The SPHINX | Spring February 1956 | Volume 42 | Number 1 195604201

VOLUME XLII

ON TO BUFFALO AND ITHACA!

FEBRUARY, 1956

NUMBER 1

THE HOUSE OF ALPHA

GOODWILL is the monarch of ihis house. Men, unacquainted, enter, shake hands, exchange greetings tand depart friends. Cordiality exists among all who abide within.

HERE IS the eminent expression of friendship. Character and temperament change under its dominant power. Lives once touched within become tuned ami are thereafter amiable, kindly, fraternal. The musician is inspired to play noble sentiments and the chemist is helped to convert ungenerous personalities into individuals of great worth. Ignoble impulses are destroyed and, in her stead, are born exalted principles which make for common brotherhood whose impulses resound in all communities and princely men are thereby recognized.

EDUCATION, health, music, laughter, encouragement, sympathy—all of these are species of interest given on self-invested capital. Tired moments find it a delightful retreat; hours of sorrow, a shrine of understanding At all times it is faithful to the creed of companionship.

TO A FEW,this is a castle of dreams—ambitious, hopeful, successful dreams. To many, it is a poetic palace where human feelings is rhymed to celestial motives. To the great majority, it is a treasury of good fellowship.

THE SCHOOL of friendship; the college of brotherly love; the university for the better making of the man, This Is Alpha Phi Alpha!

—By Sydney P. Brown, Xi Lambda

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ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, Inc.

GENERAL OFFICERS

General President: FRANK L STANLEY, SR., Box 1558, Louisville Defender, Louisville 1, Ky

Western Vice-President: SAMUEL P DeBOSE, 2671 Lacuesta Drive, Hollywood 46, Calii

Southwest Vice-President: J S CHANDLER, lll'/i South Second Street, Muskogee, Okla

Midwestern Vice-President: C ANDERSON DAVIS, 200 Jones Street, Blueiield, West Virginia

Eastern Vice-President: J RUPERT PICOTT, Clay Street at Fourth, Richmond 19 Virginia

Southern Vice-President: LEWIS O SWINGLER, 546 Beale Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee

General Secretary: JAMES E HUGER, 4432 South Parkway, Chicago 15, Illinois

General Treasurer: MEREDITH G FERGUSON, 925 Eleventh Avenue, North, Nashville 8, Tenn

Editor-in-Chief, THE SPHINX: W BARTON BEATTY, JR., Box 352, Phoebus, Virginia

Director of Educational Activities: WILLIAM H HALE, Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia

General Counsel: BILLY JONES, 342A East Broadway, East St Louis, Illinois

Historian: CHARLES H WESLEY, Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio

Chairman, Audit Committee: W D HAWKINS, JR. Fisk University, Nashville Tennessee Chairman, Budget Committee: KERMIT J HALL, 5000 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia 43, Pa

ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENTS

EASTERN—Frank DeCosta, Jr., Cook Hall, Howard University, Washington, D C • WESTERN— James Johnson, 2532 Regent Street, Berkeley, California • SOUTHERN—Clarence E Branch, Jr., East Dorm, Tennessee A and I University Nashville 8, Tennessee • MIDWESTERN— William A Lester, Jr., 6918 S Michigan, Chicago 37, Illinois • SOUTHWESTERN—H Rudolph Sims, Box 9414, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

JEWELS

Henry A Callis, 2306 E Street, N E Washington D C ; George B Kelley, 1-113th Street, Troy N Y.; Nathaniel A Murray, 2151 West 21st Street, Los Angeles 18, Calii

OMEGA: Charles H Chapman Robert H Ogle Vertner W Tandy, Eugene Kinckle Jones

CHAIRMEN STANDING COMMITTEES

50th ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION—Russell N Service 585 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, N Y

SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION—Dr Wil liam H Hale, Clark College, Atlanta, Ga

BUDGET—Kermit J Hall, 5000 Woodland Ave nue, Philadelphia, Pa

AUDITING—W D Hawkins, Fisk University Nashville, Tenn

PUBLIC POLICY—Dr Charles H Wesley, Cen tral State College, Wilberforce, Ohio

GENERAL SECRETARY—Walter H Williams Sr., Box 1549, Jackson, Miss RECOMMENDATIONS—Dr Lloyd H Williams Sr. 119 N Greenwood, Tulsa, Okla

ELECTIONS—Henry Luke Dickason, Morris town College, Morristown, Tenn

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS—Tolly Harris, 326 North Greenwood, Tulsa, Okla STANDARDS AND EXTENSION—W Alexan der Smith, 2537 Madison Street, Gary Ind HOUSING—Oscar C Brown, 4649 S Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, 111

ALPHAS 1956 THREE POINT PROGRAM

1 10,000 Financial Brothers by August 1, 1956

2. 2,500 Brothers, with families in Buffalo, August 7

3 Register and Vole

SPHINX STAFF

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF W Barton Beaf.y Jr

ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITORS

James E Huger, Leroy lefferies Kermit Hall

FUN EDITOR O Wilscn Winters

EDITORIAL ASSISTANT—Mi'.ton S I Wright ASSISTANTS—Hugh M GIoster, Thomas W Young W Wesley Whetstone J Saunders Redding

Frank L. Stanley, Robert F Custis

STAFF EDITORS—Samuel P DeBose J S Chandler I Rupert Picott, Lewis O Swingler C Anderson Davis John Hope Franklin, Alonzo G Moron Ramon Scruggs, Theodore Tatum, Stephen J Wright, Charles V Willie

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS—Archibald J Carey J M Ellison, Felton G Clark Miles Graham Rayiord Logan, Bellord Lawson Wayman Ward Rufus Atwood Charles F Lane, John Simmons Robert J Anthony Oscar C Brown, William H Hale

CHAPTER DIRECTORY

INTERMEDIATE CHAPTERS

Mil) OMICRON LAMBDA ALPHA — Walter Doyle Jr. Box 32 Howard University Washington 1, D C

501 OMICRON LAMBDA BETA—Livy T Wilson (P), 410 E Church Street, Champaign 111

UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS

ALPHA—Edwin W Johnson (P), 206 Linden 30 Avenue, Ithaca, New York 3^

BETA—Samuel L Banks 271 Slowe Hall, 1919 3rd Street, Washington, D C 32

GAMMA—Claude L. Franklin, Jr. Virginia 33 Union University, Richmond 20 Va

DELTA—Allen R Prosser 1609 E 9th S:reet, 34 Austin, Tex 35

EPSILON—Aloysius F Jones (PI 1015 Catherine St. Ann Arbor, Mich 36

ZETA—Hamilton D Smith (S) 17 Ball Road, North Haven, Conn 37

ETA—Leonard Dawson (S) 938 St Nicholas Ave. New York 32 N Y 38

THETA—William A Lester, Jr., 6918 S Michigan Ave., Chicago 111 39

IOTA—Norris Long—1161 Avenue A, N. Atlanta Ga 40

KAPPA—Edward Sullivan, 68 East 11th St., Columbus 10, Ohio 41

MU—Arthur C Hill (S) 650 Carroll Ave., St Paul 4 Minn 42

NU—Lewis Downing (P), Box 222, Lincoln Univ. Lincoln Univ., Penn 43, XI—Robert L. Pruitt (P) Wilb:rforce University Wilberforce Ohio 44

OMICRON—Robert P Smith (P), 3046 Centre Ave. Pittsburgh 19 Pa 45

PI—William Appling 3014 East 83rd St., Cleveland 4, Ohio 46

RHO—Turner C Johnson, 1218 North 59th St. Philadelphia 19, Pa, 47

SIGMA—Leon L. Haley (CS), 76 Copeland St. Roxbury Mass 48

TAU—Warren I Smith Jr. 1301 W Clark St. Urbana III 49

UPSILON—Churby C Clowers (S), 1101 Mississippi St. Lawrence, Kans 50, PHI—Sylvester Davis (P), Ohio University, Athens Ohio 51

CHI—T Wendell Williams, 1222 Jefferson St. Nashville, Tenn 52

PSI—James McCall (S), 136 Hartter St., Philadelphia 19 Pa 53

ALPHA ALPHA—John R Queen (S), 732 Hearne Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 54

ALPHA BETA—Mason Davis (P) Talladega College Talladega, Ala

ALPHA GAMMA — (Inactive) Providence

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ALPHA DELTA—Alvis Andrews (S), 2116 S Western Ave., Los Angeles 18, Calif

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ALPHA EPSILON—Bobby Cooper <P), 1104 30th St., Oakland Calif 58

ALPHA ZETA—Malcolm Murphy, W Va State College Institute W Va 59

ALPHA ETA—Arthur L Visor (S), 2615 Pendleton Ave., St Louis, Mo

ALPHA

ALPHA Lafayette St., Denver 5, Colo

ALPHA KAPPA—(Inactive) Springfield, Mass

ALPHA MU—Charles M Smith (S), 2142 Dewey Ave., Evanston, 111

ALPHA NU—(Inactive) Des Moines, la

ALPHA XI—Cleophus W Miller, 531 26th Ave. Seattle 22, Wash

ALPHA OMICRON—Felix Bagby, Johnson C Smith Univ., Charlotte 8 N C

ALPHA PI—Melvin E Talbott (P), 522 E Kentucky, Louisville Ky

ALPHA RHO—W T Barnes, Jr. Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga

ALPHA SIGMA—Lem Davis, Jr (P), Wiley College Marshall, Tex

ALPHA TAU—E Bruce Tate (S) 80 W Center St., Akron 8, Ohio

ALPHA UPSILON—Billy Patton 5744 Iroquois, Detroit 13 Mich

ALPHA PHI—Cornelius College Atlanta, Ga

ALPHA CHI—Richard Thornell, Fisk University, Nashville Tenn

THETA—(Inactive) Iowa City, la IOTA—Glen C Harris (P), 2717 Henderson, Clark Box 453,

ALPHA PSI—George W Enslow (S) Lincoln University Jefferson City Mo

BETA ALPHA—John Collins, Morgan State College Baltimore 12 Md

BETA BETA—Maurice L. Russell (S) 1971 S St. Lincoln Neb

BETA GAMMA—James L. Hall (S) Box 2105 Va State College Petersburg Va

BETA DELTA—Cleveland Smith, Box 248 State College Orangeburg S C

BETA EPSILON—Gilbert Caldwell (P), A and T College, Greensboro N C

BETA ZETA—Albert A Greenlee (P), State Teachers College Elizabeth N C

BETA ETA—Douglas Kellv (S), 318 East Oak St., Carbondale, 111

BETA THETA—Sylvester Rudder (P), Bluefield State College Bluefield, W Va

BETA IOTA—Lawrence Hauser (P), Teachers College Winston-Salem N C

BETA KAPPA—Edward Sanders (S), P O Box 151, Langston U., Langston, Okla

BETA MU—William M Clark, Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Ky

BETA NU—Samuel Washington (S) Fla A and M University, Tallahassee, Fla

BETA XI—William J Hawkins, 344 W Person Ave., Memphis Tenn

BETA OMICRON—Virgil V McGee, Tenn

A and I State Univ., Nashville, Tenn

BETA PI—Claude W Malone, Box 26, Lane College, Jackson Tenn

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EDITORIAL;

41st Cjenerai (convention in VK.etroSpect

BROTHER ROBERT T CUSTIS, Guest Editor

Jl HREE major characteristics stamped the 41st General Convention activities as, "Best Ever." What activities were "Best Ever"? This question assumes singling out certain events for mention, but does not imply any inferior quality of others The contrary is true Imposed limitations compel selection based on those matters likely to remain indelibly impressed in the memories of all who were present in Chicago, Illinois, December 27-30, 1955.

Careful, long time cooperative, coordinated planning marked convention activities. The "Brochure'' (printed on the best bond paper for easy reading) was well planned It grouped and listed time, place and location of all business and social events; excellent pictures of Alpha's General officers, Chicago Chapter Officials and biographical sketches of distinguished Chicago Alpha Brothers Registration arrangements were executed quickly, by courteous, friendly personnel, with a minimum of fuss and confusion.

Registration facilities were adjacent to and, within a few seconds reach of the convention hall, located on the third floor of Convention Headquarters in the forty story, world's largest hotel, The Morrison, in Chicago's main business district known as the "Loop." Ample committee rooms were easily reached by walking upstairs to the fourth floor Meals, and refreshments were available in several different and easily reached places in and outside the Morrison Hotel Convention Headquarters. Here, living accommodations were excellent Others who chose not to stay at the Morrison were housed quickly in other "Loop" and southside hotels, private dwellings and in homes of friends.

Business sessions were conducted on a very high plane They started and terminated on schedule Scheduled business items were completed within allotted times Deliberations were serious, but punctuated with appropriate humor and joviality. Constructive criticism was solicited, offered, courteously received, resolved or allowed to run its course A friendly spirit of genuine brotherhood pervaded all business sessions. All sessions ended with singing of the Alpha hymn and prayer

Social affairs were supereminent. They were distinguished by grandeur, splendor, rare viands, beverages, and fine music Feminine pulchritude clothed in beautiful gowns enhanced each affair. This was especially true of "Cocktails and Conversation" given at the J H Johnson Publishing Company establishment, sponsored by Brother J. H. Johnson. String music, straw hats for men, leis for women accented the Hawaiian motif with plenty to eat and drink It topped all other similar

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1956

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CHICAGO, 111.—Itisa distinct privilege for me to come before you today to make a report of our efforts, observations and recommendations during this forty-ninth year of our Fraternity's existence

Immediately after our excellent convention in Miami, the impact of this high office struck me full force, as I became more increasingly aware of the faith, hope and responsibilities placed in me My one consolation was found in the knowledge that in Alpha, no Brother is ever honored for what he receives; here, honor is the reward lor the service he gives

It was readily apparent that as inheritors of our Fraternity's rich past, the trustees of its present and architects of its future, Alpha stood on the threshold of a new era—a new day in a world destined to the inevitability of change

Our immediate challenge, therefore, was how well we could step over this threshold into greater areas of service in justification of our existence. Thus, we were faced with the dual responsibility of completing our first half century and at the same time, planning for the advent of our next No prior administration has ever been land with such grave and stupendous responsibilities

In this tremendous undertaking, I have been blessed with a very able corps of fellow officers—in my opinion, the best you have given any General President Able, aggressive, experienced, highly cooperative and with a sacred devotion to Alpha, these Brothers moulded themselves into a team of harmony and action Likewise, Alphas everywhere have exhibited a noble spirit and rich kindness in helping me to perform my assigned task, lor all of this, I am profoundly grateful Therefore, if we have brought any achievement to Alpha, give the credit to my fellow officers and the brothers in the ranks

I have been encouraged again and again by the splendid local and regional programs that are reflecting great credit on our Fraternity

Unfortunately, Omega Chapter claimed many brothers during the year, notably among whom were one of our youngest and most serviceable officers, the late Mid-Western VicePresident, [ulius C Judkins, and the

creator of those inspiring words of our hymn, the late Abraham L Simpson Less than forty-eight hours before brother Simpson's death, he visited with me and advised that he was planning toattend thisconvention To paraphrase that inspiring 10th century poem of John Donne which was resurrected by Hemingway in his famous novel, "For Whom the Bell Tolls":

"No man is an island in himself; he ispart of the mainland

If a clod be washed away, (Alpha) is less Any (Brothel's) death diminishes me, Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee."

Truly, we live in and through every Brother's life and we live and die through every Brother's death

By convention action at Miami, you charged this administration with:

1 The publishing, distributing and the widest and most effective use of the Miami Manifesto—our suggested

course of action in this all-important desegregation period

2 The completion of the furnishings an remodeling of our National Headquarters, and the planning of its dedication

3 The administration of a sound financial operation

4 Effecting a more resultful reclamation program

5 Assigning more Brothers with special talents to our respective committees.

6 The greater recognition of Alpha nationally and internationally through forceful representation in public affairs

7 The acceleration and extension of our militant social action program to the end that we make the most frontal attack possible on second class citizenship and all of its devastating and demoralizing ills

8 The naming of an observer to the United Nations.

9 To program and direct the 41st General Convention

10 To perfect plans for our 50th Anniversary Celebration

In addition, Alpha Phi Alpha became the first Fraternity to make a substantial deposit in the "Freeze Fund." the Iti-State Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, for the aid of economic pressure victims

Through the leadership of an extremely alert top level committee, we engendered a most effective public relations program

We have sought to promote a closer relationship with undergraduates, the lifeblood of our Fraternity, which must be revitalized if we are to grow At this convention, you will be given reports that will show the serious problems we face in enlarging and extending our undergraduate chapters Our birth rate is far too low for a growing, thriving Fraternity

In my official capacity, I have travelled some 30,000 miles and made twenty-eight individual chapter visitations, in addition to attending five regionals. More than half of my meetings were with undergraduate chapters Their needs are so vast that even if all of my time were concentrated on undergraduates, it would not be enough Unquestionably, the most sweeping necessary changes incumbent upon us are those on the undergrauate level, if we are to attract, pledge, initiate, and hold new

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BROTHER CHARLES F. LANE

Brother Lane served as general chairman of the Forty-First General Convention held in Chicago, and did a great job. So all Alphas say thanks to Brother and Mrs Charles F Lane

The Challenge Of The Hour

By DR THEODORE MASON HOWARD of Mound Bayou, Miss

Delivered at the Chicago Convention on the Occasion of His Acceptance of the Alpha Phi Alpha Medal of Honor for 1955

PROGRAM

41st General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated PUBLIC MEETING

December 28th—8:00P M Trianon Ballroom

Organ Preiude

Presiding Att'y Charles F Lane Chairman Convention Committee

Invocation Rev Morris H Tynes

Musical Selection

Welcome The City of Chicago Mayor Richard J Daley Pan-Hellenic Council Miss Ida King Midwestern Region Rev Archibald J Carey

Response Mr Frank L. Stanley Sr General President

Musical Selection

Introduction of Guest

Speaker Att'y Henry J Richardson

Guest Speaker Dr Theodore R Mason Howard

Presentation of the Alpha Medal of Honor Mr Tolly W Harris

Medley of Greek Hymns

Announcements Mr David L Daniel

Benediction Rev A Wayman Ward

CHICAGO, 111.-Mr President Officers Members and Friends of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity: The honor which you have conferred upon me in making me the recipient of your 1955 Alpha Nfedal of Honor, is the most electrifying experience of my life. I feel that there is nothing I have done to merit the great honor which you have conferred upon me As a country doctor in Mississippi, I have just tried to do my duty as an American citizen

It is with very deep sincerity, humble devotion, profound gratitude and a rededication of my life to the cause of God and American democracy that I accept the Alpha Medal of Honor for 1955

As I journeyed from my home in :\Fississippi, USA, the very last outpost of American democracy, I wondered what I might say to this distinguished group of American citizens to arouse you to double your determination and efforts in fighting for complete freedom, liberty and democracy for all American citizens, regardless of race, creed or color Regardless of the other theories of government which are present in our world today, those of us who are gathered here tonight know that our theory of American democracy is the greatest philosophy of government that has been given to man since the dawn of creation

We, who accept the simple truths of

our American democracy, profess faith in the intrinsic dignity of all humanity without stopping to think whether it is white humanity, black humanity, Jewish humanity, Catholic humanity, Latin humanity or Oriental humanity; we profess faith in the reasonableness, the integrity and the sense of moral and spiritual responsibilities in ihe human personality Our basic concept of American democracy takes on the plain principles of faith in the equality of man, in the right of all men to a free, a full and abundant life, socially, politically, economically and spiritually. Our American concept ol democracy, also, declares that every man must have the freedom ol opportunity to release the potentialities for greatness and lor good that

are implanted within man, so that a form of wealth is created in artistic, scientific, cultural and economic contributions which is possible of distribution to all men in more abundant and richer living

Mr Justice Holmes made this statement several years ago, "The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience. The felt necessities of the time. The prevalent moral and political theories, intuitions of public policy, avowed or unconscious, even the prejudices which judges share with their fellow men, have had a good deal more to do than the syllogism in determining the rules by which men should be governed"

Ihe historic edict ol the Supreme Court of the USA in May 1954 de-

DR. THEODORE R. MASON HOWARD TRIUMPHS

Dr Howard, Alpha's public meeting guest speaker and recipient of Alpha's 1955 Man of the Year Award during the forty-first Grand Convention held recently in Chicago, was heard by 3,000 persons that jammed the spacious Trianon Ballroom. This scene shows Dr. Howard, at left, being congratulated by left to right: Brother, Rev A Wayman Ward, fraternity chaplain and Brother Meredith G Ferguson, general treasurer of Alpha Phi Alpha

claring segregation in the public schools of America a serious violation of our American concept of democracy, along with more recent decisions dealing with recreational facilities and Interstate Commerce have been met with mingled emotions throughout our nation In the deep South these edicts have been met with open hostility In my Mississippi these edicts have been met with open violence and the worse economic pressure in the history of our nation

Tin sociologists and historians who write about this period of American History through which we are passing will be compelled to make a note on the change in race relations in the South which carries a date line of May 17th 1954. They most certainly will have to note that in the deep South starting with May 17th 1954 that those of us who lived in the deep South and still had faith in the American concept of democracy have had to believe that the darkest hours are just before dawn or that 'it's got to get a lot worse before it can get better.'

America'sexhibit No 1,isMississippi, USA, from May 17th 1954 through December 1955 Notwithstanding, the fact that Mississippi has had a separate but equal school law on her statute books since the Constitutional convention of 1890, every Governor and Legislative Assembly forgot all about this law until they felt the sharp lash of the edict of the Supreme Court on May 17th 1954 The Gover-

nor and the Mississippi State Legislature were in such adilemma that they called upon the Negro leaders of the state to help them find a way to circumvent the U S Supreme Court decision When the one hundred Negro leaders assembled in Jackson, Mississippi on July 30th 1955 for the meeting with the Governor and high state officials, your speaker had this to say to Governor Hugh White of Mississippi, "The Negroes who have come here today have not come to help work out any trick or plan to circumvent the decision of the Supreme Court outlawing segregation in the public school Today, you wish to bargain with us You will give us schools if we will give you our freedom We will not today or ever enter into any agreement to circumvent the U S Supreme Court's decision."

