ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, Inc.
DIRECTORY FOR THE YEAR 1960-61
General President: MYLES A PAIGE, 1294 Carroll St., Brooklyn New York
General President-Elect: WILLIA M H HALE, Lanqston University, Lanqston, Oklahoma
Eastern Vice President: ALFRED C FENTRESS, 956 Marshall Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia
Western Vice President: EDWARD H BALLARD, 1124 S .St Andrew', Place Los Angeles California
Southwestern Vice Pre.ident:WAYNE C CHANDLER, 637 N E llth Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Midwestern Vice '™*"\:STZNSOH E BROADDUS, Box No 251, Harrod Creek, Kentucky
Southern Vice President: WALTER WASHINGTON , Utica College, Utica Mississipp
Genera Secretary: LAURENCE T. YOUNG , 4432 South Parkway' Chicago, INnos
Genera Treasurer: MEREDITH g FERGUSON 354 4th Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee
Genera Counsel: WILLIA M H BROWN , III Com Trust Building, 15th Floor, lo S Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Duetto " ^ SS £ W , - *???? ^AVc^^ N°5 Hig h W « ' ^oMcUW. New Jersey
Maryland " AcWies : CLIFTON R JONES, Morgan State College, Baltimore,
Historian: CHARLES H WESLEY Central State College, Wilberforce Ohio ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTSEASTERN REGION—William M Cloverdale, III 85 Lincoln Avenue Y«*dnn P.nn.wl
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SOUmWFU^ M B °n^ J U J a- K 7' , '^ Vern ° Avenue Chic ^o , Illinois
SOUTHWESTERN RESION—Ruffm J L.Br-n^ DilUrd University, New Orleans, Louisiana , CHAIRMEN , STANDING COMMITTEES
^^^^H' P AN D EDUCATIONAL ACTI
ITIES; Clifton R Jones, Morqan State College, Baltimore, Maryland
BUDGET COMMinEE : Kermit J Hall, 5000 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AUDIT COMMITTEE: W D Hawkins, Jr., Fisk University, Nashville 8, Tennessee
RULES AN D CREDENTIAL COMMITTEE: Andrew J. Lewis III, 525 Tatnall Street, Atlanta, Georgia
STANDARDS AN D EXTENSION COMMITTEE:
Aaron Brown, 1468 President Street, Brooklyn! New York
CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE: John D Buclcner, 4246 W N Market Street, St Louis, Missouri
REORGANIZATIO N COMMITTEE: Raymond W Cannon, No 727 Palace Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota
HOUSIN G FOUNDATION : William M Alexander, 4272 Washington Ave., St Louis, Missouri
I960 CHAPTER DIRECTORY
INTERMEDIATE CHAPTERS-
OMICRON LAMBDA ALPHA-Elmer L Green
8ox 333, Howard Univ., Washington D C
OMICRON LAMBDA BETA-(inactiv.) Univ of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS:
ALPHA—Dr G Alex Calvin 401 W Stat Street, Ithaca, N.Y
BETA—James Collins, 1623Varnum Street N W Washington, D C
GAMMA—Thomas Crawford, Virginia Union University, Richmond 20, Virginia
DELTA—Charles M Russell 705A Thompson St Austin 2, Texas
EPSILON—Milton G Tarver, 236 Cooky House East Quad., Ann Arbor, Mich
ZET A—Inactive
ETA—Floyd Posby, 116-18 W 144th St New York N.Y Apt 20
THETA—Thomas J Burrell, 715? S Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
IOTA—Haiel L Moore Morris Brown College Atlanta 14 Georgia
KAPPA—Kenneth Bland, 1090 Leona Avenue Columbus 3, Ohio
MU—Arthur C Hill 450 Carroll Avenue, St Paul, Minn
NU—Howard Kent Box 333, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
XI—Milton D Williams Wilberforce University Wilberforce Ohio
OMICRON—Robert P Smith, 3046 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa
PI—James L Sweeney, 3218 E 121st St Cleveland, Ohio
RHO—R Allan Durrant, 40 W Upsal Street Phila., Pa
SIGMA—Herman Hemingway, 72 Hutchings St Dorchester, Mass
TAU—Clarence J Crooks Jr. 1? Taft House, MRH Champaign, Illinois
UPSILON—George G Buford, 1014 Mississippi Street, Lawrence, Kansas
PHI—John R Browne, 6 Church Street Athens Ohio
CHI-Charles E Watson 1222 Jefferson Street Nashville, Tennessee
PSI—Donald R Anderson, 5820 Arch Street Phlla., Pa
ALPHA-ALPHA—Henry Johnson, 1016 Chapel Street Cincinnati 29, Ohio
ALPHA-BETA-A K Stanley, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama
fJ-J^HA-GAMMA-tlnactive) Provid,n " R " od e
ALPHA-DELTA—Donald Armstrong 2231 W 31st Street Los Angeles California
Berkeley, California
s Woodyard, Prill.rman Hall West Virginia State College, Institute, west Virginia
ALPHA ETA—Osborne Shannon, 5859A Terrv Avenue St Iouis 21, Missouri
A , L ou A ,X HETA lnactivo ' low a Ci 'y io**
ALPHA-IOTA - Leon O Lewis 3045 Monro Denver 5, Colorado
UPH* »yAPPA-(lnactive) Boston, Mas, Avenue, Evanston, III
A , L DU A i1 U 7:! nac ' iy e D<» koines, Iowa
ALPHA XI—Cleophas W Miller, 531 26th Avenue, Seattle, Wash
w i HA ,"? MIC !; ON 7i lam " L Allen J°h'«°n c ATPU * 2!V8fSlfy' Charlotte, North Carolina
AI DL1 A „ P J,~ lnactlve - Louisville, Kentucky
ALPHA-RHO-Melvin D Smith, Morehouse College, Atlanta 14, Georgia
ALPHA-SIGMA—Herman L Tottem Wiley College Coe Hall Marshall, Texas
ALPHA-TAU-David J Wilson, 785 Bellevue Avenue. Akron 7, Oh:o.
ALPHA.UPilLON-Cecil R, Crump 5050 Cass Avenue, Detroit 2 Michiqan
ALPHA PHI-Wm S Fillmore Jr., Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia
A o, P ^ A 5 " CH l_ u 9 r n,!n r T ' Smi,h ' F!s k University Box 142 Nashville, Tennessee
ALPHA-PSI - William Gibson, Tull Hall
BETA A,UpuAerSlctV' i'lL'nSn C!t ' ' Missouri '
BETA ALPHA Frank W Greene, Box 208 Morgan College, Balto., Md lilt r BItlTj2ac\We' ° man ° Nebraska ?fn» GAMMA—James A Fitioatrick, Jr Box 2608 - Virginia State College, Petersburg
S E e T AD N LTA_ o h n 'i McL'°d 10* Tr.adwel lE?i-U N pS^ON 0r l-ct.ia-d° U, B h ,a^ry-24 ,
BETA ZETA-Albert A Greenlee, State Teachers' PCT? 96 T Ell " b «* n City, North Ca rolina Carbn.J.i?N " SH °'™> 209 E Walnut St. i~arDondale, Illinois
5,ETA."TE TA—"ast.s Clemons, 1214 Pavne H.ll
BFUT ii^Tatd D # , Co " eq9 ' Blu.fi.ld WVV* Ha "
BETA-IOTA-Ralph D Harris 857 Camel Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina
BETA-KAPPA — Ernest Parker, Box 154 Lanoston University, Langstotn, Oklahoma '
BETA-MU—Edward D Snorton, McCullin Hall Kentucky Stat, College Frankfort Kentucky
?ilA|"|NUr~;! \rcy Goodman, P O Box 2281 FAMU Tallahassee, Florida
BETA-XI — Sammie Fields Jr., 2308 'hasta Avenue Memphis, Tennessee
BETA-OMICRON-Herman L Reese Bo, 617 fity Naf e B T i,di '' 9 ' T '"»«' « S*at.BSnivt ' siry, Nashville, Tennessee 59. 40 42 43 44. 45 B 44 47
BETA-PI—Fr.ddi Simpson, Lane ColUS*' son, T.nnessee gniv., "
BETA RHO—Johnnie E Burke, 5na*
• igh, N.C cuthem u"'
BETA SIGMA-Wm W Mack.y Sou'" varsity, Baton Rouge, La i , BETA TAU-lnactive, New Orleans, s- w„<
BtlA-UPolLON—Melvin L Marshall State College, Mon.gomery, Alaban™ d \lt«BETA PHI-Cornelius W Merrick, DUia New Orleans, La , phil<>"de ETA.CHI - Frederick M Harris
Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas
BETA-PSI—(Inactive) London, £n<3'ana G>i
GAMMA ALPHA-Franki McDonald, N.C Stat' Allen tin yfir -
GAMMA BETA Roamless Hudson College, Durham, N.C
GAMMA-GAMMA—A Pinckney sity, Columbia, South Carolina
Bo« lege, Tyler, Texas
GAMMA-DELTA Willie F Griffin
AMSN College, Pine Bluff, Arkansas %
GAMMA EPSILON—James E ""'• Street, Madison, Wisconsin , t Val|e>
GAMMA-ZETA—David Thrasher, r Fort Valley, Georgia H Mi In 4091 Mill' State College,
GAMMA-ETA—Roger W Perry diana University, Bloomington ina' ohi o
GAMMA.THETA-dnactiveJ Dayton Hairip
GAMMA IOTA—Avon McDaniel, »°« ton Institute, Hampton, Va colle «
GAMMA-KAPPA—Bruce Payne Miie Birmingham 8, Alabama living"
Sheldon Park, Natronka Heights
GAMMA XI—John C Lewis, 846 c Los Angeles, California
GAMMA-MU James F Morrison College Salisbury, North Carolina fc ;AMM0A-N"u-lIhmae'r R Johi ;f"'p„J„„'syl«"iIp Jr Pen Ford 77th Street Kno<vill, Col-
GAMMA-OMICRON — Preston College, Knoxville, Tennessee ....diet
GAMMA Pi-Eddie E Robinson, »<"• lege, Columbia, S.C du e Um»
GAMMA RHO-Carl E Smith, ruru sity, Lafayette, Indiana /-__„.« De1 i
GAMMA SIGMA-Delbert LeComP" College, Dover, Delaware , carton
GAMMA-TAU—David Wynn, I75"r K lage East Lansing 2, Michigan Tou9°
GAMMA-UP^ILON-William R.cha <lson loo College, Tougaloo, MISSISSIPP' fl| Tus«e
GAMMA-PHI—Jewel Williams, Box gee, Institute Alabama mM .., rt n 216 h
GAMMA CHI-Andrew V Stevenson,^^,,!,, ner Hall, Kansas State Teachers, Kansas , „ St Au*"s
GAMMA PSI—Raymond I Hunley, tine College, Raleigh, N.C riaflin c DELTA.ALPHA Thomas Gaither, ^ lege, Orangeburg, South Carolina e.coo»
DELTA GAMMA—Posey Williams, A * M Colleqe, Normal, Alabama
DELTA BETA-Samuel A Hay Bet man College Daytona Beach, rla ilaban nn n ^A... A VA/;ii;.mS JrA|ba»» m
DELTA DELTA-Walter H Jackson State College, Albany, Georgia ,beck DELTA-EPSILON-Ronaid G Woodbec Purdy Street, Buffalo 8 New Y 02 93 Y ° n K Georgian 94
DELTA-ZETA—(Inactive) Savannah, w „ 0 , W95 DELTA-ETA-Rlchard Fitzgerald ?•"•-•„ , 1405 Rockerfeller St., Waycross Geor« 3 g,n> 96 DELTA-THETA—Willard D McCleary, Street, Houston 4, Texas JerseV ^ 97 DELTA-IOTA—(Inactve) Trenton New A»r" 98 DELTA KAPPA—Theodore Casey, *>ic
SI2 Ma College, Lorman, Mississippi
DELTA MU—Wm J Ridgeway son, Wichita, Kansas
DELTA NU—Ernest Brown Princess Anne, Maryland _ ud|l
DELTA-XI-Charles W.lkins 103 Paqe^n fthe"' Md State ColW' Ce«' "tLi.-Ai—v^naries wiiKins, i« - Ahio « tral State College, Wilberforce, " n l i^onte'"
DELTA-OMICRON—Rick Nelson, 231 Street, Jan Francisco, California Westm1"
DELTA-PI-Robert E Barksdale 55" ster Avenue Philadelphia 31, Pennsyl"" Myrtl»
DELTA-RHO—Robert E Williams, W* Kansas City .Missouri , , Sram''1
DELTA SIGMA—Leroy J Sanford, College, Grambllng, La ,,, Co»e^ ' DELTA-TAU-Kenneth Wr.ght, St Pa"1 ' Lawrenceville, Virginia ridden ^
DELTA-UPSILON Leon Simmons, Og° Miami University, Oxford, Ohio , „ 7I4'1 »h„, I Williams »°»„0| A»e" I C°l Box Mi" Hop!" •I.irkson rtate Colleae, Jackson
DELTA CHI—Van W Lewis, 36 Brooklyn, New York
DELTA-PSI—Sam W Lewis Florida Norm leae St Auqustine, Florida '-""is0"
EPSILON ALPHA—Eiekiel Smith 813 Av.nue ToLdo Ohio „„
EPSILON BETA—Clarence D Johnson Lily Avenue, Fresno, Calif
EPSILON-GAMMA—Lee M Walton
leae Marshall, Texas , ..,.„ Rt-
EPSILON-EPSILON—A A Davis
4'l rtillwater, Oklahoma
EPSILON-ZETA—Eugene R Hunter State Teachers' College, Fayetteville Carolina
EPSILON-DELTA - Clarence W Mho" BishoP John"" 2494 s' Coll, p O B°* rJo f^Vor H.< Box 59 Kent Oh.
EPSILON-ETA-Perry Jones, 184 Pierce
E.M.U. Ypsilantl, Michigan f
EPSILON THETA-John C Ch:nn, 541 * St. Meadville, Pa. .. , EP-ILON-IOTA — Emanuel M M"i"T,«Ji Brackenridge Hall, No 143, University or Austin 18 Texas Kinne'1 r»
Official Oraan of Alpha Ph i Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
V°LUME XLV
OCTOBER,1960
No Place For Mediocrity
By BROTHER ADAM C. POWELL
NUMBER 3
Ed"ors Note-Speech delivered by Congressman Adam C. Powell at the Sheraton Park hedoes enjoy, heappreciates itmore *«H irS2Ti^*ri?^ K of Alpha Phi Alphas Fifty-Fourth Anniver- an dfthaswhetted his appetitetor *"y Convention Sunday August 21 I960. 4 P.M.. This is the first of Two Installments. full posession. So as he fights against second class citizenship, he is con-
It is my position that the forces arrayed against theNegro today are not against him because he isaNegro per se, but rather because he isa
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W ASHINGTON D C—Today Today ourland lies groveling un- sciou s o f th e fact that each personal the American society still'is wallow- dertheTYRANNY OFMEDIO- victor y will hel p t o sav e America as J8 inthe morass of mediocrity of CRITY. a whole from second class nation]e e Fifties Before usstretch the chal- Th e chan t o f themediocre comes , n§"ig Sixties. Mediocrity hadits directl y from 0ut ofthe satirical pen gmnings inthe latter days of the o f Samue ] Hofenstein—"come weal, osevelt Administration, it contin- com e w0£ j m y statu s isquo." u under the Truman regime and ^ched its heights under Eisenhower The ^tj^^f ^ J threa t t 0 th c tyrann y o f mediocrity 00 often we blame this cultus on Negro—Cnspus AUUCKS mc msi . , , ? High PriesrX late Senator revolutionary isthe Negro Healone Letuslook afield andseehow this J u 0sePh McCarthy James Wecheler in refuses to belong to the cult ot tyrann y is operating Two very able <US f™.*i • • ., A: ,;*„l-Ieulnne asa group re- »_„,„c„„„f„, in„;tc „f vr0„, Vnrt
"•t^ariny James wei-iieici m 'WU»J "- o -j J ~ Us forthcoming book sets theper- mediocrity Healone asa group re- Jew ^ Senator Javits of NewYork ectiv e in itsproper light bysay- fuses toaccept this tyranny. He alone ^ Governo r Ribbicoff 0f Connecting: F F 5 : ^„« t « thesoirit of what was once _, _*__,,.„
"Let itnot beforgotten, howler, that the Federal loyalty Pr°gram and all the cruel excesses associated with it began in the tlIrie of Mr. Truman that the notorious Smith Act prosecuions in which wefound ourselves prosecuting mennot for what they did but forwhat they •"earned ofdoing were undertaken byAttorney General Tom 'ark inthesame epoch under a statute approved by Franklin D - Roosevelt."
