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THE
SPHINX
FREDERICK DOUGLAS STUBBS "SERVANT OF ALL" By William H. Gray, Jr.
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E R V A N T of All—is the ideal in practice in the life of Brother Doctor F. D. Stubbs, of Philadelphia's Psi chapter, one of the nation's outstanding medical men. Unaffected by multitudinous honors which have ranged from election to Phi Beta Kappa to citation by Times magazine, for his pioneering work in pulmonary tuberculosis, Brother Stubbs still possesses the common touch of simplicity and unsophistication; and in this manner he serves with great dignity the most lowly of his race. "First of All" accomplishments in the life of Brother Doctor Stubbs have been almost too numerous to mention. His Magna Cum Laude baccalaureate graduation from Dartmouth, his Cum Laude graduation from H a r v a r d Medical College, his position as Resident Surgeon Cleveland City Hospital, his position as Resident Thoracic Surgeon Sea View Hospital New York City, his position as Visiting Surgeon Philadelphia General Hospital, his performance of the lobectomy and pneumonectomy and his election to Phi Beta Kappa at Dartmouth have all been pioneering efforts. In each instance he has been the first man of color to merit such recognition or perform such achievements. Brother Stubbs regards his initiation into Alpha Phi Alpha along with the most sacred and outstanding of his most noble attainments. A chronological account of his achievements can be obtained from the following biographical sketch. F. D. Stubbs, physician, was born in Wilmington, Delaware, March 16, 1906. H e graduated from Howard High
School, Wilmington, 1922; Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., 1923; Dartmouth College, 1927, A. B. Magna Cum L a u d e ; H a r v a r d Medical College, 1931, M. D. Cum Laude. He was the first Negro Interne and first Negro Resident Surgeon Cleveland City H o s p i t a l ; first Negro Resident Thoracic Surgeon, Sea View Hospital, New York City. At present he is serving as Visiting Surgeon, Philadelphia General Hospital; Associate Surgeon and Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Douglas Memorial H o s p i t a l ; Associate Surgeon, Mercy H o s p i t a l ; Surgeon to the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons. He has the distinction of being the only trained Negro Thoracic Surgeon in America. H e performed the first lobectomy and pneumonectomy ever accomplished by a Negro surgeon. He trained the first Negro physicians in thoracic surgery ever to receive such training in a Negro institution. H e is a member of many local, state and national medical societies, and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha H o n o r a r y Medical Fraternity, being the only Negro ever elected at H a r vard. He has presented a number of scientific papers before local and national medical societies and they have been subsequently published. At present he has the following papers ready tor publication: "Preliminary Report of 46 Consecutive Thoracopplasties"; "Lobectomy in the Treatment of P u l monary Tuberculosis with the Report of two Cases"; Childhood Type Tuberculosis in Negro Adults with Consideration of Therapy." H e is a Phi Beta Kappa, Dartmouth, and a member of Sigma P i Phi.
SOUTHERN REGIONAL BACKS NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM T h e Southern Regional Conference, held in Birmingham, Ala., May 2, 3, 4th, endorsed the National Defense P r o g r a m as outlined by the Allied Councils for Defense following the major address by Brother Attorney Theodore M. Berry, of Cincinnati, Coordinator for the Allied Councils, and former General Counsel of Alpha Phi Alpha F r a t e r n i t y Brother Berry, speaker for the Conference Saturday, May 2nd, outlined
steps that every chapter can and should take to bring about greater participation of Negroes in the National Defense industries over the country. Forum discussions were also held on Alpha's Education for Citizenship program, reclamation of delinquent brothers, and activities of Regional Directors. T h e Conference went on record to recommend that the next General ( T u r n to Page 19)
May, 1941
Defense
Speaker
T. M. B E R R Y , Esq.
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C. J. G R E E N E Two notable Alpha personalities
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the Southern Regional Conference were Brother Attorney Theodore M. (Ted) Berry, top, who spoke on participation of Negroes in National Defense, and Brother Charles J. Greene, member of the host chapter, whose wit kept the banquet moving at a lively pace.