The Governor nor anyone in authority in Mississippi has said up until this very hour that ten years, one hundred years or one thousand years from now they will comply with the Supreme Courts decision on segregation. They are still saying that we will never comply Senator James O Eastland of Mississippi has recently called upon the Mississippi State Legislature which meets in January to nullify by proper legislative enactments all decisions of the U S Supreme Court dealing with segregation So far as I am concerned, the Federal Government in 1956, is going to find itself faced with the same problem

TWO JEWELS ATTEND CHICAGO CONVENTION

Jewel Brothers George B. Kelley oi Troy, N. Y. and Nathaniel H. Murray of Los Angeles, California, were active participants in the 41st General Convention Jewel Murray was one oi the Convention speakers. Jewel Brother Henry A. Callis of Washington, D. C. was not present. These three plus four other Jewels now deceased, founded Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on the campus of Cornell University in 1906 We return to that site August 11, 1956 to rededicate our lives to the principles of our renown fraternity.

with reference to Mississippi that it found itself faced with in 1860—complete rebellion against Federal authority.

A whole people are being subjected to unbelievable Legislative Enactments, terror, violence, murder and frightful economic pressure in the State of Mississippi The Mississippi State Legislature has enacted two Constitutional Amendments since May 17th 1954,which are aimed at the Negroes of Mississippi. One of these amendments provides for the Public School system to be abolished in any school district where Negroes attempt to integrate The second amendment imposes a rigid reading and writing test upon the Negro who attempts to qualify to vote in Mississippi

Today, 92 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation we have fewer than 19,000 qualified Negro votes out of a total Negro population of 986,000,and today, Negroes can only vote in 22 of the 82 counties in Mississippi. In the August 2nd Democratic primary the Negro's vote was thrown out in most of these 22 counties where Negroes were formerly permitted to vote and yet, Mississippi's Congressional representation is based upon the total population The frightful methods of intimidation and the dastardly boldness of the wholesale disfranchisement of the Negro citizens in Mississippi and the total disregard for the 14th and 15th amendments of our Federal Constitution is the blackest spot on our American democracy today and stands as the greatest road-block to democratic thinking, as well as offering the paramount challenge to our American way of life

The White Citizen Council was organized in July 1954, after the May 17th 1954 decision. It is an organization of white males dedicated to the proposition of maintaining segregation at any and all cost in Mississippi This organization has within its membership the poorandmiddleclass, but the leaders in the organization are the wealthy planters and bankers, who are directing this economic squeeze against the Negroes of Mississippi The Legal Redress Committee of the White Citizen Council reported to the organization a few week's ago that based upon the May 31st decision of the Supreme Court, they would be able to keep integration out of the Mississippi school system for at least ten years and that about the end of this period the Federal Government will in all probability act drastically upon the voting rights of the Negro in Mississippi, as well as the factors of integration

The Mississippi White Citizen

Council has decided that (luring this so called "Grace Period," they inusi apply the "economic squeeze" so affectively upon the Negro that 500,000 of Mississippi's 986,000 Negroes will be forced to leave the state within the next ten years The thinking behind this terrifying action is that today we have eighteen counties in the Mississippi Delta where Negroes still outnumber the white population approximately 2Vz to 1 These 18 counties make up the major part of two Congressional districts and they know that if this population ratio remains, with the spirit and organization of this new Mississippi Negro, that if we can get our hands on the unrestricted ballot, there would be some political changes made in Mississippi

So today, they are attempting to starve out the Negro people in the 18 Mississippi Delta Counties by this cruel un-American Economic Squeeze intended to dry up all the sources of food, livelihood and are attempting to reduce the Negro population to a state of homeless, hungry, helpless wanderers Hundreds of Negroes have been fired from their jobs; their credit rating taken, credit at banks, businesses and other lending agencies denied Long term loans on homes, businesses and latins are made payable with no possible chance of extension Gins refused to gin cotton grown by Negro land owners all because the Negro refused to remove his name from the registration book

Very few Negro sharecroppers in the Mississippi Delta were permitted to receive any money out of their 1955 cotton crop, notwithstanding the iact that we made the biggest cotton crop in the Mississippi Delta in our history

Our so called Judicial system in Mississippi is without parallel in the annals of out American Judicial system The Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court was appointed by Governor Hugh White in the summer of 1954, to serve as Chairman of the Committee which was appointed to find ways and means of maintaining segregation in the schools of Mississippi Judge Tom "Black Monday" Brady of Brookhaven, Mississippi is an active Circuit Judge presiding over courts where Negroes are tried

On May 7th 1955, my friend, Rev George W Lee was brutally murdered, half of his face was blown away,— hiscrime,—he refused to take his name off the voters registration list His killers are known to Mississippi's law enforcement officers but to this hour no one has been brought to justice —not even an arrest

On August 13th 1955, they shot

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER

Brother Myles Paige congratulates Brother Frank Stanley on his re-election as General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity during the Chicago 1955 General Convention. Brother Sianley declined the nomination for a third term.

down my friend LaMarr Smith in cold blood on the Court House Lawn at Brookhaven, Mississippi His crime was wanting to vote His killer is well known to every one, not a single arrest has been made

On August 28th the little Chicago Negro boy Emmitt Till, 14 years of age, was kidnapped and badly disfigured and lynched while visiting his uncle Rev. Mose Wright at Money, Mississippi I worked on this case from the beginning I tried in vain to get Federal intervention even before his disfigured water-logged body was found in the muddy Tallehatctiie River We put three eye witnesses on the stand, who fingered Bryant and

Milan I sat through the farcical trial in the little dingy Court House at Sumner, Mississippi I saw the two known killers set free to walk the streets to murder other Negroes Every white man and woman in the State of Mississippi knows that the body which was taken out of the muddy Tallehatchie River on Wednesday, August 31st 1955 was the body of Emmitt Till There is no real doubt in anyone's mind about this

The verdict which was given was the verdict of one million two hundred and thirty thousand mentally ill white people in Mississippi, who were anxious for the world outside

of Mississippi to know that no amoimt of outside pressure can make them change their ways of dealing with the Negro in Mississippi

On Friday night, November 25th 1955, my close personal friend, Gus Courts, age 65, was shot through the front window of his store, while he was standing at the counter of his humble grocery store His crime was he had lived in Mississippi 65 years and had never voted and he became a marked man because he dared to register to vote. He narrowly escaped death bul will never be able to return to his home at Belonzi, Mississippi.

Another victim of the open season on Negroes in Mississippi was Clinton Melton of Glendora, Mississippi who was shot down in cold blood by a close friend of J W Milan of Till lynching fame The man who shot part of Clinton Melton's head off was driving Milan's car when he killed Melton and was arrested in J W Milan's home Melton's only crime was being born black in Mississippi, USA, where there are laws protecting the Opossum, the Coon, the Rabbit and the Deer, but open season on Negroes 12 months out of a year

Saturday morning December 24th, the body of the principal of the Negro school at Merigold, Miss., 2lA miles from Mound Bayou, Miss., was found in Long Lake near Tutwiller, Miss While our investigations are not complete we believe that he is another victim of Mississippi terror

The Mississippi White Citizen Council which is spreading to Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina has taken over the State Government of Mississippi and is responsible for creating an atmosphere in which this terrorism, violence and murder can run rampant U S Senator James O Eastland, one of the founding Fathers and chief advisors of White Citizen Council said in a speech in Mississippi in 1954, "there is not a jury of 12 white men to be found in Mississippi who would bring in a judgment against another white man for any act which he might commit while trying to preserve the precious heritage of segregation."

In arecent speech at Jackson, Mississippi before a state wide meeting of of the White Citizen Council, Senator James O. Eastland called on his hearers to "overthrow the monstrous crime committed by the U S Supreme Court outlawing segregation in the public schools." These words which Senator Eastland has spoken against the Supreme law of the land and against the Constitution of the USA are just as dangerous as those spoken by the top Communists in this nation and Eastland must be dealt with just

like we deal with the Communist His right to sit in the U S Senate must Be challenged. How can our National Government go to Geneva and before other international bodies and talk about free elections in Germany or any other place in the world so long as we have a Mississippi How can we talk about conditions behind the iron curtain or any other place on earth as long as our Federal Government stands and lets them lynch a 14 year old child in Mississippi and let the lynchers go free

I believe that our F B I is the greatest crime detection force on earth but I can not understand how a great skyliner can explode in mid-air spreading its wreckage over several miles of the Western slopes and our F B 1 agents are so skilled that they can gather up bits of the wreckage and tell the exact cause of the wreckage of the plane and go on to arrest the criminal who bundled up the 25 sticks of dynamite and placed them in the luggage. But they are never smart enough to find a white man who kills a Negro lor any cause in Mississippi

You will, doubtless, be interested to know about three bills which the Mississippi Legislature will be asked to pass in January 1956 First, a bill making it a crime punishable by imprisonment and heavy fine for speaking out against segregation in Mississippi. Second, a bill making it a crime punishable by imprisonment and heavy fine for agitation to bring suit to enforce the Supreme Court's decision Third, a bill giving police officers in Mississippi the power to arrest members of the F B I for interferring with white citizens in the state of Mississippi for any cause

Our job in a state like Mississippi is doubly hard because the tap roots of racial prejudice sink deep into the souls of the people and the feed roots of ignorance keep the tap roots of prejudice alive Mississippi is the number 1 state in illiteracy and the 48th in economics and this is the big reason for Mississippi being the No 1—Hell-hole of America.

But, you say to me, "Dr. Howard that is the South and her problem."

My answer is that it isnot a Southern problem, it is an American problem and it must be solved by the American people I am troubled over the way my people are being treated by the white people of Mississippi but I am, also, greatly concerned about what the white man is doing to himself by committing these non-democratic and non-Christian deeds.

Henry Steele Commogen quotes Winston Churchill at a momentous crisis in history as asking, "What kind

of people do they think we are?"— and that is just the critical question that I want to ask this distinguished assembly here tonight. "What kind of people do they think we are?"

Go with me if you please, any Sunday morning to the churches in the hamlets, villages, towns and cities of the nation Here we find a cross section of American men and women, who in addition to their profession of Christian faith have suffered three wars in this generation to preserve democratic ideas—among which is the principle that all men are created free and equal, and are endowed with certain inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness—these men and women sit in their segregated churches worshipping in a feeling of virtue, the God who commands that man love his brother, while denying church membership as a positive policy because they cannot conceive of a personal level of association with fellowmen who arc not of the same race or color or treed

No wonder Rev. M. A. Thomas of India, speaking in Dayton, Ohio the other day before the Foreign Mission Division of the National Council of Churches said, "Every act of unbrotherliness and injustice by citizens of our country speaks more loudly abroad than do the sermons of Mis sionaries."

Will Herberg, the great Jewish Theologian said at Princeton University the other day that "Religion in the United States has become a sociological rather than a theological phenomenon and that the actual standards by which Americans live have little relation to the religion they honestly profess."

Go with me any week day or morning into the offices of our nation where jobs are denied to Catholics, to Jews, to Negroes, to Latin Americans and to Orientals, and there we find many professed Christians, many patriotic Americans formulating these policies which promote these rejections

Our Southland is frequently referred to as the 'Bible Country', yet the most un-Christ-like deeds are committed there We must conclude today that we have let the religion of Jesus Christ in America, especially in the South, degenerate into an American theological dilemma Religiousness without religion Eleven o'clock on Sunday morning remains the most segregated hour in America If Jesus, the Christ, would return in person to organize religion in America today, he would have to take unto himself a scourge and re-enact his visit to the Temple more than 2,000 years ago,

when he drove out the money changers.

These violations of our American profession of faith in our democracy and our religion can not help but reIk'it themselves in our national and foreign policy I wish to challenge the great Negro church of America to a new crusade. For ninety-two years now in the South, the average Negro preacher has kept his people's minds on the long white robes, the golden slippers and the mansions in the skies and the diet of milk and honey

The psychological effect of this t\|>c of preaching has been that the Negro is content to spend his time here living in a cabin, poorly clothed and poorly fed, satisfied with any and all types of treatment, ever looking forward to the golden slippers, the long white robe, the milk and honey and the mansions in the skies While the Kingdom of Heaven must be made as realistic as possible today, the Negro minister must tell his people that there is something for him to do while he is waiting for his wing measurements for his journey to the mansions in the sky The Negro must be taught that the same Bible which outlines the diet and wearing apparel of the Kingdom of Heaven, also states, that the "Earth (of which the South is a part) is the Lord's and the fullness thereof." That the gold and silver is the Lord's and the cattle upon a thousand hills belong to the Lord We Negroes profess to have more religion than anybody else We certainly do more preaching, praying, moaning and groaning than any other people, yet, the average Negro Christian has less faith than anybody I cannot believe that the great God of the universe cares any more for a soul wrapped in a white skin than he does for a soul wrapped in a black skin I know as a student of medical science that in the anatomical structure and the physiological function of the body which God has given the human race, made after his own image, the only basic difference is in the pigmenting of the skin and the texture of the hair The Negro Christian as a Heaven bound Pilgrim must realize that he can't live on earth and board in Heaven, therefore, the Negro preacher must talk to us more about a balanced diet which includes T-bone steaks, while we are waiting for the incompatible diet of milk and honey, he must talk to us more about the fabrics of cotton, wool, nylon, rayon, velvet, furs and leather while we are preparing for our golden slippers which are going to be mighty uncomfortable and the long white robes He must talk to us more about

ways and means of acquiring good, roomy, comfortable homes of our own right here in the South while we are getting ready for the mansions in the sky If the Negro is to survive in this industrial age, thrift, industry, and business efficiency must become an integral part of the Negro's religion.

Follow me, if you please into a brief biological philosophy of social thinking The human brain, which is the organ of thought, may be divided into the cerebral hemisphere on one hand and the sub-cortical nuclei on the other The cerebral hemisphere is correlated with thinking Something that Negroes are going to have to do more. The cerebral hemisphere produces and transmits cultural accretions so that succeeding generations can take up through the genes which make up the chromosomes where previous generations left off The sub-cortical nuclei is absorbed with emotions and immediate responses to environment stimuli Negroes are prone to use their sub-cortical nuclei more than they use their cerebral hemisphere

One of the most aggravating, perplexing problems that lace the Negro leader today,who really has the cultural background to really understand our problem is to embark upon a program that will bring about the coordination of cerebral and subcortical functioning to the end that the basal animal tendencies shall have

the benefit of forsight, control and direction of cerebral function

During two hundred and fifty years of slavery and ninety-two years of physical freedom, the American Negro, especially the Negro in the South, has responded to the white fear stimuli so long and so frequently that an inferiority complex has been developed in the average Negro and I am sorry to say that some Negro educators and some leaders in America arc fearful to express themselves when approached on the matter of equality of the human races

Those of us who have spent our lives in the South, even Negro edura tors and professional people, have become immersed in our Southern culture, yes, it is everywhere about us and in us The influence of this Southern culture upon the Negro is evidenced by the attitude of the average Negro school teacher on the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States of America, outlawing segregation in the public schools of America

The educated Negro of the South for the most part has accepted the results of Southern culture with all the evils of segregation and discrimination at its worst without too much question and the average among us soon assume a familiarity which leads us to believe that it is the only correct way They come to have the affirma(Continued on Page 40)

BROTHERS SALUTE PUBLIC SPEAKER

Public speaker. Dr. Mason Howard, center, being greeted by Brother Young of Louisville, Ky.. Brother McGee of Dayton. Ohio. Brother Lucas. Brother W. Barton Beatty. editor ol the SPHINX and Brother W. Wayman Ward. Jr. of Chicago. 111.

Alphas Turn Back Pages of History in Fiftieth Anniversary Pilgrimage to Cornell

ITHACA, N V.-Nearly 1000 Alt)ha men, with their wives and famiies arc expected to entrain for that beautiful ride through the Finger Lakes region of Central New York Stale to "Far Above Cayuga's Waters" tliis August to Ithaca, N Y with Jewel Brothers, Callis, Kelley, ;m<l Murray leading the way in turning back the pages of history to again relive tin- days ol 1905-6 when the idea for this first National Greek Letter Organization among Negro college men had its birth They will recall vividly the first meetings of the Social Stud) Club as they ride down North Albany Street, and later remember the organizational meeting of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on December 1, 1906 in the home of Mrs Vrchie Singleton as they pass East State Street, her former residence, in Ithaca, New York For it was here that eight male students, registered in various undergraduate schools of Cornell University, first discussed the many problems that confronted Negro students in a large university, cut off as they were from many opportunities open to other students, limited l>\ personal resources, and faced with the many problems of social, economic, and vocational proscription that were common patterns of American life in this era It was here that

See What We Mean!

Bro W Barton Beany, Jr

No 352

Phoebus, Va

Dear Brother:

I am writing this letter in regard to my SPHINX. It is being continually sent to Brother R. D. Jones, No. 297, Langston, Oklahoma.

I want my SPHINX sent to me at myaddress. Send my SPHINX to, J R SWAIN, 716 E SPRINGER, GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA

I am requesting this because my SPHINX is always a month or more late And I never receive most of them

Fraternally yours, BROTHER J R SWAIN

Ed Note — Brother Secretary send addresses of all Brothers

an idea was germinated, took root, and grew into an organization with meaning and purpose that was to become Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc

Brother Dr G Alex Galvin, one of the most prominent citizens of Ithaca, and Chairman of the Cornell Pilgrimage, will stand out as a symbol of progress over the past fifty years as he leads the "Alpha Caravan" through the beautiful Cornell Cam-

pus to the Statler Club where the Anniversary Luncheon will be held Brother Galvin, who with Mrs Galvin and their daughter Jane, has been a resident of Ithaca for the past twenty years, is well known to all the citizens of Ithaca, as recently elected member of the Ithaca Board of Education, Chairman of the Medical Board of the General Hospital Staff; member of many civic committees, and organizations too numerous to mention: and one of the outstanding physicians of the community

Many such Alpha men of today will gather at Cornell to pay tribute to the seven Alpha pioneers of a half century ago.

Chairman Galvin and his committee have given stub attention to details of the Pilgrimage, that Alpha men and their families will lout; remember this experience as one of the high points in the week-long celebration

Plans are still under way to take advantage of all the possibilities for fellowship which will present themselves on the chartered Lehigh Valley "Alpha Special" which will leave the Lehigh Valley Siation in Bullalo at S a m., Saturday morning August 11, and make its record trip through the rolling hills of central New York to the site of Cornell University Special

Brothers Directing 50th Anniversary Convention

buses will meet the train at the Ithaca station and transport the convention pilgrimage through the town, past points of historical interest to Alpha men and so familiar to the founders of our fraternity—through the Cornell Campus, to the Siatler Club, operated by the undergraduate School of Hotel Administration Here in the spacious and luxurious dining loom, witli Cornell University officials in attendance, the Fraternity will officially establish the Alpha Phi Alpha Cornell Memorial Foundation with an ultimate value ol more than $25,000 for the purpose of assisting worthy students to attend the University With this gesture, the first of all college fraternities serving Negro men will pay lilting tribute to the vision, understanding and fortitude of the founders of their fraternity

An outstanding speaker ol national note has been extended an invitation to address the luncheon, but speech making will be limited to those lew persons whose participation will be pertinent to the theme-, purpose, and dignity of the occasion There will also be time and provisions made for a guided tour of the beautiful Cornell Campus, which in itself is a natural wonderland in the month of August The "Pilgrim Train" will leave Ithaca about .'5 p m in the afternoon for the two-and-a-half hour run back to Buffalo and the dosing features ol the Anniversary celebration.

Cost of the pilgrimage, including transportation and luncheon, will not exceed $9.00 and will be included in the $20.00 registration lee A like amount must be assessed lot each additional person who plans to attend to cover the actual cost of transportation and luncheon Because of the unusual nature of this phase of the celebration, early registration is essential, particularly if delegates plan to include their wives and families in this phase- of the program

Refinements to "Operation Cornell" are continuing to assure smoothness ol operation, maximum comfort, and a most memorable and enjoyable experience for all concerned

41st Convention

(Continued from Page 1) affairs and will be an everlasting memory

The lavish million-dollar "Fashion Show" was another unforgettable affair It was held in the beautiful Terrace Room of the Morrison Hotel for visiting wives and sweethearts Beautiful and shapely live models tipped about in fabulous attire of expensive furs, dresses, hats, shoes and accessories

Who will ever forget the superduper Banquet and Closed Formal?

