. Dayton Ohio, V: R* P. Davenport. F'isk Univ.. Nashville. Tenn.. ' t n Alfred E. Brooks. Morehouse College. Atlan% R Ga.. H : Joseph O. Brools, Morehouse Collei^p Atlanta. Ga.. H : Julius C. Brown, Fisk l'"''-hi Nashville, Tenn.. V : Brainanl S. Burch. Atlant*o n A> Ca., H : Isadore Burney. Jr.. Atlanta Univ.. **i)l lanta. Ga.. H : E. E. Campbell. Dayton. O..V W. Cabiniss, Atlanta. Ga., H : M R. Clarke. Tfn ronto., Ont.. V ; Millard M. Cann.. Wilberforce Wilberforce. Ohio.. V : A. M. Carter. Carter, Wa»;, Was" f ington, D. C . V.H: H. M. Carroll, Atlanta. Ga..'']; Carev. Iowa City, I. D : J. "W. A!l> n Richard Atlanta, Ga., H : Theodore M. Alexander Moe^ house College, Atlanta. Ga., H : Chas. J. ker, Atlanta, Ga., H : B. C. Haskerville. lanta. Ga.. H : R. Earl Bland. Columbus, 0 1 % , . V ; Paul S. Binford. Fisk U., Nashville.. Tenn.. Vfyi Bates G. Blackshear. Atlanta University. ' j r | lanta, Ga., H ; R. W. Brooks. Washington. Vj e HiK C , D ; Edward W. Browne. Kimball *l3 School, Kimball W. Va.. D ; W. E. 8hortridf, c " Ensley. Ala.. D : Geo. R. Shivery. Jr.. Atlant" Ga., H : T. J. Sheppard. Chattanooga, T e n n . pTf Frank Shearer. Columbus, Ohio, D : .1. J. H. ^ Sweat, Augusta, Ga.. V ; John J. etasbMl Clark University. Atlanta, Ga.. H : Booker . • l a Scruggs, Clark University. Atlanta. Ga.. J n , G. W. A. Scott, Scott. Tuskegee Tuskegee insuiuie, Institute, /\iu.. Ala.. -* " T( Wm. Rowe. Jr.. Atlanta. Ga.. H : Hurlbrit

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nolds, Atlanta. Ga.. H ; William H. Reeves, J* Atlanta. Ga.. I I : R. N. Pryt'e. Wilberforee, J D ; Wm. R. Pittman. Atlanta. Georgia. |lr, Mytet A Paige. New York City. O ; *L, ward L. Newsome. Talladega College. Talladef Ala., D : J. L. Nelson, Clark University,

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^nU, Ga., H; F. B. Washington, Atlanta, Ga.. H: jjonmcr D. Milton, Atlanta. Ga., H:Allanta. Ga.. „it.: Harris L. Moseley. Birmingham. Ala.. Hi 1

'Irt"1' H ' M o s e s - Atlanta. Ga., H: Henry A. Wi'erchant, Lexin K ton, Ky„ D; Norman L. M<nii«*ld. Indianapolis, Ind., V ; C. P. Johnson, MoreAbuse ColleBe. Atlanta. Ga.. H; C. H. Johnsonl»«lanta. Ga„ H; Clarence C. Havdel. New Or«•"*. L a ., D ; A . W . Kirkland, Atlanta. Ga„

l l ; W. H. King, New York. N. Y.. V: A. L. Kidd, A. and M. College. Tallahassee, Fla.. H; George A. Key, Morehouse College. Atlanta, Ga., H: Martin C. Kellcy. Columbus, Ohio.. D ; Lawrence Jordan, Kimball West, Va.. V; Frederick D. Maisc. Atlanta University. Ga.. H: A. B. McCoy, Atlanta, Ga., H; Herbert A. Lyons. Talladega College. Talladega. Ala., V; L. O.Lcwis. Morehouse College. Atlanta. Ga.. H: W. N. I-cvelace. Cincinnati. O., D ; E. A. Lanier. A.

Page 37 and T. College. Greensboro, N. C , V ; Nathaniel Lamar. Newnan, Ga., H; L. H. Knox, Morehouse College, Atlanta. Ga., H; J. H. Irwin, Fisk University, Nashville. Tenn.. V ; W. Perrival Harris, Athens, Ga., H; Bertran A. Hudson. Talladega College. Ala., V ; John Hope, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga.. H ; Thomas J. Henry, Jr., Atlanta, Ga.. H : C. W. Hawkins, Dayton, Ohio, V; Chas. Garfield Nickens. Morris Brown University. Atlanta, Ga., V.

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l»r> Millie the short time existing be"f r ! t e i l , h e "lection of the Editor-infillerfirst of TIIK SPHINX and the time for ru"| Hie issue under his direction preA •-_„,*. " ••••mi iii3 vinii i urn llir* i,lei - l.t " treatment of all matter I i i L " " / n »*™*tae, there was enough e H til i ' " ' "" > s t " f " " • <'»a|>ter Leta . i.J. " approximation of the manI I I " b,r i e' t owritten—complete, concise. n,e v v i VllLv / l , o i "*. almost, of seVerbiage means evcess type i . „ / '• . ^ " h l a s e exees: tiIIcomposition, iimieeded pane, 8and jruage of 1 " ^ x a r y expense In the lam ,,.e bone." 1I I, ' oTo r"t »>-»li>K writing can <an ialso ,o,u.rl,tratl I s o ,be ) 0 con jof ed writing. ' £ SPutx-^"'*

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Mpha Omicron Brothers fchieve Many Honors il) ':mit^ lpl J? Omicron here at Johnson C. L '"-hoi a \t, n ievned re sa ivt y l s Participating In all Jr a s £ 1 ad ' o r . Brother J. L. Powell °er*Z°n ministrative commendation foi e f f r t s to m a k e °4e»; m e a U°r a c religious activl*her P ^ „ w h o» vl se o uto the students. Bro'%m , t h''e l 0 C a l Y r Mchaplain and preset »m,.rt?* - - c A., with the ;r 'nri -rs ? - services of Brother Thompkin-i A|, recentl

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G *Jranfi^ r e mhe lr l t " as n dof a Dennison University. n "o\v w» ° °' classmate of Woodw R« Wilson,m e to the University. V n s er,rt« u ' activity, here, however, exnt jin L f Z o n d a rr ee» g l ° u s "fields. The follow-

Vmji clte-worthy: J. E. Henry. a 6reat f "''"hom °otbalI team here: John ntr maS 8raduate oac f Brother from Minnesota. A iil AIV, n. ct ha en g r e auta r dteam: Frank Bogle. 1928 • w ,t K . J- O. Ellis, and C. "•n Ti1 • a " members and letter-winners 1 same reat £ ' & team. lS etbaI1 is *.f n. . w engaging the attention "li B l o t r f n e r s W. EUis H. Lindsay, Edward McDowell.. ' ° one of the few three" ^ w i l l " 1d e °b an t l tnh e c a m p u s . ""he x t.r a c u r K entering more and more %B . - r i c u l a spotlight, the follow'"'•emiv ° l n t e r e s t : Smith University rei v " J W e a t e d Lincoln University. Penn*r rB v.8 ;a l oo nn t n wa lt t e a m was Brother S. H. Mean .' S t h two Kappa clansmen. • 3 ~ s e- Boulware and Jones: on February < ' debate the University of Pittsburgh h AI na "'iiBrnK P Omicron members likely of t h e \>rM„i forensic team; the lately V ™ * Smith U. Debating Society electI p o t h e r A. J. Clement. Jr.. president. jia's h enfine A n n u a l which th'; University ,he r ?, Publishing in recent years has L jollowlnq brothers on the staff: BrothEllly er h U < e S B - editor-in-chief; C. A. Walkl *u»«Jl f e d manager: H. B. Rutherford. J nrt ^ * l t o r : w . H. Fletcher, art editor. I a n 8 ^8 t h advertising staff. I r i m n s w e r e ho'lday season many of our "t , e entertained at various times ^ i eour Fraternity House. * " c e n t l y the Chapter entertaipfd In hon-

or of the new and retiring officers of the Chapter. This was our first and only CLOSED affair of the year—we have never attempted to be selfish with our House and since there are two other frat houses here—the Omegas and the Kappas—we have wonderful times attending affairs at the various houses. This generates good brotherhood. In our recent Chapter elections, the following officers were elected: J. O. Ellis. president; H. B. Rutherford, vice-president: 8. H. Travis, house manager; R. E. Dockety, recording secretary; J. R. Henryi corresponding secretary; W. M. Coleman, financial secretary; R. E. Thompkins, treasurer: A. J. Clement, Jr., associate editor to THE SPHINX; L. Summersette, chaplain: E. O. Ellis, historian; and F. Bogle. Sgt.at-arms. Bros. Ellis, Travis, Dockey, Henry, Coleman, and Thompkins are Juniors: Pros. Rutherford. E. O. Ellis, and Bogle are Sophs; and Bros. Clement and Summersette are Seniors. Bro. Clement, who represented us at the last Convention, gave his report at a lecent meeting of the Chapter. —A. J. CLEMENT. Jr.

Alpha Alpha Lambda Proud Of Its Renewed Life Alpha Alpha Lambda. Newark. N. J . how four years old, sings in this letter the piaises of its budget and program committees for intelligent efforts In drawing up budgets and programs for the fraternal year. Despite handicaps of scattered location of brothers of this chapter, they have pledged themselves to make all meetings and social activities. With fifty members on the Roll and thirty inactive, efforts are being made to attract them with a liberal budget and forward-looking program. Reresults are being shown. The addition recently of the following brothers t o the chapter was cause for rejoicing: W. H. Washington, M. D., of Newark, and Lester B. Granger. Bordentown School Extension Worker, who saw the light January. 24, at the home of Brother F. D. Williams, able president of this chapter since its establishment. Fun and frolic followed the suspense and fear of initiation. Our program for the remainder of the year was and is: January 15, Regular meeting, Convention report; January 24, Initiation; February 11. Regular meeting. Douglass Observance, sta? smoker—Guest speaker. Brother E. M. Carter, editor of Opportunity Magazine; February 28. Neophyte Party: March 12. Regular meeting, end of fust quarter budget: April 19, Regular meeting, interchaptcr smoker: May 14, Regular meeting: May 23. Go-to-HighSchool, Go-to-College Observance and Dance, closed Banquet for Seniors: June 11. Regular meeting; June 20. Alpha (formal I Prom: June 25. Call business meeting, end of third quarter, activities closed untlj September.

It ls desired t h a t Brother Jasper W. Jefferson, last heard from In St. Louis. communicate with Arthur "Fats" Williams. 134 Claremong Ave., Montclair. N. J. —ARTHUR C. WILLIAMS.

Beta Beta Shakes The Dust From Its Feet Election night at Beta Beta Chapter. University of Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb., resulted in the election of the following brothers to the indicated offices: president, Lewis O. Swingler, 1226 F. St.; vice-president, P. M. E. Hill, 306 S. 20th St.; secretary. C. H. Gordon, 740 S. 17th St.; corresponding secretary, and associate editor to THE SPHINX, Robert L. Fairchild, 1925 U. St., treasurer; Ollle A. Griffin, 1925 U. St. Reports of outgoing officers demonstrated the sound and financial condition oi the Chapter. Everyi 1930 grand tax In this chapter has been paid. Brother Swingler, president, seems on the road to success In his efforts to re-energlze the chapter. A "rushing" Smoker was given on October 6, 1929. Out of it the following men came under Alpha Phi Alpha supervision: Howard Hatter, Ornald Walker, and Junior Lillard. Incidentally, this chapter pledged every man who entered the University In the fall. Brother Robert L. Fairchild. with the assistance of Brother Lloyd H. William9 arranged and staged on October 12, an u n i que house party proclaimed the best In the history of colored students here. Brother Hershel Lee and his 1930 Sensations were featured on the musical end of an Armistice Day (night) dance, given under the leadership of Brother Lloyd Williams, assisted by Brother Ollle Griffin and Claiborne m n . A Scholarship Recital given on November 15, under the guidance of Brother Benjamin Hill, featuring Brother Pahlo M. E. Hill, and carrying out a novel decorative scheme, was highly successful. Brother Hill, who ls also a radio artist, sang songs eflfectlvelyi. For his fine work. Brother Hill ls held in the highest esteem locally, and brothers here are behind him to a man. With new plans adopted, new spirit instilled. and new ideas abounding, this chapter sees a banner year ahead an promises full cooperation In all t h i n g s A l p h a . Among these plans are one to have a delegate at the next Convention; none has been sent recently. ROBERT L. FAIRCHILD.