Th e literary mirror continually rects this cult ofmediocrity insuch [ 0ok s as The Lonely Crowd, The ma ge Makers, TheHidden Persua-
ders' The Status Seekers and The °rganiZatiion Man.
mw « P c the spirit ofwhat was once possesses me spun « c ar enQ t eve n thought ofas Vice SL^Tf JST£*£, £ Presided, candidates. Wh,7 The to becast before swine. Itwas never emotional opposition to the Senator handed tohim onasilver platter nor from Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy, was heeven born with the golden js base d o n ni s Roma n Catholic faith spoon in hismouth Every bit of Th e mQs t aW e ma nfath e Unite d democracy that heenjoys today rep- ^ ^ ^ ^ rpsents struggles andsacrince. DC cause hehaspaid a price forwhat Mr Lyndon Johnson, isabruptly dis-
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continued from page I missed because of regionalism. So here is the picture:—the tyrants of mediocrity have decreed that only good, white, northern Protestants can be trusted to keep this country safe from a full democracy
What is the specific aim of the Negro today? Max Ascoli, of The Reporter, puts his finger on this more incisively than any other writer. Years ago a Negro leader, named Booker T. Washington, wrote a book called, "Up From Slavery," and in these Challenging Sixties the Negro is crying, in Ascoli's words, "Up from tokenism." Recently, when I criticized the Mayor of one of our great northern liberal cities for the discrimination practiced by his administration against Negro people, he quickly replied that he did not practice discrimination and pointed to two Negroes holding positions in the city administration This is tokenism! From out of a city of close to two million Negroes and Puerto Ricans, the best reply I could elicit was "Exhibit A and B." and even the most casual observer must agree that this is tokenism in its most refined form.
The thrust of the Negro mass has impaled accidently the northern "liberal." The south knows it is losing; it sees, even in its losing, a staining For once this question is solved, the south will then take its rightful place as part of an integrated United State But for the northern "liberal" it is a different story The thrust of the Negro today is sweeping away from underneath him the foundations upon which he has stood so long—that of being the Great White Father or the Great White Mother of the Negro people Desperately, with contrived organizations and committees plus certain captive Negroes, a refined phrase for Uncle Tom, the northern "liberal" is trying to hold on. This was pointed up very vividly, when on the very same weekend that Governor Collins of Florida aureed that the Negro sit-in strikers were justified in their pursuit for integration at the lunch counters, two great northern "liberals" proclaimed almost as a duet that the
ALPHA AWARD OF HONOR
Brother Adam Clayton Powell, Minister, Congressman, and world-w'° e e , 1 (left) receives Alpha Phi Alpha's coveted Award of Honor from Brother ne<" T. Miller, Chairman of Committee on Awards, and General President My Paige (right)
southern sit-in students should be "kicked out" and that the northern sympathy picketing was "silly." I refer, of course, to Mr. Truman and Mrs Roosevelt
dolph was elected the Chairmani the Negro American Labor CoU w r That not only definitely solves Meany's ignorance, but J's*olve* 0 paternalism Critics of the n ^ thrust will immediately call ^ racism, even though some w ^
The formation of the Negro American Labor Council, representing 1,250,000 workers in the trade union critics may belong to the very movement, marks the end of the self- and respected Jewish Labor Con '\ e j appointed white liberal spokesman tee which, of course, is not la c the brilliani for Negro workers When George racist Herbert Hill, jnal A T Meany at the AFL-CIO Convention Labor Secretary of The National ^ publicly castigated one of the deans sociation for the Advancement or ^ of the American labor movement, ored People, in his letter to the e National Vice-President A. Phillip of Commentary Magazine on F v u e Randolph, the Negro worker knew ary 24th, highlighted this entire » that he had to take matters in his own with these two paragraphs: hands Mr Meany, you will recall, asked A. Phillip Randolph, "Who gives you the right to speak for Negro people?" Mr. Meany meant just that. As he looked around the platform he saw all the great white liberals of the labor movement who for years have acclaimed the vested right of speaking for Negroes. So therefore to change this tyranny of mediocrity, Negro trade unionists met at Detroit the latter part of May, and Mr Ran-
Messrs. Fleischman and Mu chik have unfortunately ttttt» the essential point of nlV a st which is that today as in the p there is a profound disparity tween the public relations UB^ presented by organized labor ^ the day-to-day realities as ^ perienced by Negro workers the North as well as in the Sou continued next page
• Public Address
That some international unions have good records on race re lations is not denied but for the Negro worker in major areas of economy, as indicated in my article, trade union practices often mean denial of employment, segregated locals or separate racial seniority lines in union contracts This is especially true when trade unions exercise a high degree of control over access to employment.
The historical record makes all too clear that throughout the histor y of the American Federation °f Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, civil rights policies have virtually never been enforced internally and have been little more than public relations gestures
°ne of the ancient cries of paternal1Srri was that the Negro leader "did n°t know his place." This cliche, as m°st cliches are, was a truism but "ot in the sense that it was used °r what is happening today is that he Negro leader does "know his P'ace" and his place is in the front ot the Negro mass relentlessly thrustln g at every soft spot in our democracv> using every legal non-violent ^ethod of a massive and yet a pasf"Ve quality He is afraid of nothing ecause he knows he is right; he is Iraid of no one because the vast "majority of the world is on his side.
^ e is even beginning to feel a little l°rr y as a leader for the lack of ^adership in the opposing camps.
, e makes no distinction any longer Jtween the north and the south He Jjes increasing hypocrisy in the forI er and increasing honesty in the has
ter - He knows that the solid south already collapsed and is only
^ il mg for the die-hards to die out he collapse of the solid south began hen the Southern Manifesto exposed st at man after man and state after -j-ate refused to sign that Manifesto Y Ur «er Catledge, editor of the New as °rk Times, told me that same day
0 . W e were discussing it, that not bu/ 'S tner e n o l on 8 e r a souC* sout n er there is not even a solid souths ner - ! would like to disagree and and tllat triere 's a so '^ southerner that the southern Negro has be-
come now a Negro southerner
°CTOBER. I960
The truth is that the Negro today is much more mature than that group which is resisting him It takes maturity to have your churches bombed, your children beaten, your houses burned, your people lynched in the south by the mob and in the north by savior-faire, and not to strike back but rather to stand together and
thrust more relentlessly and thereby continue to score significant victories. An individual trudging through the dust of Montgomery, Alabama, and defeating the segregated bus system is mature A student sitting at a lunch counter suffering abuse and oft times physical harm is mature A voter in my district who defied the mandates of the political (continued on Page 8)
JEWEL HENRY ARTHUR CALLIS AND HIS LADY
i I r-IK« *nd Mrs Callis were highly and graciously received during the J6W61 ^—-o111J ail u • i rx • i J.L Washington Convention They both enjoyed all of the soaal affa.rs together, and Jewel Callis participated in most of the business sessions Jewell Callis was helpful in setting the fraternity's sights for the next decade
PLATFORM GUEST AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOR CONVENTION'S WASHINGTON PUBLIC MEETING
fuT' t Ml Siden t , M , y'eS Pai^. P resent s P la+for m g^sts James Huger, retiring Southern nated for General President of / Brother Belford V Pa - - oaunaers, Honorary Convention Chairman, George Speaker Brother Adam Clayton Powell, Brother Charles T» Cassel^p' C , 0m f rni£ A s !°" e \ A Washin 9+°n, D.C., Mrs Charles | ey , Alpha Phi Alpha's Historian, and Brother Ernest tassel, President Alpha Wives Brother Mw„„J I A..,*:- k/__-.i r .•• ^ h , ^ Brother W Barton Beatty, J
platform guests James Huger, retiring Southern Vice President and n ° o right); Mrs. Patricia Adams Johnson, soloist, nated for General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraterri'J the Sphinx, Brother Inc., Brother Belford V Lawson, Past General President, <-
C*«*l p r „ j L A, , \. r? ' •^" lvl,r;> - ^ nane s ley, Alpha Phi Alphas Histona
Presd L M , Ci Ph a WlVS / ' , Br ° the r Edwar d JAu5tin ' Morial, retiring General Counsel President Mu Lambda, one of the three Chapters, Brother
The Swimming Pool Incident
DETROIT, MICHIGAN—My son, Ramon and I drove up to the entrance of the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D C, and were told by the doorman that there was no garage space, but we could garage the car at the Shoreham Hotel located just to the rear of the Sheraton When we had garaged the car at the Shoreham we returned through the back entrance to the Hotel. There we saw an inviting swimming pool. Ramon was very excited, interested and enthusiastic since this was the attraction for him to accompany me to the Alpha Convention However, a vague uneasiness came over me when I saw large blue signs with white printing on them which said: "Sheraton Park Swimming Club Members Only." I began to as kmyself if this means what I think it does, how do I explain it to my son?
The next morning he wanted to go down to see the swimming pool We did so and on arrival near the pool we met Brother Peyor of Albany with his five -year -old son. Both were dressed for swimming. Brother Peyor turned to me and said: "I wonder if these signs mean what they say I hate to have my son embarrassed." I replied, "We may as well find out now." With that Brother Peyor and his son attempted to use the swimming pool
By Brother Ramon Scruggs
They were met by the life guard who informed them only members with cards could use the pool Two fathers and mothers were facing ;the same dilemma. We decided to do something about it. Our next two days were devoted to the same old story of having toi fight for which one had already paid
Three of us sought a conference with the manager of the Hotel who could not see us at the time but promised to page us when he was free The more time passed the more talk there was about denial of the use
of the swimming pool to dark s kin hotel guests When the hotel m ager made his page call, Brother Json was not around The wnteffa'' on the services of Brothers A- Moc: • Smith, Hale, Thompson and S&*v Waddy This committe met with hotel manager He informed us t ^ the pool had beenturned over to private swimming club for opera1 This club had its own Board and ma its own rules One of the rules w members only. -ue We asked who are members? i answer: residents of Washington an continued next page -*,
• Swimming Pool
continued from page 4
s°me hotel guests The next questlQn was how do you get to be a member? Apply and the Board accepts or rejects the application. Do you ever issue temporary membership cards to hotel guests? The answer was that it had been done. Our committee he n replied that is what we want "ow- The manager said he could not oo this without approval of the Club B°ard, but he would check with the ["embers of the Board. We asked how '°ng this would take He could not s ay but would try to do so by afternoon. With this we agreed to go
a °n g In the meantime we found rom investigation that white transient guests were being given temporary cards upon registration refore n o passes could be issued
5 , Th e manager had not called by ••>° p.m This meant that parents and children had wasted both a day time and expense plus indignities e informed the assistant manager nat we did not intend to do less about t "IS than our children who were "sitjng-in" an(i being persecuted all over e ne south. We informed him that we xpected a prompt answer on the matr. A call was returned by him aymg that a swimming Club Board meet'ng had been called for Satura y night and we would be given an answer by 11:00 a.m Sunday ^n Sunday morning we were int 0rme d that the pool would be used anHCapaC'ty b y member s o n Sunday ^therefore no passes could be is' ed - However a limited number of Passes would be issued "your group" " Monday. This was answered to Jl.erTect that such a solution was unsatisfactory. We were not seeking special
concessions or favors We were all\u StCd onl y i n th e Principle that f " hotel facilities should be available ^ r all guests We further said that e were calling a meeting of our °ard to decide our action in this matter had Jhe General President Myles Paige to thor appointed an official committee negotiate with the Hotel. He aulzed additions to the committee e necessary. The committee of Broths A Maceo Smith, unbar MsLaurin, p e°rge ockley, Aaron Allen, William atrick, Peter Peyor, Joe Waddy, Earl °und and myself met to discuss the ext steps. The time was too short
OCTOBER, i960
for legal action which would not give our children some sense of self respect and dignity. The committee proposed these recommendations for the approval of the Executive Council of the Fraternity: ,
1 Hotel management be requested to open pool facilities to all hotel guests by four o'clock (4:00 p.m.), the time for our public meeting in the hotel If this request was not met, the hotel management was to be informed that we would proceed as tol-
'T'ismiss public metings of 1500 people for the purpose of marching [o the swimming pool for a "swim-in and picketing. News media would be informed of this demonstration b Convention cut short and closed
out on Monday, three days early and ail brothers and their famines would move from the hotel.
c The Sheraton hotel chain would be informed that we would hold no n10re conventions in Sheraton hotels^
The executive council approved these recommendations and a committee waited for the manage.™to tell them of our decision Brother li e was told that thehote^ d
meet the request but when the brothers called for temporary cards, management again reneged Upon being told by the General President that he regretted this additional embarrassment which had bee ncaused these hotel guests. He further stated that he was on his way to preside at a public meeting and would follow through on the procedure approved unless a different stand was taken by the hotel within fifteen minutes At five minutes of four, the assistant manager hurried down the aisle to the stage to at last give agreement to serving all hotel guests alike Several brothers left the auditorium for the purpose of actually securing membership cards and swimming privileges for their families. With this accomplished we closed the Sheraton Park Hotel swimming pool case
Alpha Phi Alpha againn gave leadership and direction to first class treatment for all. This incident should have never occured Hok local management would think its could successfully utilize such obvious subterfuges to sustain segregation and discrimination in the atmosphere of continued on page 11
BROOKLYN YOUTH WORKER
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Alpha Phi Alphaj Miss Kay Crawford (left) a g ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Mrs Q Q Chief Photographer, cha^ ^J^^ ^ party Mis s Crawford is a Youth House during trie afte r receivin g a Master's Degree , , , , lets Worker in Brooklyn—her T.rsTj in Social Work and Education say
Crawford,
From The General Secretary's Desk
CHICAGO, ILL—A hearty welcome to you who are returning to your respective college or university to continue that work which will ultimately equip you to be men of whom we will be proud.
HIGHLIGHTS—54th ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION, Washington, DC, SHERATON-PARK HOTEL— August 19th-24th, 1960
This was a very successful convention under the guidance of Brothers Belford V. Lawson, Jr., and C. C. House, together with their excellent Convention Committee Commendations also to Brothers Kermit J. Hall, General Convention Advisor, and Millard "Buddy" Dean for splendid public relations work.