The Banquet of 1010 male and Itmale guests was by Ear the largest in the annals of Alpha Phi Alpha It was held in the Morrison Hotel's Constitution Room followed by the Closed Dance in the Grand Ballroom on the same floor

Souvenirs clinched memories of this affair The women received an encased gold pen and pencil set; the men black metal strong boxes imprinted with gold lettering. All memories will be relived whenever one unlocks this box

Finally, who will fail to recall such significant firsts as:

Three successive informal dames

Acquisition and dedication of Alpha Phi Alpha's National Headquarters building

Financial contribution to aid Mississippi "sufferers" and Alpha's National Headquarters

Alpha Wives and Sweethearts invited to participate in the Banquet

Report on results of financial membership voting for General President

No revisions of the National Constitution in contrast to 194"), 19.54 overhauling

801 Registered Delegates

Observations of the 41st General Convention

As Viewed By An Undergraduate

FORMAL BANQUET

1 onstinasUT Brother Sidney A Jones Jr

Invocation Brother A wayman Ward

Undergraduate Observations Brother Mason Davis

Musical Selection Brother Nelson Woodley

Introduction of Guest Speaker Brother Sydney Pj Brown

Guest Speaker Brother John H Johnson

Presentation of Awards Brother Tolly W Harris

Introduction and Installation of New General Officers Brother Charles H Wesley

Remarks The General President Alpha Hymn — Adjournment

By BRO MASON DAVIS

CHICAGO, Ill.-The Fraternalism

December — Richmond, Cincinnati, Atlantic City,

ganization of society, but our task has been to demand and obtain the strict and full enforcement of the Constitution of the United States This is no more than was stated by our most dynamic and illustrious Brother Dr. William Edward Burghardt Dubois, when he was asked what the magazine, the Crisis, demanded of the United States

The Undergraduate Brother is contrived with, not only the immediate problem which confronts his respective chapter, but with problems which have long range prospective. Problems of Housing, Growth of the Fraternity, Maintenance of Position of the Fraternity, Initiation, Leadership and Procedure are realized by the Undergraduate Brothers These are pertinent to us as they pertain not only to the General organization, but even more specifically to the undergraduate Brothers; lor here lies the potential of the Fraternity, not only for the ensuing years, but the Undergraduate Brother and Chapter are charged with the responsibility lor laying the foundation lor the future Brothers who are not yet conceived and nurtured in the organization of the Fraterniiv and must provide the growth of the future, greater and more incomparable Alpha ofwhich we,as Undergraduates, stand now to supply its leader ship Yet, Brothers, bear in mind, that leadership does not necessarily as a matter of tradition stand as a requisite of graduate Brothers. I am not proposing that the leadership afforded by Graduate Brothers is not of greatest competance, but I do state that actual, and real potential leadership lies presently in the existing group of Undergraduate Brothers This convention has pointed out most vividly that there is a need for more Housing, particularly on the Undergraduate level This has been a point of consideration and action for a number of years, but this convention has painted a more illuminating picture of the need for a more closch knit Brotherhood among the Undergraduate as is afforded by Housing and realized in the strengthening and growth of the Brotherhood of Alpha

The records of Alpha afford factual data of the massive growth and achievements of the Fraternity from its founding in 1906 down to 1956 But the records can never show the tremendous record of the Fraternity which would be existent had Under-

graduate Housing been afforded in each of these years This is one of the main problems faced by the Undergraduate Brother and by the graduate brother We realize that Housing is of necessity and pertinence, yei we must keep in mind the many complex problems which are encountered in the quest lor wide spread housing

Another of the big problems facing Undergraduate Brothers which must be dealt with in the same serious and precise manner allocated for the primary problem of scholarships, is that of leadership Of this point Brothers, I would warn you not to concentrate and <hannel your thoughts of leadership selfishly along the lines of leadership for Alpha only Our leadership must be thought of, practical, and directed toward that of a lull and integrated society of the world, for Alpha is for the society of the world Could this be any more illustrated than it already has been in Brother Thurgood Marshall's Eight lor justice in the fiery rampages ol hell in Mississippi as he worked in accord with the Till and other cases, by Brother Arthur Show in Alabama as he seeks to destroy the Legislative bowler of the Black Belt Combination Plantation owner-Senator, and by Brother Belford Lawson and Jawn Landifer as they lifted the black curtains which engulfed the Dining Cars (this was done through the Henderson vs the Southern Railway). It would be selfish and an oversight not to mention the fights to open the previous lily white schools of the South Undergraduate Brothers realize the need for the competent leadership which each of us is preparing lor This leadership must stand for the betterment and growth, not only for Alpha Phi Alpha, but for all mankind Its partial final results will be manifested for all men and their life. Potential leadership, as well as Housing, Growth, Maintenance and Graduate —Undergraduate relation is the inherent and demanded job of each of us as Undergraduate Brothers This is a job which has to be done and will be done, for as Alpha men, we demand it of ourselves

For many undergraduate Brothers, the 41st General Convention isnot the first attended, but for many others, litis stands as the first of many more to look forward to. I feel that I ant Itee to say that this Chicago Convention which has been so effectively and efficiently organized and run is a great achievement of Brother Charles Lane of XI Lambda and Brother Malcolm Lee of Theta Chapter and their worthy staffs and Com

GITY DF ITHAGA

TOMPKINS COUNTY NEW YORK

July 25, 1956

To the Officers and Members Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Dear Friends:

As Mayor of this City I would like to offer you congratulations on your Fiftieth Anniversary and also on your decision to visit Ithaca where your organization was founded.

We are pleased that this City was selected as part of this anniversary celebration. We have many educational buildings located here that will interest all members of your fraternity. I am sure that all will enjoy the scenery of the Finger Lakes region and the State Parks located near here.

Your organization of college men has contributed much to American life and culture over the past fifty years.

I join with the rest of the City in wishing you a very pleasant stay while in Ithaca.

Sincerely yours,

Mayor of Ithaca

JR:mac

mittees This work cannot be too highly praised We must not fail to speak of the usual competence of our untiring rock of stamina and efficiency, the General Secretary of Alpha, Brother James Huger.

This convention has occurred at the awakening of one of the most glorious and electrifying eras of mankind and each of us should be grateful to be living and a Brother in Alpha Phi Alpha at such a time Chicago has served as the biological factor which is now emerging the adolescence -of the Jewel Brothers, Brothers Dickason. Brooker, Wesley, Cannon, and which

was given added impetus into man hood by Brothers Lawson and Smith has now been guided into the prime life of manhood and will celebrate its birthday in Buffalo as the result ol the dynamic leadership of our beloved General President, Brother Frank L Stanley

• In Demand

"I'll have to have a raise, sir", said the bookkeeper. "There are three companies after me."

"What three?" demanded his boss

"Light, telephone and water," was the reply

Address of Past General Prexy

EDITOR'S N'OII: Brother Booker now pastorofIIchurch inYoungstown, Ohio. was introduced by Brother Roscoe (*.'. Giles, who recently joined theChicago Medical Collegeasthefirst Negro in be, sohonored. TheMay issuewill carry <i specialfeature onBrothet Gilesand his contribution inthefield <ifmedicine.

BROTHER S S BOOKER

Past General President

CHICAGO, 111.-] am very pleased to be here this afternoon I deem it a great honor to be invited lure- on this memorable occasion and it is with a sense ol dee])gratitude 1come I .Tin pleased to have here Brother (.iles the one who wrote the first ritual, one of the six delegates to that first convention in Washington in 1906. A convention that opened l>\ nading the 20th chapter of St. Matthew and somehow that scripture saturated our souls, for in it we found tin genu that brought life to us Our minds lingered over the27th and 28th verses, which read as follows: "And who Miner will be chief among you, lit him be your servant." "Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister and to

give his life a ransome for many." These words stayed with us, they were repeated at the banquet in that little restaurant and,believe it or not I am of the opinion that the words from this scripture gave birth to the slogan "First of all,servants of all.we shall transcend all."

Alpha PhiAlpha over theyears and decades has made a marvelous record both in regard to the number ol chap ters founded and the number of men initiated. The progress wasslow and the first fifteen or twenty years were filled with problems and perplexities. However, il was during these years that the brothers caught the spirit of that lowly Nazarene whosaid "I come not to be ministered unto but to minister." I am truly amazed when I think of that little club ofcollege men at Cornell, when I think of that first convention with six delegates, representing three ol the four chapters that met in Washington in 1906 When I think of themany obstacles that had to beovercome . . . and when I check the records today and find more than 24.H chapters and more than 10,000 Alpha men enrolled located in every state of the union and in all

parts ol the world . . . when I note again and find Alpha is interracial, national and international, I am ready to take off my hatand proclaim —"What hath God wrought?"

This did not happen just because it is Alpha it happened because brothers in those early days lost themselves in sacrifice and service The "go to high school and go to college" drive was the dynamic stroke that set in motion an educational wave that had tremendous repercussions Thousands of boys and girls were found in college as a result of this united push by all the brothers in every chapter.

Another, reaction to this educational appeal was the new interest manifested by brothers who busied themselves in setting up new chapters and in preaching ANEW the gospel of Alpha Phi Alpha not for a day but for life This was indeed a new day and the beginning of the greatest growth in the history of the Fraterni ty For the first time the leaders passed the word around that a secretary is needed, some one to carry on the work, keep records and promote the program

That day came and a secretary was employed and the building of the Fraternity began All honor to our wise leaders whodared to expand dared to grow, dared to purchase chapter houses and dared to cry for a national home Brothers prayed, planned and worked for a home Their prayers have been answered, the home hasbeen secured and another milestone has been reached in the growth of Alpha Permit me therefore to challenge your thinking, and without undue crystal gazing, tell you that 1see a new and greater dav dawning Asweappraise the strength and spirit, weare ready for the climb to greater human understanding Dr Wm Durant, the famous philosopher was asked by one of his students "What has the study of philosophy revealed to you as a reason for living?" Without hesitation the good Doctor replied, "The purpose of living is to climb mountains." His student asked again—"What is the good of that!" The doctor replied "When you have climbed one mountain, you will see another mountain further on to climb." When you lose the desire to know what lies beyond the next mountain, "Life is no longer worth living." Somehow, my brothers, that kind of spirit will create and

FASHIONSHOWISABIG HIT

The Chicago Alpha Wives Auxiliary really put ona swell luncheon and style show lorthe visiting wives during the Forty-first General Convention in the Terrace Casino Room at the MorrisonHotel

stimulate new life in every brother of Alpha

The period in which we live is made more dangerous by man's shocking illiteracy in human relations, for the most crucial question facing our times is whether we can overcome color prejudice, intolerance and injustice and win the struggle before it is too late Man in his genius, has performed miracles in science and industry Man has learned how to harness nature, how to control the relations among the elements and to direct them as he sees fit, but he has never yet learned how tolive harmoniously with his fellowman. That is the urgent need today A recognition of a bond of kinship among people, the realization of the brotherhood of man, irrespective of differences in race, in culture or in ideology.

I do not share the pessimism of many who feel that since we have discovered the means of mass destruction that the end of civilization is at hand Man is ready for the climb into the realm of ideas and ideals The man of action may control today, but the man of ideas controls the future. Is it not high time that we revivify the ideals of that good man born 2000 years ago in a manger? The time is here for us Alpha Men to rephrase in dynamic form for our day the vision of free men in a free society, so it will remain a living spirit and an inspiring dream for men of generations to conic Brothers, we must revitalize the spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha and we must re-assert again and again its ideals of manhood Alpha Phi Alpha must be a living reality in America, if it is to survive as a symbolizing light lor the rest of the Greeks and inspire all men to noble deeds. If we immortalize our founders it is incumbent upon us to apply our minds and our hands to the problems of this day in your town, we are to invite others to share and we must lend our co-operation to others as we seek to improve dark skinned peoples here and across the world. We cannot nor can other so-called intellectuals, bask in the glory of self aggrandisement, glorifying ourselves under the guise of building a better world, while hundreds and thousands of our kind rove through the darkness of night seeking the way, trying to find the light. We must rise to the occasion and proceed to immortalize the spirit of its founding We must have an unquestioned sincerity —and a daring tenacity We are not in a race for the limelight but we seek an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the spirit of our founders

The barriers are falling. May 17,

FEBRUARY, 1956

1954 will become a memorable date in the history of America, and the beginning of a new era in the life of all Americans The hows and whens must be worked out and we must lend a hand Yes Alpha men have majored in this field of human understanding and we must continue the work of E. K. Jones, Dubois, Hayes, Evans, McGee,Jerrick, Marshall Page and Powell and many others on all fronts Every brother must be concerned stand guard, ready to serve and to save every human being caught in the throws of racial bigotry

The challenge of implementing these matters is at our doors It is a challenge of leadership and it is an opportunity of service. Shall we

Mrs. Beverly

meet it head on Shall we marshall our strength in every region, in every chapter and in every brother? Shall we pad our rolls with officers in name? We fight not a limited battle to end injustice and discrimination for a few people of color, in any one country, but we must strive and fight for the American ideal itself, for the freedom light that leads all men of the earth toward the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God

Standing here this afternoon in the very heart of America and the heart of Alphadom . . . Standing here on the threshold of 50 years of struggle and achievement Here with the light of 20 centuries flooding our

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CLEVELAND ALPHA WIVES BUY LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Davis, president of the Cleveland Alpha Wives Auxiliary, presents Dr. James E Levy, president of the Cleveland Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. with a check to cover the cost of a Life Membership Mrs Davis is the charming wife of Brother Sanford Davis, a practicing physician and member of Delta Alpha Lambda. Cleveland. Dr. Levy is a dentist and a member of the Cleveland Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi.

9 A.M. to 12 Noon

2 P.M. to 5 P.M.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity-5 Oth Anniversary Convention

August 7 to 11, 1956 —Buffalo, New York

MON., AUG. 6

Registration, Housing YMCA—585 Michigan Meeting of Executive Council and Anniversary Committee Hotel Statler

Registration—YMCA

Open Alpha Golf Tournament

1 to 5 P. M.

Registration—YMCA

Meeting of:

8 P.M. to 10 P.M. 10 P.M

Executive Council; Anniversary Committee Hotel Statler

Tour Niagara Falls Canadian View

Illumination

8:30 11:30

TUES., AUG. 7

Registration Hotel Statler

Committee Meetings Opening Session Business

Anniversary Program #1

Convention Session with Alpha Wives and Sweethearts Anniversary Program #2 9:30 12 Omega Hospitality Hour 12:30 — 3 A. M. Alpha Lake Cruise

CONVENTION HEADQUARTERS

Hotel Statler, Buffalo, New York

PRE-CONVENTION HEADQUARTERS

585 Michigan Ave., YMCA, Buffalo, New York

Alpha National Office

4432 So. Parkway Chicago, III.

WED., AUG. 8

Open Period Opportunity to see Niagara Frontier Convention Session

Anniversary Program #3

"Musical Alphacade 1906 — 1956" Memorial Auditorium Program #4

THURS., AUG. 9

Convention Business Session Committee Reports — etc

Convention Session

Anniversary Program #5

Social Hour

Chapter Reunions

Anniversary Dance

PROGRAM OUTLINE

FRI., AUG. 10

Convention Business Session

Committee Reports — etc.

Convention Session

Anniversary Program #6

Public Anniversary Program

Kleinhans Music Hall

Anniversary Prog. #7

"Dancing Under the Stars"

SAT., AUG. 11

Leave 8 A.M.

Lehigh Valley Station Cornell Pilgrimage

Arrive 10:30 A.M.

Luncheon at 12 Statler Club, Cornell University

Leave 3 P.M.

Arrive Buffalo 5:30

Anniversary Banquet with Alpha Wives and Sweethearts

Statler Ball Room (Closed — Formal)

Pan Hellenic Dance

Kleinhans Music Hall (Closed — Formal)

Host: Rho Lambda Delta Epsilon

Grover Cleveland Country Club 10 P. M. Until

Special Alpha Show — Glen Casino

1 P. M. to 3 P. M.

Closed Farewell Party

Statler Ball Room

TO THE BROTHERS IN ALPHA EVERYWHERE ... and to their Wives, Sweethearts and families, we extend a warm and urgent invitation to begin planning NOW to attend your 50th Anniversary Celebration, which will be centered in Buffalo and Ithaca, New York, August 7-11, 1956. Here, on this page, you will find the program outlined of the week long celebration which represents—in part— the work of your 50th Anniversary Committee and their co-hosts, Rho Lambda and Delta Epsilon Chapters. Every effort is being made to develop a program that will move along quickly and smoothly, from one high point to another, providing for you a memorable experience worthy of the significant occasion for which it was planned

For this reason, we feel, it is deserving of your fullest support and participation and therefore earnestly request your cooperation in placing your own registration Early—as well as that of your wife and family. Please return your registration forms as soon as received in order that you might be assured of the most comfortable accommodations Your spontaneous response will be a source of inspiration to your committee and strengthen assurances that this promises to be a "Birthday Party" for Alpha Phi Alpha that will not only reflect the glory of the past, but point the way to even greater heights in service to mankind in the promising, challenging future

Alpha Phi Alpha National Headquarters Building

l'.R() A MACEO SMITH Past General President

CHICAGO, 111.-We have met here in solemn ceremony today to celebrate the acquisition of a National Home, and to dedicate this shrine to the use and enjoyment of the total brotherhood and to posterity In approaching this task, I feel very humble indeed, and therefore wish to share the spotlight of this festival with many of ilie unsung brothers who have done so much to make this occasion possible I wish to pay a special tribute to Brother Oscar Brown and the Brothers of Theta and Xi Lambda <hapters. Also, to the General Officers of my administration, and to others who will be signally honored today when the perpetual plaques are presented and installed Naturally, I am proud to be associated with these great Brothers in bringing to successful fruition this noble dream

As we look at this beautiful structure, and inspect these hallowed premises, I am reminded of the story of how the great Niagara Falls impressed four men of different nationalities when they viewed it for the first time The American Indian adopted the Falls as a god, and worshipped it as the father of all the tribes; the Chinese bowed in humble submission, and called upon his deceased ancestors to pay fealty to this great waterfall; the Frenchman saw it asa thing of beauty, and wanted to paint it for eternity; the American looked at it as a great wonder—he hesitated and then, in a moment, exclaimed, "My, look at all the horsepower going to waste!" I submit my brothers, this home represents great potential energy which must be harnessed, to increase Alpha's service, not only to the brotherhood, but to all mankind This majestic edifice stands as a mighty oasis in the parched desert of Alpha fellowship, providing fresh running water to quench the thirsts of countless brothers needing regeneration of soul and body, to revive the "Good ole Alpha Spirit"; also, it stands as an illuminating beacon directing each of us to the true requisites of building a firm foundation, first

At this season of the year, it is second nature for all Christendom to be moved by tender and reverent thoughts of the Christ Child, of home, and all of its warmth, of the family and its fellowship, bringing good tidings of great joy, "Peace on earth to

men of good will." It is, therefore, most fitting that we meet here, at this lime, to dedicate our National Home, —with all the symbolism the occasion merits.

Go back with me if you please to another Christmas Day some 3-years ago, A.D 1952 My wife, Brother Win McKinney and I were traveling en route to the Cleveland Convention It was a cold, bleak, dreary snowy day There we sat in the observation car of a fast moving railway train No other passengers occupied the car and, seemingly, few others had business that would take them away from home on Christmas Day. While passing the time away, we engaged in many discussions, including, displaced persons, family and home life. As

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this entourage passed through town and hamlet—the smoke from home and fireside chimneys ga\e evidenct of warm family fellowships therein Jingle Bells and the chatter of children at way-side stations lifted our spirits—and the lights on the distant hillsides served to lighten our hearts Nevertheless, we harbored regrets that we, too, were not at home with our own. We felt emphatically the tragic nostalgia for home at Christmas-tinu. We thought of displaced persons, resulting from several wars, roaming the world, aimlessly, and often without hope It was then that I began to realize that our National Fraternity although 47 years of age was also a displaced entity Our National fraternity was a wanderer—it, too, had no place to call home This scriptural reference from Luke came to mind, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head."

The irony of this situation was that here sat the General President of a great Fraternity, traveling away from home on Christmas day, to conthui the convention of the nation's first and foremost organization—which organization was homeless and wandering It was at that very moment that the idea and spirit of a National Home for our Fraternity was born Quoting again from St Luke 2nd Chapter, 7th verse, "And she brought forth her first-born Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger . . . " Suffice it to say, the manger here was a desolate pullman car, and necessity for continued national existence, was the motivation We meet here today to celebrate the efficacy of that noble dream Lord Byron has well said, that "organizations, like individuals, are truly great, only when they learn to feed, clothe and house themselves." The home is the hub of our civilization and culture. Out of its portals go the church, the school and the great institutions of our land It is within this spirit that we dedicate our National Home today

Among the chief attributes of a home are: love—brotherhood—fraternity and freedom. When we speak of "Home, Sweet, Home", God Bless our Home," "I will arise and go home to my father," "There is no place like home", we symbolize the eternal blessings that flow from love, serenity, peace and fraternity Patience, longsuffering, charity, and selflessness, all flow from the inner streams of the home, and stretch forth a helping hand to lift and bless all mankind Correlatively, love is the firm foundation of this house—Brotherhood its sturdy walls—and Freedom, its roof,

EASTERN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE

Members of the Host Committee for the 1956 Eastern

completing plans for

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Stevenson, B. E. Goodall

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James Eastman

protecting the entire fraternity family against the erosion of continuing winter winds

One of our former General Presidents, Belford Lawson, once described our Fraternity as, "A sanctuary of scholars, a rendezvous for gentlemen." Now, along with that idea isthe spirit of brotherhood That notion grows out of the concept of the family We are now a nationally housed brotherhood, providing for scholarly and gentle kinsmen, a sanctuary and a rendezvous In communing with my brothers lure; in the quiet sanctuary of this living fellowship, I am better opportuned to rediscover my own soul—my God—and the eternal precepts of Alpha Phi Alpha. Truly, this house embodies the spirit of the poet who said:

"I sought my soul and could not find it; I sought my God, and my God eluded me;

Isought my brother, and found all three."

Love and brotherhood oftentimes conspire to bring protection, liberty and freedom, to the home-dwelling family Love exemplifies, the growth —the service— and the devotion, which inevitably, lead to freedom. Hence, I beseech you, brethren, in the language of Oliver Wendell Holmes, to:

"Build thee more stately mansions, oh, my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, 'Til thou at length are free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea."

Alpha men are strong men—big men—shaped by the Master Carpenter—and forged to work and forget themselves into immortality—Not little, self centered, selfish men who remember themselves into oblivion We have a great job to do With this home as a symbol we shall continue to build, "More stately mansions," of National and world brotherhood. We are trained men; College men—the products of the frontiersleaders—custodians of the dreams, the plans, and the work of pioneers,—possessors of the priceless heritage of courage, faith and hope Thus, we have a more glorious chance today than ever before to transform Race into Rapport—Creed into Deed—Profession into Performance—Mechanics into Humanics—and Prayer into Practice.

Look about us if you will We are now engaged in a great social revolution Liberty and justice are ever on

the altar But, the exhortation of the Prince of Peace to men of good will is just as resilient, efficacious and meaningful today as it was 2,000 years ago. This principle and that alone, will navigate the great ship of state on this perilous voyage, to a victorious landing,—where the "Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man" shall be a present and priceless possession Jewel Callis records that, "Alpha Phi Alpha was born in the shadows of slavery and on the lap of discrimination." Our founders sonic 50 years ago builded a firm foundation so that within these walls today, we have the power, the spirit, and the tools to settle this question of full freedom now. So, let each brother take new courage from these immortal lines of Sir William Blake and resolve to say:

"Bring me my bow of burning gold!

Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O, clouds, unfold!

Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight, Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, 'Til we have built Jerusalem. In England's green and pleasant land."

May the spirit of this home, serv(Continued on Page 40)

Regional Convention to be held in Newark, N. J.. April 27-29. are

the convention. Left to right, seated: Brothers Hubert E. Crawford. Hugh R. Hill, co-chairman; I. Thomas Flagg, Jr.. president; Paul L.

co-chairman;

Martin,

Standing: Brothers W Neal Brown Donald White, Phillip Hoggard Robert A Johnson Ernest

and

. . . Not shown are Bro hers James E. Abrams, Bertram C. Bland. Oliver Brown, J. C. Carr, Fred L. Davis. Harry Hazelwood. John Lathen, Wilbur Parker, Arthur Williams and George Younger.

