THE SPHINX er James Jeffries. Brother Leroy Sterling, sergeant-at-arms, will maintain order, for his pugilistic fame has travelled even as far as the surrounding boroughs of Pittsburgh. Brother Melvln Goode, of 1931 convention fame, was the chairman of the educational committee. Not a better equipped Brother could be found in the state of Pennsylvania In the eyes of the chapter. Omlcron welcomes into their midst: Brother Veney, of Beta, and Poole, Taylor, and Thompson, of Epsilon. In June, Omicron witnessed the departure of good Brother Wynn from the college department by graduation and also Brothers Harris and Jeffries, "big guns" in the dental school. —S. J. HUGO WYNN, Jr.
4 Truckloads Of Guests At Upsilon's Weiner Roast Upsllon again sends you greetings of good cheer. Seventeen amiable youths have been added to the Alpha stronghold. They are all new Sphinx members—give them a hand brothers. Clifford Spottsville, Ottawa, Kans.; Coddell White, Erville Green, Thomas Jackson, Cordell Meeks, Ralph Rogers, Francis Herndon, Ezra Greer, Charles Moore, Maurice Abernathy, John Hodge, John McLinden, all of Kansas City, Kans.; John Anderson, St. Louis; Tannon Caskey and Tenola Mitchell, of Kansas City, Mo.; Arthur Johnson ot Lawrence, and Ernest Snow of Pueblo, Col. No doubt the Upsllon annual weiner roast did much to show these husky lads, how things are done by Alpha men. For the weiner roast was a grand success. Four big trucks were used to spirit Alpha and her guests from old Mt. Oread to a quaint little road house Just east of the State Laice a t Tonganoxle, but 15 miles from Lawrence. Dance and merrymaking coupled with hot roasted weiners prepared in the woods by the fun makers themselves, sent every girl, and very man back to the old college In good spirit. Sphinx, may It be known to you t h a t Upsllon has a real big brother. I speak of Beta Lambda, graduate chapter at Kansas City. A delegation from t h a t chapter. headed by Brother Mac C. Spears, visited our chapter house the last Saturday In September, for the specific purpose of studying the house tax problem which has confronted us. The Kansas Supreme Court has held fraternity property taxable. Beta Lambda, by Joining hands with us, has proved once and for all t h a t the big brother idea Is neither Joke nor myth, but a sound and workable principle. Upsllon doffs her h a t a thousand times to her big brother. Again Sphinx, may It be known t h a t Brother Rostell Mansfiled, A. B. and A. M. from Kansas, and lncldently a former associate editor) of the Sphinx, is now teaching at Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Ark. Brother Mansfield has done one semesters work on his PhD degree in zoology —it took a Job to halt his school career. Brother Dowdall Davis, Junior art student, has been elected vice-president of the Y. M. C. A. at Lawrence, the first Negro to hold t h a t position. And now, brothers, I take great pleasure to Introduce Brother Donnald Beatty, Upsilon's latest addition to Alpha. Brother Beaty, who hails from Fort Scott, Kans., is generally known as the life of the Frat. His pleasant smiles spell encouragement. We lost several strong members last spring througn graduation. Brother O. Elliott, received lils B. S. degree from the School of Business last February and doffed his h a t to Upsllon. The loss of his level headedness and almest ingenious legislative ability is inevitably felt by the Chapter. Brothers Guy .Davis, Percy Caruthers, and Charles Shepard, account for the other losses that Upsllon felt last year. Brother Davis, our steward, received the B. S. degree in Business, and Brothers Caruthers
and Shepard were both awarded the B. S. degree in biological science. However, the departing Brothers left assured t h a t the work they had done had not been done in vain. For on the night of May 7, Upsllon took into her veins—new blood. Nine stalwart young men were initiated In to the fold— • eight men from whom we expect great things: Oliver Murchison, Earnest Brown. Arthur Pullum, Chester Hynes, Robert Snow, Robert Jordan, John Wiley, John Wheeler,, and James Wlliams. Williams was recently elected an associate member of the Psi Chi Hono r a r y Fraternity. He is only a Sophomore —keen your eye on h i m brothers. J u s F o n e thing more before I'm through. During the Easter holidays, two Upsllon brothers, H. T. Jones, who received a masters degree in biological science here last summer and now instructor of biological science at Western University, K. C , Mo., and J. D.Scott, who received the Masters degree in Biological Science made a trip to Manhattan, Kans., to address the Kansas Academy of Science. Brother Scott's subject was, "The Spermatagenesis of the Meogryllus Vertlcalls," while brother Jones spoke on "The Spermatogenesis of Three bpecles of Cockroachs." —JNO. H. BLUFORD, JR