Alpha Alpha Elections Are All Unanimous About thirty brothers contributed to the success of the first 1930 meeting of Alpha Alpha chapter. Cincinnati, Ohio. Important features of the session were reports of Convention delegates, reports of officers, and (Me election of officers. Re-

r eu Page 38 ports of Junior Delegate R. C. Jackson and Senior Delegate William N. Lovelace, showing many changes made by the Convention and recounting rich and enthusiastic news In general, proved of Intense interest and elicited thorough discussion. Reports of Chapter offices related encouraging progress and pointed to alert leadership. They contained concrete and useful recommendations t o be considered by t h e incoming administration. Following are the new Chapter officers each elected unanimously): Brothers R. P. McClain, president; L. D. Plnley, vicepresident; W. E. Weatherly. secretary; Charles H. Carroll, financial secretary, James E. Randolph, treasurer, R. C. Jackson, associate editor t o THE SPHINX; R. McDuffey, parliamentarian; M. T. Garrett, Set -at-arms; W. M. Lovelace, chaplain. —W. C. WEATHERLY.

Gamma Initiates Good Neophytes "Every Time" Gamma of Va. Union University, Richmond, Va., sends greetings to all members in Alpha Phi Alpha and especially to t h e newly elected general officers under whose special guidance we hope for a new era in our fraternal development. From, a very vivid exposition of the convention by Seniors Delegate. Brother Julius J. Robinson, we can still see t h a t Iridescent panorama of soft lights. Intermingled with demoiselles, lithe and vivacious. We congratulate the brothers on their expedient decision to convene biennially. I n this time of efficiency and economic pressure, If this measure alone was passed t h e convention would have been a conspicuous success. Union's football team, runner-up in t h e C. I. A. A., was honorally served by Brothers Carnegie Booth. James Cotton. and "Jeff" LaMar. Brothers Booth and Cotton delivered their valedictory amidst thrills and throbs in t h e Turkey Day Classic against Hampton, when U n i o n romped off with all of the dressing by virt u e of an intercepted forward pass. Brothers Breaux and Cotton and Washington are on t h e varsity basket-ball squad. Brother Washington has been proclaimed by many experts as being the best guard in the association. He should be well known to all followers of the game. I n December the eternal light dazzled t h e eyes of the following Neophytes: Herman Washington. John W. Williams. Franklin Kersey. Welton Henderson. Benjamin Thompson, John Picott, and Wesley N. Segrl. Brother Washington, familiarly) called "Wash." needs no introduction; he is a three letter man; securing them in football, basket-ball, and baseball. He is also a scholar and a gentleman, suave almost t o fastidiousness. Brother John Williams brotherly kind to the inmltable "GutWilliams of "Woof" fame, sports a letter m football and baseball. John was this year's all C .1. A. A. end. and was elected captain of next year's football team. His scholarship standine and indomitable personality as well as his playine abilitv aided him in winning this coveted position. We are extremely proud of "Bie Ben" Thompson, the man who came back. Everybody knows "Thunderbolt" as he is affectionately called. He ranks among our most popular students. Incidentally he was selected for one of the tackl» nosltions on t h e all C. I. A. A. mythical eleven. Brother John Pirott is a debater, student, musician. and President of the Foreign Language Club. Welton Henderson. Brother t o John and Thomas of Gamma, follows in their footsteps in scholastic attainment He is also a member of the male Glee Club. Franklin Kersev. last arbitrarily. Is well known thruout the citv of Richmond. being active in many social orqanizat'ons To those brothers who have enloyrd t h e hospitality of our fraternity house and to those who might plan to do so in the future, we regret to notify you that because the owner wishes to occupy the same

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grbups in several years.There are about members of the Sphinx Club, and their 1 1^fh ents are varied and many. At the fall banqi '- •< of the chapter, they furnished table ^Qr vice and Pledges Smiley, Drlscoll and CC Compared to the triumphant return of ton contributed music. They have on W Kappa (Ohio State University) Chapter's a public program, as well as preparatWjn.it delegation of eight brothers who attended of a play. Cafi the Atlanta confab. Xenophone's come-back Among the oustanding new BrotWy n e of classic fame was as dead as a ciggie who came into the new Chapter in ^Mcl lighter. For the spoils of conquest includfull is Bro. William Bell, from Akron, Oh'j. n ed the third vice-presidency and. after a Bell after starring in several sports \xnx fashion, the Editorship of THE SPHINX home, made the freshman football tea'tior Brother Wm. Warrick Cardozo, the "tramp here in 1928, and last fall won his lettjjmp scholar," had no idea of attending the conwith the varsity. 'He thus becomes 'The vention a week before it opened, but at first Negro to gain the distinction »'"(nt the last moment decided to harken to the 1898. ly I call from the Southland. Now he is the The Ohio State track team will P^cerc boy who made good. Brother Cardozo, afbably have three Brothers on it this ye'ea. ter being unsuccessful in the election of Bro. Cy Butler, and Brother Martin K<> delegates, proved his mettle to the cockeyed world, and now presides over the west- ly are out for the high jump, while Wl<i3 ther Bert Hoiston is slated for the br*\v. ern Jurisdiction as successor to Brother Ted Jump. Kelly, Brothers, Is the man Wfott Berry of Cincinnati. Alpha needs more used to run George Simpson's tongue ""ltn men like "Cardo." on the freshman team four years ago. »*tdl The other victory! claimed is a bit more quite frequently breasted the tape aM* remote. But the present Editor of the offiof him.. A leg injury prevents his partWnbl cial organ was for three years one of Kappa pation in the dashes now. i^fi Chapter's staunchest members, and only Election of officers resulted as folln*;er>t left the ranks last spring when he gradLi others, John Walker, president: Pomna uated from Ohio State. Carroll, vice-president; McKlnley T a v i s t Kappa Chapter's famed basketball secretary; Llewellyn ("Jack") Coles. cCtio: team is on the war-path again. With an responding secretary; J. Harold ThoniMn uphill drive characteristic of the fighting treasurer: William ("Bill") Bell. sgt.-»™> ortflt, the lads celebrated their initial ap01l aims; Martin Kelly, president ex-offl --|ci pearance by trouncing a strong local quinSphinx Club; Thomas W. Young, assocu^--iatOh tet, the Swastikas. 45 to 42. on January 11. Coach Cy Butler was about to blame editor to THE SPHINX; and William th.< Cardoza, Parliamentarian. Fv< what looked like a sure defeat on the And so ends a lot of chatter that n w brand new uniforms which the bovs sporthave bored some. but. Brothers, I **J°« ed on the field when he and Al Key. and to say t h a t Kappa Chapter is going P I a ' ^ . t h e newly elected captain of the team, and doing things, and I am going to s*^"' Pledge Emerson Black, discovered t h a t they it even if I have to hire a hall. Rei?fe'^could connect and proceeded to bring the ting t h a t Kappa Chapter has neither 1;) Old Gold and Black across the finish line broadcasting station nor a radio announc* a flying high. I beg to submit this opus for your kin°P The team which has for five years fig- c t consideration. _*' tired prominentlp in the intramural cham—TOM YOUNG ™ pionships at Ohio State Universitv. while pr losing the services of Brother Forest "Meat" Whittaker because of business responsibilities. gains the services of two freshmen les pledges who are of unusual calibre. They re are Russell Embry of Dayton and James ar The Brothers of Alpha XI Lambda. 1^ ' Drlscoll of Cincinnati. Both of these boys l n are looked upon as important mainstays in ledo, O., thought t h a t since we were J b x infant of this big Alpha Phi Alpha fani" the 1930 campaign. Already the big gun t h a t we should be seen and not heard to( firing has begun in the current intramural while, b u t I am of a contentious nattf[ R( race, as wins are chalked up against early and feel t h a t if I am the reporter I * j v ' 1 opponents. Pledge Black enloys an u n u s u al distinction, being the only pledge eligi- going to report something if it Is o i cj ble from last year's team for leadership. to gas awhile about our Xmas formal p, No kidding, it was a swell affair. T . lf He was chosen bv a squad composed chiefly of Brothers. He is center and is begin- place was at the Page's Auditorium ons t atjj night of December 27th. The boys lp; ning his second season with the Alphas. Wp Brothers Butler. Key and Atkinson, and ed out to p u t the dog on; they did decorations carried thruout were black »* Q Pledges Black and Embry compose the first team while the reserves include Broth»*s gold, palms were scattered about rati'i j r cleverly with shaded lights; in fact. ".,, IIcKinley Taylor. and .Te«se Blnke'ev. Pledees Coston and Drlscoll. and your might sum it up by saying that the '-M r naughty corespondent. According to Coach out was rather seductive. You get ™jr Butler the boys will Dlav 100 per cent betidea? oi ter this year since theyi i^ave been fitted The ladies were out in the latest P a *\w out with new uniforms and sweat suits. ian cuts and really) were charming. O'Jp boys and male guests looked the P* The long hoped for establishment of a also for this affair even If a few " t u x * a fraduate chanter in Columbus was about were a little off line. One of the felM* c *he last event of 192fl. Brother Dr. Hariev Manuel was elected president, of Aloha Rho admitted confidentially t h a t he had be< ^ l a m b d a . Tt is expected t h a t the new brushing his up and pressing it off • t] Chapter will effect a ereater activity amon<; or, since 'the War." Several out of to* visitors from Detroit and Columbus * the alumni than before. Brothers are proud this year of what tended "The Formal." We had our annual election of office i is considered the most promisine pledge on the night of Saturday January »! 11th, at which time we enthusiastic** i at the expiration of our lease in February and because we have not been able to se- re-elected our president, Brother Ivan M Leod, and our treasurer, Brother L. V. E1* cure another house suitable, t h a t is conveniently located, we will not be able t<> lish. ., , receive you as our guests in a house until The boys felt rather chesty after a br> e t further notice. summary of the years work by the pr ( dent in his address. The outstanding fjj ( New officers are: tines were six new Brothers, a Sph' President. Walker H, Ouarles: vlceT resident. L. M. Marshall: financial secre- Club at the University of the City of V ] tary, Llewellyn Davis: recording secretary. ledo, and our Xmas Formal. A worKjj; f program for the ensuing yi?ar was adoP John Pirott: corresponding secretary. Plchard H. Cook. Jr.: associate Snhinx ed'tor. ed which was broad in Its scope. The new officers elected were v. C. Bradley West- chanlain. 'Welton Henpresident. Brother M. C. Generette. * derson: sergeant-at-arms. Benjamin H. retary. Brother Herbert T. Miller: serge**, Thompson. at-arms, Brother G, Emerson, Bu£b; ** —C. BRADLEY WEST

Kappa Chapter Is Going Places, Doing Things

An Infant Chapter Has Real Enthusiasm

February 1930 Associate editor to THE SPHINX, Brother Wm. W. Stewart. —WM. W. STEWART.