JEWEL:
We regret the absence of Brother Jewel George B. Kelley, but the presence of Brother Jewel Henry A Callis sparked the Convention. He was heard and seen at all times, and in all places
CORRECTIONS:
The General Secretary makes a correction in his report to the General Convention as to the list of Philadelphia chapters and their active memberships As of June 30, 1960 RHO chapter has 76 active members; PSI chapter has 17; and ZETA OMICRON LAMBDA has 66—for a total of 189 active brothers in the Philadelphia area
In listing the LIVING PAST GENERAL PRESIDENTS, the names of Brother Henry A Callis (1915) and Brother Charles H. Wesley (19321940) were omitted—APOLOGIES
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS:
Dr. Alfred C. Fentress
Eastern Vice President 956 Marshall Avenue
Norfolk, Virginia
Brother Wayne C. Chandler
S.W. Vice President 637 N.E 11th Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Brother Walter Washington
Southern Vice President
Utica College
Utica, Mississippi
Brother Laurence T. Young
Brother William H. Brown, III
General Counsel
16 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pa
Brother Clifton R Jones
Dir. Educational Activities
Morgan College
Baltimore, Maryland
Brother Ruffin J. LeBane, Jr.
Asst S.W Vice President
Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana
Brother Calvin Jeffries
Asst. Souhtern Vice President
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Alabama
NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT
JAMES E. HUGER
Daytona Beach, Florida
SIDNEY A JONES, Jr
Chicago, Illinois
LIONEL H. NEWSOM
Atlanta, Georgia
T. WINSTON COLE, Sr.
Marshall, Texas
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The General President—Brother Myles A. Paige extends a warm welcome to the newly elected officers, new members of the official family; expresses appreciation to the retiring
otncers for services
and acknowledges w>hg
. services of the "hold-over
REGISTRATION
Utendance was 745 lota , official attcnu|.u- ^ _this total does not .nctu Q{ wives, —-»h«arts and i"u sweethearts brothers:
DELEGATES
Undergraduates ' .
Intermediates ....-
Graduates .••
Visitors
OTHERS:
Jewels
General Officers
Past General Pres
Committee Chmn
Awards: j
The General President pre* ^ the following awards, "P ittee on ommendations of the w Brother Achievements and Awards, Herbert T MillerjChajmjn- ^ Public Meeting—I ne^H Brother of Honor was presented^° Ba „. Adam Clayton Powell; M Mefit quet _The Alpha Award ° ^ n was presented to Brotne Brown; The Undergraduate continued next page
PAST GENERAL SECRETARY—CONVENTION SECRETARY cti°
flvent'* with the
Convention Secretary Burt A. Maybury and staff keeping up taken during the business sessions of the Fifty-Fourth Anniversary held during August of I960
Vice VICE PRESIDENTS CONFER DURING UNDERGRADUATE SESSION
with T s Ba,|ard, Coles, Huger, and Broaddus work duate Work-Shop held in connection with the Fifty-Fourth ergraduate Assistant-Vice President during undergra- Anniversary Convention August 19-24, Washington, D.C.
• Secretary's Desk continued from page 6
CHAPTCD8 prescnte d to THETA thpr A ' Chicago, Illinois, and sentS" te Chapter tr°Ph y was Pre" BDA J 0 ° ELT A ALPHA LAMU A chapter, Cleveland, Ohio
'NSTALLATION:
inimi^r Charle s H Wesle yi n hi s ei ?ff manner'installed the new'y tion t n Cers' Eluding the installawn ofBrother Dr.William H. Hale, a!?SlKt' whowi" take off'ce 1st f96 *RAL PRESI DENT, January
REPORTS:
We?eP°r n °ftllC Getleral 0fficerS the r prepare d an d presented to cnm « CTal Convention Additional que f °l Sam e ma y b e ha d u P° n request addressed to National Headquarters.
KEY NOTE ADDRESS:
, Broth
the?
tHe key note addre^ before ma«t en,^ral Convention, which was "o n u y Prepare d an d deliveredDrin,UH S °tha t c°P'es wer e ordered h ' H 3n d distributed. A few on wmVhn°W Wi " b e mai,e d tochapters wtl'cn were not represented
T\J£ £ P ° We1 1 del'vered a forthbefn 3 CSS a t th e Pub,i c Meeting strZ 6 \ tnron g of 1500 people, , "sing thefuture role ofthe Negro e^nning with thechallenging sixties,
"stand-ups," the wade-ins," those in theConstitution andBy-Laws, Period
picket lines, andother forms and methods, testing character. A group of Alpha menjoined the picket line at Glen Echo, Maryland, in protest against the denial of civil rights to Negroes.
Brother Aaron Brown delivered a scholarly address atthe Banquet We all need copies ofitfor informational value inaddition toother values A word ofappreciation to our Chaplain —Brother Richard T S Brown,who endears himself to us more and more as the years go by
FREEDOM FUND:
The General President, Brother Paige following theorder ofthe General Convention, named a Committee to beknown asthe VOLUNTARY FREEDOM FUND COMMITTEE ($273.50 was collected at the Convention to aidsit-in demonstrations et al),andtheGeneral President-
extended toNovember 15, 1960 for enrollment. Further plans to be developed andwill be properly circularized to active membership soon
TIME AND PLACE:
55th Anniversary Convention, Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 1961
56th Anniversary Convention, Columbus Ohio, Dec 1962
57th Anniversary Convention, Boston Mass., summer of 1963
58th Anniversary Convention, St. Louis, Mo (?), Dec 1964
Newest Life Members:
Dr Lawrence S Lackey
Frank T. Lyerson
Dr Joseph F Drake
Ernest N. Morial
Dr William H Benson
John L. Copeland
Harold W Thomas
Dr William H Hale
NEWS:
ston University, Sept 1, 1960
BROTHER DR LIONEL H
BROTHER DR. WILLIAM H. e r Hale, President-Elect de- Elect, Brother Hale approved and HALE : Assumes Presidency ofLangconcurred with Brother Paige in establishing this Committee, with Brother Elmer C (Al) Collins, Cleveland, Ohio, and Brother M. G.Ferguson, members thereof Complete complement of this Committeeand method of distribution offunds, and other controls to be developed in the immediate future
GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PLAN:
NEWSOM: Assumes chair in Sociology atMorehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1, 1960
DR THOMAS HOWARD HENDERSON: To be inaugurated as 6th President of Virginia Union University, October 21, 1960
JUDGE MYLES A.PAIGE: Delivered excellent address at Banquet Endorsed by the Convention Par- oftheNational BarAssociation Con- With th •— «-'i"iu.nging MAiies, cnuorseu uyinc \_uuvciiiiuii. rar- ui memauuuai r>arrtssocianonLonthp •<-.e„i lr|f'u ence of the"sit-ins," ticipation slow Tobeactively con- vention, Philadelphia, Aug 26, 1960 " c Slt-downs " th<» "L I :_„ n .L „: J i : i:_ ...:.u j »- * owns," the "kneel-ins," the sidered in line with amendments to continued on page 8
continued Irani page 7
BROTHER MEREDITH G. FERGUSON: Is President of the Citi/cns Savings Hank and Trust Company, Nashville, Tennessee
BROTHER BISHOP J W E
BOWEN: Retired from Episcopacy (M.E.) and tendered a testimonial banquet, September 10, 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia
GENERAL SECRETARY: "Partial Host" to five undergraduates— Brothers Charles Bailey, Robert Garrett, Robert Dickey, Dudley Dickey and Theodore Carter, en route from the General Convention to California. via Chicago
The daughter of the General Secretary, his son-in-law, and grandson Mr. and Mrs. James C. Bruce, embarked for Frankfort, Germany on the M. S. Bremen, September 14, where Mr Bruce, a "Fullbright Fellow" will spend a year completing requirements for Ph.D in German, to be conferred by the University of Chicago in 1961
SWIMMING POOL:
How happy we are that the swimming pool "episode" at the SheratonPark Hotel was satisfactorily resolved due to the prompt action on the part of the Executive Council, and the local Convention Committee, without too much "fanfare."
PUBLICATIONS:
Minutes of the Convention, copies of the Revised Constitution and ByI aws and Rituals will he ready for distribution within the next thirty days.
The Sphinx Manual and Guide is available at $1.00 per copy: the history of Alpha Phi Alpha is available at $6.00 per copy
JKVVLLLR:
THE I G BALFOUR (official jeweler) COMPANY contract has been duly executed, prompt delivery of PINS will be had within 15 days of placement of orders.
GRAND TAX:
Brothers, see that your 1961 Grand rax is paid before November 15th, 1960. Lets get 10,000 active brothers
this year After Sept 1st 1960, credit is given for 196] cards.
CONCLUSION OF CONVENTION:
Let's keep in mind the General President's statement in closing the 54th Anniversary Convention, wherein he congratulated President-Elect Hale, pledged continued wholehearted support during his tenure as President-Elect, and continued support after Brother Haley assumes the PRESIDENCY, January 1st, 1961. Also, the Cieneral President expressed appreciation to the Cieneral Convention for the unanimous endorsement of his insistence that the Constitution and By-Laws of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, be strictly construed and followed and extended thanks to the local committees for courtesies extended, and for cvecuting a successful convention He further expressed thanks otall General officers, Committee Chairman, and the Fraternity as a whole for unstinted supportd during his tenture of office He expressed appreciation to the officeal Staff at the Sheraton-Park Hotel for making our stay pleasent, and left this word with the Brothers:
Fraternally yours
LAURENCE T YOUNG
Cieneral Secretary
continued from page 3 boss and thereby didn't even let Tammy Hall candidate get scar) 5,000 votes in a Congressional * tk» is mature. This hj^JjJJJ , Negro is invincible. The «W«£ tyrants of mediocrity may use whether it is South Africa or Sou Carolina, but they cannot win f trip Sit""1
The entire campaign ot tneis a protest against the *?*f$ , hypocritical legalisms of our The young men and young *£ £ who are staging the sit-in • woine" :es of were around ten to Ween ye*? age in 1954, when the >*g£*2 * handed down its Anti-Segreg of Decision They have now com ^ age in segregated colleges only Sun that the dreams generated/ that decision have not come to v In order to save themselves being broken on the whedj ^ dreams, they have been forceo what they are now doing. Mai* y^ This will increase and sprea ^ other areas of our nat,^ ^ a certain extent, they are reg ^ ? a protest even against the IN • They are sick and tired o ^ battles, sick and tired of Confer •sounding brass and J « £ bals," and, above all, they and tired of the contrived st.n of the White House To Be Continued in The Deccmberjssj^
REST ETERNAL GRANT UNTO HER, O IORDAND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON HE*-
Passing of "Mother" ANNIE E. SINGLETON ^
Notice of the passing of "Mother" Annie E. Singleton in Bu New York, has been received in this office with profound regr -^.^
We will remember several things about Mother Singleton, ^ ^ from the fact that she is the aunt of our General President ^ Mylcs A Paige It was in her home, in June of 1906 and year ^ lowing, that many of the early meetings of Alpha Chapter wer ^ She was the only woman included in the "official" family o ^ Phi Alpha. She had always been an encouraging influence to u* sary the early days until the summer of August 1956 at the Annl , u e to (50 years) Convention, when her activity started declining physical debility incident to old age |yj0nMother Singleton passed in her home in Buffalo, N.Y on ^ day. July 25. I960. Funeral services were held in Buffalo, Friday, 29th I960 at 11:00 o'clock A.M s 0f Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated—mourns the los j, Mother Singleton, and extends sympathy to those fortunate en ^ to be surviving members of her illustrious family, as it is nide privilege to have been so connected.
LAURENCE T YOUNG General Secretary
Alpha Mourns Loss of a Past General President
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO-May it °e sa.d on behalf of Alpha Phi Alpha paternity, lnc. that this our Brother, Wo n S Booker, late a resident of Youngstown, Ohio, was born on the V-; da y of Mar ch, 1882 at Farmville, thl ->T: an d departed this life on hm.r f ,? a y °f May ' 1960> a t th e age of 7 2:3 6 °'Cl°Ck A M ' at th e hk K, yearsH e is survived by mn- x ed wif e an d devoted companion Mrs Anna Mae Booker; two i Sl ™ ? S" Bo°ker, Jr. of WashciS' 5C ; and Rav c Booker °f Ueveland, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. O h ° hn e MacDonal of Cleveland, arm?; a n Cight g^ndchildren; and Abha p atd y 20 ' 00 0 Brother s ^ Alpha Phl Alph a Fratern j acrQSs Afriol S / thi s Countr y' in Europe, Africa and the islands of the Sea.1n ne^language and conception of these ber.h ' i16 ha s transferred his memOmilf ^u° m A1 P h a Chapter to Ur"ega Chapter of the Fraternity
On one occasion he said: 'i stand Fra e n^3'6 f ° f m v Church > ** my inS^d a e n r d'fBr ut myCOUntry'and in th„ j But ' i n a sense and Ch ^. en d results, his stands for his alwav, K f ° r his Fraternity have P«ua? , een , S °' idifie d int o on e Per - Petual stand for his Country, as a
noble r ru T a n nd BeCaUSe ' h e W3S " of hie rv ' d cou rageous servant kinH i ' Vm e MaJesty and of all manFr,L , pursuin g the aims of the sclSS ' " e Stoo d fo r manly deeds, ^holarsh.p, and love for all mankind nd m c in g Qut eanh , s an d ^ ^ aloft & cornma nds, he held ever aloft these noble ideals and aims
VirB,inther TT B°oker graduated from mond v ° n Universit v at RichferrS lr81n,awh>ch thereafter condeerlUfPOn u him a n honorary doctor's triLft S achievements and conyear? / ° S ° detyH e rendered 35 Men', 1 SCrVice s in th e ,oca l You ng retarv Ch / lst,a n Association, as SecBranch ^ Wes t Federal Street in iqjc an d Upo n ret>ring therefrom
•nendatLrSTt ^K ^ ^ ^ f or his faTthf i f 8 ' bI e recognition from th i 1 an d effectiv e services
He thin FeS "tS °f thi s community then assumed the pastoral duties
of Third Baptist Church at Youngstown, Ohio, and rendered praiseworthy services in that capacity for 15 years preceding his death, during which time and under his leadership the membership, physical properties and spiritual aspects of the Church increased and advanced tremendously. He was an ever active and faithful member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples, a member of the National Urban League, a member of the National Baptist Convention, and president of the Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship
Brother Booker was a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., imbued with the spirit of the Fraternity, cherished its precepts, and was persistent in his efforts to keep its banner raised to its glory, honor, and renown He was elected to the office of General Secretary of the
Fraternity for the years 1909, 1910 and 1918; General Treasurer for the year 1919; Commission on Graduate Work and Public Affairs for the year 1920; 13th General President for the year 1921, 14th General President for the years 1933 and 1940 He was a charter and active member of Beta Rho Lambda Chapter of the Fraternity, which was established at Youngstown, Ohio by the General Organization in 1938
His services rendered to the local community, and also to many other communities of various states of the country, were diversified, unselfish, unassuming and of long duration
These attributes of our departed Brother are indications of the noble, characteristic and exemplit life which he lived He has rendered distinct and lasting contributions to hucontinued on page 10
Winner's of Convention's Golf Tournament are viewed with trophies We cannot tell you who were the "dubbers" because it seems that every participant won a trophy
UMt SIT"
ALPHA GOLF TOURNAMENT
PAST, PRESENT AND ELECT
P^! Pn P rr den t Charles Wes|ey congratulates President-Elect William Hale, while Present General President Myles A Paige congratulations awaits his opportunity to offer his
# Alpha Mourns
continued from page 9 man society and to the enhancement of the life and unfinished task of man Upon falling he tossed the torch to the hands of those of us who remain here to further advance that task It is now better for us to resolve to dedicate ourselves to the unfinished work in life remaining before us, which Brother Booker has thus far so nobly helped to advance
Let it further be made known here that we fully recognize the difficulty of the members of this bereaved family in resigning themselves to the permanent absence of this faithful husband and devoted father, who in-
deed lived longer than the three score and ten years alloted to man. But, it may also be considered that His Divine Majesty giveth life and taketh live away, and that he now rests in peace and in the glory of Thee.