Tau Lambda Initiates Nashville Convention Bid Tau Lambda, Nashville, Tennessee, began the academic year 1933-34 with renewed vigor and the motivating Influence of a definite purpose. The October meeting was held at the Fisk Faculty Club with eighteen brothers Joining in the deliberations and fellowship. Brother Dean A. A. Taylor, chapter president, was host. His program for the year included as its major plan extending an invitation to the general convention to hold its twentyseventh annual session in Nashville. A committee composed of Brothers, Cofer, Campbell, and Anderson was appointed to confer with Chi and Alpha Chi Chapters. At the November meeting the chapter formally voted to extend an Invitation to the general convention to meet in Nashville lnj 1935 and a committee was appointed to work with the local undergraduate chapters In presenting the request at St. Louis in December. Nashville Is the Athens of the South. As a cultural and educational center she is unsurpassed. The new Meharry Medical College, the greater Flsk University, and A. and I. State College, largest of the state-pupported higher lnstltutlpns, otter facilities for the instruction and entertainment of Alpha Phi Alpha t h a t no other single city affords. "ON TO NASHVILLE IN 1935" is our watchword. Help us to make It the watch word of the twenty-sixth general convention at St. Louis. Payment of 1934 grand taxes, reinstatement of delinquent brothers, and handling of applications for demits from other chapters to Tau Lambda were features of t h e meeting. The chapter pledged support to the national organization and took steps to cooperate actively with the communication from the general president. In the selection o! officers for 1934, the following brothers were re-elected for a n other year: president, Dean A. A. Taylor, Fisk University; vice-president, R. B. J. Campbell, bureau. A. and I. State College; secretary, J. R. Anderson; assistant secretary, Dean Lloyd Cofer, Flsk University; treasurer, Prof. T. W. Talley, Fi6k University; associate editor to The SPHINX, Dean G. C. Gore, Jr., A. and I. State College; parliamentarian, Dr. E. Franklin Frazler, professor of sociology, Fisk University; sargeant-at-arms, Joseph Anderson, Fisk University; chaplain, Dr. Charles S. Johnson, research professor of sociology, Fisk University. Social events in which members of the chapter were especially Interested during the fall season Included a smoker in honor
Page 27 of visiting Brother George R. Arthur, of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, Chicago, during September and a surprise birthday smoker in honor of our president, Brother Dean A. A. Taylor, at the Flsk Faculty Club on November 22. —GEORGE W. GORE, JR.
Alpha Epsilon Lambda Brothers Liked World's Fair After a summer of comparative quiet, t h e Alpha Epsilon Lambda brothers returned to their respective duties eagerly awaiting the first meeting, and quite curious, in a way, as to the activities of their fellow-members during the preceding months. Brothers Anderson and Lawrence spent much of their time In Chicago, taking In the Century of Progress Exposition. Others either remained in the vicinity of Jackson and Vicksburg or hied themselves to parts unknown. Brother President and Mrs. W. H. Williams are parents of a bouncing boy. This is one more potential Ape In the vicinity. Brother Redmond, formerly a member of this chapter, b u t now a t St. Louis, spent some time here with his charming wile. Brother Lanier, also a member until business called him away, visited Jackson for a few days on his way to Nashville. We are all pleased to see t h a t the new year brought into our midst Brother Riley, former instructor a t Howard University, who is now affiliated with Tougaloo College. Rumor has it likewise t h a t Alcorn has witnessed the return of Brother Hurst, former chapter officer, who spent t h e past year studying. I n keeping with what apparently Is a fraternity tradition, the chapter gave a t the home of a close friend in Vicksburg a charming little house party which more t h a n made up In quality lor whatever it may have lacked In size. Somewhat later, Alpha Epsilon Lambda went through her annual process of expansion, taking into her fold two m e n who bid fair to add considerable strength. A. T. Busby, one of the young men admitted, completed work with the Connecticut Aggies and has Just about rounded o u t his tenth year in agricultural work a t Alcorn A. and M. College. Dr. A. H. McCoy, the otther candidate accepted, finished dental work at Meharry and is a dentist of considerable repute In Jackson. Addition of these men is sure to help us get along. On a Friday evening in April, the chapter gave its annual ball. It was a gala affair attended by a select group of prominent men and women. Though the complexion of present economic conditions had compelled the use of the strictest economy, preparations were so thorough t h a t there was no decrease in the amount of e n t h u i asm usually found at the Alpha affairs. The music was good, the hall well decorated, and the atmosphere excellent. — F . W. BONNER
When Delta Lambda Calls A Meeting, They Come Out Our* first regular monthly meeting of the current school year was held in October at t h e comfortable Maybeth Tea Room. The large number of brothers attending was undoubtedly due in great part t o the particularly artistic and enticing form of announcements sent out by ever faithful Brother C. C. Jackson. After business matters had been handled, Brother Al Hughes, our president, presented the several new members. Among t h e m were Furman Templeton, a graduate of Lincoln University and former football captain, who is now connected with the Municipal Reemployment Bureau, and Alonzo Moron, recent appointee in t h e department of Community Welfare Work. Brother Moron, by the way, according to Ripley of BeUeve-it-or-not, is the only