/Theta Lambda To Fete #Our General President !«. Theta Lambda, Dayton, Ohio, held Its 'Tuitial meeting of 1930 In the beautiful c a f e tree r i aS e nof the Fifth Street Y. M. C. A. lor ttiir l Delegate Brother Owen D. and Junior iil'l w * Delegate Brother Father, (•• N. Samuels, Belboder respectively related UISUalIy v l v i d a n d .ai,i' well rounded Convent i o n reports. Visiting brothers also gave ^impressions of the Convention generally. WUeta Lambda had seven of its roster present at the Convention. The final and yearilV r e Pm °mretn d °£ out-going Chapter officers was aUy <*e<i made and favorably receivir 1 -oqn^ n e f o il°wing officers were chosen for o»\v J Brothers Lloyd H. Cox, president; .-'. .w Sewell, vice president; J. E. Bush, secr e t a r y ; o . D. McFall, treasurer; A. J. Al, » ; ^ ' c n a P ' a i n ; C. W. Hawkins, assistant E d i t o r to THE SF-HINX. Ici_. . Brother Cox, suffice it to say., is cap, D ' y fitted for the Executive position; Judging from the keen interest and high enthusiasm which he has unreservedly 10t a n l f e s t e d towards Alpha, It bids fair to •ofi n i C tH ea b i g y e a r under his administra',: ; is one of the leading physicians clty a n d sta ds ol. n out preeminently w s a leader in the community. Brotner arihi Sewell is a resident of Troy. l»th '.. I n c o m r n o n parlance, he is one of tne "rain or shine brothers," on time at time. ( every " _ . Bfrf °l cteh e ri s Bush, entering his second term rf°f ° one of the leading dentists <*-iU nthe city and a very energetic and busy. g u man. The local chapter of the N **• A. c . P., headed by him. is considered ijto be filling its need. *, Brother Dr. McFall who during the i«past year served as president was elected treasurer. Although a comparatively young i. man he has made marvelous strides in his pioression from the view points of service and compensated returns. Brother Allen an august Alpha, a fear 'ess religious leader, and a keen thinker "•Presents " s In the field of religion. Time [v.and space will not allow for mention of jjtiie editor to THE SPHINX. Hell contrib u t e his autobiography later. t. We are looking forward to a Testajr-iionial Banquet in the honor of Brother f se f o r t h e • v\'° efficient and unselfish ser,[vice which he has rendered the organiza' " o n during his administration as Gen. T f ^ s t o e n t . This promises to be a greai. ^affair. f1 A meeting of Theta Lambda never ^passes without the regular and customary l^Piesemce of the General President Bro. A Rose in ' - A t our last and recent meetarfi h ne s t goa v e b y w a y o f contrast his re'*in ! ° the Convention proper. He also. rflin his characteristic coolness and unassumJ S 8 * m l e n ' expressed his keen appreciation r ' ™ close cooperation of Theta Lambda ii>witn him for the general well-being of the ,f Fraternity. js Notwithstanding the fact that there is * a large number of active brothers in the ^c-tyi, there still remain a few floaters. We ii , ° D e however t h a t within the next month , they will have become reinstated. > —C. WALLACE HAWKINS.

r Philadelphia's Rho Does J Constructive Things <

At Rho Chapter, Philadelphia, the returning Convention delegates were enthus\i lastically received by a large gathering of f the members of this chapter in the banJ ^ U e t r °om of Marion Tea Room. Brother 0 George Lyle presiding. Tne Baby Contest Committee chairman. p o t n e r Dr 1 „' - Kirksey Curd, reported a clear1 ance of $127.00. There were several Alpha "p r' ll zr es entered in the contest and the Grand ' was won by Allan R. Freelon, Jr. i

THE SPHINX The report of the first recital of a series given by the Trouveres Trio of whom our secretary, Brother Prof. Randolph Smith, is the leader was made and tickets were distributed for the second recital given Sunday January 26. This movement is sponsored byi the chapter under the committee guidance of Brothers Theodore Penny, Freelon, Auzenne and others. Brother Dr. Harvey, to whom Brother Oscar Brown paid such a glowing tribute a t the Convention because he was the Moses of the Mississippi and led the Brown boys out of the delta plains to national prominence in Washington and Chicago, v/as much elated over the report of the delegates and the veneration given Brother Oscar Brown. Brother Harvey is the father of Wm. J. Harvey, III, who won the National Oratorical Championship at the Elks' Convention last year in Atlantic City. Brother Auzenne, senior delegate, reported the business activities of the convention. Brother Winters, junior delegate, reported the social and extra-fraternal activities. Brother Jerrlck, delegate-at-large. reported the trip, sojourn, and return from Tuskegee. The brothers sat contentedly and in rapt attention for one hour and fifteen minutes as these reports were given. A novel feature of the reports was the round chamber investigation of Convention activities, personalities, and the like. The delegates submitted themselves to questions from the chapter members. Matters of business, social, financial and even personal nature were asked and freely, if, indeed, not honestly answered. We all lived over again the hectic convention week. All the convention legislation was approved heartily by the Chapter. There was however, marked chagrin over the failure of the Insurance and readjusted Budget plans. The report of the appointment of Brother Allan R. Freelon as an Art Editor of THE SPHINX was wildly cheered. O. WILSON WINTERS, D.D.S

Beta Gamma Has Star Athletes, Good Scholars Coming out of a spell cast on us during the Yuletide season, members of Beta Gamma Chapter, Va. State College. Ettrick, Va., are back on the "Hill" to resume their work. Despite the measure of success that the chapter has enjoyed we still feel that, the best is yet to be and t h a t the New Year will offer us new fields to explore. The ending of the school quarter, December 1929, saw the passing of one of State's greatest athletes of all times. Brother Eric W. Epps. He was very outstanding in football and baseball, was selected the most valuable man to his team In football in 1926, awarded the Darden Trophy, and for his base-ball efforts was awarded a silver bat for the highest batting average over a period of four years. Nor was he found wanting in his literary endeavors, having been awarded a medal for a poem which he wrote. As he was, in addition, a good student and a "regular fellow" and very popular with the ladies, he was a shining example for the rest of us. He is a charter member and Beta Gamma <y proud of him. He will continue his studies in the School of Physical Culture at Springfield, Mass. Another Brother has done something venturesome. This Brother is Floyd Rowe who upset the dope by announcing his marriage. (See Cupid's Corner.) The winning of the C. I. A. A. football title by State this year found Beta G.cmma represented by Brothers Welton Curry and William Robinson, Monroe Clapp. a pledgee, also was on the championship team. Brother Robinson Is looking forward to a big basketball season. v.hile Brother Corprew is waiting for another championship in baseball. Brother Curry expects to set some new records in track. Brother Finney shows prosperity If prosperity is to be measured by cars. He is of class '29 and teaches at a high

Page 39 school a t Smithfield. Brothers Jackson, Morgan, Richardson, Edwards, and Telfiar are getting along nicely as teachers and principals in their respective charges. The whereabouts of Brothers Porter and Johnson are not known. We would be glad to get in touch with them. The President's message was well received by us, for it has been our aim and I think our success to a large measure to inculcate friendly relations between our Chapter and the other chapters on the "Hill." We have made a very forward step. I think in our participation of an All-Fraternal Dance which was given last school term. Nor has there been much evidence of friction in extra-curricula activities which involve the cooperation of the various groups. Extensive plans are already on foot for a bigger and better "Go To High School. Go To College" Campaign and we promise some noble efforts. —WILLIAM H. ROBINSON.

College Activities Interest Beta Delta Brothers Beta Delta Chapter, State College. Orangeburg, S. C , has made rapid progress since her existence on the campus and is alive in all phases of college activities. On Monday, November 24, ten pledges initiated. These ten Neophytes were: Lionel H. Cotton, Paul L. Colty*, Alford Elerbee, Leroy B. Farsler, James E. King, W. Samuels, Lowery, Jacob R. Henderson, .losephus Hicks, St. Clair A. Robinson, and Lonnie H. Trawick. They are worthy of the honor of being Alpha men. Brother Cotton being captain of the Championship eleven. Brother Henderson played fine tackle, as good as any t h a t could be exhibited on any gridiron. Tall and fast, Brother Hicks has shown t h a t he is well talented not only in scholarship b u t in athletics also. Brother Lowery has exhibited his tenor voice to many outstanding and intelligent gatherings and received from them many praises. We could further enumerate to you the excellent work that is being done by the Brothers of Beta Delta, but we are modest. At Atlanta, fortunately, Beta Delta was well represented by three very efficient Brothers. These Brothers were: Henry N. Vincent, Sidney R. Williams, and Clifford S. Thompson. These Brothers' efficiency helped to make the convention one of the best in history. The first meeting of the year, held January 4th, was called for the purpose of electing officers. The offices were filled as follows; Brothers Clifford S. Thompson. president; Alford Elerbee, vice-president; Calvin G. McFarland, secretary; Jacob R. Henderson, corresponding secretary; Edward E. Young, treasurer; Paul L. Colty, historian; St. Claire A. Robinson, chaplain; Josephus Hicks, sergeant-at-arms. The Brothers are capable and we are looking forward with great anticipation. Our aims are high and plans for the year have been made. We have entered an interfraternal basketball league with the Omegas and the Sigmas. Already; are seen in action Brothers Robinson, Thompson, Young. Cotton. Trawick, Frasier, Colty, Henderson, Hicks, Williams, and McFarland. With the splendid coaching of Brother Harvey, who is uirector of athletics at Claflln College along with Brother Montague, there is no doubt as to the victories we will make. We are preparing for an interfraternal debate with the Omegas. Brothers Williams, Thompson, and Young are members of the varsity debating teamWell prepared reports were made of the convention by our representatives. Res! assured t h a t we will do all t h a t is in our power to live up to the standards placed before us at the convention. Several applications for the Sphinx Club cannot be considered until after the end of the first semester. We cannot close without mentioning

Page 40 the Brothers who represent its on the faculty. Because of their cooperation and interest in Beta Delta we owe a portion of our success to them. Brother J. Harold Montague is head of the Department of Music. Brother Walter M. Buchanan is Dean of the Department of Agriculture. Brother J. N. Freeman, Jr., is an instructor in the Department of Agriculture. It is a source of untold pleasure t h a t we have t h e m with us and assure them that we appreciate their willingness to cooperate with us. —LEROY B. FRASIER.

Delta Lambda's Prexy Reviews Year's Activity (Note:—Delta Lambda of Baltimore, Md., publishes in lieu of a regular Chapter Letter the address of its President printed herewith. The Editor.) Members of Delta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, on occasions of this kind it Is customary for the one who has been directing the affairs of the organization for the past year to express himself in the form of an annual address. My remarks will not rise to the dignity of an annual address b u t they will contain a brief survey of the work of the year and a summary! of observations made by me during my year's administration. As president of this chapter, I hav-i striven to maintain the high standards which I found already existing and have tried to build more largely upon this foundation. As I look back upon the work of the year, I find t h a t we have done the following things;- participated in the Goto-High School. College movement, entertained t h e Washington Graduate Chapter at a smoker at Thomas' Edgewater Inn. entertained our wives and sweethearts at our spring closing event at Thomas' Edgewater Inn, entertained the Morgan College Chapter at a smoker, participated in the Inter-fraternity reception in honor of the Omega Fraternity, sent flowers daily to the hospital for Brother Dr. Crook during his illness, sent a design t o Brooklyn on the occasion of his funeral, formed a definite connection between this chapter and the under-graduate Chapter of Morgan College through the appointment of a liason officer who acts as a means of stimulation and encouragement to those young men, and sent a representative to the testimonial given in honor of R. Maurice Moss, Ex-Secretary of the Urban League. We have further tried to make our meetings worthwhile by presenting men of our own group, skilled in various lines at activityi. Among these we mention Dr, Jay G. McRae speaking on the "Negro Physician in Baltimore;" Attorney Roy S. Bond, "The Machination of the Divorce Courts;" and Editor W. T. Andrews, "The Political Situation and its significance for the Negro." Each of these speakers has presented information which provoked a worthwhile discussion and led us to think. We who govern the various chapters of this organization must become more and more thoughtful of the type of program we shall present. There must be a definite objective towards which we are working and there must be a definite planning for the realization of this objective. Men are going to be more and more u n willing to pay from twelve to twenty-five dollars per year into an organization from which they get no satisfaction and interesting returns. At t h e same time we must be careful t h a t our programs, including t h e type of entertainment we present, shali ue in keeping with the dignity and culture which we as college men represent. We must by no means allow petty politics to get into our organization for wherever it shows itself it is likely to destroy the good will and fraternal spirit which we should possess. There has been no meeting at which we did not have more than an eighty per cent attendance and we are closing the year without financial embarrassment.