Dedication of National Headquarters

4432 SOUTH PARKWAY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

DECEMBER 27, 1955

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General President Frank L Stanley, Sr

Presiding Invocation

Brother C Anderson Davis

Presentation of Telegrams, Letters and other expressions of Congratulations

Brother Sidney A Jones, Jr

Musical Selection

Xi Lambda's Glee Club

Introduction of Guest Speaker

Brother Oscar C. Brown

Guest Speaker

Brother A. Maceo Smith

Past General President

Introduction and Remarks by the Jewels

Service of Dedication

Brother A Wayman Ward

Solo — "Bless This House"

Brother Edward Pierson

Presentation of Plaque

General Secretary James E Huger

FEBRUARY, 1956

Service of oDedicaL i cation

liROTHER A WAYMAN WARD Conducting LITANY

CHAPLAIN: In the name of Him who hast created all things, and hast given Light and Life to all mankind Amen

We are met here today in special conclave to dedicate this house as The National Headquarters Home of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity This plaque is received, then, as the svmbol by which this dedicated house ma\ have special meaning

In the spirit of JEWEL HENRY A CALLIS, that ever seeks the broadening of mental horizons, the deepening of the wells of knowledge, and the exaltation of scholarship,

RESPONSE: WE DEDICATE THIS HOUSE

CHAPLAIN: For the spreading of the spirit of true fraternity into a developing universal brotherhood as exemplified in JEWEL NATHANIEL A MURRAY,

RESPONSE: WE DEDICATE THIS HOUSE

CHAPLAIN: TO the remembrance of the contributions of JEWEL CHARLES H CHAPMAN for the building of character that shall have respect from all mankind and in turn shall have respect for all men of integrity,

RESPONSE: WE DEDICATE THIS HOUSE

CHAPLAIN: T O the continued inspiration and noble example of JEWEL GEORGE B. KELLEY in making the high ideals and moral standards of Alpha Phi Alpha his guide in life's relationships,

RESPONSE: WE DEDICATE THIS HOUSE

CHAPLAIN: AS a tribute to the labors of JEWEL EUGENE KINKLE JONES', who lived gloriously a life that daily expressed Alpha's genuine love for all mankind

RESPONSE: WE DEDICATE THIS HOUSE

CHAPLAIN: In personal pledge to follow the example of JEWEL VERTNER W. TANDY in manly deeds and heroic living in spite of handicaps and outer obstacles

RESPONSE: WE DEDICATE THIS HOUSE

CHAPLAIN: In a summation of the high ideals and precepts of Alpha Phi Alpha that hold us in lasting friendships, and good fellowship as expressed in the life of JEWEL ROBERT H OGLE, and as symbolized in this new home,

RESPONSE: WE DEDICATE THIS HOUSE

CHAPLAIN: And finally, to the consolidation of all Brothers in Alpha who follow the path lighted by our beloved Jewels, to the encouragement of those who seek after scholarship, who live heroically through manly deeds, who seek to serve all mankind, and to their peace and glory in achievement

RESPONSE: WE DEDICATE THIS HOUSE

CHAPLAIN: Let us pray together:

To Him who knows our vows and gives strength and courage to keep them, we offer ourselves, along with this house, that this dual dedication may make of us brothers in truth, and this house a blessed home, where we shall ever be reminded that those who would be First of All, must be Servants of All in order to Transcend All. Alpha Phi Alpha forever. AMEN.

CHAPLAIN: I now have pleasure in returning this symbolic plaque to our distinguished President General, who shall order it hung in the niche especially prepared for it, that all who see it through the years mav know the meaning of its placement.

FRATERNAL HYMN

BENEDICTION:

'H charis tou kuriou 'emon Iesou Christou meta ton pneumatos 'umon Adelphoi AMEN (The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit Brothers AMEN.) ,

—BROTHER A WAYMAN WARD Chaplain, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc

PICTURES STOLEN DURING THE 41st CONVENTION

If you find yourself a part of this page, don't try to figure out v/hen it was taken Our mystery photographers, Henry Crawford of Cleveland, Ohio and a photographer from the Ebony magazine staff, furnished us with the above pictures We decided to do a paper doll act with them—cut them up—you can spot Mrs Johnny Johnson, mother of the Ebony Publisher, Dr Dickason Chairman of Alphas Election Commission. President Stanley. Jewel Brother Kelley, Brother Rudolph Simms, who delivered with great eloquence "The House of Alpha," Past President Belford Lawson, Brother Frankie Dee, Brother and Mrs. Roy D. Clinthome, Indianapolis, Ind., Awards Chairman Brother Tolly W. Harris. Public Meeting Speaker, Dr. Mason Howard, Brother John Binford Smith. Detroit. Mrs. Ruth D. Titus. Chicago. Mrs. John Binford Smith, Detroit, Brother and Mrs. Leroy Jefferies, of the Ebony staff, Mrs. Charles W. Anderson, Jr.. Louisville, Ky.. Brother Sidney Jones. Chicago. Brother J. Rupert Picott. Eastern Vice-President, Brother Nelson Woodley and his accompanist, Chicago, Brother Peter Lane, Dallas, Texas, the two grass skirt young ladies who presented the orchid leis. Brother Mason Davis, undergraduate speaker and if you look real hard behind the Liberace Candelebra, you will find Brother and Mrs. Perry Jackson. Cleveland. Ohio. There are gobs of others but we will let you find them

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National Headquarters, CHICAGO, 111.—Greetings to each of you in this first edition of the SPHINX for the year 1956.

As most of you have heard by now a very fabulous convention in the History of Alpha Phi Alpha has just been completed Our hats are off to the brothers of the "Windy City" for doing everything "jam up." The arrangement of the Morrison Hotel lor Headquarters with meeting and living accommodations all under one roof was most unique The opening session set an all time record with more than 300 brothers in attendance

The sending out of General Officers' Reports provided the vehicle for our sessions to move on schedule with General President Stanley at the helm On Tuesday afternoon we dedicated the beautiful National Headquarters with Brothers Oscar Brown and A. Maceo Smith sharing the spotlight

Wednesday our sessions ran on time with our public meeting on that evening Dr Theodore R Mason Howard of Mound Bayou, Mississippi served as our Public Meeting Speaker and received the Alpha Award of Merit before more than 2,500 persons. Our open dance was enjoyed by more than 1,000 brothers and guests who danced until early morning and then went on to the Omega breakfast at the Southernland Hotel

Thursday, again our sessions were held on schedule and that evening Brother John H. Johnson, Editor and Publisher of Tan, Jet, Hue and Ebony gave a cocktail party Frankly, words are simply inadequate to express the sheer magnificence of the affair It was "the most" and that is putting it mildly

On Friday General President Stanley and his entire cabinet were re-elected with the addition of Brother C Anderson Davis of Bluefield, West Virginia as Mid-western Vice-President The assistant Vice-Presidents are: Eastern, Brother Frank DeCosta, Jr., Washington, D C; Southern, Brother Clarence E Branch, Jr., Nash ville, Tennessee; Southwestern, Brother H Rudolph Sims, Baton Rouge, Louisana; western, Brother fames Johnson, Berkley, California and Midwestern, Brother William A Lester, Jr., Chicago, Illinois Friday night almost 1200 brothers and their

guests attended the Formal Banquet and enjoyed either African Lobster Tail or Prime Sirloin of Beef with a beautifully illuminated parade of the desert. The dance? Will what would you expect after such a successful four days —a BALL, and that it was

The convention adopted and wired a resolution urging President Eisenhower, F B I Director Hoover and Attorney General Brownell to "Invoke the authority and co-ordinate jurisdiction of the National Government in the protection of the traditional rights of life, liberty, property and happiness of American citizens ol color who have been and are now victims of the antagonists of the Supreme Court decision of May 17, 1954." We have already heard from F. B. I. Director Hoover in response to this telegram

The Fraternity again put into action its theme "Desegregation the mode, Total Integration the goal" with the appropriation of $2,500 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, raising in cash and pledges more than $1,000. for the relief of Mississippi victims of atrocities and economic pressure, approving more than $35,000 in scholarships and fellowships, establishing a vocational guidance committee and an Educational Foundation to administer the scholarship funds and approving the application for Alpha Phi Alpha to request admission into the National Interfraternity Conference

The date of National Founders day was changed to December 4th in accordance with the history of Alpha Phi Alpha The last lull week in April was approved as Annual Education Week and the last lull week in October as Annual Citizenship Week The dates this year are: Education Week, April 22nd-28th and Citizenship Week, October 21st-27th. A 50th Anniversary Postage Stamp was endorsed and a $50,000 Foundation was authorized in commemora-

tion of our 50th Anniversary All Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha were encouraged to subscribe to a life membership in the NAACP The following recommendation was adopted: That any chapter initiating a person not in accordance with the mandate of the General Constitution be suspended from the Fraternity by the Executive Council immediately pending presentation of the charge at the General Convention A full report of the Convention will be found in the minutes of the 41st General Convention

42nd General Convention and 50/// Anniversary Celebration

The 41st General Convention approved the full program of the 50th Anniversary Celebration Many delightful treats are in store for the brothers and their families when they get to Buffalo August 7-11, 1956 As Brother O Wilson Winters said, "It was a fine convention—unquestionably the best yet, but I think the Brothers in Buffalo will have an agreeable surprise for us." Plan now, brothers, to enjoy this 50th Anniversary surprise Information will be sent in our next newsletter on hotel accommodations and other phases of this great and outstanding occasion

Reclamation

Our goal by August, 10,000 active brothers We can reach it if each Chapter and brother will do his part Regional Conventions

Southern: March 30th, 31st and April 1st, Durham, North Carolina

Southwestern: April 6th, 7th and 8th, Austin, Texas

Eastern: April 27th, 28th and 29th, Newark, New jersey

Western: July 6th and 7th, Portland, Oregon

Midwestern: December 28th, 29th and 30th St Louis, Missouri

Again brothers, let us do out part (ALL OF US) in helping to reach our goal of 10,000 active brothers by August

ALPHA PHI ALPHA CLOSED BANQUET OPENED TO WIVES AND GUESTS OF VISITING BROTHERS

For the firs time in the history of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the closed forma banquet was opened to the wives and guests of the visiting Brothers The 41st Genera Convention held recently n Chicago staged the closed banquet in the Grand Ballroom of the lovely Morrison Hotel, which incidentally, was the headquarters for the Convention So successfu was the officia action of having the lovely ladies in attendance at the banquet that Brothers who did not bring their wives o Chicago have already vowed that they wil not be caught in Buffalo, the site of the 50th Anniversary Convention, without, not only their wives but the entire family

Some of the lovely couples caught by our cameraman are: Picture number 1 left to right: Brother Charles Anderson Convention Keynote speaker, Louisville Ky.; Mrs Marie Scruggs Detroit Michigan; Mrs Ruth D Titus, Chicago Illinois (Barton's aunt); Brother W Barton Beatty Jr.. Editor o the SPHINX Magazine Hampton, Virginia; Mrs. Margare Smith Detroit. Michigan; Brother Ramon Scruggs Executive of Michigan Bel Telephone Company Detroit, Michigan Mrs Phannye Huger and Brother Jimmie Huger, our General Secretary Chicago Illinois Picture number 2, Brother and Mrs Homer Chavis Champaign Illinois were

caught n a jovia mood between dances Picture number 3 Grand "Prexy" Frank Stanley and his lovely wife lone, (their two sons were also present) Brother Stanley presided at al the business sessions with dispatch and precision, and n the evening when joined by his wife, together they had only ears for music and feet for dancing while accepting all of the greetings bestowed upon them by the Brothers and their guests Picture number 4 Genera Counsel Brother Billy Jones and his wife, Mrs Jones They are from East St Louis Illinois They were caught in a lovely mood while chatting with Miss Roma Jones of Chicago, Illinois Picture number 5, the Southwes greets the Northeast—left to right—Charming Mrs Walter

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Lots and lots of other charming and lovely ladies were a part of the great spectacle—impossible o get pictures of them all—but we are going to get some more pictures in August during the 50th Anniversary Convention which

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prominent Alpha husband. Dr. Walter B. Holland of Buffalo N Y (Active in 50th Anniversary plans for August 1956) and Brother Tolly Harris. Chairman o Alpha's Committee on Achievements and Awards

^Defensive una K^f-Pensive S^truaaleS

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By BRO C W ANDERSON, JR Counsellor at Law, Louisville, Ky

Keynote Speech list General Convention

CHICAGO, Ill.-There is perhaps no other period at which this world in which we live faces a greater challenge than in the vast area of race relations It is especially true today at a time when the United Nations ol the world are so concerned and soworried about the democratic rights of minority groups throughout the world.

It is especially true when we pause to consider that racial hatred and religious intolerance were the basis for the wholesale slaying and maiming ot millions and millions of innocent, peace-loving men and women in the Second World War, and that racial hatred and religious intolerance is the basis lor conditions now existing in Mississippi and the several Southtin states

After all, that lor which men and women fought and died in the Second World War was the right of men to be tree from the dictates of ruthless force, and to live with the assurance of equal justice under the law

\ common conception of justice ind a willingness to administer justice to all people alike is a far more binding and permanent tie than the seals of an executive emergency order

The long range objective of the American Negro, both in peace and war, is to uphold the ideals and perfect the processes of democratic government

II those of us gathered here upon this occasion will make a measurable contribution toward creating better race relations and a greater understanding of the benefits of democracy lor all of the American people, irrespective of race, then we shall have aided in smoothing the rugged road which will lead to racial understanding, an enduring peace, and a better America in which all people can live

The maintenance of national and civic unity among all groups in this country has become America's No 1 issue To maintain this unity, we must immediately solve our economic and unemployment problems at the national level we must underwrite a governmental policy of non-

discrimination, and we must give concrete evidence of the fact that here in America there will not be one type of democracy in Mississippi and another type of democracy in New York.

But rather, that security and equality of opportunity shall be provided for all who live within our democratic framework

Unless America becomes more equality conscious on the homefront, it isgoing to be more difficult for this nation to retain its leadership in world affairs and to advise other nations as to the formal principals of democracy when there still remains second-class citizenship for American Negroes in spite of our national Constitution and Bill of Rights

The worst disease under which our nation suffers is, in my opinion, the mistreatment of the American Negro in the South It is a disease far worse than cancer or syphilis because they are confined to a limited lew individuals, while the disease of segregation and discrimination based on racial prejudice, as it affects the Negro people in America, destroys not only the framework of our democratic philosophy of government but it affects the leadership of our nation in world affairs, and at a time when world peace among men is so desired and so necessary

Certainly in the halls of the United Nations every representative of the American Government, including Dr. Ralph Bundle, Mrs Eleanor Roose-

velt and others who have participated in the deliberations of that body have been faced with the knowledge of the mistreatment and injustices directed toward our minority group, and as such, they have been constantly humiliated and embarrassed in trying to explain why America has cane type of democracy in Gerjrgia and another type ol democracy in the District of Columbia.

Therefore, we can no longer consider the gangster or the racketeer as America's Public Enemy No 1 but, on the contrary, it is, in my opinion, that Public Enemy No 1 is the Jim Crow policy of segregation and discrimination, based on race and color

This public enemy is no longer confined to our forty-eight states and territories because today, in the halls of the United Nations, it is of international importance The rest of the world is concerned about this public enemy and the elimination or the continuation of this enemy within our own framework is in the hands of the American people, and it is our American obligation to determine its future existence

If we are to have world peace, then the biggest peacetime fight in which all American people must be united, isthe fight to make democracy work in America or else we cannot tell the nations of the world about the democratic rights of all mankind until we give concrete evidence of the existence of First Class Citizenship for all of the American people

Segregation and discrimination are

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not only undemocratic, expensive, a waste of money, and inefficient, but they have no place in a democratic slate, and the time is now at hand for democracy to be practiced in its entirety here in America

The progress of events just past has taught us the vital need lor a more aggressive and uncompromising approach to the problems lacing us as a minority group The need for a reconstruction of human institutions upon the principles of social, econo mic and political opportunities The reshaping, rebuilding and re-vamping ol a more definite and far-reaching national organized program of constructive, aggressive and uncompromising action leading toward cooperative endeavors in the interest of the masses rather than a selected few in the social, economic and political well-being of all of the American people

America continues to have no problem more perplexing and disquieting than that of the proper and permanent relations^ existing between the white and colored races Although it concerns most vitally Southerners, both white and black, it is a national problem because whatever affects one part of our national urbanism conecuis the whole of it

The atrocities which existed at Money, Mississippi in the Till case, or the slaying of the Minister at Belzoni, Mississippi are eyesore spots in the dealing of America with the peoples of India and other darker races of the world wholook to America for leadership in the fight for the democratic rights of all mankind

The American Negro must continue to protest against racial discrimination with every means at his command, but resources resident within the group itself must be harnessed and directed for concerted, gainful action

The assurance of the future lies in the education of the masses and in

the development of a new and more liberal public opinion Along with increasing need and development of a new and more liberal public opinion, it has become necessary for the Negro to combat judicial decisions and k-i^is lative enactments which have nullified the processes and intentions of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of our national Constitution.

In many states it has become necessary to have beneficial, remedial legislation passed in order to grant even the most ordinary of the Negro's social rights such as the enjoyment of recreation and amusement in public places, the right to receive food in restaurants operated for the general public, and the right to seek shelter in hotels operated for this same general public, or to travel upon trains in a non-segregated manner

So vicious have been the attacks upon ourminority group that most of our time has been spent or directed in the defense of what few rights and privileges we have enjoyed, in an effort not to lose ground.

In the courts of America we have fought tohave segregation laws declared unconstitutional in order that our living conditions would not grow worse, and to have grandfather clauses or anti-Negro primary laws declared unconstitutional in order not to become stigmatized with the charge of not having the right to vote. In the past twenty-four months or less we have been successful in the United States Supreme Court in our efforts to eliminate discrimination in educational opportunities for Negro students and to remove the barriers of discrimination and segregation in transportation facilities, as well as the elimination of restrictive covenants in deeds.

In the past wehave appealed tothe Executive Branch of our government for the protection of our lives and property against lawless physical vio-

Jewel George B. Kelley Sells Frat Supplies

We take this opportunity to call your attention to a new enterprise now engaged in by Brother George B Kelley, of Troy, New York Since his retirement as a tax assessor for the State of New York, Jewel Kelley has become identified with sales of fraternity neckties, ribbons, and a varied assortment of items of interest to our general membership. This merchandise can be made available to any chapter or college by writing Jewel Kelley at 1- 113th Street, Troy, New York List price for the merchandise: $1.25 each for the neckties or $12.00 per dozen The ribbon sells for $3.50 per dozen

Since one of our Jewels, now in retirement, has turned to this avenue so close to the fraternity he helped to found, Brothers are urged to give their full patronage. Write Brother Kelley for details!

lence In the Legislative Branch <>i our government we have fought to maintain even the small appropriations and educational facilities given us and to prevent further efforts at segregation and discrimination

All of these defensive struggles have been vital and indispensable to our welfare and progress as a minority group, but so vigorous and dramatic have been our defensive struggles that we have not been able, in the past, to direct our efforts toward offensivestruggles or constructive legislation until within the past five years

It is my concern at this moment to briefly touch upon a lewof our major defensive efforts as a minority group before passing on to the present varied and peculiar problems which command the attention of Negro leadership.

Handicaps Imposed During And After Reconstruction

The cause of the Negro has often been in some form or another before the legislatures of the different states of the Union, and Southern statute books during and immediately after the Reconstruction Period soon came to becovered with discriminatory laws which either in a patent or latent way tended to violate the rights of theNegro under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments

The various laws enacted during the Reconstruction Period and which infringed upon the property rights of the Negro and his rights as an American citizen may be grouped as follows:

1. Grandfather clauses and antiNegro primary laws which deny Negroes in Southern states the right to vote, poll tax andelection laws which in effect, deny the use of the ballot in the solid South

2 Laws affecting inter-state and intra-statc transportation

3 Equal accommodations in public places

4. Local residential segregation ordinances and restrictive covenants in deeds

5 Inequality and inferiority of educational facilities

6 Inequality and inferiority of recreational facilities

7 Inequality and inferiority ol hospital facilities

8 Inequality and inferiority of housing and public utilities

9 Denial of employment ingovein mental agencies

Education

The lack of educational facilities has been and still is one of the major defensive problems of our minority group in the South A recent survey

showed that in eleven Southern stales the public school outlay averaged $44.00 for the white child, and $12.57 lor the Negro child, although the Negro child is much more dependent upon public funds for education

In Mississippi, the figures were $45.00 against $5.00, and in South Carolina they were $60.00 for the white child and $7.00 for the Negro child.

In that county in Georgia from which came the author of "Uncle Remus," who symbolizes the gentle, kindly and docile Negro associated with the sentiment of the old South, the public school expenditures per white child in the survey were $102.39 for the white child, and for the Negro child it was $4.62.

In other words the Negro child in the deep South has to get along with about 1/15 of the eucation of the average white child As the late Dr Booker T Washington once said,

"Ol course the Negro child may be smart, but it is a pretty high compliment to expect him to learn in three months what it takes the white child nine months to learn."

This condition has not stopped with widespread discrimination .in the grade school but has been equally felt in Southern state-supported universities and colleges Even though Negro taxpayers supported these same universities and colleges, Negro students, until within the past few years, have been denied admission, based on color However today, as we move from defensive action to offensive action, we find Negro students not only fighting in the courts for admission but actually attending state-supported institutions in Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee and West Virginia.

Discrimination in the distribution of public funds for education is not only undemocratic but vicious, both in principle and practice Segregated education, forced upon the youth of our country by law, in common with every other form of segregation perverts and distorts the healthy development of the human personality

Therefore the Negro leaders and parents, such as in the small town of Henderson, Kentucky, who a few weeks ago petitioned the Board of Education to continue to send Negro children to the colored high school and expressed their disapproval of integrated schools in that community, and who asked for equality of educational opportunities on a segregated basis did a contemptible disservice not only to themselves, but a vicious and contemptible disservice to the Negro boys and girls who live within the community of Henderson, Kentucky and in any other community in which

Uncle Toms, handkerchief-heads, cotton mouths, bandana-wearing Negroes connive with whites to oppose integration ate unworthy of the full rights and privileges of citizenship, and more than that, they are unworthy of being lathers and mothers when they seek inferior education for their own sons and daughters in the time and age in which it is of vital concern that every Negro boy and girl shall have the highest educational opportunities and be entitled to all the rights and privileges of First Class Citizenship Therefore those parents, teachers, educators or leaders in any community who are opposed to integration are riding backward on the train into the valley instead of forward to the mountain top.