NOW THEREFORE, be is resolved: that the members of this bereaved family, and we who remain here with them, be able to and somehow face and resign ourselves to the realities of life; that we dedicate ourselves to the unfinished task in life remaining before us, which Brother Booker would have us do; that we continue on into the future with courage, cheerfulness and happiness, continued on page 12
Alpha Delta Lambda's Light Still Shines Bright
Officers and members of Alphai Alpha Fraternity, Inc., again stood out in the great city ofM phis as the leading ««JjJ^JS * ing fraternal group. This year has been accomplished under our voted leader and president, m Leland L Atkins
As the saying of Alpha''Firsts Servants of All, we shall transc all," Alpha Delta Lambda UMJ
fAll
FOUR VISIT EUROPE ON BOARD THE S S QUEEN ELIZABETH
wife
Sphinx Editor W Barton
did not make
countries during their sojourn
in the city to cancel its *P™JLn to mal" in lieu of a $500.00 donation ,he "Freedom Fund" C^J'be^
Reclamation of brothers has ° a kev-note issue in all of our meeting
The'reward is quite obvious n number of brothers who have vated themselves
The chapter's annual "jTf^ S was a howling success. Ihere tu0Jto be no end to fun. With "tight " J mies," the crowd finally left with wM servings of succulent barbecued en ens . . . caldrons of piping ho on the cob mounds of de>e'° potato salad . . . endless tubs, o '&> ing drinks . . . boats for fishing . grounds for ball games, a nay^ ^ for the young fry • card g« in the less inhibited . . .andjust y wounderful, southern hospitality • ^ needless to say—the end result picnic to be long remembered.
The picnic was held in Ma"0* Ark., on the plantation ot **• Mrs John Gammon
Some of the brothers and thel grpth. ilies attending were as follows ( ers and family attending: The n Munns, Fred McChristians, tne Ham Owens, Thomas Perkins, tne ortes Petermans, the Herman Ka " The Fred Rivers, the Thomas t getts, Wallace Wilburn, the & Youngs, Clyde Venson with ^ Bradford, Lewis H. Twigg, ".'^f Johnnie Johnsons and FrederlCK AleXcher Still others were the Hosa /* anders, Claude Newson, the d Homes, Dr W O Speight, Jr family, the A. A. Lattings, the Ar continued on page 19
Mrs Norvelle Beatty,
of
Beatty,
the Washington Convention because she was enroute to Europe for a ten week tour. The party of four (left to right): Mrs. Mattie Jones, Newark, N.J., Mrs. Norma Darden, Wilson, N.C., Mrs W Barton Beatty, Montclair, N.J., and Mrs Marie Miitchner, Wilson, N.C They will visit 12
Southwest Regional Convention Packed With Activity
By Brother Marcus and Sigma Lambda
New Orleans, La — "Alpha Phi AJpha Meets the Challenge of Full Citizenship in Today's World" was the theme of the 14th annual Southwest Regional Convention held here April 22 -24 All closed and general sessions were held on the campus of DiUard University, the home of Beta ^hi Chapter, convention co-host with s'gma Lambda Chapter
Judge Myles A. Paige, General Resident and Dr T Winston Cole, Regional Vice President, headed an arra y of the Fraternity's general and regional officers to participate in the three-day deliberations which terminated on Sunday, April 24, with a pub'c mass meeting jointly sponsored by A1Pha Phi Alpha and the New Orleans °ranch of The National Association J°r the Advancement of Colored £e°ple Brother Thurgood Marshall, Lhief Counsel, NAACP, was the keynot e speaker
Other national officers participating Wer e Brother Ernest W. Morial, Gen^ a i Counsel; Brother Dr Lionel H.
Neustadter, Jr., Public Relations Director, Southwest Region Chapter. New: ^ som, Education Director, and falter Sapp, assistant Southwest Res'01! Vice President. Regional officers "[eluded Brother Earnest L Wallace, Rector of Texas; Dr. Martin Harvey, lector of Louisiana; Brother Wayne ^handler, Director of Okla & Kansas, ^nd Brother Marcus Neustadter, PR Sector and past regional director
Dedicated to Brother Taplin
*he Southwestern Regional was dented to Brother Edgar L Taplin, State Director for Louisiana. rother Taplin passed on to Omega a ^aPter on December 22, 1959, after r'ef illness. His immediate survivors a re his widow, Mrs. Gougis Taplin; p S°n, Edgar Louis, Jr., two daughters, rancine and Shelly; a mother, Mrs la Nibleet Taplin; five sisters and tWo brothers.
T A t the time of his death Brother aplin was treasurer of the New (see column 3)
SOUTHWEST PRESIDENT HONORED
Brother Marcus Neustadter, Jr., (left) presents to Brother T W Cole a Certificate of Honorary Citizenship and Key to the City at the opening General Session of the Southwest Regional Convention in New Orleans
# Swimming Pool
continued from page 5 freedom now and particularly at an Alpha convention is beyond our undertsanding. —
A sequel to this story, a conversation held between the Executive Secretary and the President of the Washington Urban League in which a follow-up was urged at the local level 1 been informed that the District Human Relations Commission, the District of Columbia attorney and others have met with the hotel management and have been assured that such an incident will not be repeated
I salute the unity and solidarity ot Alpha Brothers when freedom and human rights are beingn chaUenged by forces of bigotry, discrimination and segregation
Orleans Chapter of The Frontiers of America; a member of the New Orleans Improvement Association; The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the Xavier Alumni Association; the Parent-Teacher Association Council; the Studs Club, Inc; The Young Men's Christian Association and the United Negro College Fund Inter-Alumni Council. He was an enrollment representative for the Blue Cross Hospital Service of New Orleans and owner of a fashionable men's store "Top-Line."
Brother Martin Harvey of Southern University was named by Brother Cole as Brother Taplin's successor. Brother Taplin was one of the first brothers to propose that New Orleans serve as host for the convention and until his untimely death played an active role in making preliminary plans for the session
With them the seed of wisdom did I sow
And with my own hand labour'd it to grow;
And this was all the moment that I reap'd."
Mrs Taplin has been named a life member of the Alphabettes, as have the widows of Brothers Edgar B Harvey and William H MitcheU, Jr.
Chandler Nominated, Lebrane to succeed Sapp
Brother Wayne C Chandler, director of Oklahoma and Kansas, was nominated t© succeed Brother Cole as southwestern vice president. Brother Ruffin LeBrane, a Dillard University student was named assistant-southwestern vice president to succeed Brother Walter Sapp
Brother L. H. Newsom, national director of educational activities, was the speaker for the closed Alpha & Alphabettes banquet held Saturday night in Kearny Hall at DiUard Unicontinued on page 12
• Southwest Convention
continued from page II versity. He called upon Alpha men to be intellectual and face up to their responsibilities in all areas. Later that night the Convention Ball was held in the ultra-modern I. L. A. Auditorium.
The Convention activities closed on Sunday with a public meeting jointly sponsored by Sigma Lambda Chapter and the New Orleans Branch NAACP The public meeting was held in the Corpus Christi school auditorium after city officials had denied the use of the Municipal Auditoriums because "the NAACP was a co-sponsor with Alpha Phi Alpha."
General Counsel Morial Presides, Marshall and Paige Speak
Brother Ernest N. Morial, General Counsel, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, presided over the public meeting. According to Brother Morial the meeting was shifted to the school auditorium because New Orleans' Mayor deLesseps S. Morrison was of the opinion that "Negro leaders were doing themselves an injustice by bringing in outsiders to agitate the peaceful existing relations," referring to Brothers Marshall and Paige
Brother Marshall electrified the more than five thousand to pack the upper auditorium, the lower cafeteria and classrooms and the surrounding streets with his account of his recent experiences while visiting several countries of Africa "Africa is on the march for freedom. Liberia is a symbol of Africa today, the spirit of freedom and courage dominate the minds of Africans Be not ashamed to say that we are impatient. There is nothing wrong with saying we are impatient for we know that our fight is a righteous one," ho told his cheering audience
Both Brothers Marshall and Paige praised the "student-sit-in demonstrations."
"Democracy is dead when people cannot register a protest, when protesting in one of the pillars upon which our country was founded." said Marshall, while general president Paige on addressing a Saturday session of the Convention again on Sunday repeated the statement "These young people are
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL PLANNERS
The Steering Committee Chairmen of the Southwest Regional Convention which was held New Orlearns Sigma Lambda Chapter were convention hosts
L-R (seated) Brothers P P Creuzot Jr., L L Burns, Walter D King, A J Smith, Anthony Rachal, C C Haydel, Sr., J Harvey Kerns and James Snowden. Standing: Marcus Neustadter, Jr., William C. Robertson, Robert Harrison, Rene Rousseve, Whitney M Haydel, Walter E Morial, W Loring Dumas, Ernest N Morial, Emmett Bashful, James Hubbard and Thomas Green
not willing to wait 94 years to do the things they desire and enjoy the privileges they are constitutionally and morally promised."
Brother Cole in his annual message stated that "the real issue in our time is the struggle for freedom on the part of people who have for years existed in slightly better that slave status. The real struggle is for the minds of men." Brother Cole pointed out that an important task of education and organizations similar to Alpha Phi Alpha is "to prepare youth to live successfully and gainfully in our United States and with other people."
Brother Anthony Rachal, a Xavier University instructor, is president of Sigma Lambda Chapter, and Brother Cornelius Merrick, an honor '60 graduate at Dillard University, was president of Beta Phi Chapter. Brother Merrick will enter medical school this fall
Brother A J Smith and C C Haydel, Sr., both charter members of Sigma Lambda Chapter, served as convention co-general chairman. Brother Jesse O. Richards, Jr.. first president and charter member of Sigma Lambda, was honorary general chairman
Other committee heads were Brothers W R Adams, business coordinator; Karl L. Douglas, social activities coordinator; Rene Rousseve, finance and budget; Rev Lawler P Daniels,
J.
Jr., transportation; W. Lonng ' Get-Acquainted Party and Hospital*
Donald Fiedler, time and Pia ' d Harvey Kerns, *»<***£' £z£g, L. Burns, housing; Walter u. banquet; Whitney M. Haydel, dajcWalter E Morial, and Marcus *<* stadter, Jr., souvenir programs, J Hubbard, Undergraduate Symposia Jan.es Snowden, Golf Tournament.
Graduate Chapter
Brother Marcus Neustadter; u graduate chapter development, w Sapp; General Organization A " ' Lionel Newsom; Resolutions ana commendations, Ernest N Mor.al an Evaluations Ernest L Wallace
Houston, Texas was selected as site of the 15th annual convention the
continued from page 10 and with contentment that he rests in divine peace; and that a Y of this Resolution be sent to the reaved family; to the General !>ec tary, Editor of the Sphinx, ana Beta Rho Lambda Chapter of Alp Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc for aY propriate use and disposition.
Andrew L. Johnson, Sr. President of Beta Rho Lambda Chap*er of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
J " Washington Alpha Wives Luncheon-Bridge Party pre- and <^ e f th e |eft, an d Mrs Charles Cassell is e ^ d to the visiting" ladies, a group of ladies from fore.gn Lawso fourth co^tnes These guests from Africa India, France and Eng- first right
Alpha Gamma Lambda Host Golden Jubilee Celebration of
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Brmh YORK ' N.Y.—Honoring tners ,n Alpha Phi Alpha who greal Pp°"eers in th e building of our the r ternit y- was the keynote of Alnh de n Jubile c Celebration of 20th mm a Lamhda Chapter, May Shelton na.c ^~~r> -lanti' ^ th e beautiful Sheraton At- Curley, Joseph H R Jo J es ' ^ on | RFM^ 0tels - Twa A NIGHT TO W B Overton, Ernest 1 ? MEMBER! Alnhn no—* i am
—1BER! Alpha Gamma Lam
SDar-C°Vered ksel f wit h 8lor yin tn e Plave°dUh WintC r Garde n Room ' aS U spent (f t 0 nin e Brother s wh o hav e ternai n year s in "°ur Dea r Fra " Aiph •" Th e hear t of ever y n,j a ma n Present pulsated with pride -it *u cl dt the realization that he was 0sc'y identified with this sPectacle. moving
The celebration was in the nature of dinner-dance which was mos U.lfu.ly and lavishly Planned by ou Social Committee headed by Bn*he Russell The Honor** were Brothe^ Shelton Hale Bishop, C Benjamm
Frank F Thompson PerceyM Ward, John R White jr. Ralph H Young, and Daniel W Edmonds
A most important contribution of a Golden Jubilee affair is that it can L^a s a stimulant in the reclama-
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chapter meeting in years. The Golden Jubilee was certainly a factor in Alpha Gamma Lambda Chapter getting one hundred and fifty seven Brothers on the dotted line for 1960
The affair was packed with human interest from beginning to end., and replete with outstanding features Brother Jawn Sandifer was a tremendous Toastmaster; Brother Lester Granger gave us a most inspiring address as Guest Speaker, and we had the pleasure of receiving the greetings from our General President Myles A. Paige, and Brother Jewel George B Kelley The highlight of the evening was the sight of the nine Brothers who have kept the faith with the ideals and traditions of Alpha Phi Alpha for a half century, entering the banquet room with their wives, continued on page 18
H N Jones, nk F Thompe Bishop and
Epsilon lota Lambda Chapter
SUFFOLK, VA.—The coming of September returned a concentration of brothers to the Tidewater area of Virginia to begin another year of activity At the risk of complacency, I would like to pause as we stand on this brink of a new chapter year, to view the events of the past season. I ask your indulgence in this moment of reminiscing because I consider last year one of the outstanding years of progress in our chapter, and a recap of some of the highlights should inspire us to greater heights during the present year as well as inform the rest of Alphadom of our doings
We began with a very successful Founders' Day in October. The usual practice of worship at one of the local churches on this day was carried out by returning to the Suffolk area and reiterating the purpose of Alpha and giving a donation to the church. This was followed on the first of November by a chaptersponsored bus trip to Baltimore to the Colts-Browns game This trip was very successful financially, but more important is the fact that the fellowship generated and carried to perfection on the tour, under the able leadership of our Chapter President Brother Benjamin A. Davis, still has the people singing the praises of Alpha and asking for more such trips this Fall
It was during this time that the full weight of the Sit-in-Demonstrations was being felt in our area One of the leaders, Mr Rayfield Vines, a student in the area, was quite outspoken and proved to have the courage of the conviction that democratic principles were worth fighting for. He received encouragement and support from the citizens of the Suffolk area Our past Chapter President, Brother Dr L T Reid, was outstanding in this regard Brother Reid was also instrumental in securing jobs for the newsboys out of work because of a massive boycott of the Suffolk News Herald by the Negro population due to its repeated discriminatory policies Naturally, the Chapter was one hundred percent behind these efforts and lauded the deeds
of Brother Reid in addition to letting it be known publically that we were in full accord with these and all activities designed to erase the status of second class citizenship
With the approach of Spring we embarked upon the idea of fraternizing parties, one to be held each month in a different locality until we had covered the whole area Each of these was a financial success, but here again the fellowship and goodwill created overshadowed by far any monetary gain Between parties we took time out to play host to our Auxiliary (Alpha Wives) at a chapter sponsored dinner at the Forest View Inn. This event was so enjoyable that the wives soon reciprocated.