February

THE SPHINX I wish to thank all members and especially the officers for their support and 1 bespeak a great future for Delia Lambda Chapter here in Baltimore. —MILES W. CONNOR.

Tau Lambda Has Three Editor-Members The graduate chapter Tau Lambda, of t h e "Athens of the South," Nashville, Term., began 1930 by installing a new administration under the leadership of Brother Calvin MteKissack, president. Other officers of the chapter are; vice-president, Brother R. B. J. Campbelle; secretary, Brother J. R. Anderson; assistant secretary. Brother T. M. Brumford; associate editor of THE SPHINX, Brother George W. uore. Jr.; treasurer, Brother W. W. Lawson; chaplain, Brother S. S. Morris; sergeantat-arms. Brother J. E. Anderson. After a period of two years of noniiltendance at a General Convention, Tau Lambda again made contact with the Fraternity at large byi electing Brothers ueorg<. W. Gore, Jr. and T. M. brumneld as delegates to the Atlanta Convention. The closing months of 1929 found the Brothers aiding the undergraduate chapters in staging a promenade at Chi Chapter House for the Zeta Phi Beta uoule on Friday evening, December 27. The affai. was said by many of the Zeta Sorors to have been the stellar social event of the tioule. The Chapter notes with interest the Journalistic activities of three of its dynamic Brothers. The National .Motors Kegtster. official organ of the National Motors Assurance Association, under the editorship of Brother W. S. Ellington, is occupying a unique position among magazines ui our group. Brother George W. uuie, Jr. is editing The Broadcaster, bi-monthly Journal of the Tennessee State Association of Teachers in Colored Schools, an educational magazine t h a t has attracted favorable comment In official educational circles of the state. Brother W. W. Lawson is editing a monthly bulletin telling of the activities of the Smith-Hughes Agnculture work throughout the state of Tennessee. The Brothers at Tennessee A. and I. State College were host to a large number of Brothers both eruoute to and from the Atlanta Convention. —GEORGE W. GORE. Jr.

Alpha Omicron Lambda Sets Stars As Its Goal With the stars set as their goal, the brothers of Alpha Omicron Lambda, Pittsburgh, Pa., are plodding steadily forward The last meeting, held in the offices and home of Dr. Dudley G. King and Dr. Rhoderlck Brown, was one of the best In the history of the chapter. The report of our delegate, Dr. Donald C. Jefferson, just back from the Atlanta Convention, was chockfull of things of interest to all the brothers. Brother "Don's" report was so complete insofar as the business doings of the sessions were concerned that we all wondered how he could have "covered" the social phases so adequately. The returns from election night are also notable. The following officers were elected for the following year: President. Frederick D. Hawkins; vice-president. Dr. Donald C. Jefferson; secretary, Atty. Wilbur C. Douglass; assistant secretary. Dr. C. Voyle Butler; treasurer. Dr. Royal W. Taylor; associate editor to THE SPHINX. Chester L. Washington, Jr.; sergeant-at!>rms, Dr. R. Albert Wooten. The re-election of Dr. Taylor and Atty. Douglass marks their third term in their particular offices. Dr. Charles H. Carroll, the retiring president, was commended for his splendid services while holding this post for two terms. P;esldent-elect Hawkins is chief night chemist for the Crucible Steel Corporation here, consulting chemist for several other big firms In Pittsburgh, and an eminent musician. In addition he's a regular "Old Reliable" in the Alpha ranks.

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Our chapter feels very keenly the Iter: by death of Brother David R. Lewis pffi extends its sympathy! to his family and , Brother Theron B. Hamilton, whose yoU*;™ est brother died recently in the city E r l Atlanta. "!2f Alpha Omicron Lambda is pleased^"* welcome to its midst Brother R. Mai^'P Moss, from. Delta Lambda, Baltimore: ^vh is Pittsburgh's new Urban League fliec cutive Secretary. Delta Lambda's lo 9 8 ^" our gain. - * The plans of our chapter for next r a are vast and comprehensive. As we acH* our alms, ye hopeful scribe will broad' to you our doings. * —CHESTER L. WASHINGTON. J1'"1 i )ir

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On Ch wit th( Brother Delegate Richard McGhee Ofal ey, of Alpha Theta, Iowa State Unlvef*!' Iowa City, la., who went to Atlanta 1 tin Chicago, returned from a hectic but P *1! ant trip and make a splendid C o n v e n e report. The good Brother was "on se»*as occasions." he said, "occupied with s t;^ n tioned but unofficial business." u Officers elected for 1930 are: BrotD Bennle E. TayJor. 230 So. Capitol St., pj*>° dent; William B. Jordan, vice-presidjti Kenneth R. O'Neal, secretary; J. Orvel »*iif chell. treasurer; Louis B. White, editofao; THE SPHINX: and Roscoe L. Barrett. s« Liv ard. s Alpha Theta believes that two-se nie 7o< Lte luling for membership in a Sphinx Me> is detrimental to the welfare of those clwhi ters dependent upon undergraduate *hi terlal. It believes that other methods tit just as suitable to establish the fltwui Oi prospective Brothers, and, besides. *r summer vacation is a good chance to Wy pledges weaned away,—and the charge jM "He was not Alpha material in the "ai place!"ls only an evasion of the basic q*11'

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The Hour," University "Student *r tivities which ofis Iowa set aside once em week for radio broadcasts conducted £a clusively for and by student organizatl-i' or groups on the campus here, will be Sf>" en over to the Negro students on FebrWei 25. At 8:30 p. m. a program c o n s i s t i n g orchestra music. Jubilee songs, Spirlt*e popular song hits, vocal and instrunw* 11 solo6. and short talks will be presentedPir talented members of Alpha Theta Char1 of Alphia Phi Alpha and Gamma ChaJ' * ol Kappa Alpha Psi. All friends and *'«r thers who will be listening-in on the £' gram from WSUI (800 kilocycles) are 0" to write or telegraph comment. . Brother Taylor, of Boley, Oklahj' who succeeds Brother White as presid'^ was formerly Alpha Theta's secretary- ' has executive ability as well as an IntePf/j ing way of planning the Chapter's ac' ties. Brother Barrett's election as s t e was unanimous, a recognition of his H ceptlonal business acumen. Alpha T<>'|>i all things considered, expects to assent again the leadership among Greek LMri organizations on the campus, as she 'cic done in the past. J —LOUISE B. WHlTWt ci

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Chi Chapter, Meharry Medical C o j j ; Nashville, Tenn., turning from pleasUjT. leflectlon of deeds well done to face. gl*y c the new year, reports the local no*1 fraternal events. «j Brothers Joe Carwln. Ted White. . Plttman. Maceo Clarke. Earl Bland , Arkley Dalton are rather winded, bdj-ti kindled with the old Alpha spirit. BF t r s Carwin and White brought ijack " a cially the descriptions of those even'j^, Atlanta as recorded on other pages. I'j, ever, the return of the delegates is o' cent occurence, so for chronological g} rcctness, let us take ourselves back to

termination of the last report from this pffice. J The basketball team got off to a good jptart in the Interfraternal League by u p fSetting the Kappas and Omegas, 20 to 18 and 23-16 respectively. . Among tho.-:e whose jeffective presence we find in the Chi linejfUp are Brother Coston. formerly of Nu. fvho once upon a time was a pain in the pieck to Howard and sundry other teams on (the gridiron, "One Whack" Adams, from West Virginia, Thompson, once of Wilberf"rce. Dockery. Capt. Clarke, John Colej»«an, and Bill Harris. V In the Omega game Capt. Clarke went crazy to sink goals from every angle. Then. JWnfortnately. Phi Beta Sigma, took our measure 31 to 16. At this writing Alpha. °rnega, and Sigma were tied for first place The holidays found the Zetas in town. c h i entertained in the Chapter House with a party which the ladies insist was ihe most enjoynble of the Boule. This aff a i r along with the annual Christmas pori*y and one other comprise almost tb< eni*-f1 t y ° f t n e o f f i c l a l strictly social activities "J c' the Chapter. Our future physicians ar.d ** forth are so wrapped up in bones and f a s c i n a t i n g subjects that collectively social E n g a g e m e n t s must be curtailed. Individually,—that is another horse. t ". The Chapter House maintains its posit i o n as a smooth running, comfortable inowtitution. Brother Hoover, former house "manager, is turning over his responsible ^position to Brother Baker. 81 Our last meeting saw the administrat e reins put into other hands. Brother rt W C a n v i n ' w aa s man who. as a leader, has Mh ****** re-elected president. Brot h e r Carwin goes into his senior year at wne lend of this semester. Under his lender* c eps s fCu hl i vne aa sr s enjoyed one of the most to £ In her history. Brothers , Rrkley Dalton and John Pettress. fovmcr«51 of Phi. have been elected to the office?. : J ' vice-president and corresponding s^cre«ary, respectively. Both of these gentleqwnen bring enviable reputations. They succeed Brothers M. Clark and Bland Brothc * r Clarke finishes this year and Brother « « a n dm a will assume t h e position of basket, na ti& e e r . Brother Hill suceeds F-roth»«-'• W. Clarke as recording secretary. Th<; B (passing of the Clarke bvothers will be P ,rweal lost to this Chapter. Brother John ngyoleman. formerly of Alpha Epsilon will ,tt*e the associated editor to THE SP.1INX. leP-vicceedings Brother Bland Brothers F. W. edt'terce and J. Black succeed Brothers Hoovl8 r a n d B m *, P'ttman as chaplain and serglS^ant-at-arms. Brother G Dockery Is the I wiew treasurer. Brother S. Johnson, form; l*r capable treasurer, graduates. "" —JOHN C. COLEMAN.

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ffita mans Gala Track Meet, $And Purchase of House is Wi » E t a aC h an Pe twe r ,s e t Newf York City, has just rti'm- . ? n t ° officers. They are: rfiiho . G e o' r Roland L. Johnson: vice presli eW i B e Gregory, secretary. Jesse Castri i ' treasurer. Walter W. Scott: finane | i a i secretary, Fred Atwater: associate edlTfJ.Tr s e rT H E SPHINX. Richard L. Baltimore. ri" g e a " t - a t - a r m s . W. H. Richardson: c h a p l a i n Joseph DeCaurcey. . After a period of reorganization, Eta r ^napter is again ready to take its rightful piace in the foreground. A few of the "ings accomplished here are: '*) A thorough reorganization, end;o d !!flii tv?y E l v i " g the younger brothers a share i fkl , a d ma ' h ' s t r a t i o n . and at the same time (^Keeping few experienced and older men oV a o r stability. (2 «j > The recapturing of fourteen dee. J , " c i u e n t brothers, with the promise of , twelve more s utj,,, o m e of our present activities and fulu B r » r e plans include: 0 (1) The well-begun plan to purchase K n '*«nroifW r r a t e r n i t y house. (There is no col,j(» rea iratcrnlty house in New York City at o f Present.) il 'trr i 2 ' A B a l a track meet featuring the to K r e a t e s t stars of the day, Americn.1 and for-

eign. white and colored, led by Bro. Phil Edwards. Socially Eta has made New York appreciate Its leadership. Last fall we staged a monster closed dinner in honor of the basketball team, incidentally undefeated by any fraternity team, at Bamboo Inn. Many brothers were passing through New York on their way to school Over three hundred dinners were served to Alpha men and their lady friends. During the Phi Beta Sigma Conclave here Eta entertained with an all-fraternityall-sorority dance in their honor. This was the first one of its kind ever held in New York and the Savoy, the world's largest ballroom, was both used and needed for the occasion. In February Eta Chapter will hold its closed formal and this is considered among the ladies of New York to be the outstanding event of the season. To appreciate what Eta is doing, one must realize the handicaps under which we operate. Our members are scattered throughout many colleges and universities Including Columbia. C. C. N. Y.. N. Y U„ Fordham. Brooklyn C. C. N. Y.. St. J o h n s and Harlem Hospital. Some go to school in the day, some at night. Despite this handicap and the fact that we have no common meeting place, Eta keeps Alpha Phi Alpha the leading fraternity in New York y Y0U will hear plenty more from Eta in the future .-RICHARD L. BALTIMORE. JR.