Citizenship And Voting

In our light for justice and equal rights, the ballot is our most potent weapon With and by it we can support measures beneficial to our group, and defeat those obnoxious to our welfare and progress.

We can elect to office men publicly committed to the principles of equal opportunities and equal rights for Negroes, and defeat public officials and political parties who and which are false to these principles

But the Negro must, first of all, really feel his potential citizenship and then strive to realize it If he is too lazy, indifferent or too unconcerned to vote for state or municipal officers, he has no way of seeing that men are elected who will be just in their treatment of the races He can do nothing about unpaved streets, governmental employment, housing facilities, public parks and playgrounds, inadequate hospital facilities, the lack of street lights in the

Negro community, or police brutality

To gain further political headway, education today must of necessity be along political lines Greater political recognition will, of necessity, produce greater economic and social recognition

Let me make it crystal clear The American Negro is no longer to be fooled and misled by the dishonest and Stupid platforms of either the Republican or Democratic parties which have reached the height of hypocrisy and double talk on civil rights as such the subject of civil rights has been a political football for each presidential election within recent years, as was done with the anti-lynch bill from 1920 to 1932

No longer will weasel-worded platforms attract the Negro voter, but on the contrary, either the two major political parties in the national Congress will have to give affirmative action on civil rights or else the Negro vote will soon be found with a third party advocating and putting into practice the basic principles of the Bill of Rights of our national Constitution.

The Negro's Obligation To Himself

It therefore behooves the American Negro to make economic and political advancement the major plank in our platform for an ideal society for our race As such we must initiate an offensive, legislative program which will open new avenues of employment for our people We must see that the Negro working classes benefit as they should by the Wage and Hour Law.

We must continue to fight for fair employment practices, and vigorously fight to remove barriers of racial discrimination in wages and government-

Brother Greene Improved

Latest report from Atlanta, Georgia is to the effect that Brother Charles W Greene has recovered from his recent illness, and is able to resume most of his former duties as an executive of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Concern for Brother Greene was expressed throughout our circle, and no 'small wonder' as Brother Greene is one of the Alpha stalwarts and pioneer leaders For seventeen consecutive years he served faithfully as Southern Vice-President. So it was distressing news that he had been confined as a patient at the U S Veterans Hospital, Tuskegee

The Southern Vice-President has announced that in recognition of Brother Greene's many years of service, the "Charles W. Greene" Trophy is being designed for the purpose of presenting to the chapter in the Southern Jurisdiction making the best all-round record between the Chicago Convention and the Golden Anniversary Session to be held next summer at Buffalo, New York The trophy will be presented in Buffalo It is hoped that the trophy will be an added incentive for the Southern Jurisdiction to do its part in helping the General Organization achieve the overall goal of 10,000 members by August of 1956

al employment, and see that there is an equal day's pay for an equal day's work.

We must seek to secure Old Age Pension benefits for the aged of our race and to eliminate discrimination in the granting of Old Age Pension benefits

We must continue to wage a vigorous and well planned legal fight against discrimination of Negro teachers with the integration of Negro pupils in both thehigh school and college level And more than that, to continue to wage a vigorous and aggressive light against discrimination in every phase of human endeavor . . . against discrimination in the admission of Negro students to schools in the South, and against discrimination which exists in housing, transportation, public parks and playgrounds, hospital facilities, stores, restaurants, and theatres, or all facilities operated for the general public, and seek to repeal legislation which hinders our economic and political progress

H'e must undergo the task of educating Negro public opinion toward the value of offensive action as we move toward new frontiers of integration or full and unqualified citizenship rights.

To do this, we must:

FIRST: Analyze the needs of respective Negro communities and de-

MARY McLEOD BETHUNE FOUNDATION

Brother George W. Engram was elected President of Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation. alter the death of the late Dr. Bethune. He is President of Beta Delta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.Fraternity, Inc., President of Campbell Street High School P. T. A., member of the Governor's Interracial Committee. Member of Daytona Beach Interracial Committee, Executive Vice-President and General Manager of Bethune Volusia Beach President of Engram Electric Company, and a Shriner

termine what needs can be improved by legislation or legal action

SECOND: We must urge our leaders to confer with groups in question and agree upon what laws are necessary to improve the living, working social, economic and political condition of the race

THIRD: We must work up public opinion and make every available contact.

FOURTH: We must develop a favorable press and publicity

FIFTH: We must plan our course of legal action and legislative endeavors upon both a local and national level, as the need appears best to achieve

AND FINALLY: We must see that themassesunderstand theprogram and that they are not left out, but rather that they have a participating part in the program and lake advantage of the benefits to be derived America's Wavering Leadership In World Affairs

The burning issue of the world today is the equality of all mankind The little peoples of the world are united in a single effort, and that effort is to make democracy work, not only in America but throughout the entire world

American leadership is failing because itsworld example as a democracy has failed because of the vicious policies of segregation and discrimination based on race, and as a result we have failed in world leadership as a democracy If America is to retain or continue its leadership in world affairs, then we must prove by positive action here in America that there is First Class Citizenship for all of the American people without segregation or discrimination based on race, color or religion.

Our political philosophy is no longer of mere local concern or the concern of the forty-eight states and territories, but it is of international contern

What we do, or what we have done in every city and state is news of vital concern to the little peoples of the world seeking equality of mankind

There are 2 billion, 4 hundred million people in the world today We are so close to them that any one of us in this room can get up and in twenty-four hours be sitting down, shaking hands and eating dinner with any other group of human beings in the world.

We are so indisputably associated that we will never get farther apart. As a matter of fact, the jet planes have put us only twenty-four hours apart, and we will never be separated Two-thirds of all the human beings

in the world are colored They are either black, brown or yellow Only one-third of the human beings in the world are white Two-thirds are black, brown or yellow

I want to repeat that two-thirds of all human beings are either black, brown or yellow In this multi-colored world, the United States is the most powerful It is the most powerful nation that ever existed in the world; and the second most powerful nation in the world today is Soviet Russia, and that is extraordinary. Fifty years ago that cation was made up, for the most part, of farmers and people with little rights or privileges They had no learning or money, no skills, and no capacity for organization, and yet, inside of thirty years they have organized themselves and built up the second most powerful nation in the world in a military fashion, and have launched a program of economic and spiritual changes on a world-wide scale which in less than thirty years has eight hundred eight million followers.

An additional eight hundred million people have not yet made up their minds as to whether they are on the side of democracy or on the side of communism All but about 10% of that eight hundred million are colored, and the white people of the world are divided. Not all of the white are on the side of democracy. Therefore, with eight hundred eight million people under Communist domination, and another eight hundred eight million people undecided, it is of serious concern to the democratic nations of the world that they win the support of the darker peoples of India, China, Japan, Africa, and other smaller nations to the side of democracy Therefore, to convince the darker people of India and other places that America is acting in good faith as a democracy, it is necessary that the Negro people residing not only in the South, but in the North enjoy the full rights and privileges of First Class Citizenship, and that all barriers of segregation and discrimination be eliminated For certainly the people of India are not going to run from communism into the control of a nation that segregates and humiliates them, and robs them of an equal opportunity to earn a living. The political leaders of America, both Republican and Democrat, have got to make a decision as to whether they are going to show good faith as a world leader of democracy, or if we are going to yield to the hypocrisy of the South

The propaganda of Russia throws a searchlight upon every act of segregation and discrimination in Ameri-

ALPHA MAN ELECTED PRESIDENT OF

ALPHA ALPHA LAMBDA HONORS 25-YEAR BROTHERS

Alpha Alpha Lambda Chapter honored eleven of its brothers with a Silver Anniversary dinner at the beautiful Winchester Turnpike Inn near Morristown, New Jersey in gay summer fashions, with Brother O. Wilson Winters as toastmaster and Jewel Brother George B. Kelley as guest speaker . . . These brothers were awarded certificates for their untiring service, leadership in both religious and civic affairs, as well as their devotion to Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in upholding its principles, philosophy and ideals for more than twenty-five years

Top row left to right: Brother and Mrs. Robert A. Johnson. Brother and Mrs. Aubrey Robinson. Brother and Mrs. Arthur C. Williams. Brother and Mrs Oliver Brown . . . Bottom row.

Brother and Mrs. George Hoffman. Brother and Mrs. J. C. Carr. Brother James Eastman, and Brother and Mrs Ollie T Daly

ca Therefore, tour hundred million people of India and four hundred million people of China must decide either to join forces with us, or cast their lot elsewhere This is a serious problem as we look forward, regrettably, to the possibility of atomic warfare.

France, Italy and South America ait overrun with communism, and realizing the threat to freedom, the Roman Catholic Church has declared itself against Russia and communism, and has taken the lead in the fight for equality and against segregation

The Episcopal Church of England has reversed its past position and is now against segregation.

In our relations with foreign countries another factor enters the picture. Every year thousands of students from Europe and Asia have come to the United States, and there is some reason to suppose that that number will increase Columbia University alone has several hundred, but the larger number who come are well scattered all over the country, in the South as well as in the North They are very often the future leaders of their respective countries, and if they return home with tales to tell of discrimination they observed or, perhaps painfully encountered, it is not likely to help our democratic cause in the world

Take for instance the arrival in

Houston, Texas of diplomats of dark skin from India who were humiliated and embarrassed and placed in a segregated dining room behind a curtain while traveling from Mexico into America, by way of Houston, Texas

To some that might have been just a minor incident, but it required the Secretary of State of America and our Department of Foreign Affairs not only to apologize to the diplomats of India, but to give public apology to darker races all over the world for the incident that happened at the airport at Houston

Therefore the little incidents that may happen at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago, the Brown Hotel in Louisville, or the Andrew Jackson Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, or even the incident that happened in Miami, Florida during the Lincoln Day Dinner by the Republican Organization of that community may be a local incident, but when the Communist newspapers and propaganda machines send the message throughout the world it is magnified not as a mere local incident, but becomes an incident of international importance and is a sore finger pointing in the direction of America in its mistreatment of minorities in this country, and shows that America has not cleaned its own house as a democracy before assuming world leadership as a democracy

The disregard of the civil rights of the Negro people must be as vigorously and aggressively fought in the local communities as at the national level We must be just as concerned about the rights of Sam Thomas in Jonesville, Arkansas or Tupelo, Mississippi as we are concerned about judge Hall in Chicago. Today we must chart a course of organized action, a program of national unity which will carry our defensive and offensive efforts side by side if we are to achieve the goal and privileges of other American citizens

F'ar too long we have looked to the goodwill of the American white man lo protect the Negro in his rights We have been the recipients of so much philanthropy on the part of the white man until we have formed a settled aversion to paying for the things we need

We, the humble meeks, have been satisfied to take whatever the white man has cast aside, but today the American Negro must become a man in his own right, in assuming his own responsibilities, and in carrying his own privileges.

The American Negro must be prepared to assume a new role in world affairs, and to acquire a new type of thinking which will enable him to play a more vital part in national and world affairs We must encourage, educate, and develop more men

seated:

<>l the character and stature of Dr Ralph Bunche, and in addition to that, we must develop a leadership that can think in terms of ideals and attitudes which will demonstrate that it is associal minded as the leadership of any other group, and as willing to assume the social responsibility of seeking brighter opportunities for the masses as well as for themselves.

We must develop a leadership with the adaptability, vision, personality, and the courage tolead toward the cooperative endeavors in the interest of the masses rather than a selected few ... a leadership concerned with the political, social and economic welfare of all the people

And finally, we must develop a leadership which can sense the problems lacing the race in a rapidly changing world, and which knows the techniques with which these problems should and must be approached, and who will not use the dinging, selfish and compromising Uncle Tom attitude of yesterday for the problems of today As we move from the mode of desegregation toward the goal ot integration, we must present an efficient, prepared, well-trained and resourceful leadership, and a leadership which knows the value of legal action and legislative endeavors as we march toward the goal of full and unqualified citizenship rights The biggest challenge by reason of the Supreme Court decision on May 17, 1954, is for the Negro citizens of America to make the Mandate of the Supreme Court workable and to continue our fight for First Class Citizenship, and to continue the fight for desegregation toward the goal of integration

The fight is not ended and it is not over In fact, the real fight has just begun, and America can regain fully its position of world leadership by seeing that the Mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States is caiiied out and workable in its entirety, and that the entire program lor equality of citizenship be had in good faith

This is a challenge not only to America, but an opportunity for the members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to continue its light lot total integration as its goal

The light for Total Integration, and First Class Citizenship is a job which takes .'i().r> days in each year Its a full time job, and there can be no rest period, or else the forces of reaction will move ahead . . . Tin Southern Council lot White Supremacy is working now, night and day, in Mississippi and every other Southern state against the Mandates of the Supreme Court, and against equal jus-

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DR. O.WILSON WINTERS, Editor

"1 shot mi arrow into the air It fell to earth I knew not where." —LONGFELLOW

T<HE 41st General Convention is over. We stand on the dock at Theta and Xi Lambda and watch the Ship of State sail out into the sunset of 1955, growing smaller, ever smaller until it is lest in the kaleidoscopic glow of the horizon where the sea and sky meet in a twilight embrace The memory lingers on.

Pardon me Miami, Detroit, Cleveland, California, in fact, pardon me, all the others gone before, but Chicago 1955 was Alpha's greatest convention Think of it! Eleven hundred diners at the formal banquet, brothers and their ladies Goodbye, stag banquets, goodbye forever It was my happiest convention. Never have I had so many acknowledgments and compliments on this column. Most of them were from the ladies Even the post-convention letters to ye olde editor bespeaks the convention's legislative saturation One brother, the very first night after his return home, showed the effect of prolonged and intensive convention business by continually crying out in his sleep, "Unready, unready." (Well, you don't have to question it; the story says he was asleep)

Chicago was a Convention of Humor and Rumor Humor

Mrs McFadden had identical twins and it was almost impossible to tell them apart Her husband solved the problem by putting tags on them— "Jnmes" and "Mary."

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Lucille, the chorus girl, was determined to improve her vocabulary She used a lot of fancy words explaining to the owner of the threatre, "I'm marrying a society man two weeks from today and I have to get my torso ready."

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The pride we felt when a police escort ran through red lights and drove on both sides of the avenues leading us to the Alpha National Office on South Parkway was suddenly lost when we overheard a corner bystander explain to another that the police vans were too small so the police had chartered buses to transfer some prisoners from Cooks County Jail to the Penitentiarv

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Alpha Man — "Is Middleton a natural born American?"

Kappa Man — "No Caesarean."

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Christmas Oddities at Camp Gordon

Little girls playing with dolls

Little boys playing with soldiers

Big boys playing with dolls

Big girls playing with soldiers

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Christmas Oddities at the Sorority Conclave

A busy convention — Girls ldoking for husbands and husbands looking for girls

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DR O WILSON WINTERS

Buffalo Alpha Wives Set Stage To Welcome Vacationing Wives and Families At Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration,

August 7-11, 1956

BUFFALO, N. Y.—Attention Alpha Wives!! Wondering where to spend that August vacation this year?? The Alpha Wives Club of Western New York has the answer!! and here are the facts ma'm:

The Dales: Tuesday, August 7 through Saturday, August 11, 1956

The Place: Buffalo, New York or anywhere along the Niagara Frontier—especially if you're planning to drive:

The Occasion: The 50th Anniversary Celebration and Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity of which your Alpha man should be a part

The Reason: There are many and here are just a few

First—you should know that many sessions of this historic convention have been especially planned with Alpha wives and sweethearts in mind: —The Alpha Historical Review, featuring the incomparable Alpha Historian, Dr Charles Wesley; The Musical "Alphacade," a musical tribute to Alpha under the direction of the talented maestro Lionel Hampton "The Pilgrimage" to Cornell via the "Alpha Special" train to Ithaca; the star-studded public meeting which will focus the National Spotlight on the contribution of minorities to the American way of life; the Anniversary Banquet and dosing party which will climax the week-long celebration To all of these 50th Anniversary Convention features, wives, and sweethearts will be welcome and especially invited

But ol equal importance will be the well balanced social program being

President Buffalo Alpha Wives Auxiliary

developed by your co-hosts, Rho Lambda and Delta Epsilon; The Alpha Anniversary Dance; The midnight lake cruise; The Alpha get-acquainted-party "under the stars," and the Pan Hellenic Dance. Bro. S. Calvin Johnson, President of Rho Lambda; Social Chairman, Bro Walter B Holland, and the Brothers of Rho Lambda are hard at work on this phase of the celebration

But in addition to all this lor many long months, the Alpha Wives Club of Western New York, under its energetic president, Mrs. Alfred D Price, has been giving particular attention to the special, social needs of Alpha wives and the families they will bring with them on summer vacation: A Garden Party and recep-

tion is designed to serve as the convention's "Ice Breaker" as Alpha wives exchange chit chat and get better acquainted with each other; a bridge and game luncheon, a little later, will provide further opportunities for the kind of informal social atmosphere that makes for lasting friendships and pleasant memories; and don't forget the "small fry" for them, a Beach Party is in the making to help make this a vacation they too, will long remember

As a result of some of your suggestions at the Chicago Convention plans are, even now, under consideration to provide an "Alpha Child Care Center" which will keep youngsters busy and under supervision during the day with a "Baby Sitter" service furnishing "Coverage" for evenings

If this is something which you feel you will want and need, why not write Mrs. Price and her Committee at 144 Winslow Avenue, Bulfalo, N Y Other officers of the club include Mrs S Calvin Johnson, Secretary and Mrs Walter B Holland Treasurer They would be happy to consider any requests or suggestions you might have

But there is still more to this "Extravaganza" of events, for the Mighty Niagara, one of the top tourist attractions in the nation, is just a 45 minute ride from the heart of Buffalo, with plans for the tour of this scenic wonder in the hands of Delta Epsilon Chapter headed by Bro Ray Green

Now what more excitement and activity could you want in a weeks summer vacation?

MRS. ALFRED D. PRICE

BROTHERS AND THEIR WIVES EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR ARRIVAL

Rho Lambda and Delta Epsilon Chapters, their wives and sweethearts, co-hosts to the Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, Buffalo New York

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - The -41st General Convention demonstrated among other things that opening our banquet to wives and sweethearts is another step forward in our efforts to reestablish Alpha in the hearts of our very own By the presence of hundreds of wives and sweethearts, we had not only our largest but most picturesque banquet in history It was an inspiring picture that will last forever in the minds of all who attended.

At Buffalo and Ithaca next August 7-11, we hope to extend the ties of Alpha families one step further We want thewhole family—every member —to help us celebrate our 50th Anniversary For truly anniversary time is family time and this isa family convention Ourco-host chapters at Buffalo have shaped their whole program around Alphas, their wives and sweethearts and children Since August is a favorite vacation month, many brothers plan to begin theirs at Buffalo and then continue on to points east, west, foreign or what-have-you

We cannot stress the value of greater family appreciation of Alpha too much Next to our loved ones isAlpha Phi Alpha Certainly should the two most cherished possessions that we have become more closely identified in our all-out effort to advance our place under the sun as the foremost college fraternity in the world

Behind every great Alpha is a tender, loving feminine heart, which, whether he openlv admits it or not, is mostly responsible for his success. Our Semi-Centennial is the greatest opportunity in history for us to further unite the families of Alpha—the source of much of our future being— the cradle of future Alphas.

What greater custodians of our rich heritage and what more effective participants in our tomorrow's design can we name than our familiessons, daughters, wives and sweethearts?

This is a new day in Alpha. It is the recognition of our very ownwithin the framework of our beloved fraternity It is the perpetuation of Alpha through our offspring —our sons as Alpha men —our daughters as wives of Alpha men It is theembracing of all whocan and will make Alpha greater and greater The rebirth of Alpha begins at home Do

your homework now!

Come to Buffalo, Brothers, and bring every member of your family There will be many pleasant surprises over and above excellent accommodations reasonably priced, inspiring programsandsuperb entertainment. Here you will share in the greatest Golden Anniversary ol all times, renew old acquaintances, and foment an everstrengthening bond of brotherly and Family love that will redound to our benefit for many years to come

At Buffalo we want the largest family attendance possible, our greatest active membership in history of 10.000 brothers, record-breaking chapter registrations, all past chapter and general officers and every Brother who desires to rededicate himself to the noble ideals of Alpha

These goals will be realized only if you and I and every Brother who has seen the light of Alpha, plan now to be on hand when the roll is called at the birthplace of our fraternity

No other convention has offered so much None hereafter, in our time, will provide such a rewarding opportunity because unfortunate l\ for many of us, we will not be on hand at Alpha's 100th anniversary.

Fake a plane or train, hop a bus or crank up the family chariot-even walk if you must—but meet us in Buffalo We are counting on you to be there during this one opportunit\ of our life time, tocelebrate our 50th Anniversary And wewant your family toseeAlpha in its finest hour You, they and Alpha Phi Alpha all stand to gain.

Is Your Chapter Planning a "Chapter Exhibit" at the 50th Anniversary Celebration!

Why not place this on the Agenda of your next meeting?

One picture is better than a thousand words!

Pictures tell the story at a glance and the story of Alpha Phi Alpha can be told much more colorfully and effectively by the picture story of what Alpha Chapters are doing.

How about telling the story of your Alpha Chapter through the media of a Chapter Exhibit Booth in the foyer of the Convention Hall at the 50th Anniversary Celebration this August:

—Pictures of program projects your Chapter has sponsored over the past several years

—Copies of programs sponsored by your Chapter in the community —educational, social, etc

—Unusual "Pledge projects" or "Help Week" projects of the Chapter or individual Brothers.

—Tell the biographical life story in tribute to "An Alpha Great" in your Chapter—with news clippings, photographs, citations, and letters

—Build a display around an unusual hobby of an outstanding Alpha Brother as an indication of the cultural interest of Alpha men— paintings, carvings, photography, etc

These displays will be open to the public and will not only be of interest to our wives and friends, but serve as a source of inspiration to Chapters everywhere who are looking for ways and means to improve their program and make a richer contribution to their College and Community.