Then came the Spring Formal at the Sahib Club in Portsmouth, Virginia This proved to be the crowning social event of the season in this area After the last musical note had died out and we finally stopped twirling in the clouds and returned to earth, we found that through our efforts so far we were able to meet
our chapter budget adequately ^ could double our proposed pay ^ on our life membership <n N.A.A.C.P
The arrival of June signal" 1 ^ end of our year's work and » during these closing moments Qf we sponsored the Chapter Evem The Year We cut our reg monthly meeting short and W W all of the high school ^ nI °" * the area to a Smoker at the » - ^ County Training School witn Principal, Brother Hopkins, se as host The speaker for the occas was Mr Rayfield Vines, whose a ^ have been mentioned abo ^' D ' iv iwho is a student at the Norfolk 1/ sion of Virginia State College. topic was "Where Do We Go rr Here?" and in his speech he pr» ted an inspiring challenge to ^ seniors. The history and purpose^ Alpha were presented by the rn bers of the Chapter followed by f student introducing himself, g l , his high school, his anticipated c lege affiliation, and his prop°s major field of study Mr Vines w continued next page
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Presented a certificate of merit by viH , pte r a s a n outstanding indijaual, and he was awarded the combed Chapter and Auxiliary schols"ip as an outstanding and deserva 8 Jtudent The Smoker closed with " hou r of socializing, winding up JJUr ever>ts for the year To lend a a " of dessert to an already pleasmeal, the Auxiliary closed out e,r yea r by inviting us to a cook-out } tr>e home of Brother Pretlow for Ine Alpha children
So we congratulate our President and our Chapter on a splendid year of achievement and look forward to even more progress dur.ng the coming years. We feel that such progrefs in our Chapter will — be forth coming as we take stock of ou membership at th.s time Numbered among the members we Tan still count those Chapter te HU iokinely referred to as the Old T merfwho" have had their turns It he helm and are now content o act more or less as Chapter "stab.l-
OKMULSEE, OKLAHOMA BROTHER ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL
h Dr - f- B Taylor, S,, was graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1920, and Am.L i n ° kmu| gee for the past thirty-eight years. presbyterian Church , mon9 his many activities are membership in the Mt y» ok|ahom a Medical, J*[* he now serves as Clerk and Elder; membership m the ^ +he £n+al and Pharmaceutical Association, serving as President m l Mernbersh ip !s+ern District Oklah ^ + ° "~* American Dental Assc an ^ ^ y ^ ^ |9rp Nf+io"al Dental Association, where he " « Mme a Membership in the
A U ^ Served as Staf e Vic e Presiden t f ° r ^l"!f en |j!mber of Chi and Alpha
> h f Phi Alpha Fraternity, of which he is a Charter Mernber o Commun], J?" Lambda Chapters He also holds membership m he Okrnulg Ch ^be r of Commerce, Haygood-Sheppard Amencan Leg.on - «i commerce, Maygooa-oncppu,- u„+,-hpr
^-hi p • " * • Tulsa Urban League and the Half Century Cub of the °n Branch, Y.M.C.A of Tulsa j F d and the '^a l Civic work, he is a Director of the Okmulg-eU ^ ^ ^ an ^ ^Ige e Chapter of the American Red Cross He served y ^ ^ | m gann|ng and Zoning Board and was elected to tfe Okmulgee^ Y ^ ^ j
Dunng the past week Dr Taylor was named V,ce Chairma
H?Ward Edmondson's Committee on Human Relations
Tay|or at ft*"0" t o fh e Okmulgee City Council is a first Picture end'ng first meeting of the new Council.
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izers" steering our efforts in the true spirit of Alpha, thus forming the very backbone of the Fraternity. At this time we pay tribute to such a member, in the person of Brother William Lovell Turner of Suffolk, Virginia
Brother Turner was born at Aniston, Alabama June 7, 1905 and was moved to Gary, Indiana at an early age where he completed his elementary schooling and graduated from the Froebel High School He received his AB and MA Degrees from Howard University in 1929 and 1930 respectively. It was at Howard University that Brother Turner entered Alpha, being initiated into Beta Chapter in 1927
Brother Turner's interest centered in the field of education with his sights on a teaching career Upon graduation from Howard University he began this career as Supply Teacher and Head of the Department of Sociology at Claflin College in Orangeburg, S.C. for the term 193031, then he moved to Allen University, Columbia, S.C. in the same position for two years Remaining in his same field he went to Saint Phillip Junior College in San Antonia, Texas. From Texas Brother Turner came to Suffolk, Virginia as Director of Instructions at the Nansemond Collegiate Institute and remained there until assuming his present position as Principal of East Suffolk High School. He married Gladys V Ranee of Suffolk in 1938
Under the guidance of Brother Turner East Suffolk High's faculty has grown from four in 1939 to its present 27 members, and the student enrollment has increased from 27 to 822. The original eight class rooms have evolved into a plant consisting of 21 regular class rooms, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, departments of Business, Home Economics, Vocational Agriculture, and Music, the latter includes a 35 piece school band During this period of growth, Brother Turner has furthered his own education with special Work in Administration at Hampton Institute, studies in the field of Human Relations at New York University, teaching Summer School at Elizabeth City State Teachers College, and pursuing continued on page 19
A Whirl With The Washington Co
NINE RETURN
S; s a; h + ° he a wled !he ^ashing+on c°nvent,ons *196°' » h° — a,so
right Brohs F^anf pt l r e ; +i ° n -J 913 " 4 7 * ™ •*> are (left to NY Ralp Ln n R ' S ,Ca9 ° ' Illinois, Charles Lunsford, Rochester, and Brother HLp-lh^' ^ ^ ^ Edm ° ndS ' Washi ^ ton ' D " Ction but not In th., ' W " h,n S tonD"CP^sent also at the 1913 ConvenH- RutV Wa:hlng etoPn:CD:c'. ^ ^ ^ W ' »*"> Re d ^ ^ l ^
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AGGRESSIVE BROTHER HENRY
Brother Henry ot Washington, D.C makes plea for Brothers to march
Picket Line, protesting segregation in Glencoe, Maryland Forty Brothers responded
BROTHER BELFORD V LAWSON Fifty-fourth Anniversary Convention, General Chairman, gives Founder's Address in absence of Jewel George B Kelly
BROTHER GREGORY COLEMAN Psi Chapter Brother, Pjllla.°e H UnPa., delivers undergraduate cheon addrc.s
MRS KENNETH BROWN Soloist during Women s Lun WaS hand Bridge sponsored bY ington's Alpha Wives AuxiliaryA-4
JEWEL HENRY CALLIS
tion ... From Reunions To Charm !!
SHERATON-PARK MOT
BROTHER ROY SCHNEIDER
B ndergradtjate Banquet Speaker of eta ChaDter W«kmnt™ D.C
W s MISS ALICEMARIE Pins Coun i 9ton ' s PA N HELLENIC
Presi(:ient offers greetings
o rSCen t Rfty-Fourth Anniver' Convention
—Card Party Com-
The wife of Past President Brother B V Lawson, introduces guest from foreign countries during the Ac.ha Wives Luncheon-Bridge Party held a t the Sheraton-Par Hotel during the August I960 Alpha Ph, Alpha Geno-al Convention
WASHINGTON OFFICIAL
George E Hayes, Chairman of Commissioners, The District of Columbia, pinch-hitting for Robert E Mc Laughlin during the Convention's Public Meeting
MRS BELFORD V LAWSON
FIFTY FOURTH ANNIVERSARY CO-CHAIRMAN TURNS ON CHARM
Washington Convention Co-Chairman, (extreme right) re Brother C C House laxes during closed formal dance Mrs Ferbee of New City
zith wife (second from left) and Brother and
Niagara of Words
ALBANY, NY.—The national conventions ofAlpha Phi Alpha are becoming increasingly beset by loquacity. The otherwise noteworthy meeting this past August was a culmination ofthis rash of verbosity It was a rerun of the conventions held in Buffalo andMiami Many brothers mistake wordiness for eloquence. This immaturity, for it is nothinuless, is ironically displayed, not by the undergraduates in whom it might beexcused, but bythe graduates men who have been outin the world long enough to know better.
An example of this plethora of words is noted in the presentation of speakers Such introductory remarks should consume nomore than a minute. However, they are often extended into full blown speeches Another isthe irresistible practiceon the part of thespeakers of making reference to themselves, which are apropos of nothing, and wholly gratuitous Then there arethe unduly long speeches which go into repetitious details that should be reserved forthe classroom or a publication But most boresome of allis the speaker who becomes hypnotized by his ownvoice, "drunk with his own eloquence," convinced that his utterances are to be considered as the oracle of Apollo at Delphi,and extends hisremarks ad infinitum.
The speaking part of the program at the formal banquet of theconvention inWashington lasted the unconscionably long time of 2Vi hours after the dinner itself It should have been completed in half the time.
A clear understanding in advance on the part of the program committee with the speakers and a toastmaster or chairman with i'irmness, a sense of good taste andmind to do thejobcould correct this abuse and control the situation; but too often the toastmaster or chairman himself contributes to this unfortunate state of affairs.
taken onthe swimming pool incident alone sufficient to place this convention above the average. However, these comments are intended to convey the feelings of an old Alpha man who"hashad it" where gar-
Dear Brothers:
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT—SO READ CAREFULLYTHEN ACT! ! ! Did you know that ALL FINANCIAL BROTHERS can now secure WITHOUT A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION—A $1,000 GROUP LIFE INSURANCE POLICY—through ALPHA for a mere $10 per year FULL PRICE.
To make our contract effective with the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. we must secure a reasonable number of interested Brothers The National Office can t understand how we can afford not to take advantage of this exceptional offer—THINK OF IT 1,000 for only TEN DOLLARS a YEAR! ! !
IF YOUR CHAPTER PRESIDENT CANT FILL YOU IN ON THE DETAILS, WRITE AT ONCE TO THE NATIONAL ALPHA HEADQUARTERS for an APPLICATION BLANK
DO ITNOW! ! !!
Brother LAURENCE T YOUNG, General Secretary, National Alpha Headquarters 4432 South Parkway, Ch Icago 53, Illinois
rulity is concerned, anddesire some consideration be given thai to brevity, relevance, conciseness, , taste—and the long suffering ence fra
Alpha men insist that their t r a liately t* ternity be given the highest I Resolute steps should inunedia taken to insure that this stanc Resolute steps should immediately ^ taken to insure that this standar maintained.
Comments overheard after the ^ mal banquet reveal that there many others of like opinion
Editors Note—One Brother's op' ion !!! ed
Fraternity submitted, Lamar Perkins, Beta Pi Lambda
• Give To The United Negro College Fund
continued from PW'j. • dieif with youth and hope stl " and hearts to receive a tremendow ^ most deserved ovation from W assembled.
At its conclusion, there was ge ^ agreement that this affair was, m s one of the outsanding acmeVe AiPha in the history of Alpha Phi j* ^ in NewYork. It will certain'y oine. remembered formany yearsto
Brother Archibald Associate Editor Sphm* BROTHER MAKES SIFT TO CHAPTER
entation These nerson-,1
Reside ' „ der*-Elect Ba|lard,W, eraI P,
Brothers WilliarT1 rr easur
DIAS MEMBERS DURING CONVENTION LUNCHEON
Ernest Morial, Jewel Henry Callis Hale, Charles Wesley, Edward H
estem Vice President, Meredith G Ferguson, Gen'resideil+ "SUrer' Winst o n Cole, retiring Southwestern V,ce an d Nominated for General President of
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Phi Alpha Fratermty, Inc., J Educational
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
Collet Wor k at Virginia State
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p/ Sid e tducati from thi busy ^ucatin "D"' ini s bus y caree r yerv a „ " Broth er Turner has led a f„i/ , act»Ve cnmm„n; ( „ l» : folk • community life in Suf if St iu\ a rnemDe r an d vestrym Marks Episcopal Church a an has He now •icuiuer ana vestryman • Episcopal Church and •served » T—fiowpa i v IIUILII aiiu - as Treasurer for 20 years now well0"6 °f th e founder s o f th e grams ,. or § amz ed recreation pro citv lch a re now run bv th<
city of now run by the - along with a group strum ' , P Irited citizer »s he was inconCern '" interestin g a building Present !? th e deve,0 P men t of tn e FHA DS t Suffo,k Gardens, an 26 hr> Ject - This project now has in th / of $10-°00 and up, and homes R 6 wi" consist of 20° the R ^ r °' Turne r is Chairman of Water p °f Directors of the Tidewhicri h Nansem ond Credit Union $,0OonnaStS °f holdin g s i n exces s of the N H e is also a member of *as tansem°nd Cooperative Society, Distri "r"?,er Chairman of the Eastern em cl Grou P °ne VIA, and is presmittee f rrnan of the Steering CornPals r th e Sec«nd District Princi' ^°nferenrn
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P h a Lee A Barnes Chapter Editor
Rav Andersons, the William Hawkins the Ben Jones, Walter Martin and Charlotte Brooks, the Eldridge Mitchells Edison Morrison and Miss Marian McChristian, Charles and Jene Washburn, George Watkins, the James Smiths the James Swearengens, the continued from page 10 * , ^ Georg e c l k s
Homes, Stanley »-,£* £ £ Joseph Westbmoks, the William Whalum and sons, ™
Whalum anu »"•», — csons the Anderson Bndg,J™ Un*e y andEra,aLaw St he^Ba^ hers the Walter Evans, the 1 B. H a ;; s ,-he W. T. McDanie,, the D,
the josepn n«i".w^, — Jones' Thomas Doggett and Mavis Golsto'n, the Leland Atkins, the Dr. W H Young, the Russell Sugarmons, the Harold Winfreys ... and really— continued on page 22 erence.