Beta Encouraged By Convention Legislation Beta Chapter. Howard University, having witnessed one of its most successful years since moving into its new home, met on January 6. for the purpose of selecting the pilot for the ensuing year. After Bro Paul Miller outlined progress made during the past year, the house was put in order for the election of officers, the result being: president. Ivan Earle Taylorvice president. James G. Tyson; financial secretary. Edward D. Saunders: treasurer. Dr C Dewey Rogers; recording secretary. Charles Baltimore: corresponding secretary. Charles W. Anderson; parliamentarian, Mercer M Mance: chaplain. Woodley Lawrence; house'manager. Phillip Y. Wyatt; •ergeantat-arms. William H. Taylor; historian, Merrel Booker. The brothers look for much from Bro. Ivan B. Taylor. He was Beta Chapter's candidate for editorship of THE SPHINX and is at present editor of The Hilltop, the official school organ at Howard University Bros. Patterson and Taylor. Beta s official delegates to the Convention made their report and the body was much pleased It was considered quite important that Beta delegates had succeeded in putting legislation through the convention for Chapter House loans It Is indeed a known fact t h a t the strength of any organization lies in its financial backing. The need of Chapter Houses is obvious. Beta congratulates the Convention on its wisdom in making th S

' The P cooperative efforts of Bros. Woodley Lawrence and Louis Welteris made possible a most impressive initiatory banquet which was held at the Whitelaw Hotel. Master of Ceremonies Bro. B. V. Lawson kept the banquet lively with his humor and keen wit, After Bro. Paul Miller, then president, welcomed the "ncarflghts" Into Beta Chapter. a response from the lntitates followed. Recently appointed faculty members were guests of the fraternity. Among the guests were Brothers Dr. Adams. William Knox. W Thornhill. Dr. Donawa. Dr. Scott William Sinkford. Dr. Dickson. L. Whitfield and Dr C. Ferebee. Interesting and timely remarks were made by these brothers to tllC

some of'the finest blood of the campus was transfused into the fraternity, so Ms said The latter statement Is made modestly the writer himself being a "nearfight. The initiates were Burke Syphax. Harry Robinson. Paul Sinclaire. Frank Davis. Merrel Booker. Clarence Smith, Carl Cowan,

George P. Schank, Ramon Wlggs, David Means, Cicero Osborne. Rutherford Stevens and Robert T. O'Neal—ROBERT T. O' NEAL.

Alpha Zeta Chapter Has High Hopes Alpha Zeta, West Virginia State College, faces the new year with an extensive program and high hopes of accomplishing great things Just prior to the passing of the old year a final gathering together of the brothers was held at a formal dinner served Saturday evening. December 21st. with Bro. George Robinson as toastmaster. The affair was "hugely successful." The new year has been started out u n der the leadership of Bro. Gohen Jeffers. who succeeds Bro. Maurice Staples as president. Bro. Jeffers has a splendid quorum of officers and promises to do some great things for Alpha Zeta. We have been unfortunate in losing. for a time at least, one of our oldest and most valuable members. Bro. John F. Matheus head of the department of romance languages has departed to take up his duties as secretary of a commission to investigate alleged slavery in Liberia. We are very happy t h a t Bro. Mathus should be so honored, In spite of the irreparable loss t h a t we suffer in consequence. We gave a smoker In his honor before he left. Alpha Zeta has some fine material out for the varsity basketball squad in the persons of Bros. Jonathan Giles, first string guard on last year's squad, and Robert Diggs — CHARLES W. CRANFORD

Zeta of Yale Writes With Marked Modesty Zeta Chapter. Yale University. New Haven, Conn., has a small membership and has occupied the columns of THE SPHINX so often it feels hesitant in sending In matter at this time. The Brothers who know Brother C. A. Trlbbett will be glad to know he Is still rejoicing in the arrival of his first-born, a future Alpha man—R. S. FLEMING, D. D. S.

Beta Alpha Wins Game, Elects Officers, Initiates Beta Alpha. Morgan College, Baltimore. Md., has recently added by Initiation the following Brothers: R. Hackett. B. Frazier. T. Hawkins, P. Davis, "Steepy" Butler, and "Pug" Williams. In a thrilling game t h a t saw our team come from behind. Beta Alpha defeated an All-Eastern Omega Psl Phi team recently, 46 to 29. Those responsible for Alpha emerging successfully are: "Lanky" Jones, "Pinky" Clark, "Cutle" Brown, "Bill" Taylor, "Ruf" Hackett, "Pack" Diggs. and "Biff" Turpln. Officers elected at our regular mectmn on January 8 are: Brothers Olley Daley. president: Rufus Hackett, vice president: Waters Turpin. secretary; P. Davis, recording secretary; J. Walker, treasurer: T. Hawkins, chaplain; "Pug" Williams, sergeant-atarms- and the undersigned, associate editor to THE SPHINX—OSBORNE B. DIXON

Alpha Kappa Lambda Has Roster Of Eminents Alpha Kappa Lambda, Roanoke. Va.. though in existence nearly two years, feels t h a t this year will be the banner year, because more enthusiasm is displayed among the brothers, because several new brothers from other chapters have been added, and because we claim the new Eastern Vice President as our own. The guiding hand of President Ellwood Downing has steered the chapter through its youthful stage of existence, and it is now prepared to undertake a program equal to t h a t of any other chapter. The c h a p t e r s roster consist* of eighteen of the leading men pf Roanoke, Lynchburg, and Bedford,

Page 42 who are engaged in the medical professions. t h e ministry, business, and educational work. These Include Brothers Dr. Ellwood Downing. Prof. T. M. Crowder. Dr. George Moore, Dr. E. R. Dudley, Dr. Lylburn Downing B. H. Scott, Dr. J. B. Clayton, Dr. Pogue. Dr. Gardner Downing, and Alphonso Smith. This number was augmented last spring by initiation into the chapter of Brothers Dr. W. B. Weeden. Rev. J. W. Tynes. Prof. Parker, Prof. Smith, and Rev. Downing, while t h e past fall brought us through transfers Brothers Prof. William Randolph from Omicron. Prof. James Hopson from Nu, and Prof. Frank Toliver from Alpha Pi. Brother Toliver was the offical Chapter delegate to the Convention, while Brother Randolph attended as member of the Executive Council. Both brought back inspiring reports, and added to these was the news t h a t our own Brother Randolph had been elected Eastern Vice President. The Chapter is directing its energies toward a real constructive program. Every Brother of the Chapter is financial for 1930. This is a record in itself for so early in the year. Plans are being formulated for the Spring Educational Drive which we plan to wage Intensively in these parts. Other matters of local community interest are also claiming our attention. The Chapter extends to all of the General Officers congratulations, and pledges to each the loyal support which the office and t h e man deserve—JAMES O. HOPSON.

Alphi Phi Proud To Have Been Joint Host Alpha Phi. Clark University, Atlanta, Ga„ always will be proud of having had the opportunity to act as joint host to the Convention. Things are now coming back to normalcy here in Atlanta, and once more t h e daily trek from classroom to dining hall is taken up. During examination week each brother strove to beat the others in scholarship, as t h e brothers in Alpha Phi have solemnly vowed to hold ever aloft the ideals and aims of Alpha, and feel t h a t it can be done in part, by the maintenance of a high scholarship average. Almost half of our Chapter is made up of men whose names can be found on the honor roll in the office of the Dean. These Include such men as Brothers Lipscomb, Dykes, Pagan, Scruggs. Rowe. and Greene. Our first regular meeting saw the election of officers for the ensuing year. The Brothers named to serve were: D. S. Sykes, president: G. W. Wadley. vice president: B. T. Scruggs, secretary; E. L. Lipscomb, assistant secretary: J. T. Fagan, treasurer; J. L. Nelson, business manager; H. M. Carroll. historian: C. J. Greene, sergeant-at-arms, and Walter Hainey, chaplain. Our "in love" brothers are "punching the clock" regularly none having suffered any mishaps during the Convention. We find on our list of social celebrities Brother Fagan, who was selected on the official AllSouthern football team as guard: Brother Hainey. who made his name good for honorable mention on the same team and at t h e same position; Brother Greene, who maintains a hie-h scholastic average along with the post of sports editor of the Mentor; Brother Wadley, our four letter man who also received mention as quarterback. and Brother Nelson who has taken on the role of a modern Romeo, while Brother Carroll Is loosing his medal for love making. Brother Weems, alon°\ with your humble servant served as an officer on one of the Convention committees. Brother Williams, one of our prodigal sons, returned home at Christmas time to partake of the good nectar of Alpha. Brother Johnson, another of our prodigals, could not get down b u t we forthwith sent him eood cheer by telling him what he had missed. We were represented officially at the convention by Bros. Dykes and Lipscomb. And we tell you t h a t we were Just elected associate editor, to THE SPHINX and will ask you to please bear with our first attempt—LEROY EARLE CARTER.

THE SPHINX Alpha Upsilon Sphinx Club

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Inspired by the splendid report of Brother Robert J. Evans, delegate to the Annual Convention, Alpha Upsilon Chapter. Detroit (Mich.) City College, promises to make 1930 an unprecedently successful year. Despite its share of delinquent members, our chapter presses onward and upward through the work of active and faithful members. Annual elections resulted thusly: Brothers Robert J. Evans, president: M. Stewart Thompson, vice pres.; Thomas W. Whibby. secretary: Clifton Griffith, treasurer: Henry B. Hollis, associate editor to the SPHINX; Kenneth L. Mclver, sergeant-ataims, and Thomas R. Solomon, chaplain. Early in the fall Alpha Upsilon conceived the idea of a Sphinx Club, having much suitable material in the respective Institutions in the city. Organization began on December 7th with the pledging of nine men, and two weeks later two more were added, making a total of eleven. They are: Robert Burgen, president; Horace Broadfield. vice president; Leroy Dues, secretary: Sidney Clark, treasurer: Oscar Morris-. reporter. Emil P. Smith, chaplain, and Contella Hollis. John Teague. William Hatchcock, and Melvin Corbin. These young men came to us upon our Invitation with hearts full of enthusiasm, and are pledged to further the cause Alpha Phi Alpha advocates.—HENRY B. HOLLIS.

