Mrs. T. W. Cole Honored at Wiley MARSHALL, Texas
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L P H A "moves o n w a r d " here at Alpha Sigma C h a p t e r on Wiley College campus. A b a n n e r year began with the ann u a l dance known as the Alpha Black a n d W h i t e Ball in h o n o r of C h a p t e r Q u e e n Gwendolyn Pruitt, of Marshall, a n d was climaxed with "Education for Citizenship" Week, May 5-11. T h e May 6 program presented Brother Lawrence T e r r y of East Chicago as guest speaker a n d featured the awarding of Alpha H o n o r Certificates to students obtaining an " A " average for the preceding quarter. O t h e r highlights of the week included a Prayer Service led by Brother V. O. Ewell; the Alpha Quiz Program, with Brother Joseph H . R a i b o n II as quiz master;' " W i n d o w Shopping," a style review given jointly with the graduate chapter here, for scholarship fund benefit; and as the grand climax, an address by the beloved past general president, Brother Belford V. Lawson, Jr., w h o captured his audience with a theme a n d poem on Mother's Day. Mother of Year N a m e d " M o t h e r of the Year" was Mrs. T . W. Cole, to w h o m was presented a beautiful corsage, as a token of her thai in and her love for her four children. Brother T . W. Cole, Wiley dean a n d registrar, was awarded a trophy for his service to the chapter in the capacity of faculty advisor, a n d Brother Lawson also received in gratitude for his highly appreciated address. T h e following week, seven men crossed the b u r n i n g sands and are fighting lor Alpha fame. T h e y are Brothers Norvell Bruner, Boley, Okla.; R u b e Williams, Ft. W o r t h , T e x a s ; O d e a n Rhodes, Lul'kin. Texas: Benny L. Daniels, Marshall, T e x a s ; foe Kirven, Dallas, T e x a s ; Joseph Bailey, Beaumont, T e x a s ; and L. V. Williams, Denver, Colo. Leroy Jackson, President For the year 1952-53, Leroy Jackson steps to the helm as president, succeeding James A. Wright II. Brother Jackson hails from Shreveport, La. Since he has matriculated here at Wile) College, he has become m e m b e r a n d also president of A l p h a Alpha, an honorary society for students who m a i n t a i n an " A " average. Brother W r i g h t leaves us as a graduate of 1952 with intentions of entering a school of law. OCTOBER,
1952
O t h e r officers lor the year are: Lawrence Terry, vice-president: Norvell Brunei', recording secretary; R u b e Williams, corresponding secretary; Odean Rhodes, treasurer; Benny L. Daniels, chaplain; Joe Kirven, SPHINX director; Joseph Bailey, parliamentarian, Alpha Sigma's "political tennis player"; Frank Ford, sergeant-at-arms. who comes here from Idebel, Okla.: Joseph H. Raibon, II, SPHINX associate editor, hailing from Houston, Texas. Leaving behind a sera]) book of achievements we have the following graduating brothers: James A. Wright, II, T e m p l e , Texas; Robert Prince, Dallas, T e x a s ; John Booker, III, Ft. W o r t h Texas; Van Buren McClellan, II, Lindale, Texas: Arnold H. Lockley, Beaumont, Texas; Luvester Drake, Ft. W o r t h , Texas: a n d L. V. Williams, Denver, Colo. — BRO. J O S E P H H.
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KERMIT J. HALL
Budget Revolution Seen For Alpha J & . E R M I T J. Hall, chairman of the national Budget Committee, is a man u n d e r whose regime there has been a revolution in Alpha's budget status. Appointed at the Atlanta General Convention in 1949, Brother Hall immediately faced as his first task the revision of the 1950 Budget to avoid the deficits which the General Organization constantly had faced for a n u m b e r of years. H o w much progress has been made under his leadership may be seen in the fact that the Fraternitv has not h a d a deficit since 1949.' In early 1950, the Executive Council approved the procedures Hall reco m m e n d e d for the fiscal operation of the General Convention. At the Kansas City Convention the same year he was designated Comptroller—the officer whose responsibility it is to approve a n d regulate the overall financial program. Aside from his duties as Budget chairman, H a l l serves as advisor to General President A. Maceo Smith on fiscal affairs; heads the Committee on Life Memberships; a n d is a m e m b e r of the Committee on the General Secretary, the Cleveland Convention Committee, and the 50th Anniversary Committee. An active member of the very large and very active Psi Chapter, he serves that important Alpha g r o u p as parliam e n t a r i a n and as chairman of the Budget and the Education Committees. Holder of a Master's degree from (Continued on Page 32)
Let's Look at Cleveland! J . F you really want to see Cleveland while you're there for the Convention, a visit to the Observation Floor of the Terminal T o w e r Building should be on your schedule. U p on the 42nd floor—78(i feet above Lake Erie—you'll see a wonderful panorama from the "tallest building in the U. S. outside of New York City." From the North windows, you'll see the municipal buildings, the Stadium (home of the Cleveland baseball a n d football pros), the passenger boat pier, the Coast G u a r d vessels a n d station, a n d a view of the vast expanse of Lake Erie with large ore vessels on parade. T h e East windows provide a bird's-eye view of the shopping distiict, the office buildings, and suburbs; the South view shows you the steel mills a n d other plants on the winding Cuyahonga River, dotted with bridges of every type; and the West windows let you in on Cleveland's busy h a r b o r entrance, residential a n d industrial centers, a n d in the distance, the Cleveland Airport. T h e T e r m i n a l Tower's slogan is: "You see more in a glance than in a week of motoring." P A G E 27