ments Rltion t o th e abov e achieve " the f rothe r Turner was one of of th!U c ders an d th e first Presiden t and t hpsi,o n Iota Lambda Chapter
F'nan • ]mt ende d a ter m a s ltS 1 Secretary. At present, he °CT
I960
A TABLE OF CHARMING LADIES
TL i „ u Ppterson Richmond, Va., Mrs
Thev are from left to right:^Mrs e - H Pete* ^ ^ ^ -it : Lay, Dalla, ^^^ ^ Texas, Mrs; Mayaline Wallace, Taylor, Phila. Pa- Ml * ^ ^ ^ phi|a Pa , Mrs Son|a Brown, Phila. Pa Worcester, Mass., Mrs ^ ^
Beta Delta Marches Forward
ORANGEBURG, S. C. _ The school year 1959-60 was a full one for the thirty-two members of Beta Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., at South Carolina State Col-
with 2 " u tlVitie S bega n in ° ctobe r wth the Harvest Festival Ball for Freshmen which was co-sponored with Beta Sigma Chapter of Alpha Kappa
££ " ltyThi s Was Wowed in rapid succession by our Education for C'.t.zensh.p Week program, a "J ! er's n» D e " y ° Un g men ' ^"nders Day Program, and initiation of twelve new members into the chapter The speaker for the Citizenship Week Program was Brother Ned E Felder a law student at the co,,ege, and BroS er A. i Mos e Dea n Qf
Education at South Carolina State College, presented the Founder's Day ad-
The second semester got off to a rousing start with "Club A.flamingo," which was held in March The mus c provided by the Zodiacs combined wUh his th!™ lssl °" floo r sho w t o mak e new nL eVCn t ° ftheSeasonF ^ S„ P SC! WCre initiated int° the soorl* H1UbIn APri1' th e chapter sponsored ,ts Education Week program Our assembly hour speaker for the occasion was Brother Winton T Williams, superintendent Mather Academy at Camden, South Carolina A er the spring holidays, we initiated our members into the chapter and celebrated with a neophyte party. The
Annn T S ^ °f th e yea r Was th e Annual Banquet and Dance for wives sweethearts an d queen s A1, ^ brothers agreed that this affair was an appropriate ending for a successful
f.Jhfue a!"e man y reason s why we fed that this has been a successful fhTp Kr„°ne thing ' Bet a Delt a won the Panhellen.c Council Cup for havmg the highest academic average of any Gree-letter organization on the ZTTA 6 ' " Ddta'S aVera*e is 3-069 on the 4.0 system. Members of the chapter hold position of leadership in organizations representing all phases of campus fate e.g., student government, KUIC, scholastic societies, departmental clubs, religious groups, athletic
Dear Friend:
CHRISTMAS CARD SUBSTITUTE PLAN
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With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Sincerely yours, to the
May we urge that YOU too, send YOUR Greeting Card money T NAACP and help make this one of the most far reaching efforts >n history of the struggle for HUMA N DIGNITY Use the form below ^ copies of this message Immediately upon receipt of the copies pleaseone to each of YOUR friends
Detach along this line—Use form below
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Enclosed is check—or money order—for $ FREEDOM FUND for "SIT-INNERS" and similar activities This is ™e amount that I usually spend for Holiday Cards Please send me ••- ,r' v e copies of the message so that I may send one to each of my friends and them contribute in the same manner .for yoor
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Brother John McLeod, Obie Pinckney, Harold Powell, and Isiah Sewell were elected to Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society. Brother McLeod, was also elected to membership in Beta KappaChi Scientific Honor Society. Brothers Powell and Sewell were two of the six people who made all A's for the first semester. Brothers George McTeer and Nathaniel Gibson were listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Brother Gibson and Brother Palmer Jackson were elected to membership in Delta Psi Omega Dramatic Fraternity Brother Sewell and Brother Robert Beasley have represented the chapter with distinction on the baseball, football, and track teams.
At the beginning of the sch° oi g; Brother Kenneth Rice made est score m the Southeastern^^ on the Goodyear Chemical z* he lion. For this accomplish^' fQ[ won a set of scientific ^booics the college. Brothers R ice '^ „ 0f and Herbert Jackson were th/ on the four young men elected tos the Student Council for the » rf year 1960-61 Brothers Rice Sewell were selected as outstaROTC cadets in the sophomore ^ junior classes, respectively, f Q^ second successive year, a metn ar(l Beta Delta received the Alumni A * for having the highest academic * age in the sophomore class. » r Rice was this year's recipient. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity continued on poge 23
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Brother Will Direct Research Project
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rep0r ' t '°'',S' i***'' Brolhe r Charles Wesley's factual it °ffice of Hisl°rian was very Br°therho 7 Srrant S readin 8 b y *« tnlir e
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rep0rt t a Pleasuf e to make this Fratem-r y ° U a s Historian of the nine IQ! A W e hav e no w Published fecial Ion s of ou r History, with and eni pnntin 8 s and with revised the NimK8ed isSUes" Th e las t Edition, bf aces l ' enlar8ed and revised, emtions Th Page s an d 16 7 illustra'• in »s edition was issued in 1959
ventLn reporte d a t th e Chicago Conto is "' ll seemed best at that time an j nc e a sPecial printing and not new „u eased number of pages in a was b r ?? ' A s 195 9 advanced, it d'tiona|) t 0 ° U r attention that adtions H C ° Pie S Wer e need ed for initiadent ft""8 thi s y ear - General Presiai ge and General Secretary (ae WCTC informe d of this book I959 7L T-hen' to °' o n Au g ust 4> sho Frate'rn^6 Financ e Committee of our pronos H considered the matter and •ishing of 'J? r , eediti ng and re-pubthe (fe tn e History and requested Histori ^ ^ Secret ary to inform the hist0ri ' °f th e reduced number of l9 , es then on hand On August suggest *rote General President Paige be j s s ",g tha t a new printing should °fficer W'th picture s o f the General mediatS S° tha t ther e might be imerai pr "j 6 °f thi s volu me. The GeneXpress ebldent replied and agreed, but Public-,!; th e hope that the reQenera r" W ° Ul d no t P reced e th e this w o r. onvention in Cincinnati, as tion in b e a n important ConvenC°nimittV'eW °f th e repor t of th e ee on Reorganization.
pu and Uant t o this correspondence the pressed opinion, 1 authorized Hjst|) epnnting of 3,500 copies of our 50o°7' W'th th e understanding that the °H theS e wer e t 0 b e printed with nevvi a dltio n o f the pictures of the chan e ected officers and necessary
3>00fjeS' Th C remain der of the lot, copies, were to constitute a
see The stud, k b«*mjfcp- f A'7ministr 8 a,ion o t the U.S DeLartnirat of Commerce and is matched by some K 800 more from the State of Tennessee It is stgnt£5° £ the proposal for the -^--- * Brother Schuster in the name r^rofsom-e'^oTanraward J this year by the Small Business Administration.
The research project will be concerned with per- io d management problems of certain entersonnel and managers P R m Chattanooga, ftfi TenneteV e Under the project, Brother and Mempnis arc h team of five persons
S3 * BlhteEdg a ar rEpps also of Tennessee State
Man y 0f us in Alpha have vivid memories of »£J* ~ who for a number of ^^ ^ Ea Lrn Vice President of the ventions and served successive ie University where he was Fraternity. He is a g raduat'.„ess U Administration, and Ph.D. degrees. awarded B.S., Masterjrf iBusme* A ^. ^ ^ Hea d f th e Currently he b Direco of the D ^ ^ ^ A , s Department of Business A ^ .$ ^ actiy e membe r of Ta u University And as may f Lambda's chapter in Nashville new chapter to less is the cost per volume ^WaddS10ThTs dual printing to the Th e profit s fro m th e History are tJnt of 3 500 copies was of ad- evident when the income from vantage in 'reducing printing costs cop y ($600 ) is lace d 0 v e r The bill for this printing, as submit- th e CQSt of eac h copy . W e i d to General Secretary Young, was ^ com e a lon g wa y in ou r History a 7 follows: since 1929 At that time when the d First Edition was issued, there were 500 copies of the History, QQ ^ pag£ s an d 5 9 iiiustrations The part-printing only 117*65 Ninth Edition of the History em87 over-copies braced 656 pages with 167 illustra$995 65 tions Our History has grown with Total cost tn e passing of the years
The cost of the original printing ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ rf ^ Edj of the pages already set in lyp ^ ^ Q( a cu t fro m whic h constitute the 3.00CI copies ordered, rf ^ Qf th e onl y pic . together with the 500 alreadypriced, ^ P « £ ^ ha d ^ ^ HistQr y will not be billed untif the new ^ ^ rf ^ Jewe , s togethe r o n on e ,ion bill is P re Pf reda "t V oe There occasion This cut was loaned to one new material is placed in1 type rf Qur cnapter s an d wa s reporte d t o are actually in storage by the pnn ^ ^ Fortunately ) afte r a short 2,433 sets of forms for use in j fQun d tha t j ha d a t n w Edition We shall ^ ° ^ fro m whic h a new cut could be made some of the Appendix However ^ fro m th e Firs t Edl should order more than this number JP ^ Histor y ^. ^ fa 192 9 of copies in the new Edition,^eca ^ ^ ^& ^ ^ tim e tha t w e hav e of the demand which seems 10 mitte d this type of loan. I may plete our supply very rapul^ ^ tha t k wa s don e withou t m y cordingly, I am ^ « knowledge or consent d was ha n 4,000 copies of the new Edition ^ ^ ^. ^ { hay e adyise d published, ^ e larger the ^mber ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 22 copies printed in a suig»
Dover, Delaware—Brother H Gordon Pinkett passed away on June 25, 1960. At the time of his death, he was the Business Manager of Delaware State College He had held this position for the past seven years. He and his family resided on the college campus b
Brother Pinkett was born March 9, 1925 to Lillian and Martin Pinkett of Beatrice, Nebraska. When he was ten years old, his family moved to Egg Harbor City, New Jersey It was there he completed his elementary and secondary schooling
Having spent three years in the U.S. Army, Brother Pinkett enrolled as a freshman at Hampton Institute Hampton, Virginia in September, 1946. In 1947 he was initiated into Gamma Iota chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. During his junior year, he served as president of his chapter After graduation he continued to serve his fraternity with unrelenting loyalty and enthusiasm He was a charter member of Zeta Rho Lambda chapter in Dover, Delaware At the time of his death, he was completing a very productive year as president of this chapter.
His professional affiliations included the American Association of College Business Officers, the College and University Personnel Association and the American Accounting Association.
Surviving him are his wife, the former Maude Moore; a son, Martin, two daughters, Verna and Carolyn; a sister, Mrs. Jeanne Ingalls;'and two brothers, Phillip and Wallace
continued from page 21 him that in the future he was not to break the type of the edition by any loans of illustrations or pages We hope that we have the cooperation of all chapters and brothers in this endeavor to conserve our historical landmarks and not to have them loaned for temporary uses. We will not loan material objects or subjects published in the History in the future.
It has been my opportunity, also, to furnish pictures of the Presidents which were needed for the National Headquarters in Chicago. This required a considerable search because we did not have the photographs, but with the employment of a photographer, we were able to reproduce faint prints and to make them useable so that we could forward to the General Secretary, for their enlargement to the required size, pictures of all General Presidents for the walls of our National Headquarters.
The new chapter of the History, which is being added, is entitled "The Old and The New." It will embrace
the plans of reorganization which characterized the period since 1957 and the developments since the last Edition This increased material, with the Index, will bring our History to about seven hundred (700) pages of printed matter It will be our largest volume and will be comparable to one of the large textbooks carried by our undergraduates about the campus.
This new volume should come from the press shortly after the Convention and will meet the needs for new copies, obviously depending upon the number of initiates and the requests for the volume from other buyers It is hoped that there will be additional buyers from among the brothers because most of them received copies of the History when they were initiated and have not been informed except only casually, as in reports like this, concerning the changes, the improvements, and additions to this historical work, which have made it, at the least, into the largest and best volume in appearance of any of the fraternity histories and, merely from exterior observa-
tions, a source of pride to all Alpha men.
This opinion is shared, not only W the Historian and some of tlie Brothers, but also by the Preside"1 of Cornell University In acknowledg' ing the receipt of a copy of the J*cent Edition, President Deane ^ Mallott, after expressing his gratitude to Alpha Phi Alpha, states:
"This is a most moving account ( of the life of this vigorous organization, and it is to the credit of all our far-sighted Cornellians of the past generation that we are indebted. It is a source of pride for all of us who have a hand in things on the campus currently to know that Cornell was the scene of this development Please convey to all the Officers of the Fraternity my sincere thanks for this volume and advise them that it will De preserved among the permanent archives."
This, from the scene of our histofiical beginning, must be most satisfy ing to all Alpha men and it a ls° creates for each of us a challenge for the future which calls for if dividual and group contributions ld our respective areas of life as worth? as those of the past at Cornell.
Fraternally submitted,
Charles H. Wesley Historian Alpha Phi Fraternity, InC'
continued from page 19 just scads more, with their youngster who enjoyed the reknown Alpha P1" Alpha spirit to the hilt.
Alpha Delta Lambda chapter ^ represented at the National C°n' vention in Washington, D.C, ^ Brothers Thomas W Doggett andW*1' lace Wilburn, Jr., Aug 19-24 T^ chapter only regrets that it cannot & present in it entirety to witness tl,e many highlights
Brother William E. Lindsey, Jr.. Associate Editor Sphin*
WELCOMES MALE SCHOLARS j OF CLEVELAND
JOHN AD^MS%
IN CLEVELAND
Left to rI9ht: Brother Culbreth B Cook, in charge of selection
;"«•«!, who gave response for the students, Alva
1 tncl< , Supt Schools, Dr Glenn T Nygreen, prinPeaker, Brother Al Cc
Ma n Pi^arski, who gave the nc ^ Asst Supt of Schc_ ' Collins, Ch., Brother Ralph W Find-
| a v Pres School Board, Brother Oscar W Ritchie, Pres.Alpha tlbd a Chapter, Brother S M Riley Chaplain and Brother Alvin P Hall, Vice President Delta Alpha Lambda
Scholarship Our First Defense
CLEVELAND, OHIO—Twenty-eight
of the brightest and most studious boys from the city's public and parochial high schools were brought together and honored.
The event was sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 10602 Magnolia Dr., "to make first-team scholars feel every bit as important as first-team athletes."
Boys who led their classmates in grades at 14 high schools were guests at the garden party, along with their parents, school officials and several civic leaders.
Active members of the fraternity, who attend Western Reserve University and John Carroll University, set out a roast beef dinner for the 150 guests
The boys were given leather-bound college dictionaries by graduate members of the fraternity who were present.
CLEVELAND CHAPTER WINS GRADUATE AWARD
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Graduate Chapter Award «
fronTn C" U Collin s (center) accepts the Graduate onaP.« ' "-y h
C d 8 : her k Hb - T Mi..i, (left) Chairman of ^^^„ ^
* S ^ - "»»" C ^ " Achievement attainedjyj^» *P ^ ^
m Nat; ^V hei r J°P ac^gaine d city wide recognition j£<£ f £ d|, ? tl .° ; for the Chapter's work with honor boys ,n he Sem ^ th" Tor the Chapter's work with honor Doys • - footer's *toL C ' eVeUd ' s High Schools Brother Paige (right) applauds Chapter "evements.
continued from page 20 float, entitled "Farewell Antiquated Galaxy," was awarded second prize in the Homecoming parade, and for the second consecutive year, our queen has gone on to be elected "Miss South Carolina State College."
Projects sponsored by the chapter continued on page 28
DELTA ALPHA LAMBDA HONORS SCHOLARS
SnCMTON-PMK HOm
Another Alpha Mother Passes Away
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Mrs. Mittie Bell Cannon, mother of Past General President Raymond W Cannon, died recently in Los Angeles, California. She was 93 years and 8 days.
Mrs Cannon was born February 3, 1867 in Northfield, Minnesota She was the daughter of John Alfred and Mussouri Boone who left Wilmington, North Carolina in 1857 and settled in Minnesota
Her childhood and early life were spent in Northfield where she experienced the rigors and hardships of pioneer and frontier life. Many times she related how, during the Sioux Indian uprising, a band of Sioux Indians roving through the country occupied the front part of their tract of land.