If your Chapter is interested, write in your request for space immediately, for such space will be limited and the best exhibition themes may have to be selected Your material can be shipped to Convention Headquarters, insured, and will be cared for until your Chapter Exhibit Chairman arrives

IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW

By BROTHER JOHN H.JOHNSON

CHICAGO, 111.—I think that all Alpha men should congratulate themselves on the choice of the (heme for this 41si annual convention "DESEGREGATION, THE MODE TOTAL INTEGRATION, THE GOAL."

It is certainly a timely theme for desegregation is indeed the mode of our times Almost daily we read and hear great stories of progress in race relations and civil rights

While it is true that there are some disturbing, and sometimes .shocking, rumbles in the news, it seems that total integration is inevitable.

The big stories of our time are stories of progress

In Atlanta, just this week, Negroes are playing golf on municipally-owned courses

A few weeks ago, when Georgia's Gov Marvin Griffin suggested that Georgia Tech refuse to play against the University of Pittsburgh and its Negro fullback, Bob Grier, in the Sugar Bowl, thousands of white students voiced their disapproval The governor was hung in effigy.

In education, in labor, in politics daily we can see examples of progress. Many of you men here tonight are representatives of that progress

The civil rights climate has iniproved so much in the past lew years that the NAACP has set 1963 as die target year for total integration in the United States Less than eight years from now, according to the NAACP schedule, we will reach that sunny and

bountiful tomorrow which we have dreamed of for 90 years .. .

One night last week, I went into a coffee shop for a quick snack While I was there, someone put a dime into the juke box and a record began playing This was a recording of the Dream Weavers The title of their song was: IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW.

At home, later that night, while attempting to finish some home work, Iwas struck by the fact that IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW for us 16 million American Negroes

We are almost on the threshold of success in out biggest deal In the language of business, we are almost ready to close a sale

But the fact we would like to stress here tonieht is this:

CLOSING A SALE IS THE TOUGHEST PART OF SELLING

Unless we make the right moves now and in the next few years, we cannot reach thai sunny and bountiful tomorrow of total integration

And it would be tragic if, because of our own failure to make the right moves, we wind up like members of the singing group I heard in that little coffee shop . . . DREAM WEAVERS

The NAACP has done a wonderful job The United States Supreme Court has made great and historically significant decisions on Civil Rights It is largely because of those two groups, the NAACP and the Supreme Court, that we can now take direct aim at total integration

But there is much more work to lie

done, mote moves to be made, and neither the NAACP nor the Supreme Court can make them for us.

The Supreme Court and the NAACP have brought us to the threshold of tomorrow, but they cannot carry through the door into that wonderful eta we have desired lor so long

It is in my humble opinion, imperative that we shoulder, both individually and collectively, more of the responsibililies in the campaign lor total integration

I want to .suggest that it is time for us to forsake the "doctrine of charily" and begin to pay our own way in cold, hard cash

We can do that only if we begin to swim in the mainstream of American business and industry

I wislt to suggest to you that we must increase out business interests, for our failure to do so can bring failure to our campaign for total integration and make a nightmare of our dream.

Many years ago, Calvin Coolidge said: "The business of America is business."

That is no less true today than it was when he said it

But in this respect, we have not made America's business, which is business, out business

In many other fields, we have taken out rightful places beside other Americans. We have produced great statesmen, and Dr Ralph Bunche and our own Archibald Carey are examples We have proven that we can hold our own in medicine. Many of our doctors have made large contributions to world health In some elements of sports and entertainment, we stand supreme.

But we have not yet produced a business man of the stature of a Rockefeller or a Morgan or a Ford

It does not seem reasonable to me that we can say this is true because we lack opportunity Our own Negro Market is worth f16 billion dollars annually. Americans spend over 300 billion dollars each year And it is a fact of business life that people don't stop to worry about race, creed or color when they want a good product or service

This has been proved by the outstanding success enjoyed by men like S. B. Fuller of Chicago, the Kerfords of Atchinson, Kansas, and Archie Alexander of Des Moines

The Fuller Products Company sells cosmetics to all races of people The Kerfords store a hundred millon dollars worth of government property in their cold-storage caves Custom-

BANQUET WAS A COLORFUL AFFAIR

During closed Alpha Banquet. Brother Henry L. Williams. Cleveland, is caught putting a deep point over to Miss Patrina Moore New York City, and Brother lay B White Cleveland

ers for their quarry products mostly are white.

With a white partner, Alexander operates a construction firm that completed 300 building projects worth $20 million dollars in 34 years

Certainly the opportunity is there Realizing that and seizing it seem to be our big drawbacks

The key to success in business is selling To be successful, a businessman must convince people that he has something that they either want or need.

Similarly, we must convince ourselves that we need to be big in business which is the biggest thing in America. Not only should we begin to provide goods and services so that we benefit from the 16 billion dollars annually, of which 90 per cent is being spent outside the race, we must move into position to reap our fait share of the $38(> billion dollars harvested by general business annually

In the past, it seems to us, we have had a tendency to look down our noses at the selling side of business

We don't believe that selling has been rated nearly so high as it must be if we are to reach the tomorrow we are traveling toward.

Yet all of us must be salesmen to succeed in whatever field we are in. The dentist has to sell the child on the idea that pulling a tooth will not be painful The doctor must sell the patient The lawyer must sell the judge and jury

AND THEY DO GOOD JOBS OF SELLING.

Why not, then, can't we sell ourselves on the truth that business is good for us?

In the past, most of our brainpower has gone into teaching, professions and social work We have sought security and shunned the fields we thought demanded that we take a risk

We have been, if I may say so, afraid to take a chance We have been afraid of failure

Tonight, I want to suggest that the professions aren't the only salvation of the Negro

I want to suggest that we have clung to a false security, for civil service jobs have been abolished, college presidents have been fired, and social workers have found themselves unemployed

The fact is that there is no true security outside of man's own ability and confidence in that ability

If we are to be able to pay our own way, then we must get into business, where the opportunities are.

Now you may ask why I am saying these things, emphasizing the importance of business, to a group in which

there are many doctors, teachers, social workers, civil servants.

Well, this is the answer: I :tm saying these things to you because you are men with the brainpower You are moulders of public opinion. You have the money which can be the foundation of Negro business You are the logical people to lead a revolution in Negro thinking and doing You are the people who can guarantee that we reach that to morrow we are traveling toward

You are the people who can change the title of this speech from IT'S ALMOST TOMMOROW into TOMORROW IS TODAY

There never was a belter time lot young men to enter business and industry than today right now Business is crying lot men with ability and ambition

1 would like to urge you brothers to lake the lead in encouraging our young men to enter business

Let's convince our young men that the chances for success in business are as good as the chances in other fields Let's stop wasting so much of our brainpower in the United States post office

Let's convince them, most of all, that only by adding business success to our accomplishments in other fields can we hope to hit the target of total integration.

A while back, I said that we have by-passed business largely because we sought security I have said, too, that there is no security outside of a man's ability and liis confidence in that ability. I would now like to state what I believe to be the five

tenets of successful business Thev are:

Imagination think of a new service or product or improve an old product and synchronize your actions to proper timing

Hard-work nothing beats bard work, and you must work hard to put into action the products of your imagination.

Creative selling a businessman in these modern times must dramatize his product, for today a man's success in business depends upon his power to get his message to prospce tive customers

Knowledge of your business modern society demands a never-ending education ol one's self about his own litin, his own line of production and all allied fields

Persistence there never was a better human quality than stick-to-itiveness

Another one of the reasons why we have not yet become successful in business is because we have longed for ejuiek recognition We have, as a race, lived hard lives in the past and now we crave recognition. In business, recognition does not come so quickly But lor the persistent man, there are both recognition and personal satisfaction

For us, as American Negroes, there is a bright tomorrow almost here. But in order to attain it, we must answer the challenge of total integration, which includes participation not only in law, medicine and social work, but also in business and industry

THE FORMAL DANCF/FOLLOWED THE BANQUET

Alphas frolic at the Closed Formal at the Morrison Hotel What a dance after a delicious Banquet dinner! The music by Eddie Fisher and his orchestra was divine

Did You Ever Have A Wish Come True?

JEWEL BRO. G. B. KELLEY

ALBANY, N Y.-Did you ever wish and pray for something you hoped would happen; something that you wanted to last into the future?

That was the wish of the writer lor vears before tin- formation of the Beta Pi Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity incorporated among brothers in the capitol district ana of New York Stale

Before the formation of the chapter, .Alpha men gradually entered this area and laid a foundation for the l he 1111 lire.

The first to arrive was Dr William Biown a graduate of Howard University and Howard DcntalCollege Brothel blown had passed the New York Slate Dental Test in second place lie started practice in Albany, New York His practice has steadily increased until today he is one of the tnosi successful dentists in Albany.

Just before Dr Brown had started practice there came to Albany Dr fames C Spencer, a graduate of Talladega Howard University and Howard Medical Colleges From the beginning Dr. Spencer became popular, not only because of his knowledge of

medicine, but also because of his pleasant and jovial disposition. He is well known lor his generosity to his patients also

Dr. Spencer's practice grew and grew with only a small percentage from his own group Alter several vears of successful practice, Dr Spencer and his very helpful wife left lor Budapest and Vienna where he pursued a course in surgery Upon his return to Ids Albany office his practice soared larger than before The writer has often passed Brother Spencer's oilice long before his oilice hours and found it crowded to capacity and overflowing.

After the close of the Second World War Brother Spencer decided to lessen his practice and become a specialist in Dermatology He again closed his office and entered Harvard University Alter finishing Ids course he received his certificate to practice Dermatology.

His practice as a specialist has increased as steadily as it did wheal he as a general practitioner stalled out

The successful continuation of Beta Pi Lambda can be traced to its location in the capiiol district area In Albany there are many state employ-

ees, and in Schenectady, the home of the General Electric Company, there is a great attraction for engineers Alpha at one lime had five graduate engineers employed there Troy, with a smaller population has also contributed to ihe success of the Chapter

One ol the members of the Chapter, Brother Edwin M Johnson, had been made at Beta Chapter and had come to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York as a G I student Alter graduation he was employed by the General Electric Company He has been transferred, with his division to Ithaca, New York He is now president of Alpha Chapter

Brother Edward Bouey, a former president of the Chapter, has also been employed at the General Electric Co. He has been transferred with his division to Binghamton

Two of the engineers now active in the Chapter are employed in the Department of Public Works of New York State Brother Harold Bethel is a senior designer of bridges and Brother Crispin Hall is a senior designer of road crossings Both brothers are graduates of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which Brother Hall has received his master's degree.

Early in the formation of the chapter, there came to Albany Brother Clarence Maloney, a graduate of Syracuse University and Syracuse Law School He had been appointed an Assistant Attorney General of New York State, assigned to the Welfare Department He is now carrying on a successful practice of Law in Buffalo, New York When the state government was (hanged because of politics, Brother Lamar Perkins was appointed to this post and has been an active and useful member of Beta Pi Lambda Chapter

Brother Perkins received his education at Lincoln University and Harvard Law School He was formerly an active member of the New York State Legislature.

Brother Herbert L Bryan is a graduate of City College of New York City and has been connected with the State Welfare Department for a number of years He is also an officer in the organization of social agencies and the Albany Council of the State Commission Against Discrimination At present Brother Bryan is Director of Research of the Department of Correction

Brother Donald A Johnson, a graduate of Siena College, is an internal revenue agent with the federal government

Brothel George A Poyer, the presi-

Brother George W. Engram. (lower right) President of the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation. Guest speaker at the Memorial Service, held in Washington. D. C. by the National Councxl oi Negro Women. November 8-13. 1955 .. . In picture, left to right: Mrs. Edith Sampson. former Representative to the United Nations. Vice-President of the United States. Richard Nixon, congratulating Dr. Marguerite Cartwright. correspondent. Afro-Asian Conference. Bandung. Indonesia. Mrs. William Thomas Mason. President of the National Council of of Negro Women.

PLANNING THE EASTERN REGIONAL CONVENTION

Brother Frank L. Stanley, General President and Brother J. Rupert Piccott, Eastern Vice-President, center, discuss final plans for the Eastern Regional Convention to be held in Newark, New Jersey, April 27, 28 and 29th, with Brother Jerry L. Martin, right, Vice-President of Alpha Alpha Lambda Host Chapter, and Brother Phillip Hoggard, left, delegate Above picture was taken at the 41st National Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc., held recently in Chicago, Illinois.

(l"nt of Beta Pi Lambda, received his education in Chemistry from City College in New York City and his degree of Master of Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Brother Poyer is a chemist for the State of New York in the Department of Purchases He has just received a merit award from the state because of his graduating thesis

Brother John \V Jennings isa .graduate of New York State College for Teathers in Albany, New York He is now pursuing a course at the Albany Law School. He is now a supervisor in Children's Bureau of the Albany County Department of Public Welfare.

Brother Edward F Kennell received his education from Fisk University, Harvard and the American University Graduate School of Public Administration He is Executive Director of the .Albany Interracial Council and a member of the Albany Junior Chamber of Commerce Brother Kennell has just completed a very successful drive in the raising of over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the erection of a new building for the council

Brother Taylor Thomas is a graduate of North Eastern University in

Boston, Massachusetts

He is an attditor with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Brother Thomas i> also the watchful treasurer of the toapter

Biolher George L Torian, a graduate of Virginia State College, was a loniKT employee of the Albany Welfare Department He is now Manager of the Albany Office of the Victor} Mutual Life Insurance Company

Brother fames A Torian, who has been connected with the Federal Veterans Hospital in Albany has returned to Virginia State University for further courses in his pursuit of a degree in medicine

Brother James E Carter, a graduate of Siena College is a supervisor in the Albany County Welfare Department

Peter M. Pryor is a graduate of Siena University and Albany Law School. Alter graduation from law school, Brother Pryor entered into partnership with two of his classmates lor the practice of law He has also been an associate attorney with New York State Now he is conducting' his own office in Albany, New York Brother Everett Henry received his

B.S. degree and his M. S. degree from New York University. He is a successful teacher with the New York City Department of Education and is a teacher in charge of his school in West New Brighton, Staten Island

The Chapter is honored in having as a member Rev Charles E Stewart, now pastor of Israel A.M.E Church, Albany, New York Brother Stewart has received degrees from Will) rime e Howard University and Howard LawSchool He is an Alpha Brother of many years and has done outstanding work for the Fraternity together with his pastoral work. Rev. Stewart is called upon for addresses at many of our colleges and universities He is also active in work of the 33° of the Prince Hall Masons

The writer, George B Kelley, received his degree in civil engineering from Cornell University After several years as an engineer in private industry and the New York State Barge Canal, he transferred to the Department of Taxation and Finance of New York State, where he served for over thirty-two years Since his retirement from New York State service, Jewel Kelley has been conducting a successful practice as tax consultant

Jke -Jtlpha f-^kl -Arlpka

1/tentorial S^>eeri/ice

EDITOR'S NOTE: Seldom do we stop in oui hectic days to pay tribute to those who have completed their earthly labors—YetAlpha Phi llpha has included each yearas apart i>liIn-GeneralConvention program,a memorial .seance.

Brother Wayman Wind. Chaplain o) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, conducted and planned so well the memorial service and the service of dedication of the National Headquarters, we felt il fitting to publish both.—Thanhs, Brother Ward.

MUSIC Organ Voluntary

THE INVOCATION

0 Master Eternal, give to each of us the deep consciousness of Thy Presence, that the spirit of true fraternity may so direct our thoughts, guide and control our hearts and lives, that we may become, thru Thee, servants of all mankind AMEN

THE FIRST VERSE AND CHORUS OF THE ALPHA HYMN (All standing through Scripture)

SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS

"The Light of the World"

And God said, let there be light, and there was light And God saw the light that it was good

In the beginning wasthe Word, and theWord waswith God, and the Word was Cod

In Him was the life and the light of men

Then spakeJesusagain unto them saying, Iamthe light of the world He that tolloweth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our heartstogivethelightof theknowledgeofthe gloryof God inthe face of Jesus Chnst Ye are the light of the world. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in Heaven. ....

1 am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which isto come,the Almighty AMEN

MUSIC Soloist

DEPOSITING OF THE MEMORIAL BOUQUET

Ego to Alpha kai Omega, o protos kai o eschatos, e arche kai to telos (I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, the first and the last.) WORDS OF TRIBUTE

THE LITANY

O Father of life, and giver of light, look with favor upon Thy creatures here assembled:

AND GRANT US THY BLESSINGS

OThou who hast led man thru the agesof his existence upon the earth byThy Spirit; GRANT USTHY CONTINUED GUIDANCE

Thou whodost generate loveand goodness in our hearts, and the desire for fellowship one with the other in life's living, INCREASE THY SPIRIT IN US

Thou who has called our brother from his task to the reward of noble thoughts and deeds,

DEEPEN OUR MEMORY OF HIM

Thou who art the light of the new heaven, the new earth, the new Jerusalem: the Alpha and Omega, beginning and end of all creation

GRANT A FINAL RESTING PLACE WITH THEE TO ALL WHOM THOU HAST CALLED, AND FINALLY OURSELVES AMEN Omega Chapter Hymn (Brothers in circle)

Alpha Brothers, gather round and make our praises resound

Of this Brother whose labors now are crowned. His good deeds, heaven blest, Commend him, thru each test, To Omega, our chapter of sweet rest.

Chorus

Farewell, dear Brother, transcendent art thou, Thy spirit shall dwell with us now

We cherish thy mem'ry, thy good name we'll revere

To thy glory, thy honor, Brother dear

PRAYER OF BENEDICTION , „. , u •

'H charis tou kuriou 'emon lesou Christou meta tou pneumatos umon Adelphoi AMEN

(The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, Brother. AMEN) MUSIC Th e P°stlude

BROTHER A WAYMAN WARD Chaplain. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Inc.

Judge Wins Final Award Of '55 Chest

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Winner of the final Distinguished Service Award of the 1955 Community Chest campaign was Municipal Judge, Brother Perry B. Jackson.

One of the city's outstanding welfare leaders, Judge Jackson has been active in many agencies which serve youth

He isa trustee of the Youth Bureau, chairman of the social work departniint of the Cleveland Church Federation, vice-president of the Greater Cleveland Boy Scout Council, vice chairman of the Cedar Branch YMCA judge Jackson has served on the board of the Welfare Federation and the advisory board of the County Welfare Department

In 1953 Brother Jackson received the Human Relations Award of the Cleveland Round Table of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

In part the Chest award presented read:

"He has become recognized as an outstanding influence for good, both in his legal career and his own personal life. The hours of personal time he has devoted to the improvement of this community place the judge among the great citizens and humanitarians of our time."

Education and Full Integration

By BROTHER N VVYATT, JR Undergraduate Convention Address

CHICAGO, Ill.-Since I have been in attendance at this 41st Convention, I have heard and observed a great deal of history Listening to the impromptu discussions engaged in by the most worthy and venerable jewels, the past general officers, and Brothers, I am firmly convinced that the destiny of the Alpha Phi Alpha has always been in capable hands and under able leadership

For one to be prolific, he must be either a well read scholar or one who has seen much history I claim neither I have only an imperfect knowledge of history and, because of my youth, have seen little. This history of the American Negro from that of a chattel to an American citizen, in the brief span of 100 years, is the most inspiring piece of history I have ever read It makes me proud, and yei it makes me humble, to realize that I am a part of this gnat American heritage. Yes, the history of the American Negro up to this point has been a glorious one But what about his present and future prospects? At the present, he is on the threshold of total integration; lull citizenship Thanks to the great leadership of many of our own Brothers — Brother Frank Stanley, Brother Thurgood Marshall, Brother Raymond W Cannon, to name a few Their trials, their defeats, their courage, and fortitude in the face of insurmountable odds is a story you know far better than any words of mine could ever tell you

The question now is what shall we do as undergraduates, the future leaders of the American Negro, to continue this transition from second to first-class citizenship?

First, we must prepare ourselves for the mighty task that lies ahead of us. In order to do this, it seems to me, we must ask ourselves three questions, namely; Where are we going? How are we going to get there? What are we going to do when we get there?

In expressing my sentiments on this most serious and solemn subject 1 do not expect to change the destiny of the world However, if in these few fleeting moments I am able to stimulate one undergraduate brother to his future responsibility as a leader in this crucial period of Negro American history, I feel I shall have

in some measure, discharged my duty as a leader of one of the chapters ol this great fraternity In the words of the great English philosopher, Herbert Spencer, "I am constantly impressed with how infinitesimal is anything that I can do; yet I am even more impressed with how important it is that I do it."

Where are we going? We are moving from an illusion to a reality We are moving from an American Negro dream of full American citizenship to a "real" full American citizenship as guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States We ask no more We will never be satisfied with less

The next question is how are we going to get there? Herein lies the reason for the title of this discourse Education is the answer At the far Western Regional Convention of 1954, a few days after the Supreme Court handed clown its now historical decision, I contended then and I contend now, that by accepting the freedoms inherent in that decision, we also must accept the great responsibilities that go with them It was well put by one of our great present day philosophers in discussing democratic institutions, "There is no increased freedom without increased responsibility." It is the duty of the Alpha Phi Alpha undergraduate to

prepare himself for this great responsibility that will soon lie thrust upon him

In my opinion, the only way this can he done is through the medium of education We are in a period of perpetual social change We are continually moving from a folk culttire to the genera] culture; from marginal participation to total participation in American life. Hence, we must have a comprehensive knowledge of sociology, history, and political science in order that we might he able to intelligently analyze, forecast, and judge whether a certain course should be followed at a given time in our attempts at this total integration. At the entrance to the Administration Building of the college where I am presently a student are carved these words — "Education is learning to use the tools of nature that man has found to be indispensable." We must translate this knowledge gathered in the laboratories of the classroom into intelligent leadership It is these various institutions of learning which provide the great impetus towards elevating the undergraduate in order that he in turn can supply the intelligent direction needed by the fifteen or twcim million people in their cjuest for lull freedom in this great democratic society of ours

In this period of great world tension, centered around the great conflict between the ideologies of the United States and the Soviet Union, there is a pressing need in this country for young men qualified by technical training. The demand was never greater lor men so trained to assist us in the vast technological and scientific development now going on in this country Thanks to the farsightedness of our past and present leadership in the Alpha Phi Alpha that we undergraduates are provided with all kind of monetary assist an ce through our many fellowships, grant aids, and scholarships Unfortunately, there have been too few of us who have taken advantage of this assistance, being content to fall back on the old cliche "I can't afford a higher education."

