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BROTHER NORMAN L. McGHEE Norman L. McGhee. General Secretary, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. 1918-1925: Practicing Attorney, 1925 to present; established brokerage firm of McGhee and Company, 1952, said to be first to be h e a d e d b y a Negro licensed a s a broker-dealer authorized to deal in general securities: graduate of Howard University, A.B., LL.B.; pursued graduate work at Western Reserve University, specializing in corporate financing; member of Cleveland City Planning Commission 19421946; former editor of Cleveland Call-Post; formerly private secretary to Dr. Emmett J. Scott, while Secretary-Treasurer of Howard University; Democratic Ward Leader of 25th Ward in City of Cleveland; Alternate Delegate at Large, Democratic National Conven-
(Continued from Page 117) llshment of a fraternity journal to be styled THE SPHINX; and provided that the General Vice-President (in those days there was but one General Vice-President) should be the Editorin-Chief of The Sphinx in addition to his other duties. Each chapter was required to furnish an Associate Editor. Brother Raymond W. Cannon was re-elected General Vice-President and became the first Editor-in-Chief of The Sphinx. Brother Julius C. McKelvie became the Business Manager. Subscription was set at 50 cents per year and was optional with the members and not included in the General Tax which then was $1.00. During the early years The Sphinx was a secret publication, available only to our members. Gradually, as Alpha grew and broadened its purposes, it became available to the public.
lion, 195b, Trustee, St. James R. M. E Church; Trustee. Wilberforce University; Member at Large, General Board of the A. M. E. Church; married to Dorothy C. McGhee, n e e Cook: father of four children. Home address: 1229 E. Boulevard. Cleveland, Ohio; business address: 2587 E. 55th Street. Room 14-15, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Sphinx created renewed interest among the members, a n d brought back into the fold some who had strayed away. The early issues carried discussions on fraternity problems, the aims and purposes of the college fraternity, and the attributes of an Alpha Phi Alpha man. During the early years The Sphinx was our teacher and it was one of the strong ties that held us together in the trying days of the World War I period. As the Fraternity grew so did The Sphinx. It became a fountain source of helpful information to the membership. But for The Sphinx our great programs of education and guidance would not have been as effective. It has been an inspiration and guide as it beckoned to halting youth standing upon the threshold of life, and it has given to them direction. UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS (Continued from Page 1) 84. GAMMA TAU—Frank Wilburn, 318 Elm Place. East Lansing. Mich. 85. GAMMA UPSILON—Hozy Burenstien. Jr., Tougaloo College. Tougaloo, Miss. 86. GAMMA PHI—Cornelius Blount (S), 102 Sage Hall, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 87. GAMMA CHI—i Inactive) Pittsburg, Kans. 88. GAMMA PSI—Wesley Copeland, 815 E. Davie St., Raleigh, N. C. 89. DELTA ALPHA—Walter L. Salters. Claflin University. Orangeburg, S. C. 90. DELTA ' BETA—Robert B. Ford, BethuneCookman College, Daytona Beach, Fla. 91. DELTA GAMMA—Freddie McClain (CS), Alabama A. and M. College. Normal, Ala.
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