After finishing her education and reaching womanhood Mrs Cannon, then Miss Mittie Belle Boone, went to Minneapolis where she accepted a position as clerk in the office of the Registrar of Deeds of Hennepin County, Minnesota In this city she met and was married to Mack Oliver Cannon also a member of an old pioneer family. The couple resided in
Minneapolis until after Mr Cannon's retirement whereupon they moved to Los Angeles in October 1946. About 10 years later Mr Cannon passed away.
Three sons were born of this union, namely, Raymond W. Miles Oliver and K Homer All three became members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity while students at the University of Minnesota In those days Alpha Phi Alpha was not a very large ororganization. Mrs. Cannon, however, saw the need and possibilities of such an organization and the value of it to our young people She and Mr Cannon readily opened the doors of their home to MU Chapter, and many of its meetings were held there It was Mrs. Cannon's custom to treat the Brothers to a late supper after the meetings, and for those from out of town who sometimes had things a bit rough, this was quite a delightful experience Both Mrs Cannon and her husband did much in various ways to further the progress of Alpha Phi Alpha in Minnesota. Sometimes a gettogether for the new students would be held in their home at the opening of the school year. Mrs. Cannon was well known among Alpha men
Paige and Hale are on the extreme left. throughout the country, and i" from other parts would conie . he her and Mr Cannon, too, w ne was living Included amon \ e „ e y, were Jewel Kelley and Mrs * Jewel Callis, Past General rr&*t Rose and Lucius McGhee ** Bindley Cyrus, Past Vice P« s Lloyd Williams and family, 101,y Sc0tt, ris. Past Vice President James former editor of The Sphinx, usew rf Brown; President Myles A. Pa'S6 many others.
In Minneapolis, Mrs Cannon *» very active in the social, rc»e• civic and political affairs of her munity. She was the last sunmember of the first choir ot wr g6; A.M.E Church organized m she served as first president ot lis Wheatley Settlement HouseA^, S iary, was a member of the Wo organizers and served several as president of the Minneapolis ^ day Forum, an organization whic ^ traded national attention. In the of fraternal endeavor she was Grand Secretary of the Order of Eas ern Star, Prince Hall Affiliation, Minnesota and Jurisdiction Mrs Can " was a life long Republican and t0 ^ an active part in many of the continued on pane 27
UNCF to Conduct Preliminary Studies
°n Scholarship Program for Africans
M„._ , _ n _•..,!.,on
8tudS Y ° rkAug - -^-Exploratory for At • a scholarship program
leee f CanS at th e 3 3 member co1" FunH th e Unite d Negr o CoUe g c fall| b W '" b e mad e in Afric a thi s direct ^ "*' ^rent Jr., executive ediir ?r' an d Calvi n H Raullerson national director, of the Fund
Ve< tgran t f or the preliminary inRockrf'n" HaS bee n mad e ^ th e tation f Foundation Implements <; ° ,h e Proposed program will sourcl«anCed throug h Philanthropic UMrp seParate from the annual " ^ campaigns
mav Wb!teHVer , schola ^hip program dent. •,° pe d fo r Africa n stu ' tinuin Wl11 b e apart from the conArrier^ sch°larship programs for "pu a n students," Mr Trent said Afric ln education of Iege a F ns ar e consistent with the ColeducaH? PhiIos°Phy of extending a «0a, al opportunity on as wide scale as possible.
syst "r stud y of the secondary school fied , an d th e availability of qualiand ' tudent s will be made in East AfriCa entral Africa. Discussions with tunitv"/ haV e '"dicated an opporyilta t, greates t service in TanganNva«i anda ' Northern Rhodesia and rem uJ " M r Tren t said - " N o CUf" nifjCa ' • Program includes a sigareas numbe r of persons from these
of the 'StFrically' th e member colleges fluence "_d ^ ^ ha d a P owerfu l in ~ b°th"th°n devel°Pments in Africa, and ~ ° Ug h thei r African alumni there- raduate s wh o hav e worked ' M r. Trent said.
"The ernment m ° vcme nt toward self-govm;irv • ln "est Africa was given prib °rr'I" 1 ? 5 b v D r James Aggrey
depen " th e Gold Coast, now the ingrey w en t natjon of Ghana. Dr. Agst0ne as ed"cated at UNCPs Livingat Cm, , g e in Salisbury, N C, and 0lumbia University.
in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The Hon Angie E Brooks, a graduate of UNCF's Shaw University in Raleigh N. C. is perhaps the only woman in the free world holding the rank ol Assistant Secretary of State. She serves
her native country of Liberia.
"Since the College Fund was founded in 1944, some 2,000 Africans have been enrolled in UNCF colleges.
"We are especially interested in the nations newly emerging from colonial status," Mr Trent said "We believe strongly that UNCF colleges can be of continued on page 28
countries—Kenya, * ^ ^ directed toward initiating a scholarGhan?SidCnt K wam e Nkrumah of executives will conduct expor, Dry Colleges A Rockefeller ana and Dr Namdi AzikivAfricans a+ the
'dent ofTiT L""' 1Namdi Azikiwe,, pres_the Nigerian Senate, are gradu NCFs Lincoln University
°CT°BER. ,,60
Delta lota Lambda Entertains After Progressive Year
By Brother Eirkus Bailes Associate Editor of the Sphinx
COLUMBUS, GA—The brothers of Delta Iota Lambda climaxed one of the most fruitful and progressive years of the chapter's reign in Alphadom by entertaining their wives, sweethearts, and guests with a gala spring dance at the Masonic Auditorium The dance was well attended by over 500 persons The theme of the dance was "An Evening in Paris." The auditorium was beautifully decorated with scenes from the French sidewalk cafes bordering the entire hall The French poodles and cocktail glasses adorned the bandstand and were embellished by the eloquent phraseology of "UN SOIR A PARIS." Le Tour Eiffel (the Eiffel Tower) stood very boldly, as though it were the original, in the center of the dancing area almost from floor to ceiling Numerous stars, little ones, big ones, all sizes, were suspended from the ceiling and glittered like shimmering jewels.
The decoration was done by the members of Delta lota Lambda with Brothers James Wright serving as Chairman and Donald B Caldwell
Co -Chairman. The overall general planning of the dance was done under the chairmanship of Brother Harry Vernon with Brothers C U Williams and Lorenzo R. Manns serving as CoChairman
During intermission, the members of Delta Iota Lambda were joined by a vast number of out-of-town Alphas in attendance beneath our renowned emblem and sang very harmoniously the Alpha Hymn Remarked one guest: "That truly reminded me of college days."
Miniature boxes of candy were presented to all the ladies as souvenirs. The event was a night to remember and even more so for Neophytes Harry Stevens and Joseph Kendrick who had just crossed the burning sands into Alphadom in April; however, Brother Stevens immediately whisked the rank of neophyte away by attending initiation ceremonies at Albany State College and left Brother Amos Kelly who was preparing a banquet for Brothers Stevens and Kendrick while they were being initiated still a neophyte
Delta Iota Lambda calls the P frat year a banner year because ^ many achievements and successe frat 'year of '59 and '60 was spe^ headed under the presidency orD er Sylvester L. Shannon who is F sently on duty with the Armed r in Germany The year was terming under the presidency of Brother L. Lindscy. On Founders' Day, ember 6, we were honored with presence of the Honorable w ^ Joe Clark of Washington D- ^ our guest speaker Brother Clar* the position of Assistant to the tant Postmaster General of the States Brother Clark was intr0d hood by his long-time as well as b * friend Brother Wesley M " Alpha's proud history was given dynamically and impressively ^ Brother William L Battle, D,r«f ° Albany State College Off-Camp Center of Columbus.
On March 11, I960, the chapter presented the Morehouse College continued on page 31
CHAPTER ENTERTAINS
Vernon, Eirkus Bailes and Mrs Bailes, Troy McCall and Dorothy Darling, Hen,ry Bynum and Mrs Rowena ^ a Solon Bryant and Mrs Sylvester L Shannon, Joseph n e Sylvester es Whigh
-..„.,,, UMU .ate arriving were wniiom
Mrs Battle, Lawrence Carter and Mrs Carter, E B and Mrs Hensley, James Whight and Mrs Wright [ i Se B n?f, sh ? W n an d lat e arrIvin g were William
and Mrs. Coffee, Wesley M. Thomas and Mrs. Thomas
The brothers of Delta lota Lambda, their wives and sweethearts from left to right: Melton Lowe and Mrs Lowe Jo sep
Installation Services Held For New Alpha Chapter
BESSEMEN, N.C.—The installation services for Eta Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., of Gastonia, North Carohna was held on Sunday, June 13 at the home of Brother E. D. Wilson. Brother C L Blake of Beta Nu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., of Charlotte, North Carolina performed the installation services. Brother Blake, a thirty-five year Alpha man, hit solidly at the duties of each officer of the chapter. "e said, "I want you to be like a new ship being christened in New Jork one year This ship was painted from stern to keel and her men were
I dressed in lily white attire She went °"t for sea duty and stayed three weeks and when she returned, her beautiful painted hull was dark and d'rty. She had been doing her duty and had done it well Her crew was
1 still dressed in lily white uniforms ar>d made a fine contrast against the dark ship
To the new officers and members of Eta Mu Lambda Chapter, I want you to be like this ship. You are fresh and new now, but after a year 1 °f duty, you should be tattered and
BROTHER BROWN HONORED
Brother General President Paige presenting the Alpha Phi Alpha Award of Merit
t o Brother Dr Aaron Brown at the closing Banquet Standing bes.de Brother
Brown is Brother Herbert T Miller, Chairman of Committee on Awards Kasf General President Belford V Lawson is seated
torn, but still carrying on."
The officers installed were as follows: Brothers E D Wilson, President; Leon McDougle, Vice President; J C Marable, Recording Secretary; J. F. Moore, Financial Secretary; J R Henry, Treasurer; E S Geiger, Chaplain.
Other Brothers, A D Belton and Tommy Wellmon
continued from page 24 campaigns She was a member of the group which organized the Minnesota Urban League
Although severely crippled by arthritis for more than 25 years, Mrs. Cannon refused to permit this to become a handicap to her. She was an avid reader and kept well abreast of current affairs Because of her fine memory she received frequent requests from writers, students and publishers for historical information pertaining to the early times in Minnesota With her family she enjoyed a full and happy life
BROTHERS INSTALLED
Left to right- Brother C L Blake (Acting Installation Director) Brothers John F Moore, Edward S. Geiger, Joel C. Marable, Edgar D. Wilson, Leon McDougle, Jethro R Henry and Tommy Wellman
• UNCF
continued from page 25 help to America in these uncommitted countries.
"There is a critical need of trained persons for teaching in primary and secondary education in both East and Central Africa Equally important is the need to develop trained technicians and professionals against the day these areas assume responsibility for their own technological, economic and social advance
"In the entire area of East Africa there are currently only two universities providing facilities for higher education, Makerere College at Kampala Uganda, and the Royal Technical ColIge at Nairobi, Kenya
The UNCF roster includes 31 fouryear, liberal art colleges, one graduate school and one professional school All 33 colleges and universities are privately supported and accredited. All but one are located in the South. Some 24,000 students are currently enrolled at UNCF colleges
Mr Trent and Mr Raullerson will conduct their studies in Africa from October 8 to November 17.
continued from page 23 during the year were as follows- (1 ) Giving wood to needy families during the winter, (2) Initiating a NAACP membership within the chapter, (3) Painting the benches on the front'campus, (4) Aiding in preparing the new Youth Center, and (5) Giving a fiftydollar scholarship to a high school senior
Officers of Beta Delta for the 195960 school year were: President, Obie Pinckney, Jr.; Vice President, Virgil Kelly; Secretary, John McLeod; Editor to the SPHINX, James Fraiser; Chaplain, Melvin Dennis; Treasurer, Nathaniel Gibson; Dean of Pledges, Isiah Sewell; Assistant Dean of Pledges, Robert Beasley; Sergeant - at - Arms', William Davenport; Historian, Samuel Rouse, Parliamentarian, Daniel McGhaney. Our advisor was Brother Henry Robinson, and Miss Mildred Gilmore was Fraternity Queen.
The members of Beta Delta remain resolute in their determination to be "first of all, servants of all." With the resultant activities and achievements, we hope to "transcend all."
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PRAIRIE VIEW ALPHAS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Four Alpha brothers (Epsilon Tau Lambda—Prairie View, Texas) incidently^^^ the principal researchers in a project completed and recently presented ^ the 31st Annual Educational Conference at Prairie View A & M CoNeg • tured in front of charts describing the findings on "Perceptions of ] exa S ^ School Teachers" are (from left) Brothers Dr George R Ragland, cM" rr n partment of Sociology; Dr Curtis A Wood, College Information O ttlce ' lpf, chairman); Dr George R Woolfolk, chairman, Department of History; an Jack W Echols, chairman, department of Education
A Darn Good Idea—editor
ZETA ZETA LAMBDA CHAPTER ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY. INC.
QUEENS, NEW YORK
117-42 143rd Street, S Ozone PL, N.Y
Brother W Barton Beatty # 5 High Terrace Montclair, N.J
Dear Patron:
Sept 17, I960 our
Our Chapter Formal for the year I960 has been cancelled It IS , smcer hope that you, who would ordinarily be our guest for this occasi will graciously give up this evening of gaiety in order to offer financj assistance, to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Pe°p
The funds will be donated depth of our support on the issue of Civil Rights with special empna on the "Sit-in" Movement
s which would have been expended for the Formal Danf® ed to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund as a symbol ot tn
We know that you understand our desires on earnest hope that you concur thi S ISSue and it is our
Very truly yours, GEORGE V HUGHES
President Zeta Zeta Lambda Chapter
Wilburn E Holland, Chairman
Public Policy & Publicity Com
Tribute Paid John Dancy
For Urban League Work
you h'S th e mem ory of the people worth u-^ hel P e d that makes it all ^thwhile," John C. Dancy said in utivP A^ Up his 4 2 y ear s as execLeague ° r °f th e Detroi t Urba n Brother ^ridav She " D ancy, 71, was honored m8ht at a dinner
Burroughs
4 the principal speaker
-At Christmas when boys I assisted many years ago to scholarships o r jobs call on me and repeat the thanks, the pride I take in them as my big reward."