This is a sad commentary upon the undergraduate of Alpha Phi Alpha If we fail in our leadership when the time comes for us to take it over, we cannot blame our predecessors. They have prepared the way It will be because we have not prepared otir-

selves; we have not taken advantage ol the opportunities given us to prepare and meet the needs and demands of our society Therefore, let us take advantage of these educational opportunities offered by our elders; let US translate the resulting knowledge, and training into production of useful things and services. A college degree is ol little value unless what it represents can be used to translate our dreams "I democracy into a reality

Finally, what are we going to do when we get there:- What must we expect to Find when we have reached our goal —total integration in America? To me the answer is obvious We will find equal opportunity; we will find "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," — no more; no less The oft quoted and widely mis understood phrase in out Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal" guarantees us as Americans one thing and one thing only —an equal opportunity to educate ourselves in order that we may rise as high as out intellectual endowments will allow us to in a free and highly competitive society No man cm be equal to every other man just because the constitution or the Declaration of Independence says so These two immortal documents were never intended that all men in America should be reduced to a common denominator This would indeed be a perversion of tin American concept Every man is not equally capable of being honest, considerate, or competent; but through the process of learning in our colleges, universities and religious institutions, we are guaranteed equal opportunities to acquire these traits which set us above the common hordes

This is the problem as I see it through the eyes of an undergraduate.

1 must toilless that when 1 came to this convention, I was filled with some misgivings as to whether my undergraduate brothers had been giving the consideration and thought to this tremendous responsibility that must be ours in the not too distant future However, alter having conversed with man) ol them, my faith has been renewed I find that they are, like myself cognizant of their duty and responsibility to this great fraternity, their people, and their country I can assure you—Jewels, Brother General President, and Brothers, that we will not fail you; that with your continued advice and encouragement, we shall go forward, ever keeping our eyes fixed on that goal you have set lot ns which keeps shining brighter and brighter unto a perfect day

Graduate and Undergraduate Chapters Join Forces

CINCINNATI, Ohio-Delta Cam ma Lambda, and Alpha Alpha Chapters are examples of graduate and undergraduate chapters working together for the advancement of the fraternity. When several years ago the undergraduate chapter was about to become inactive, the grads were successful in keeping it active Now, with enthusiastic young men in Alpha Alpha, and one of the finest pledge clubs in its history, it is destined to become a leading undergraduate chapter among those at predominantly while universilies

The two chapters meet in the Irat house of which we ate so proud, often in joint meeting Incidentally we have the only Alpha house in Ohio We plan our promotions, social affairs and educational programs jointly We are currently planning a testi

monial banquet to honor Brother Theodore Berry who was recently elected Vice-Mayor in our eight-man City Council The president of our graduate chapter, Brother Willis Weatherly was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Y.M.C.A.

Our chapters are active in the local councils of the Pan-Hellenic, and ACHR; work with the N.A.A.C.P. and the Y.M.C.A. We are lending our assistance' to the Urban League in their preparation for a national conference

Brothers, we have already started planning to welcome and entertain you at the 1959 Convention

Sl'AULDING DlCKERSON

Associate Editor to the SPHINX Delta Gamma Lambda Chapter

New Chapter Is Off to a Good Start

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio-Zeta Delta Lambda Chapter, one of the newer graduate chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha began its fall activity program in September at the home of Brother S Lloyd Corbin, with Brother Ferdinand Clark as co-host A review of the activities of the preceding months was discussed, which included the Installation Services in March, the lecture on Israel by Judge Ben Goldman. the Lionel Hampton dance at Memorial in June and the Alpha picnic in August at Maplewood Terrace, the beautiful country home of Brother Leo G Robinson After the business meeting, there followed a social hour during which Brother Leroy Hacker entertained the brothers with color movies of the highlights of the Shrine Convention After thanking the wives of the hosts, Mrs Corbin and Mrs. Clark, for the delicious repast served to the brothers, the meeting was concluded with the singing of the Alpha hymn

The October meeting of the Zeta Delta Lambda Chapter was held at the home of Brother Daniel Elmore with Brother Lester Embry as co-host. In spite of a very rainy night the spirits of the brothers present were not dampened At the conclusion of the business meeting, bountiful refreshments were served Brother Daniel, our sepian Bing Crosby, led the

singing of the Alpha song after which the meeting was adjourned.

Brother Louis Hall and C Leroy Ilacker were co-hosts at the Novcmbci niceling of Zeta Delta Lambda Chapter which met at the home of Brother Hall During the social hour two probates, Alonzo Moss and Edmund Cooke, were presented to the members. After a delicious buffet supper was served the social hour was concluded and the business session was resumed Thefollowing officers of Zeta Delta Lambda Chapter were elected for the ensuing year: Attorney Nathan H Beavers was renamed president of the chapter, with Dr George E Wright being elected vice-president, Lester Embrey, recording secretary; Professor Robert J. Anthony, corresponding secretary; Louis R. Hall, historian; Wallace W Jackson, parliamentarian; Lyman Alexander, Chaplain; Maurice Reed, Sergeant-at-arms and Riley N Jackson, associate editor of the SPHINX

Among special committee chairmen appointed were Lyman Alexander, program committee; Professor Robert Anthony, organization of Alpha auxiliary, and the Rev C Leroy Hacker, public relations Appointed to represent the chapter as delegates at the forty-first National Convention in Chicago were Brothers Nathan H Beavers and Ferdinand Clark

Judkins and Our Community

By CORNELIUS R RICHARDSON

EDITOR'S NOTE: Attorney Cornelius R. Richardson is head of the Law Firm where our late Brother Julius Judkins 'practiced law.

Richmond, Indiana is a typical Mid-west industrial city with a population ofapproximately 50,000 inhabitants Among these are about 5,000 persons of color.

In the fall of 1948 there came to this thriving community one Julius Caesar Judkins, Jr.,whohung uphis shingle and entered into the active practice of the law for which hewas most eminently fitted

Immediately upon coming to this community, the young lawyer made himself of service in the true sense of the word This was manifested in his activities in The Frontiers Service Club andallorganizations with which he affiliated He belived in progress

While "TheLAWisa jealous mistress"—Judkins found time to aid in so many and varied enterprises, hav-

ing for their objective civic betterment and community uplift The American Legion, The Masonic Orders and The NAACP were thebeneficiaries of his enthusiastic and unwavering support He loved justice and was always ready to help others

The young people of our city had in him truly a real champion We personally know of scores of our young students, now in our leading colleges and universities, whose presence there is due wholly to the wise guidance, sane counselling and careful planning of Judkins Hewas unstinting in his advice and ever most liberal with his purse. He had a zeal to be of service. He was always helping in some worthy cause.

His ardent devotion tohiswife and children made himan ideal husband In allphases of life among the people he labored here and notin vain.

He rose to great heights because of his love for humanity While his was a brief stay in our community, his unselfish life was an inspiration and indeed a benediction. In the words of Dr. Milton S. J. Wright, "HERE WASA MAN!"

In CooperationWith United Nations

By BROTHER AARON BROWN Assistant Director, Phelps-Stokes Fund

EDITOR'S NOTE: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., by action of the 4\st Annual Convention held in Chicago, Illinois. during December, 1955, has applied for membership in the National Interfraternity Conference.

CHICAGO, Ill.-The 40th General Convention authorized the General President to appoint a Brother as an Observer or Listener at the United Nations. Brother General President Stanley appointed meas the Fraternity's official Listener onJuly 12, 1955 I immediately presented my credentials to the proper officials at the United Nations Later, I was requested to have a conference with Undersecretary Genera l Ralph Bunche on July 21,1955. After the conference I performed the duties open to me and another conference was held with Dr Bunche on October 26, 1955

The National Interfraternity Conference has been given the privilege of representing all member Fraternities at the United Nations and ithas an official Observer. It is the belief of Dr. Bunche, andI concur, that Al-

pha Phi Alpha should make application for membership in the National Interfraternity Conference

I have contacted the Organization, without obligating our Fraternity, and now have the requirements for membership and other related data I understand that our General Secretary, Brother Huger, also has the necessary data which he hascollected.

As a result of myobservations and the conferences with Dr. Bunche, I am recommending that Alpha Phi Alpha attempt tobecome aSeniorMember of the National Interfraternity Conference

The press has done an excellent job of interpreting the actions of the United Nations to the American public In the belief, therefore, that most Brothers here assembled have an understanding of the United Nation's significant accomplishments, I shall simply state a fewmajor facts

The Tenth General Assembly closed officially on December 20,1955 Its accomplishments are varied and significant They range from thees-, tablishment of an International Commission on thePeaceful Uses ofAtomic Energy to boosting the General

Assembly membership from sixty to seventy-six. The United Nations has developed a strong public opinion in favor of its ideals and objectives. Its major concerns have been in thedirection of World Peace andtherecognition of human dignity regardless of race or geographic location The United Nations attempts to conduct all of its business in a democratic manner and at the same time keep in the forefront of its endeavors the realization of basic purposes and goals

The current President isfrom Chile while the Seven Vice-Presidents are from China, Ethiopia, France, Luxembourg, Russia, England and the United Slates

The six major committees, in addition totheSteering Committee, also represent a wide range of countries and all races The committees are: Political andSecurity, Chairman from New Zealand; Economic and Financial, Chairman from Haiti; Social, Humanitarian and Cultural, Chairman from Egypt; Trusteeship, Chairman from Mexico; Administration and Budgeting, Chairman from Norway; and Legal, Chairman from Poland. This is an indication of its attempt to be universally representative This ought to create an atmosphere of friendship, trust and mutual respect

The Security Council, composed of eleven (11) national representatives, is perhaps the capstone of its worth and weight There are five permanent members of the CouncilChina, France, Russia, England and the United States For 1956 the others will be: Australia, Belgium, Cuba, Iran, Peru and Yugoslavia.

The Trusteeship Council is composed of fourteen (14)representatives including the five permanent members of the Security Council The Economic and Social Council is composed of representatives of eighteen (18) countries. The International Court ofJustice, under thePresidency of therepresentative from the United States, is composed of fourteen additional members

There are ten (10) Specialized Agencies including: The Food and Agriculture Organization; The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and TheWorld Health Organization

The Secretariat is headed by Secretary-General DagHammerskjold The United Nations Budget for 1956 is $48,556,350.00

I wish to commend the Fraternity for itsvision in making provision for an Observer I am grateful for the honor given me by Brother General President Stanley to serve the Fraternity in this capacity.

Past General Counsel Participates inFight For

Flat, Damages

The NAACP New York Branch hails a State Supreme Coon decision awarding $750 in compensatory damages to an interracial couple and a permanent injunction against a realty firm which had sought to lock them out of an apartment they had rented

The award was made to Diana and Thurman Faulk of 81 Perry Street, who had rented an apartment at 588 West End Avenue from the Syltol Realt) Corporation

The NAACP and the State Temporary Housing Rent Commission joined forces in bringing the case lo court NAACP attorney, Brother lawn A SaudiIer, commented:

"This is the first instance to our knowledge where the courts and the Rent Commission have indicated such a positive and direct position against this form of discrimination

"We have made further inroads against discrimination in private housing where no question of federal, state or municipal funds is involved." volvcel."

New York NAACP President Russell 1'. Crawford added:

"The NAACP will redouble its efforts to eliminate discrimination in all types ol housing in New York City The program for the coming year will be accelerated and intensified in this direclion."

Convention Address

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pathway Here in the midst of weird voices of a confused and dying world, strangling our souls, I beg yon to head right and keep going the door of hope is still open and the God of Abraham is still in charge.

IIK die has been cast—We must face, fight and die with our heads up and our breasts bared to the ruthless enemy of right and justice This is our Day.

I have been impressed with the spirit of the men here. I was deeply moved with the challenging presentation of facts and conditions by Brother Anderson on yesterday and I am alarmed over the growing stupidity of men in their search of peace Beautiful phrases, well chosen documents by all the nations of the earth will not bring peace Peace and justice are attributes of God—Without Him there can be no peace.

FRATERNITY FUN

(Continued from Page 27)

Iambic Feet in Christmas Anthem Poetry

"How still we see thee lie"

Scrambled Meter — Late returning hubby, with alibi, "How we see thee still lie."

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April Drama Depicting the Three "Rs"

Scene I — Enter — three Internal Revenue Collectors

1stCollector: That is ouRs

2nd Collector: This is ouRs

3rd Collector: These are ouRs.

John came to work one morning and said to his friends, "Boys, I've got to get married!" "How come?" they asked "Well, you see it was like this Last night I was sitting with a girl in a car in a garage She proposed to me and I couldn't back out."

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Fugue in Seven Sharps

Blinks — "I hear you and your neighbor are on the outs What happened?"

jinks — "Well, his kids are taking music lessons, and the other day I sent him an ax with a note saying. Try this on your piano'."

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"Do you ever play post office?" asked the Radio Quizmaster. "Sometimes," admitted the pretty contestant "That's fine! But at my house we play pony express That's post office with a little more horsing around."

Lambda Loquacity

Filched from a diary —

Monday — Today we got reports and 1 got Poor in cooperation and Poor in english, spelling, music and hygene and one or two others Mr Miles said to me, "Eva, you will have to improve your conduct and effort an do better work or else you're lible to be not promoted at the end of the term." I wrote a note and said: Dear Mr Miles:

Will you please give me another chanch I will try my best very mutch, Your loving friend

Eva

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Experience is what is left when everything else is gone

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A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin

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The SPHINX says: Never use two words when one will do Never use one word when none will do

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Many a woman is always expensive; hair today, gown tomorrow

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There's always danger that hush money will speak for itself

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A voting newlywed was sobbing because her husband was out shooting craps and she didn't know how to cook them

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Rumors

It was reported that there was a room where the fellows were offered lessons in elementary Mathematics Most courses ended in seven or eleven One, went to twenty-one; another played tricks with the digit, two, frequently calling it "wild." I am proud to say that our delegates ignored the lures and they both petered out

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There was another story going around the convention that young mothers' milk is good for stomach ulcers. (Tsk! Tsk! Just finding that out, buddy?) c * * *

They tell me that Brother John H Johnson of Ebony, Tan, Hue and Jet fame who gave a cocktail sip and turned it into an impromptu banquet, and who gave away Hawaiian hats to the men and baby orchid leis to the ladies, who served no libations in a class lower than Old Fitzgerald, who used Cham-

SPHINX

pagne for chasers and oysters Rockefeller and pheasant under glass for appetizers, who regaled us with native music from Honolulu and had the entire establishment garlanded with Bird of Paradise floral arrangements from the tropical isles, paid for the entire affair out of his petty cash fund. What a Man! Brother, how about stamping my mortgage out with one of your piggy banks * * *

They tell me that Chicago produced the attendance of Alpha's most charming women 1 saw Mrs Myles Paige, I got a glimpse of Mrs lone Stanley,! effervesced about Mrs. Sandifer, I strutted when Mrs. Sidney Jones raved about Frat Fun and called me America's black Rabelais, (say, did she say Rabelais or "rabble what ?") I puffed up when Mrs Obie said she was the president of my fan club, 1 drooled when Mrs Sydney Brown fed me a post convention brunch, I beamed when Brother Tollie Harris' sister, Hattie, reminded me that I was her bad little old classmate, 39 years ago, but I blacked out right in the main lobby of the Morrison when 1 looked over my left shoulder and saw ermined Belle Miller smiling—either at Herb or at me. 1revived when the vivacious Laura Holland crooned "there will be 'sixteen tons' of this Alpha joy, jam packed with the famous Buffalo hospitality August 7-11, 1956 at the 50th Anniversary celebration."

" "I shoot my wit into the SPHINX

Sometimes it's good; sometimes it s-t-i-n-k-s."

—WINTERS

President Stanley Reports

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blood and retain our position of leadership in this age of high fraternal competition. The time has come for us to realize that Alpha is fundamentally in the business of securing initiates and bridging the gap between college graduation and graduate chapter affiliation, if we would survive the death struggle that engulfs us This is our gravest moment and we are imperiled by our failure to grow numerically This is our most acute problem Somehow, the glue of Alpha has become unstuck and unless we find an immediate remedial program, we shall soon dwindle to nothing. General Secretary Huger's report shows thai our lip service and feeble efforts of the past six years have resulted in continuous decline of undergraduate members, [In seriousness of the situation may be compared to the physician who pronounces more deaths than births We must redesign our whole recruitiiiciii policy and discover new ways and means of building a healthy and sizeable undergraduate membership. Every Brother who wants to keep this Fraternity of ours alive must become its salesman—a salesman who will single out every good prospect in his hometown schools, churches or whathave-you, and inspire him to seek the light of Alpha This job cannot be left to officers and chapters alone; it must be the job of every active brother who desires to have a fraternity to belong to next year and thereafter After four years of tireless efforts, our Semi-Centennial General Committee and its related sub-committees will present to you a detailed program

for our 50th Anniversary Celebration Your fiscal officers and I have met at least twice this year with the Anniversary Committees and the co-host Brothers of Rho Lambda and Delta Epsilon Chapters We offer to you, through the General Chairman of our 50th Anniversary Committee, what we believe reflects your desires and aims for the impending high point of our whole Fraternal existence We ask that you make every possible change lor belter and then grant swift approval for us to proceed with the business at hand of supplying necessary finishing touches in short order

Our fiftieth anniversary presents a Hixai personal challenge to every living Alpha Unlike all previous anniversaries, our fiftieth will be more costly and its success will depend largely upon the attendance of every living Brother.

Our goals are—10,000 active Brothers with no less than 3,000 in attendance at Buffalo next August These are basic minimums upon which the occasion's success is predicated We must not fail

Evidently for some time our ambitions have been greater than our treasury Generally, brotherhood and and money make an explosive combination Yet, one of the most tangible evidences of our loyalty and love for Alpha is to be found in the financial contributions we make for the furtherance of its programs Our experience with our national headquarters has been a commendable effort in this regard Now we are faced with an even bigger opportunity-

Our 50th Anniversary should be more than a celebration It should erect a permanent monument in terms of a Foundation, sufficient to strengthen our financial position for the pressing needs of our future Obviously, to effect the kind of undergraduate housing program that we need, to broaden our scholarships and fellowships for maximum good, and to build an adequate reserve not only to protect our material assets, but so see us through any financial crisis, we must of necessity create a source of income over and above our normal grand tax I should like to think of our 50th Anniversary as being synonymous with a :$50,000.00 Foundation in order that we may lace our next fifty years with security

Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha, when you elevated me to the general presidency, you put my personal convictions about our beloved Fraternity to a test You challenged me to make personal sacrifices and to give the best leadership I could in directing Alpha Phi Alpha into new and greater fields of service. I now pass that challenge on to you and implore you to meet it as fully as you can in this majestic hour of our existence. One usually finds time, energy and money regardless of how important or busy he is, for the things closest to his heart All of vis were initiated into Alpha because of our competency to add something to the solutions to our fraternal problems As you rededicate yourself to Alpha and resolve to make the greatest contribution you can to its sum total, take new hope in this thought:

"We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In courage, not cowardice; in feelings, not figures of a dial

We should counl time by heartthrobs

He lives most who thinks most, feels the noblest, and acts the best."

Recommendations

1 Re-evaluation of our designing, timing, processing and receiving of ballots in electing a General President, so that this method of general suffrage may serve more effectively in stimulating reclamation and promoting earlier payment of Grand Tax Both the Election and Reorganization Commissions have recommendations to this effect.

2 Consideration of another membership classification to be open to men of high professional and public service accomplishments who have not had the good fortune to receive an earned degree

3 The question of membership in the National Inter-Fraternal Con-

ference has come up repeatedly It appears that such is required by many of the integrated schools where we now seek to establish chapters. We recommend that this convention approve membership in the National Inter-Fraternal Conference

4 Approval of the amendment of The Commission on Reorganization regarding our Educational Foundation's constituency and administration

.5. Endorsement of a Fiftieth Anniversary postage stamp, a promotion aid to our 50th Anniversary Celebration

6. That we authorize and create the machinery necessary to build a $50,000 Foundation in commemoration of our 50th Anniversary

7. Our most glaring shortcoming is in failing to provide an effective program of guidance, counseling and tutoring of high school seniors and college freshmen Actually, wedo nothing for those who would become our brothers We stand aloof and idle At Miami, we adopted a recommendation that 'Chapters set up vocational counseling services wherever the need presents itself." Brothers, the need grows more acute by the minute throughout the realm of Alpha

Our competitors have already made this a national project and are reaping amazing results, while rendering service to the youth of the land I recommend that this convention set up a commission with appropriate budget to administer this program forthwith.

BRO FRANK L STANLEY, General President •

National

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ing as a beacon light of liberty and justice, cast its rays into the hinterlands of our nation May this beacon continue to extend its light across the seas May the spirit of this Christmas serve to consecrate and rededicate us to the great and unfinished tasks which lie ahead

Technological progress in transportation and communication makes for a smaller world We are now neighbors with all the peoples of the globe Therefore, it becomes more and more imperative that some solution, other than war, must be found to end social, political and economic frustrations

We must produce a better world where one is not identified as white, black or yellow, but as a man.

And, while we build hydrogen and atomic weapons for human destruction, we must burnish anew the lamp of liberty, and trim the wick of the

flame of brotherhood throughout the world, knowing full well that this country and the world—can no more exist half-slave and half-free today, than in that other day when the candle of democracy flickered and went out Aswe dedicate this house today, we reconsecrate ourselves to this noble task

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Defensive and Offensive Struggle In Our Democracy

(Continued from Page 27) tice and Democracy for all Americans.

If we are to move forward toward the goal of Total Integration and First Class Citizenship for all American people without regard to race, creed or religion then the challenge and the fight has just begun

In the words of the poet Browning: Why greet the new day

If it's a copy

Of the day that went before, A tale of wrongs unrighted, For what's a new day

Unless it's better than

The day that went before.

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Challenge of the Hour

(Continued from Page 7) tion of God and nature. The only way that such a system as our Southern culture has produced can be seen as it is, is for the observer to get outside of it Fortunately for us, cultures meet and conflict and thus offer the opportunity to evaluate them

The decisions that the Supreme Court has given down since May 17th 1954, are going to revolutionize education in the South and in the world

We have sent our American Negro troops to the ends of earth to fight, bleed and die for the same share of democracy that America gives her other citizens We have not sent our black sons out to fight, bleed and die for any separate but equal theory as practiced throughout the South. There is no such thing as separate but equal facilities where the rights of the individual are concerned.

