THE SPHINX Official Organ of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc PUBLISHED FEBRUARY, MAY, OCTOBER, and DECEMBER VOLUME 25
FEBRUARY. 1939
THE STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LEWIS O. SWINGLER 390 VT. Beale Avenue Memphis, Tennessee ASSISTANT EDITOR HUGH M. GLOSTER LeMoyne College Memphis, Tennessee WHO'S WHO EDITOR GEORGE B. KELLEY Troy, New York HISTORY EDITOR JAMES B. BROWNING Miners Teachers College Washington, D. C. FRAT FUN EDITOR DR. O. WILSON WINTERS Norristown, Pa. ART EDITORS JAMES D. PARKS Lincoln University Jefferson City, Mo. FERDINAND ROUSSEVE Art Department Xavier University New Orleans, La. HERSHAL C. LATHAM Memphis, Tennessee CONTRIBUTING EDITORS MILTON S. J. WRIGHT Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio WILLIAM H. GRAY Southern University Scotlandville, La. JOSEPH E. COTTON Memphis, Tennessee CLYDE L. COLE Carver Junior High School Tulsa, Oklahoma
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CONTENTS Percival R. Piper—Front P a g e Cover
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Moulding a Brotherhood Convention Call
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Scholarship Announcements
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Midwestern Regional Conclave
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Tribute To Bro. Sidney B. Redmond Beta Psi Alpha's Gift To Old World Feature Section Among Us Alphas Hits And Misses
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Fraternity Fun Voice Of The Sphinx
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O m e g a Chapter
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ILLUSTRATIONS-DISPLAYS Balfour Advertising
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National Urban League
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Iota Lambda Officers Beta Phi Chapter . Sphinx Club, Philander Smith Alpha Psi Lambda Chapter
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Alpha Theta Chapter Beta Theta Chapter
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GRANT W. HAWKINS Indianapolis, Ind. 1939 CONVENTION EDITOR CHARLES L. FRANKLIN New York City, N. Y. CIRCULATION SPENCER SMITH Memphis, Tennessee ADVERTISING JOHN L. BRINKLEY, Jr. Memphis, Tennessee
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