Sigma Lambda Both Cups

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Delegates Brothers Haydel. Tureaud and Talbert of Sigma Lambda, New Orleans. La., are back with both cups and we have every reason to feel proud of the enviable position t h a t our chapter occupies In the Fraternity. Although we are "way down under the sun" it would be well for other Chapters to shape their courses in the trail t h a t we have blazed. Our new officers are: Brothers E. M. Coleman, president: Dr. E. Cherrie, vice president: T. F. Brown, secretary; Dr. William R. Adams, corresponding secretary William A. Harris, treasurer: Dr. P. P. Creuzot sergeant-at-arms and H. C. Roberts chaplain. The work of the outgoing administration has been complete and praiseworthy. Our showing at the Convention represented twelve months of painstaking work and co-operation in stabalizing our fraternal structure. Being a graduate chanter our individual activities represent first our business or professional Interests, and secondly our civic and recreational work. We have men in all professions, besides two eentlemen of leisure, of which vour humble servant. though a physician, happens to be one of the last mentioned .though by reason of no choice of his own. Several of the brothers of Sigma Lambda were honing t h a t the General Organization would have enoueh cups to pass around to each and even' brother of our Chapter here: there is no cloubt but t h a t we deserve it: ask the other delegates! Our spirit Is one of "Cash nnd Carry." No truer phrase has ever been written, for it was fully evinced during the return trip of Dr. Talbert In his brand new Ford almost home, brothers, when his rear end went bad to the extent of $15.45. Is t h a t Cash and Carry O n ' And we want Brother Dr. Randolph Hlgtrlnbntham. who is 111 at present, to know tiiat the whole Pan<r Is with him. "Stick It out. Hisrerle." and If we can help in any way Just dron a line to P<<;ma Lambda. DR WILLIAM (BILL! ADAMS.

Gamma Lambda Shit Of Atlanta We, Gamma Lambda

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Mich., will tell you about how we c* eluded the year 1929. Our plan of havt'Ve different groups of brothers entertain it regular meetings continued successful to the very end of the year and to * very end of the roster. Brothers Le* V i Rowlette, Lange, T. Lee, O. Thompson, ^ e n t Terrain of Zone 11, and A. Lee, Lind* Ue Mahoney, McMahon and H. D. Shaw «*'t i the groups t h a t did the "honors' resp*ook tlvely at the last two meetings. lucc On December 30, we held our ann" **'. Prom at the Artistic Temple and. as in 1 previous year, it was easily the most so* "*. ally brilliant affair of the season. Our cBknd guests were the other Greek Letter fr;nte ternltles and sororities of this city. • this Prom, we were doubly honored. s " prised, and, alas, chagrinned to find Tl our midst Brothers John C. Dancy rthrc Frank P. Ralford. These Brothers tfênt duly elected and accredited as our d y e gates to the General Convention just enseal ed. These same two Brothers at our What meeting, held a scant ten days before "itte Prom and a scant week before the GCUta eral Convention convened at Atlanta, g' a lusty expression as to their eagerness 1f e N and certainty of going to the convent! As a matter of fact. Brother Raiford tfihg barely able to be restrained from st»'l»ar; fieo ing off to the convention right after <>* meeting. Whether it was because Bro. R»~ ford wrecked his car a few days b'ef0,n(j time to embark for Atlanta, or whetPj " it was because he prudently realized tn!--fr the memory of him may yet be fresh a W ' j . the punitive element of his fellow-toWjj " men of the by-gone years, in either e v e % 8 , Bro. Ralford was suddenly moved not ., return to Georgia at this time. WhetA. it was because Bro. Dancy had a distress'1:^ "• misfortune at his domicile within 24 hoi' of the time for him to entrain for ' 1 lanta, or whether it was on account IV. his correctly reflecting t h a t the beha*yio: of the punitive element of his "cousweci In Georgia would vary but little from tôti he so painfully witnessed in his nat'-oi f part of the Southland, nevertheless B »n.c Dancy, too, was suddenly and posi« v ^ha moved to stay away from Georgia. IJ&r. course our alternates could not go such short notice.) Our new officers for the year are: Henri Lewis, 6190 Iroquois Ave., preside" . C. W. Jones, vice president, re-elected: Vl( B. Taliaferro, treasurer: L. S. Williams, C % sec; A. B. Chenault. secretary; Mil*1-* t Thompson, chaplain: L. S. Williams, * soclate editor to THE SPHINX. Our retiring secretary. Clement C. J ol, j a ti son, has served the Chapter faithfully ^ e g well for the past three years. Our retiring president. Davenport J, Grimes, has ser^ U ( t h e Chapter faithfully for the past cUl ^ s years. Bro. Grimes possessed the rare fa ln r) of Inducing the 'Lion' and 'Lamb' to £ down together. He could ever at the r'îre time and on the right brothers' use, i Q1 might be required either the flowery w 0 !jai of the most gifted orator, either \pn honeyed mannerisms of the most c 'dc , p a diplomat, or the stern tones of the V ;c ciplinarlan. tei We are proudly pointing to our achi c ^ • ment in so successfully presenting to fln, troit, its first Soap Box Vaudeville Skit «tya Dance at Brewster St. Center on JanU'th 17. 1930. For the vaudeville part, we ojVj, lnated our own acts Including the Ml characters, and costumes. We also nl8>nj use of our own members In all dep'Jj ments of the presentation. We have L_ abundance of suitable talent In G a i ^ * . Lambda, and it is of no mean order rei lis ability. The participants included Brothers rL lla bert E. Slmms. James A. Moore. Lowell *J ker, Perclval R. Piper. W. L. Postles, Ja^ f J. McClendon. Crossthwaite. Haley P\° James M. Gregory, Robert Greenldge. ^0'A Loomls. Squak Harmon. John C. D a ya!i * Davenport J. Grimes. Frank P Raif?j William Harrold, M. Johnson, Hollis T. f^*1 lins. and Leonard 5. Willams,—LEON* Bl S. WILLIAMS.

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Neophytes Bid For 1 Honors In Alpha Rho i e« Viewing t h e t w e n t y - s e c o n d A n n u a l C o n t e n t i o n held in Atlanta a n d Tuskegee as id*ne of g r e a t i n s p i r a t i o n a n d p e r s o n a l b e n e tfj>t t o b r o t h e r s i n A l p h a P h i A l p h a , a n d b o o k i n g b a c k over t h e p a s t y e a r w i t h i t s an d failures. Alpha R h o C h a p nl >uccesses , r e r ' o t M o r e h o u s e College, A t l a n t a , Ga., h a s so«arefully laid i t s p l a n s for t h e n e w year, cB»nd w i t h o u t r e v e l a t i o n s , is e n d e a v o r i n g t o inter wholeheartedly i n t o carrying t h e m Sti>ut. j . T h e e x a m s a r e u p o n u s a n d we have ' , ' " ™ ' " 1 t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t s of t h e C o n o n t n e a es of riellr a 1 l r P 8 social h i s t o r y a n d " n i l , PP y >g o u r s e l v e s t o o u r s t u d i e s w i t h a n d V], e n t h u s i a s m . • Tis n o s m a l l w o n d e r , a a t we do, for t h e N e o p h y t e s s e e m t o be U 2 , » m p t l n S t o lead t h e way in s c h o l a s t i c Cgso n t a i n m e n t s s ; N e o p h y t e s W. E. H a r r i s o n a n d G e o r g e lt " T n J K a '" e h e a r c l l a t e i n t n e n ' S n t b e l l o w a n lm *.!iar=ta g i n a r y audience in preita \ i « S S ° n t o r t h e varsity d e b a t i n g squad. • ot"w>phytes J a m e s A. C o l s t o n a n d W. H. M o B mri i e P e r m a n e n t s e a t s in t h e o r c h e s t r a . ' e f 0 I rt u l o n B w l t h t h e m a r e B r o t h e r s J o n e s 1U et"i , « ° P e p l a y i n g t h e m u s i c of t h e i r s e n i o r Neo h <llnrly' P y t e s James Wardlau and m jsiioie Shinery content themselves with scno >*"Seo 'astic attainments. Brothers !V 'eRtif 6 , C a b a n l s s a n d A l e x a n d e r a r e w a i t i n g 3t ihVr A f o r t h e i r o p p o n e n t s , while Bro1 G i b s o n . Key. S m i t h . C o l s t o n , a n d !. SeS ' ^ * ? 'if £t y a r e P l u n g l n g d e e p i n t o t h e field hO" science. a

it W ^ ? n e w officers a r e . B r o t h e r s G e o r g e lavbionrt. a n l 8 s ' J r - P r e s i d e n t ; J a m e s R. E d i « i «u e c r e taar 'yr v V 'GCee oo rP r eeS i d e n t : M o r r l s B c ° P P a g e ' U' etarv ; g F. Taylor, assistant sect o r *~ J a m e s A . Colston, associate ediH E sp VndPr . H I N X ; T h e o d o r e M. Alextreasur tivf-haniii er; Richard C. Hackney, a n d W E a m * , - Harrison, sergeant-at . (t C >-ms.-j f

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i a i n a h a - C h a P t e ' - . A t l a n t a University. Aty " j e e e ;„ a • l s glad t o h a v e h a d t h e p r i v i U (Convpnt? n g o u r v i s i t i n g B r o t h e r s of t h e ,«5ucCPprt J*" a g o o d " m e . a n d h o p e s it t *!«« „ _ e a e d l n t h>c e a t t e m p t . T h e new officers aCl n c e d are: >unced Veskw B r o t h e r s J . G. L e m a n . g m e n t ; . president: R H C o m e t t vlce »t; R . to rlg ; 1 h as sec ti eas urJ T ' r e t a r y ; F . V. B r o o k s . sc ' -itor T U B • G - Blackburn, associate edi*"Saln- w SpHINX: C. H. W a l k e r , c h a p J V n d ' T V. ' W a l k e r . assistant secretary; cl ^PasslnV Watts, sergeant-at-arms. Our e ofnc v-ceo I? e r s r e n d e r e d t h e i r b e s t sery-ces to ter i n , A l p h a P 1 in seeing t h a t the C h a p n o way lagged hie'' We were p r o u d t o h a v e w i t h u s d u r ,o P ys a n d 1* ' ' Y a t e s n throughout. Brothers: niu'the,.,' , u r c h . S m i t h , a n d our former Bro0 iTlsk o^L A 1 P h a p i : R e e v e s a n d B r o w n of T li'1 ... ° l i v e r of V i r g i n i a S e m i n a r y . m % l b i t i n 0 f t h e b r o t h e r s of A l p h a PI a r e excp a verv line h good s p i r i t t o w a r d g a i n ve rfThorn. * . g o a l o t s u c c e s s . B r o t h e r R. E. "ealm s e t t i n g a p a c e in t h e s c h o l a s t i c iet M h a s w o n a Ust W k * berth on the Dean's ! ' w h i c h gives h i m c e r t a i n privileges. 5 ier D e L ^has n ° m e , f o r m e r l y of A l p h a PI. as a brlde a '11 £ x , . maid in Atlanta. S p m n x ""Worth* C l u b t h i s y e a r is c o m p o s e d Tlo!A A i P H o w i n g : S. M. D a v i s Jr.. p r e s i d e n t ; „ r f 8 f f „ ; H o l m e s , vice p r e s i d e n t ; T. M a t h i a s . ^ V a s > ' E - 0 w e n s , t r e a s u r e r ; W. D. T h o m r J^»-n'd w P l ? l n : J ' K e n n e y , s e r g e a n t - a t - a r m s : UTAP'R n , P J ° n e s , L. E. Dorsey, C. S c r u g g s . a m t D ^ BURN" ' G r e e n e . — B . G. B L A C K -

Iota Lambda Starts With Renewed Efforts

I n s p i r a t i o n t o all, a c h a l l e n g e t o s i s t e r c h a p t e r s a n d a w a r n i n g to Nu t h a t they will n o t b e m a i n t a i n e d u n l e s s e v e r y o n e p u t s f o r t h e a r n e s t efforts t o p r e v e n t a l u r k i n g danger.—THEODORE F. WALKER.

l o t a L a m b d a C h a p t e r h a s s t a r t e d off t h e n e w vear w i t h r e n e w e d efforts. I h e report Z oyur d e l e g a t e , B r o t h e r H. TV R i l e y w a s i n s p i r a t i o n a l a n d h e l p f u l from h o s p i t able Atlanta a n d Tuskegee. The fraternity history has endowed us with magical viv a c i t y T h e n e w l y e l e c t e d officers a r e a s follows: B r o t h e r s , Dr. C l a r e n c e Mills, re-elected p r e s i d e n t ; A n d e r s o n C h a n d l e r , vice p r e s i d e n t ; J . H a r o l d B r o w n , s e c r e t a r y ; O A. J o h n s o n , c h a p l a i n ; F . L u t h e r Merry, p a r l i a m e n t a r i a n ; Dr. S. A. F u r n i s s , re-elected treasurer. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e n e w l y e l e c t e d officers t h e following B r o t h e r s were p r e s e n t a t o u r first m e e t i n g of t h e year a n d p l e d g e d thens u p p o r t : M o r r i s T a y l o r . G e o r g e W. Hill, Clarence Burbidge, P l u m m e r Jacobs, Dr C W. A n d e r s o n , T h o m a s L. H o r n e r Arn o l d M a l o n y . Tilford Davis. J ° ^ P n _£• ~ | " ^ roll, Morris Hughes, and Morris— H U R L B U T T. R I L E Y .

