f6e Sft&wx Official
Organ
VOLUME XLII
of
Alpha
Phi
Alpha
Fraternity,
Incorporated
OCTOBER-DECEMBER, 1956
NUMBER 4
C^ditoriai L^ontenti Jl. T is Christmas time again!!! We celebrate this occasion all over the world. T h e dates may vary among nations, calendars, and religious calendars but the spirit of the Yule Season is the same. T h e spirit of Christmas in the United States sometimes gets mixed up in the fast moving commercial influence that has continued to be on the universe. However, commercial influence with all of its desirable approaches cannot remove the spirit under which our civilization has made the occasion of Christmas a symbol and a beginning for all nations to join in one great jubilee in honor of the Prince of Peace. We may select our means of joyful praise in honor of His birth but in final analysis we are simply saying, "Peace on Earth, Good Will T o ward all Men." So we of the Sphinx Staff join millions all over the world by simply saying, "Merry Christmas and Our Best Wishes for a Very Healthful and Successful New Year."
About Our
Cover
Fifty years of Alphadom was celebrated in honor of seven young college students at Cornell University, who in 1906. founded Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity . . . Present In Ithaca. N. Y. on the campus of Cornell University, Saturday. August 11, 1956, were the three living founders, who each received a medallion for the high esteem that brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha all over the world hold for their vision in founding the first Negro all-Greek Letter college organization. They are. left to right. Jewel Brothers George B. Kelley. Troy. N. Y„ Henry A. Callis. Washington, D. C. and Nathaniel A. Murray, Los Angeles, Cal. The SPHINX staff suggests that brothers cut the picture of the three Jewels from the cover and frame it in remembrance of the Golden Anniversary of our beloved fraternity.
DECEMBER, 1956
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Echoes from Alpha Phi Alpha 50th Anniversary Convention By Brother W, W. Whetstone, I End Fifty Years In Dawn of New Era By Jewel Brother Henry A. Callis
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50th Anniversary a Memorable Occasion
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T h e General President Speaks
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Our Continuing Responsibility By Bro. Frank L. Stanley, Sr., General
14 President
Educational Director Makes $25,000 Scholarship Recommendation
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From the General Secretary's Desk .
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Alpha Wives Chat
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Bro. Neal Brown Gets High Post
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Fraternity
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Fun
Alpha Phi Alpha Scholarship Winner
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Negro Educator Chosen T o Head Department in Brooklyn College
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Dean Rudolph Jones Named President at Fayetteville
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Xmas Meet . . . Midwest Region . ..
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T h e SPHINX Speaks for the Southern Jurisdiction .. By Brother Lewis O. Swingler
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Beta Omicron Story of 1955-56
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Onward and Upward With Alpha
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Chemist Honored by Chemical Institute
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Highlights of Delta Alpha Chapter
38
Brother Herbert Miller Accepts High Post, National Council of Churches
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Fiestal
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Beta Epsilon Off T o Good Start
40
College Choirs to Be Heard In Korea .
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