We must prepare our young people for the emerging integrated social order in the South Recently, I was on the Campus of a Negro College in the South where there was a total enrollment of 2,900 students and approximately 2,000 were enrolled in the Department of Education I maintain that there must be a shift of emphasis in Negro education today. With unlimited new fields in engineering, nuclear science and business for our youth today, it is my belief that we need torestudy our whole educational approach to our problems in a completely integrated society, with the question uppermost in mind, "will

the Negro survive intellectually in a completely integrated society."

If this vital question is to be answered in the affirmative, then the most brilliant minds of our youth must be used as a Marine Corp to establish new Beach-heads in new fields of opportunities. Surely Socrates in his ageless discourse on the good society was thinking about this grave hour when Gloucon said, Socrates, I do not believe that there is such a City of God anywhere on Earth." Socrates replied, "Whether such a City exists in Heaven or ever will exist on Earth, the wise man will live after the manner of that City, having nothing to do with any other and in so looking upon it will set his own house in order."

There is no serious doubt in my mind that even in South Carolina, Georgia and in my Mississippi equality of opportunity for all races will eventually prevail But as an observer from the very jaws of Hell, I am thoroughly convinced that every delaying action known to the enemies of true democracy will be used to circumvent the Supreme Court Decision as long as possible.

Divided mankind still has the freedom to select salvation or destruction If in this grave hour the Negro in America selects salvation, then we will have less need to despair about the trends of events in this nation today In spite of South Carolina and in spite of Mississippi, we can begin to channel our talents and energies into the golden era of human dignity which has been our hope and goal since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

The tragic fact remains that it is in the midst of threatened deep tragedy—at the bedside of loved ones, in dungeon cells, in the bitter cold and in the sweltering heat of the battlefield—when all else has failed, when emptied of self-dependence and hope in that which is known and seen and felt—that man in order to survive reaches out to the unknown for help and assurance, for guidance, strength and endurance, to something beyond the mortal range. I believe that our hope is found in the return to moral values which are found in the Gospel of Christ

"Come O Blessed of my Father, Inherit the kingdom prepared for you; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. Truly I say, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren you did it to Me." Thank you

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BETA RHO—Johnnie E Burke (S) Shaw University Raleigh N C

BETA SIGMA—Bruce Gill (P), Southern University, Baton Rouge La

BETA TAU—(Inactive) New Orleans, La

BETA UPSILON—Herman C Morris (S) Ala State College, Montgomery, Ala

BETA PHI—Louis H Roberts (S), Dillard University New Orleans La

BETA CHI—Herbert Thompson (S), Philand-r Smith College Little Rock Ark

BETA PSI—(Inactive) Portland Oregon

GAMMA ALPHA—Louis D Hicks, Texas College Tyler, Tex

GAMMA BETA—John Rovster (S) N C College Durham, N C

GAMMA GAMMA—Fred Talbot (P) Allen University Columbia S C

GAMMA NU—Leon Cooper (DP) Nitlanv P O Box 145, State College, Pa

GAMMA DELTA—Vernon Webb, A M and N College Pine Bluff, Ark

GAMMA EPSILON — (Inactive) Madison, Wis

GAMMA ZETA—Robert C Dixon (S), Ft Valley State College Ft Valley, Ga

GAMMA ETA—Odis Cargill (P), Box 198, MRC—Ind Univ. Bloomington Ind

GAMMA THETA—John E Moore (P) 1331 Swisher Ave. Dayton 8, Ohio

GAMMA IOTA—William Moss P O Box 63, Hampton Institute, Va

GAMMA KAPPA—Robert A Bethune (S), 308 Kappa Ave. Birmingham Ala

GAMMA MU—Smith Turner Jr (S) Livingston College Salisbury, N C

GAMMA XI—William Johnson 2116 S Western Ave., Los Angeles Calif

GAMMA OMICRON—Charlie Williams (VP), Knoxville College, Knoxville Tenn

GAMMA PI—Darwin M Johnson (S), Benedict College, Columbia S C

GAMMA RHO—Donald D Masse (CS) 35 North 25th St., Lafayette, Ind

GAMMA SIGMA—Cat roll A Bdt (S), Delaware State College Dover Del

GAMMA TAU—Frank Wilburn 318 Elm Place, East Lansing Mich

GAMMA UPSILON—Hozy Burenstien, Jr., Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Miss

86 GAMMA PHI—Cornelius Blount (S), 102 Sag; Hall Tuskegee Institute Ala

87 GAMMA CHI—(Inactive) Pittsburg Kans

88 GAMMA PSI—Weslev Copeland 815 F Davie St. Raleigh N C

K9 DELTA ALPHA—Walter L. Sailers Claflin University Orangeburg, S C

90 DELTA BETA—Robert B Ford, BethuneCookman College, Daytona Bach Fla

91 DELTA GAMMA—Freddie McClain (CS) Alabama A and M College Normal Ala

92 DELTA DELTA—I Andrew Edwards, Albany State College, Albany, Ga

93 DELTA EPSILON—Sumner C Nunley 382 Woodlawn Ave. Buffalo 8, N Y

94 DELTA ZETA—(Inactive), Syracuse N Y

95 DELTA ETA—Clevon Johnson (CS), Savannah State College, Savannah, Ga

96 DELTA THETA—Lloyd H Williams Jr. Box 184 Texas Southern University Houston Tex

97 DELTA IOTA—William L. Reid (P) 12 Jennings Court New Brunswick, N J

98 DELTA KAPPA—Wright L. Lassiter Alcorn A and M College Alcorn, Miss

99 DELTA MU—William T Ridgeway (S) 812 Malhewson, Wichita Kans

100 DELTA NU—Clyde Boyd Maryland State College Princess Anne, Md

300 DELTA XI—Thomas R Gross, Box 285 Wilberforce Ohio

301 DELTA OMICRON—Roland Hall (S), 216 Thrift St. San Francisco, Calif

302 DELTA PI—Harvey B Collins (S), State Teachers College, Cheyney Penn

303 DELTA RHO—Don W Burnett (VP), 2816 Wabash Ave. Kansas City 9, Mo

304 DELTA SIGMA—Leroy J Sanford (S), Grambling College Grambling La

305 DELTA TAU—Caesar W Beckett (S), St Paul's Polytechnic Institute, Lawrenceville Va

306 DELTA UPSILON—Charles Brown (S), Miami University Oxford Ohio

307 DELTA PHI—Myles M Hubbard (S), Box 7014, Jackson College Jackson, Miss

308 DELTA CHI—Edward L Weems (RS), 456 Jefferson Ave. Brooklyn, N Y

309 DELTA PSI—James Day (S), Florida N and I M College, St Augustine Fla

310 EPSILON ALPHA—Merle Dixon, 69 Port Lawrence Apts. Toledo, Ohio

GRADUATE CHAPTERS

101 ALPHA LAMBDA—William Braxton (S), 1456 Beech St. Louisville 11, Ky

102 BETA LAMBDA—James Jeffress (S), 1824 Paseo Kansas City, Mo

103 GAMMA LAMBDA—Barton W Morris (S), 293 Eliot St. Detroit 1 Mich

104 DELTA LAMBDA—Clifton R Jones, 2504 Longwood St., Baltimore Md

105 EPSILON LAMBDA—Fred T Simms (P), 4959 Maffitt Place St Louis 15 Mo

106 ZETA LAMBDA—Clarence C Johnson 1119 29th St. Newport News, Va

107 ETA LAMBDA—William H Hale, 1351 Sharon St., N W. Atlanta, Ga

108 THETA LAMBDA—Avery Watson, Jr (S) 1.330 Home Ave. Dayton 7, Ohio

109 IOTA LAMBDA—Lehman D Adams (P) 17 West 22nd St. Indianapolis, Ind

110 KAPPA LAMBDA—Charles A Grant (CS), 504 Beech Si. Greensboro, N C

111 MU LAMBDA—Dr William F Nelson 721 12th St., N E., Washington 2, D C

112 NU LAMBDA—John E Reinhardt (S), Virginia State College Petersburg Va

113 XI LAMBDA—Lincoln A Blakeney, 4106 Cottage Grove Ave. Chicago III

114 OMICRON LAMBDA—C A Howze (S) 1000 4th St., N. Birmingham Ala

115 PI LAMBDA—C Franklin Brown (S) 1019 Cross St., Little Rock Ark

116 RHO LAMBDA—Russell N Service, 585 Michigan St. Buffalo N Y

117 SIGMA LAMBDA—Walter E Morial (S), 1433 Touro St., New Orleans, La

118 TAU LAMBDA—N H Williams Jr., 1405 South St., Nashville Tenn

119 UPSILON LAMBDA—Ralph B Stewart (S), 109 E Union St. Jacksonville, Fla

120 PHI LAMBDA—R H Toole (S), 1005 S Person St., Raleigh N C

121 CHI LAMBDA—Thomas E Kellev (S), Box 132 Wilberforce Ohio

122 PSI LAMBDA—George W James 1527 E 3rd St., Chattanooga Tenn

123 ALPHA ALPHA LAMBDA—Arthur C Williams (S), 158 Lincoln St., Montclair, N J

124 ALPHA BETA LAMBDA—Carl I Lvnem (S) 407 N Upper St. Lexington Ky

125 ALPHA GAMMA LAMBDA — Augustus Simms 209 W 125th St. New York 27 N Y

126 ALPHA DELTA LAMBDA—A B Owens, Jr (S), 598 Williams Ave. Memphis Tenn

127 ALPHA EPSILON LAMBDA—R W Harrison (S) 2291/2 Main St. Yazoo City Miss

128 ALPHA ZETA LAMBDA—Joseph I Turner (S), Bluefield State College, Bluefield W Va

129 ALPHA ETA LAMBDA—James W White, Texas Southern University Houston 4 Tex

130 ALPHA THETA LAMBDA—Chester C Sutton (S) 1011 N Ohio Ave. Atlanta City, N J

131 ALPHA IOTA LAMBDA—E R Armstead (S), Institute Institute W Va

132 ALPHA KAPPA LAMBDA—E D Downing (S) 36 Center Ave. N W. Roanoke, Va

133 ALPHA MU LAMBDA—William Holt (S), 733 Saxon St. Knoxville, Tenn

134 ALPHA NU LAMBDA—Ira L. Ferguson (S), Box 217 Tuskegee Institute Ala

135 ALPHA XI LAMBDA—Wayman D Palmer 568 Oakwood Ave. Toledo 2 Ohio

136 ALPHA OMICRON LAMBDA—Wilbur C Douglass (S) 412 Bakewell Bldg. Pittsburgh 19 Pa

137 ALPHA PI LAMBDA—James O Ellis 1500 E 1st St. Winston-Salem N C

138 ALPHA RHO LAMBDA—Raymond Thomas (S) 641/2 N 22nd St. Columbus, Ohio

139

140

ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA—Edward L. Massey 3930 Wilder St. Dallas, Tex

ALPHA TAU LAMBDA—Tollie W Harris (P), 326 Greenwood Tulsa 6, Okla

141 ALPHA UPSILON LAMBDA—W H Coston (S) Alabama State College, Montgomery, Ala

142 ALPHA PHI LAMBDA—Thomas W Young 1660 Corprew Ave., Norfolk 12 Va

143 ALPHA CHI LAMBDA—John M Tugg (S) 1108 Phillips St. Augusta, Ga

144

ALPHA PSI LAMBDA—Henry W Webber, 37 Samson Circle Greenview Columbia S C

145 BETA ALPHA LAMBDA—William Johnson (S) 117 Atlantic St., Jersey City 4, N J

146 BETA BETA LAMBDA—John H Anderson (S) 1200 N W 6th Ave. Miami Fla

147 BETA GAMMA LAMBDA—Harvey O Freeman, 2806 Griffin Av. Richmond 22 Va

148 BETA DELTA LAMBDA—Ernest C Cook (S) Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach Fla

149

BETA EPSILON LAMBDA—L G Ashley (S), Box 247 Boley, Okla

150 BETA ZETA LAMBDA—Cyrus B Tavlor, 805 E Dunklin St. Jefferson City Mo

151 BETA ETA LAMBDA—M E Gamble (S)." Hennessey Okla

152 BETA THETA LAMBDA—J M Schooler 1607 Favetteville Durham N C

153 BETA IOTA LAMBDA—V B Lacour (P), Southern University, Baton Rouge, La

154 BETA KAPPA LAMBDA—E B Burroughs (S) 35 Morris St. Charleston S C

155 BETA MU LAMBDA—L E Anderson (S), P O Box 862, Salisbury, N C

156 BETA NU LAMBDA—H W Norris (S) Johnson C Smith Universitv Charlotte N C

157 BETA XI LAMBDA—W.' T Bryant, 2731 Franklin Omaha, Neb

158 BETA OMICRON LAMBDA—Curtis A Woodard (S), 1250 Hercules St., Mobile, Ala

159 BETA PI LAMBDA—Donald W Johnson (S) 104 First St. Albany 10 N Y

160 BETA RHO LAMBDA—James E Smith (S) 962 W Federal St. Youngstown 1, Ohio

161 BETA SIGMA LAMBDA—Jarvis H Arms, 23 Westland St. Hartford 5 Conn

162 BETA TAU LAMBDA—Felix C Thurmond I0C5 E Leuda St. Ft Worth Tex

163 BETA UPSILON LAMBDA—V J Gilmore 400 Laconte St. Jackson Tenn

164 BETA PHI LAMBDA—E A Bertrand (S) Savannah S»ale College Savannah, Ga

165 BETA CHI LAMBDA—Harry M Hodges (S) 808 Fondulac St. Muskogee, Okla

166 BETA PSI LAMBDA—Oscar V Little (S) 1518 E 22nd St. Los Ang-les 11 Calif

167 GAMMA ALPHA LAMBDA—John Chiles (P) 9 East Frederick St. Staunton, Va

168 GAMMA BETA LAMBDA — Arnold W Wright, Kentucky State College Frankfort Ky

169 GAMMA GAMMA LAMBDA—R W Anderson (S) Box 441, Greenville S C

170 GAMMA DELTA LAMBDA—Martin K Austin (S) Box 21 E Beckley W Va

171 GAMMA EPSILON LAMBDA—Thomas A West (P) 914 E 2nd St. Hopkinsville, Ky

172 GAMMA ZETA LAMBDA—Richard F Pride (P) 2907 26th St. Tampa Fla

173 GAMMA ETA LAMBDA—C P Johnson (P) 1173 Hargrave St. Austin Tex

174 GAMMA THETA LAMBDA—Phillip G Sadler (S), 314 Rogers Rd. Wilmington Del

175 GAMMA IOTA LAMBDA—Isadore Liddie (S) 178-20 Leslie Rd. St Albans, L I. N Y

176 GAMMA KAPPA LAMBDA—B T Washington (S), 306 N 6th St., Wilmington, N C

177 GAMMA MU LAMBDA—Edwin M Thorpe (P) Florida A and M University Tallahassee Fla

178 GAMMA NU LAMBDA—Allen F Thornhill 719 Johnson St., Lvnchburg, Va

179 GAMMA XI LAMBDA—Charles F Rogers (P), 885 Rondo Ave. St Paul 4, Minn

180 GAMMA OMICRON LAMBDA—Ben C Hampton (S), Albany State College Albanv Ga

181 GAMMA PI LAMBDA—Fleming Huff (S) 4110 Avenue 1, Galvston, Tex

182 GAMMA RHO LAMBDA—Otha L Porter, 2320 Mass St. Gary, Ind

183 GAMMA SIGMA LAMBDA—O Edwards Hicks Ft Valley State College Ft Valley, Ga

184 GAMMA TAU LAMBDA—T L Inghram (S) 106 John St. Orange Tex

185 GAMMA UPSILON LAMBDA—T W Cole Wiley College, Marshall Tex

186 GAMMA PHI LAMBDA—James P Joshua, 645 62nd St. Oakland Calif

187 GAMMA CHI LAMBDA—Grandvel Jackson (P) 1959 Hayes St., San Francisco, Calif

188 GAMMA PSI LAMBDA—E L Fair (S), 32 Grail St. Asheville N C

189 DELTA ALPHA LAMBDA—Henry C Crawford, 10708 Hampden Ave. Cleveland Ohio

190 DELTA BETA LAMBDA—Judson H Furlow 102 W County St. Phoebus, Va

191 DELTA GAMMA LAMBDA—Andrew G White 6.322 Chandler St. Cincinnati 27, Ohio

192 DELTA DELTA LAMBDA—R L Smith, 431 North Ros-mary Ave., W Palm Beach Fla

193 DELTA EPSILON LAMBDA—Billy Jones (P) 342-A E Broadwav E St Louis III

194 DELTA ZETA LAMBDA—R L Hurst (P) S C State College, Orangeburg, S C

195 DELTA ETA LAMBDA—P A Townsend, 416 Kansas Ave. Topeka Kans

196 DELTA THETA LAMBDA — Calvin B Browne Alabama A and M College Normal Ala

197 DELTA IOTA LAMBDA—James A Hurling (S) 1729 7th Ave., Columbus Ga

198 DELTA KAPPA LAMBDA—Clyde L Reese (P), 305 Sanborn St. Florence S C

199 DELTA MU LAMBDA—Ferdinand D Williams 9 N 7th St. Newark N J

200 DELTA NU LAMBDA—L Wilson York (S) 205 N Ridge St. Danville Va

201 GENERAL ORGANIZATION — (Material mailed individually)

202 DELTA XI LAMBDA—Herndon G Harrison, 808 Wooden Blvd. Orlando Fla

203 DELTA OMICRON LAMBDA — Simon J D^Vane (S) 6V2 Pine St. Cambridge Md

204 DELTA PI LAMBDA—Andrew J Durgan 1417 Tremont St., Selma, Ala

205 DELTA RHO LAMBDA—U J Andrews (P) P O Drawer 1598, San Antonio, Tex

206 DELTA SIGMA LAMBDA—Oliver E Jackson, A M and N College Pine Bluff Ark

207 DELTA TAU LAMBDA—William M Corbin (P), 4505 S 19th St. Phoenix, Ariz

208 DELTA UPSILON LAMBDA — James C Leary (S) 1956 Weinstock St. Shreveport, La

209 DELTA PHI LAMBDA—Herman B Smith, Jr (S), 1612 27th Ave., Tuscaloosa, Ala

210 DELTA CHI LAMBDA—Peter C Murrell (P) 809 W North Ave., Milwaukee 6, Wis

211 DELTA PSI LAMBDA—Charles B Minor 2300 Williams St., Denver Col

212 EPSILON ALPHA LAMBDA—W K Kinnebrew 1511 N Palace, Tyler, Tex

213 EPSILON BETA LAMBDA—W S Hutchings (S), 536 New St., Macon, Ga

Convention Headquarters.

EPSILON GAMMA LAMBDA—Edward O Gourdin, 35 Hutchins St. Roxbury, Mass

EPSILON DELTA LAMBDA—James O Hobson, Talladega College, Talladega Ala

EPSILON EPSILON LAMBDA—J W Yancy, II (S), 1116 Elm Ave., Waco, Tex

EPSILON ZETA LAMBDA—Charles E Wil1'ams Jr. 1003 S E Sherrett St., Portland 2, Oregon

EPSILON ETA LAMBDA—Cleo G Davis

311 S Elm St. Charleston Mo

EPSILON THETA LAMBDA Winton T Williams Notth Shore Pembroke E„ Bermuda, B W I

EPSILON IOTA LAMBDA—W Lovell Turner (S) 604 Adams St. Suffolk Va

EPSILON KAPPA LAMBDA—Orlando C Powrs (P) P O Box 196, Grambling, La

EPSILON MU LAMBDA—LeRov Anderson (S), 505 W Cervantes St. Pensacola, Fla

EPSILON NU LAMBDA—Joseph W Mdntyre (S), 236 Nicholson St., Portsmouth, Va

224 EPSILON XI LAMBDA—B H Cooper (S), 234 Box 1000, Clarksdale Miss

225 EPSILON OMICRON LAMBDA—Thomas M Law (S), St Paul's Polytechnic Institute 235 Lawr*ncevill; Va

226 EPSILON PI LAMBDA—O H Jones (S) 236 1105 S E 6th Av:., Gainesvill;, Fla

227 EPSILON RHO LAMBDA—D A Williams 237 1633 Seabrook Road Fayetteville, N C

228 EPSILON SIGMA LAMBDA—Willie T Ellis (S) 903 Bradhv Ave., Tarboro N C 218

229 EPSILON TAU LAMBDA—John C Williams (S), Prairie View A and M College Prairie View, Tex ">39

230 EPSILON UPSILON LAMBDA—Frederick S Waller, 3420 St John St. Flint Mich - 240

231 EPSILON PHI LAMBDA—Burton G West 900 Dunbar Ave. Port Arthur Tex 241

232 EPSILON CHI LAMBDA—Edward N Smith (S) State Teachers College Elizabeth Citv, 242 N C

233 EPSILON PSI LAMBDA—Samuel McKay 243 (SI 2731 3rd St. Alexandria, La

ZETA ALPHA LAMBDA—George H Greene 401 N W 21st Ave. Ft Lauderdale Fla

ZETA BETA LAMBDA—J M Morris, 1604 8th St., Sacramento, Calif

ZETA GAMMA LAMBDA—Richard D Jon-s, Box 297, Langston Okla

ZETA DELTA LAMBDA—Robert J Anthony (S), 802 S Wittenberg St. Springfi-ld, Ohio

ZETA EPSILON LAMBDA—James W Parker Jr. 179 Shrewsbury Ave. Red Bank N J

ZETA ZETA LAMBDA—Thomas N Coleman 114 - 52 180th St., St Albans N Y

ZETA ETA LAMBDA—W G Keyes 1504 B»aufort St., New Bern N C

ZETA THETA LAMBDA^Richard B Woodard 239 Lincoln St., Steelton Penn

ZETA IOTA LAMBDA—William D Clark (S), 210 Somerset St. Trenton N J

ZETA KAPPA LAMBDA—Lewis A James, 1146 West 9th St. Des Moines Iowa

Semi-Centennial

Statler Hotel. Buffalo, N. Y„ August, 1956. Marbury-Fitzgerald Air Photo.