Nu Chapter Men Accorded Honors Nu Chapter, Lincoln University (Penn.) h a s h o n o r e d t h e following B r o t h e r s to lead u s u D a w r d for t h i s y e a r : F r a n k A. ye C o s t a P p r e s i d e n t : E. Maxfield S m i t h , vice p r e s i d e n t ; A. F r e d e r i c k W i l l i a m s , c o r r e s p o n d i n g s e c r e t a r y ; J o h n D. B u t l e r ; T h e o dore F. Walker, associate editor to THE SPHINX; Jesse F. Anderson, c h a p l a i n ana C N Jackson, sergeant-at-arms. 'NU t h a n k s t h e delegates to the a n n u a l c o n v e n t i o n for t h e i r s a n e c h o i c e of t h e p e r s o n n e l of t h e e x e c u t i v e c o u n c i l for t h e e n s u i n g year. N u c o n g r a t u l a t e s t h e elected a n d r e - e l e c t e d m e m b e r s of t h a t b o d y . B r o ther DeCosta our chapter delegate to t h e Convention, has reported splendidly t h e a d m i r a b l e w o r k d o n e a n d c o n t e m p l a t e d by the General Organization. T h e H o n o r Roll for 1928-1929 was r e c e n t ly r e l e a s e d a n d t h e B r o t h e r s lead o n c e more B r o t h e r Holloway w a s t h e only m e m b e r of t h e p r e s e n t s e n i o r class t o m a k e t h e first h o n o r g r o u p . N i n e b r o t h e r s o u t of a possible t w e n t y - t h r e e a t t a i n e d s e c o n d h o n o r g r o u p . T h e y a r e Bros. L e o n D e K a l b , i o t a G r e e n e , H e r b e r t S. H a r r i s . J l v e r J a c k son T h o m a s McFall, T h u r g o o d Marshall, J u l i a n M u r r a y , H e n r i Myrick. a n d C. F r a n k w n Norris. O u t of t h e t w o j u n i o r s a w a r d ed first h o n o r s for l a s t year B r o t h e r F . A. De

B C r 0 o S thers a j d o S hn D. B u t l e r . Jefferson D a v i , G e o r g e H u n t e r . L u c i u s J . May. J r . Roy R o s e b o r o . T h e o d o r e F . Walker, a n d T h o m as W e b s t e r of t h e J u n i o r class were a w a r d e d s e c o n d h o n o r s for t h e i r e a r n e s t efforts t o m a k e Alpha supreme. I t Is i n t e r e s t i n g t o note t h a t only sixteen Juniors qualified for s e c o n d g r o u p . I n t h e s o p h o m o r e class c u r n e w b r o t h e r s t o o k t h i n g s by storm O n l y t w o s o p h o m o r e s were w o r t h y of first h o n o r s a n d t h e y were B r o t h e r s E d w a r d L Mais a n d A. F r e d e r i c k W i l l i a m s , b i g h t B r o k e r ' s o u t of t h e t w e n t y - t w o s o p h o m o r e s receiving s e c o n d h o n o r s were B r o t h e r s Jesse A n d e r s o n . D. A. B r o w n . H a r o l d F e n d e r s o n L - a T e T c e ' H o w a r d . Wilfred Mais. Ernest Phlelds, Harold Seaborne, and Clarence S1

Rec°e 1 ritly t w o h o n o r a r y o r g a n i z a t i o n s o n o u r c a m p u s . B e t a K a p p a Chi S c i e n t i f i c Society a n d P h i L a m b d a Sigma Literary Society elected m e n w h o m they thought w o r t h y of s u c h d i s t i n c t i v e h o n o r s . B r o t h e r s G e o r e e H u n t e r a n d J e f f e r s o n Davis weie w S e d to Beta Kappa CM. Phi « » S i g m a a c c e p t e d B r o t h e r s J o h n D. B u t l e i , F i S n k DeCosta. George H u n t e r , a n d T h e o d o r e F . W a l k e r . E i g h t m e n were i n i t i a t e d o u t of t h e e n t i r e s t u d e n t body. T h e a b o v e a c h i e v e m e n t a r e n o t he c o n s i d e r e d as idle b o a s t s f r o m N u n o r as n o t e - h a v i n g of t h e B r o t h e r s b u t as a n

Northwestern's Alpha Mu Broadcasts Station "B-I-L-L" broadcasting the nrst p r o g r a m for t h i s y e a r f r o m A l p h a M u . N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y , E v a n s t o n . 111. As w'e w r i t e t h i s a r t i c l e we d o n o t h a v e t h e n a m e s of t h e n e w officers for t h i s year. b u t t h e good b r o t h e r s a r e still c a r r y i n g o n as b e s t t h e y c a n w i t h a very l i m i t e d m e m b e r s h i p . O u r chief r e s o u l t i o n for t h i s year is a f i r m d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o m a k e A l p h a M u a n i n t e g r a l w o r k i n g p a r t of A l p h a Phi Alpha. T h i s c h a p t e r w a s very a b l y r e p r e s e n t e d a t t h e A t l a n t a C o n v e n t i o n by B r o t h e r s C l a r e n c e M a s o n a n d L. Edward Newsome. Other Brothers who attended the convent i o n a r e : N o r m a n Merrifield a n d H e r b e r t Lyons. Brothers Newsome a n d Lyons ret u r n e d t o T a l l a d e g a College t o continue teaching, a n d B r o t h e r Merrifield r e t u r n e d to Nashville t o resume his position as t e a c h e r i n t h e school t h e r e . B r o t h e r M a s o n ls n o w b u s y w i t h h i s s t u d i e s a t N o r t h w e s t e r n a n d is c o n t i n u a l l y t e l l i n g t h e B r o thers here about the constructive measures t h a t were enacted a t t h e convention. M e m b e r s of A l p h a M u C h a p t e r a r e m u c h p i e a s e d w i t h t h e fine officers w h o w e r e e l e c t e d t o lead t h e f r a t e r n i t y a n d h e r e b y extends congratulations to them. Best w i s h e s t o t h e o t h e r c h a p t e r s of A l p h a P h i A l p h a for t h e b e s t year i n o u r h i s t o r y . — W I L L I A M C. B R Y A N T .

Brevity Is The Soul Of Nu Lambda Chapter! N u L a m b d a of P e t e r s b u r g , Va., w i s h e s all s i s t e r c h a p t e r s a p r o s p e r o u s New Y e a r . It wishes t h e General Organization m u c h s u c c e s s i n I t s n e w u n d e r t a k i n g for t h e coming year. We s t a r t e d t h e New Y e a r by e l e c t i n g officers as follows: B r o s : I . D e r b l g n y . p r e s i d e n t ; J . M. Ellison, s e c r e t a r y ; E. E. Miller, c h a p l a i n ; R. T . C u s t i s a s s o c i a t e e d i t o r t o T H E S P H I N X ; J . L o c k e t t . vice p r e s i d e n t . U n d e r o u r n e w a d m i s t r a t i o n we h o p e t o a c h i e v e b i g g e r a n d b e t t e r u n d e r t a k i n g s for t h e c o m i n g f r a t e r n a l year. At t h i s w r i t i n g , t h e p l a n s for t h e c o m ing year are i n t h e m a k i n g . We h o p e t o b e t t e r i n f o r m t h e s i s t e r c h a p t e r s of o u r activities in t h e next issue.—ROBERT T. CUSTIS.

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To the question, "Are Fraternities of Real Value to Colleges," the following interviews appearing recently in the Baltimore (Md.) Afro-Ameiican are an answer from a group of intelligent men, several of them prominent figures in the educational world. Clannishness Fraternities have been and can be helpful and constructive in fostering high standards of scholarship and noble ideals among students. They have been conducive to developing race pride and forward movements of real benefit among Negroes. They have sought to keep inviolate a high moral order among their members. My impression is that in recent years the manifestation of an extreme clannish and partisan spirit among frat e i n i t y members has resulted in serious disruption in athletics and the allocation of student-positions. While many worthy and useful individuals do not belong to any college fraternity, I am of the opinion that on the whole they are valuable assets to college life. (REV.) J. E. LEE 1232 Druid Hill Ave., Baltimore, Md. From Lincoln University It is rather ha id to answer, as fraternities differ and the personnel in each one changes from year to year. At Lincoln University the fraternities have sponsored some excellent movements. There was a time when their influence was supposed to be unfavorable to athletics, but I do not think this is true now. When fraternities stand for high scholarship and for manly Christian character and cut out antiquated methods of initiation I think they deserve the approval of educational authorities. WM. HALLOCK JOHNSON President, Lincoln University. From M or gun College Your question concerning the value of fraterntities in colleges and universities does not admit of a categorical reply. It is like asking the question, "Are people good or bad?" There are good fraternities and bad ones, and some are good in one locality and bad in another. When fiaternities are organized conservatively, live up to the rules of their organization and cooperate with the school authorities, they serve a valuable purpose. Failing to do this, they are of no special value and may be absolutely harmful. J. 0. SPENCER President, Morgan College.

Coppin Normal School Whether fiaternities are of value to institutions of learning depends upon the attitude of the institutions to the fraternities and the attitude of the fraternities to the institutions and its problems. I fully believe that a fraternity with high ideals of manhood and scholarship directed by intelligent and unselfish leadership and located in an institution where the administration is tolerant and sympathetic with student life may be a more powerful influence for good among its members and the student body in general than any group of professors in the institution. On the other hand, I believe, that where these ideals do not dominate and where the leadership is swayed by selfish motives—putting its members into school offices, regardless of their fitness, trying at all cost to dominate every phase of school activity, playing cheap politics, using unfair means of pei suasion, and even unjustifiable coercion to gain its objectives—such a fraternity is positively detrimental to the welfare of the institution. While one must admit that the latter situation has come about in many instances, yet he must also admit that this evil is not inherent in the "F'raternity Idea." Many fraternities have been very helpful to college life in every way. MILES VV. CONNOR Principal, Coppin Normal School. From Armstrong High School I have an abiding faith in the fraternity-house that is properly conceived and carefully nurtured. Such a type is an asset to any college that has the prevailing kind of dormitory that one usually finds, especially in Negro colleges—veritable bairacks, bereft of even any semblance of home life. Until a comparatively recent date, college dormitories throughout the land have been scarcely more than sleeping-quarters. My own personal experience with the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, during a year's residence in the house revealed to me the possibilities of home life within such walls. I was a p.ofessor at Howard at the time. I slept in the house, ate with the students, played cards with

rm< them, attended their meetings and »m cials, secured speakers every Sunday, r j bring practical lessons to my comraC and taught most of them in the cl i'., rooms, without the expenditure of sf , dignity of respect. I cherish that y : as one of the most remarkable and nu 1 1' orable of my piofessional career. .I s

The obvious danger of the fraternity, house lurks in the absence of interest flL . guidance of older heads in whom ' • „ students are certain to have confident ^ Like all other activities, the fraternity house per se is not ideal. The same c<AQ ment may be made of the dramatic '''"lytl or the debating society, or the footbLj. team. Student activities need syrupy thetic supervision and guidance. It ' tl as easy to have a clean f iaternity-lioU:.0 as its antithesis. |0« Any student activity can become dit dangerous weapon. Unguided studSs life is pretty certain to lead to chaOIe. but when faculty, alumni, and und*ai graduates can get together under ltlty same roof as residents, it is difficult Oi overemphasize the real influence that rlat suits to the undergraduates. [tic Briefly, from study, observation, a1*1" expei ience, I know that the fraternW house can be made a valuable asset , u r any institution, but such a house shoU» never become the residence of only youi""1 irresponsible undergraduates. Faiu' representation and alumni are imp<J,'r"1 3n tive. ; If, however, the newer "home" is to supplant the dormitory—a ]'i' :lct '', os which is grouping students in smalCj numbers and placing each group, as! family, under some striking personal|(pj. as a sponsor, there may come less n'"1Pj for the fiaternity-house; but as long Vf( the old-type of dormitory persists, '.£, real agency for supplying the necess>l>j home life will be the fraternity-house- 1)v

The point that I want you to catch that the old-type dormitory, so lacking home life, is virtually responsible for }zr= birth and development of the fraterni' house. Until a better substitute I offered, the fraternity-house will rei»j essential to student life. G. DAVID HOUSTfl Principal, Armstrong High School, Washington, D. C.

A F T E R O F F I C E HOURS It was something like two a. m. one morning and we (two of us, the party of the second part being a kind member of the staff of the newspaper which hires me) were seeking an emporium of good things to eat after the last weary (?) session of preparing SPHINX copy,

Hunger being hunger in any langu we stopped at the first place we *' which was a Yock-A-Min dispensaryYou'd be • surprised how much talked about as we invigled the elong*1 food into the proper channels. One & versational item was that the only Ch*'

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news-letter which arrived after the ynounced (i„ letters to each chapter) aaiine were those re-directed from the I * m e r E d i t o r aft6 -r being mis-sent to iv,.1." f x a c t l y 18 special delivery letters nVed o n the deadline day! That's ra,i j ^operation! .„B«cause this Editor is going to hew yd We line and let the chips fall where ,u' y m a v > leaving only the results of his ort s as justification, or lack of it. for „ii', S e ' e c t l o n . and although it may .seem 'nd, he is going to tell this fact: only , ° °t the ten General Officers requested

To stimulate interest in things relevant to our Fraternity and its problems the Editor will, beginning with the next issue, establish an "Open Forum" section, in which letters are to be welcome from any Brother. They are to be brief and pointed. Where letters exceed 200 words the Editor reserves the right to use his blue pencil. If what you must say is to be longer, make it a special contribution and communicate with the Editor concerning it. The next issue is due from the press on April 1. It is the Educational Number. Associate Editors to THE SPHINX etif th e r c-° n a l l e t t S r t o f u r n i s h greetings Fr are reminded that the earlier their copy nitl «ternity, a sketch of themselves, is received the more certain is it that J " a Photograph, furnished the sketch; the issue will be in Brothers' hands when ,lu °J; a i l e < ) t o send photographs or write yi s: " . "yarding them; and only two it is due. THE SPHINX can come out 1u on time only if its necessary contents are ml'ii greetings. It is charitable, sent in before the deadline. It ' p e r h a P * true, that they had duties THE DEADLINE FOR ALL COPY i their own that prevented; but when '° general Officers failed even to ac- . FOR THE NEXT ISSUE IS NOT LATER THAN MARCH 8. That gives dT ' e 6 V e r y c o m m u n i c a t i o n from the us just three weeks before April 1 to P" W. then it appears that somebody II prepare the copy, have it set up, printed. ' forgotten a duty or two along the and mailed. Cooperate. And Be On ", ' - . S e v era! General Officers, it is U asi to Time,—or ahead of time. Prepare your "S report, went far beyond their tkt reports now! NOW! You've got all "y m assisting this office. the events of January, February, and n the other hand it was gratifying part of March to write about. Thanks. 8 manj f t h o s e furnishin •ti ] ° ' ° K special This issue is somewhat late getting to ,c e s 'n this issue cooperated promptly. the Brothers. But having so recently • p e n a l l y i s the work of Brother ForresB assumed the duties of Editor, your hum"' , W «shington and Brother H. S. ble servant hopes that the difficulties of •t r i-phy, General Chairman and Publicmaking the February 1 issue deadline, " 1 U,r <*tor, respectively, of the Atlanta ,u 1 n V e t , o n when there was less than a month to get ' " >n furnishing promptly comin, prepare, and print all copy, are too ul> e data and photographs for use in obvious to require elaboration. Poems, e j e c t i o n with a writeup of the last articles, short stories, general Alpha enclave to be commended. news items, etc. are always welcome from m n I y a Portion of the names and ad;t m t h e C,1a any Brother I'm so darned sleepy. 3o Pter Directory arc S'long.—P. BERNARD YOUNG, JR. ,l:'i()se of the recently elected presidents i«.f S € c r etaries, and that is so because '"PHINV f a ' I e d t 0 f u r n i s h e i t h " THE 01 t h e >Cj r " General Secretary with 6 W officers ' >fo " ' names and addresses t r ', e p v e s s time. Every Chapter is "THINT S r " ( 1 t h a t i n f o r m a t i o n to THE l a n d Sm ^ ^ the General Secretary 'mediately h

NOW IS THE TIME

THIS BROTHER PIONEERED Continued from Page 12 the specialties manufactured in the lab-

Page 45 oratories. Mr. Caswell P. Johnson is managing director of this division. Commercial analysis: A field rich in diversity and spacious in amplitude has been overlooked by our men in selecting their professions. There should !>e institutions of this type in the principal cities throughout the entire United States. The tremendous success of Harlem Laboratories i s inducing thoughtful attention in this direction.

DOES YOUR CHAPTER WANT A HOUSE Continued from Page 13 the creation or setting aside of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) annually to a building reserve fund. We would recommend that chapter visitations by executive officers be abolished and the activities of such officers be carried on by correspondence. We would recommend the reduction of the scholarship fund to an amount which would be transferred to the building of this rercrve fund for a period of five years. We believe that by a careful scrutiny there are many irregularities that could be rectified and make possible the creation of this reserve with no apparent curtailment of activities.

MEET THE MEMBERS OF THE SPHINX STAFF Continued from Page 32 sufficed to produce precise information on or a photo of Brother Singleton. In the meantime, he is a welcome member of the staff. In fact, he is a veteran, having already served severa! years as History Editor. In the interim before the next issue the Editor is morally certain that Brother Singleton will drop his innate modesty long enough to furnish us detailed data on himself and activities.

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For all Alpha PHI Alpha chapters to beKin making preparations for the Pictorial Number of The Sphinx which cornea out June 1. 1930. Come on. fellows, with a full representation! Photographs and all other data musl be In the office of the Editor-in-chief by May 1. 1930.

All data for the next issue of The Sphinx. The Educational Number, must be in this office by March 8. 1930. AH brothers and chapters are requested to give their full co-operation in getting The Sphinx out on time.

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f>TA LAMBDA. I n d i a n a p o l i s . Ind.; Pres., Dr. Clarence Mills, Criapus A t t u c k s H i g h School; Sec'y., J. Harold B r o w n . lAPPA LAMBDA, Greensboro, N. C ; Pres., A. W. Ferguson, A. a n d T. College. tO LAMBDA, W a s h i n g t o n , D. C : Pres., ' J a m e s N. Saunders, 1526 First S t . N. W.; Sec'y.. Frank W. Adams, 62 Quincy. PI., N. W. TJ LAMBDA. Va. S t a t e College, Petersburg. Va.; Pres., L. Derblgny; Sec'y., J. M. Ellison. fa LAMBDA, Chicago, 111.; Pres., William H. B e n s o n . 3507 S o u t h Parkway; S e c y . , Mason W. Fields, 6520 Eberh a r t Ave. â&#x20AC;˘MICRON LAMBDA, B i r m i n g h a m , Ala.; Pres.. G. W. Reeves. Miles Memorial College; Sec'y., Peter R. Shy. 1 LAMBDA, Little Rock, Ark.; Pres.. M. R. Perry, 904 Broadway St.; Sec'y., C. F r a n k l i n Brown, 1019 Cross St. |HO LAMBDA, Buffalo, N. Y.; Pres., M. S. 8tewart, 137 W i l l i a m St.; Sec'y., O. H. Brown. 166 Goodall 8 t .

SIGMA LAMBDA. New Orleans, La.; P r e s , B. M. Coleman; Sec'y., Dr. W. R. Adams. 402 P y t h i a n Bldg. TAU LAMBDA, Nashville, Tenn.; Pres., Calv i n McKissack; Sec'y.., J. R. Anders o n , Care of J. W. Riley, T e n n . S t a t e College. UPSILON LAMBDA, Jacksonville. Fla.; Pres., Dr. R. W. Butler, 627 Davis St.; S e c y . , L. A. McGee, Edw. W a t ers College. PHI LAMBDA. Raleigh. N. C ; Pres., Brooks Dickens. S h a w University; Sec'y., J. K. Hilyard, 713 S. B l o u n t St. CHI LAMBDA. Wilberforce, Ohio; Pres., J. Aubrey Lane; Sec'y.. T. C. Carter. PSI

LAMBDA, Chattanooga. Tenn.; Pres., W. B. Davis, 124',,i E. 9 t h St.; Sec'y., L. L. P a t t o n , 425ft E. 9 t h S t .

ALPHA ALPHA LAMBDA, Newark, N. J.; Pres., T. D. Williams, 207 Bloomfleld Ave.. Montclair. N. J.; Sec'y., Lawrence Willette. 137 S t e p h e n s St., Bellville. N. J. ALPHA BETA LAMBDA, L e x i n g t o n . Ky.; Pres.. Dr. H. A. Merchant. 128 D e weese St.: Sec'y.. Dr. W. H. Ballard, J r . 128 W. 6th St.

ALPHA GAMMA LAMBDA, New York City; Pres., L. R. Middleton, 201 W. 120th St. ALPHA EPSILON LAMBDA, Jackson, Miss.; Sec'yi, T. W. Harvey, Jackson, C o l lege. ALPHA ZETA LAMBDA, Sec'y., Edward W. W. Va.

Bluefleld, W V.. Brown, K i m b a l l .

ALPHA ETA LAMBDA, H o u s t o n , Tex.; Pres. J o h n W. Davis. 419 ft Milan St.; Sec'y., R.B. Atwood, Prarie View, T e x . ALPHA THETA. Somervllle, N. J.; Pres., George Hoffman, 84 S e c o n d 8 t . ALPHA KAPPA LAMBDA. R o a n o k e . Va.; Dr. Ellwood D o w n i n g , Brooks Bldg.: Sec'y.. George A. Moore, 106 Wells Ave.. N. W. ALPHA IOTA LAMBDA. Charleston, W. Va. ALPHA OMICRON LAMBDA. P i t t s b u r g h Pa.; Pres., Frederick D. Hawkins; Sec'y., Wilbur C. Douglass, 518 F o u r t h Ave. ALPHA X I LAMBDA. Toledo, Ohio; Pre*., Ivan McLeod. 1150 N i c h o l a s Bldg.; Sec. Herbert T. Miller.