No Truce In Major's War With The Insects
GOVERNORS ISLAND, N. Y„ June
Major Milton Flemings is probably the only summertime New Yorker who opens his mail every day hoping to find mosquitos
his haS Serve d hi s fe,,o w man ' Eppe C"mm u nit y and his country,"
As posed "f v° te d th e audience comsentativ°e; „FT?_'Whites an d re P re '
w as the Sheratr, "AK"1 a t a dinne r i n th e Epnen D d,1,ac Hote l a t whic n RaV Corp. presided iker. is fellow man . his country,' ert said of Dancy he noted ativ Ne8r°es> wnites "This • £ a11 rel'g'ons, Dancy said, "WhS emocra cy."
ago an Cn l cam e to Detroit 42 years have K°CCasion suc h as this would smiling umhinkable," he said,
a per^H 4 2 YEARS spanned made t '" whic h Detroit Negroes racial ^ mendou s strides in breaking fusing arrier s in employment and
were i^nr! cam e to Detroit, there the arP u Ne 8 roe s crammed into river R bound ed by Vernor, the *as a r7eauble n and Rivard. Detroit Negroes 00niIn8 automobile center and South t WfGre comin 8 in from the •abor." i^ U th e ca " for unskilled We Dancy said.
in8 thVaCkled th e P roble m oi findstan th ]°hS 3n d housin S- l he, P c d in yy. e ""st Negro subdivision Green P , S no w Inks*er and the Privily V,asture s Camp for under"Tho ChHdrensituation8}! th e years the housing ^here at l im P rove d to the point has D _ eas t the Negro with monev "~"*1 the Negro with money good selecti with droit's ^hant: t'ons tion," he said. the aid of many of leading industrialists and j 0 s' °Pened up many occupa-
* "MEN8UKped T t 0 th C NegT ° - Uutzel p L J ames Couzens, Fred Prove \h u MurPhy helped us imcationai h ' housing and edu°ancy sa°dP°rtUnities fo r Ne gr° es '"
The testimonial dinner brought out 741 persons representing a cross section of Detroit business, labor and industrial leaders and social workers Chairman of the event was Wilham T Cosset; honorary chairmen were Mrs Edsel Ford, K T Keller, Mayor Miriani, Charles H Mahoney and C. E. Wilson. . Brother Dancy has also been actrve in Detroit civic affairs.
Member of Alpha Phi Alpha
He served 22 years on the Detroit House of Corrections Commission, wa°s on the Parkside Hospital Board. United Community Services Board Governor's Commission on Youth Problems, Metropolitan Area Plan ning Commission, Detroit Symphony Bofrd and Round Table of Chris .an and Jews and United Negro College Fund ,
He was voted a citation of Men i„ T^b y the Detroit City Council and a Freedom Award by Windsor citizens in 1952.
The National Urban League honored him in New York Sept 8
Despite this unique hospitality, Brother Flemings cannot be numbered among the mosquito's allies. As entomologist of the First U. S. Army's Preventive Medicine Section, he spends most of his time plotting the destruction of mosquitos, roaches, ants, flys, and any other insects that might try to find a home in the Army
The insects have a dangerous adversary in Major Flemings—a man with a masters degree in entomology and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of bug-battling methods. A roach whose ancestors have built up a resistance to one insecticide can expect Major Flemings to find a new weakness and a new insecticide to exploit it; a mosquito buzzing without a care over the open plains of Fort Dix is very likely to end up in Major Flemings' mail within the week. Although his job includes studying insects in the laboratory, advising installations on insect control problems, and training insect control teams in bases throughout the First Army area (New York, continued on page 30
Mrs Myles Paige (Center)
continued from pane 29 New Jersey, and the New England states), Major Flemings still finds time to write articles for scientific journals, assist civilian authorities, and patiently carry on a long-time battle with the Culiseta melanura — the carrier of encephalitis ("sleeping sickness").
Mosquitos remain Brother Flemings' principal opponents—and the mosquitos of this area have been charted like an enemy army. Insect surveillance and control teams in most of the large First Army installations catch mosquitoes in light traps and mail them to Major Flemings' laboratory Through studying the number and type of mosquitos, the Major keeps a constant watch on the area's mosquito population He can predict a change months in advance, and can often advise control measure for an installation hundreds of miles away, before those in the area know a problem exists
Constant study of mosquito habits pays ^UNTSVILLE, Alabama—Delta Theta Lambda Chapter presented Dr
off in an emergency When the danger of an encephalitis epidemic appeared in New Jersey last year, Major Flem- 71" "' " , c <-w"°ye oroiner urake began his service as rresiuenings went to the Army's huge training ' n l927Slnc e tha t tim ° the College has grown tremendously in enrolim g camp at Fort Dix, located the breeding S n erv'£e , to +h e P eo P l e o f +he State of Alabama It was under the leader v Q place of the Culiseta melanura (Cedar e tha t +h e scho ° ' made rh greatest strides toward offering the y ^ swamps in the Dix ordance impact tra ' nm 9 suif ed for a changing society Brother Drake holds many other ^ area), and instituted control measures recognitions He is a member of the Trustee Board of Talladega Colle that reduced the mosquito population r ^ ce L lvin g ^ membership,, Brother Drake said, "The heat of the burning by ninety percent in a matter of days san
The same thoroughness used to destroy the Culiseta melanura in the swamps is used to prevent it in the laboratory The species has always proved too sensitive to breed in captivity, and Major Flemings is now trying new methods to raise Culiseta melanura for use in virus research. The Major has published an article on the Fort Dix control methods in Mosquito News, the national entomology magazine, and has read papers on his research before the Entomology Society of America and the New Jersey Mosquito Control Association
As one man against almost uncountable mosquitoes, Major Flemings naturally calls on recruits Army Regulation requires training in insect
Drake, President of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College & a> membership in Alpha Phi Alpha in honor of his long and outstanding f ]]eqe President of the college Brother Drake began his service as President of he ^
= •;- • —«"fn turner uraKe saia, Ine neaT OT mo ~ j *r\n Alpha ,s still fresh in my memory and it is still felt." Brother Frank E. Lewis » President Delta Theta Lambde made the presentation pr0gra the
The presentation was ade during the Chapter's "Education for Citizenship Dr Arthur D Gray, President of Talladega College, Talledega, Alabama, wo ^ speaker of the evening The dynamic Brother Gray spoke on the "Impor^nc cducahon for Educations' Sake." The program initiated the Graduate and u graduate Chapters' activities for the week
VANDON
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control measures for every battery or expert in Japan and Korea. Last nion^ company sized unit, and Major Flem- his alma mater, Prairie View A , ings spends two months each year College of Houston, Texas, hono training insect surveillance and control »*! -- «•**«• — Ai..mni Certificate1 teams These teams are able to practice elementary insect control and provide information and assistance for Major Flemings when advanced study is necessary Major Flemings has also been called upon by the New York Department of Health to instruct in its annual insect control course.
A veteran of more than seventeen years of Army service, Major Flemings has also served as an insect control
'Outstanding Achievement ice
A Major Flemings lives in Hemp ^ N Y with his wife, a teacher i Brooklyn school system children. Mrs. Flemings and holds a m irsity- v I I • l\ I I V I I 1V113, 1 1VMU>I^ U ters degree from Boston U"ivejhter, and the Flemings' oldest daug ^ Angel, will continue the fa*T1 1, when ucational traditions next fall she enters Cornell University-
BROTHER J F DRAKE RECEIVES LIFE MEMBERSHIP
MARSHALL PRAISES BOB BOOKER
AS INSPIRATION' TO NEGROES
'TTLE ROCK. ARk- _^n . „ , h » r Ait.^r Marshall mentio iur7"n R ° CK ' ARK.—B rothcr Broth00 , Marsha1 1 Paid tribute to ner Joseph Rober t ( B b ) B k P°v'ng a heri t
After Marshall mentioned the heriyo d Marshall paid tribute to tage and inspiration left by Booker f « h " Joseph Robert (Bob) Booker he asked "but will we follow? He r 'eavinp n K„-:.„_ _. , , forT • Cph Rober t (fiob) Booke r h e aske d >,bUt W' W l na that ratio' V'"g I Ma & an d a n ^ ^ answere d hiS qUeSt '° n L^BoUe shouM 7t b Marshal 1 said people "there are many more Bob Bookers Ul a IOllow •- „« m o alnnc.'*
Brother Ma, 0Jc°lade of ha Bol°Hher f Marsha11 gave Booker the Booker was also f loS'zed by n f f °lade of having won "the approval T Guy, pastor of the church Dr J i £ rPDr the approval of country FKelley' cba^n-^^Jct appreciation of man." and the Brother counsel Marshall for the who is general isel f —•"""' WHO is general for th r th e National Association Pe0Dle e Advancement of Colored York ctCame t 0 Littl e Roc k fro m Ne w funeral t 0 delive r on e of tn e mai n 2ion R oratlon s for Booker at Mt °n Baptist Church.
About Ne gro 1500 mourners, white and die sanctuary upstairs the d°wn, with -
If H(.l flr\> "«..wmi u j 111 ' Min i ' wn, with many left standing in rea r vestibule.
Mlarshaii ° th ° S e presen t expected irrinp t0i Use tn e occasion for a
SaPPointV e'd ^Th SPeeCl ^ th£ y Wef e °n|y talk A note d attorney ing *ed about 10 minutes, speaktiesofiff y ab ° U t th e responsibilithem an d ho w Booker had faced
an A.°k er Booker, who had been ades haHSai! attorne y for four decthat'long .A a " dle d civil ri 8 ht s case s nti 8ati0ns
Attc "iat i _——v-u civil rights cases resenteH .I ,n recen t years had rep- **:. 1 the NAACP in several liti-
Att
eVer yone e w Marsha1 1 remarked that cases but v°WS abou t th e im P ortan t the "undr H y ° U don, t kno w ot tant to u °f Un y case s no t im P° r•ittle Np ybod y except for the poor ,egro involved."
the resLo? Sa'd Booker "always had ^de an PCCt of the ••
Kelley, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Arkansas Baptist College, of which Booker's father was president for 40 years; and Bishop O L Sherman, presiding bishop of the 12th Episcopal District of the A ME- Methodist Church. Brother Booker was the Brother of Dr Water Booker, Past Vice President of Alpha Phi Alpha Several Little Rock judges and attorneys were among the honorary pallbearers and a "umber of other attorneys and court officiate were in attendance
Active pallbearers were W. LJarrett, Charles Hicks, Albert Ruther ford Emmett Jackson, Johr' Harston S J Quinney, Fred C Boyd and Vircel Preyer Burial was at Haven of Rest Cemetery under direct.on of Dubisson Co.
Survivors include three brothers W A Booker of Chicago, Dr Walter M Booker of Washington and James £ Booker of Little sisters, Mrs Mattie B^ P^ry ^ Chicago and Mrs. «-• o. Tulsa.
continued from page 26 Club in concert under the direct^ of Brother Wendell Whalun, The brothers and their wives and^swe* hearts entertained Brotner w aS^groapwfare^onat ^ „ „ ru,Z .,ftcr the concert, ine con
si * and ?' th e l»»yer on the other cer l wa s H' 4„„„<! The chapter's *as hon ' k ? d lh c j-dge because he °™ ,"*£Zt% presented to Leonard ' ••^T:bh" H e sal d »«*«• ^ » MutaToran O' "» Clas s °f ' 6 °
Marshall ^ "° wild-eyed radical," enjoyed , aid ; "He lived life fully He earned th H e sai d Booker had Profession rCSpeCt °f th e entir e leSal
scholarship was v —"" f >60 Russ, Salutatonan of th e ^^.Russ of the Spencer High Scboo '-.T cienc e ranked in the 97 percent le in Science on the Iowa Achievement Test He plans to study engineering at Caracye T«-h The scholarship was named tne Sfrge F. R^rs, Jr. Scholarship in
honor of our beloved Brother Dr. Rivers who passed into Omega Chapter during the year that the scholarship was presented.
In addition to the aforementioned activities, our chapter made liberal contributions to many worthwhile organizations. The Alphas also sponsored an Easter Egg Hunt for all children of the area
At each frat meeting before the business session began, current topics of interest were discussed with our good Brother Henry H. Bynum serving as leader. After our fiscal frat year ended on May 31, 1960 a number of our brothers took off for places of study and resort.
Splendor, Obligations, Ideals
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE—On
the beautiful campus of Knoxville College is found another outstanding chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. Gamma Omicron Chapter, only a link in the great chain of Alpha, but a strong link of splendor, honorable obligation, cherished loyalty to the higher ideals of ethical values and a sanction for the eternal varieties of manly deeds, scholarship and love for all mankind
Since the spring of 1947 Gamma Omicron has functioned at Knoxville College. The Brothers sincerely rejoice in the glory of the success of their chapter It is now one of the outstanding chapters in the Southern Region The brothers of Gamma Omicron deserve a degree of honor for their display of the "Alpha Spirit" and loyalty The brothers' success of Gamma Omicron may be told through the following brief accounts of the brothers and the chapter activities.
September and the fall semester brought a reunion of 16 enthusiastic brothers Under the leadership of their president Brother John E. Lee, of Cincinnati, Ohio Gamma Omicron is anticipating another fine year both academically, (Gamma Omicron has the highest average of the fraternities on campus), and in achievements
The calendar of activities for the continued on page 32
BETA BROTHER ADDRESSES CONVENTION
brother Roy Schneider In pomp and splendor, addresses dele- attentively are Brothers Aaron Brown, Kenneth Hall, <*>" gates and tnends dur.ng the General Convention Listening President Paige and President-Elect Hale _ continued from page 31
year 1960-61 will be similar to the previous year and is outlined as follows:
1 Annual Rush Activity Last year's "Mixer" enlightened and stimulated the interest of 20 new Sphinxmen
2 Homecoming Activity last year Gamma Omicron won first prize for the most decorative float and lawn display
3. Fall Probation. Last year, three new Alpha men were made. This twenty
4 Annual Alpha Phi Alpha vs Faculty Basketball game
5 Representation at State Regional, and National Convention.
6. Annual Alpha Coronation and Ball. Annually the Alpha Ball is the outstanding social event of the year.
7 "This is Your Life" Program
A similation of the television program wherein an outstanding individual is honored and his life story presented All the brothers are dedicated to the work and success of this program.
8 Annual Alpha Scholarship
9. United Negro College Donation
Brothers of Gamma Omicron are truly men of Alpha in that scholar-
spirit prevails throughout the chapter The brothers are extremely proud of Garmon Moore, who was chapter president for two years Brother Moore, a senior Biology student, is outstanding in his academic achievements He is now serving as treasurer. Other officers include: Brother Raymond D Melton, Vice president; Joseph Saundle, recording secretary; Preston Ford, corresponding secretary; Clarence Pegues, Dean of Pledges; Alfred Bailey, Advisor. Brothers are: Donald Cunningham Clarence Frazier, Carl Jones, James Jones, Gilford MeKitric, James Myrick, Jefferson Owens, John Peterson Ralph Ross, and Bernard Ward.
The "Sweetheart" of Alpha Phi Alpha is Miss Minnie Bobbitt of Somerset, Kentucky; her court: Miss Wanda Watson of New York City, and Miss Terrlee Frazier of Chattanooga, Tennessee
The brothers of Gamma Omicron are proud to be among the 25,000 men who have seen the light of Alpha Phi Alpha as it encourages and fosters manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind.
Brother Clarence Frazier Associate Editor-to-the-Sphinx
Inspired Poems DedicatedI * Alpha Phi Alpha Fratern,y By Brother Levi T. Tanksley TO YOU
On your breast I place my • '"•
The symbol of A-Phi-A: And no other love I set to w» For I make you mine today. So, wear the Pin proud and w That all of our friends can see You're a sweetheart of trie and Gold of my dear FraternityFRATERNITY SONG
Singing our songs of Alpha. Botherhood extends to att. Pledging ourselves to Aipn<. We are servants of the call.
The Black and Gold, our prc^P high—
The Jewels to light our way
The mystic Sphinx asymbol Of the things we wish tosay
Singing our songs of Alpn . ALPHA! we love you.
Scholarship
23 T- continued from peg*
Speakers included Pr ° f ' Univef Nygrcen, a dean at Kent M'»c f sity; Alva R Dittrick, assistant s F^ intendent of Cleveland scno° • ^e Ralph W. Findley, president ^ School Board Findley joined " ^ ternity in his student days a State University. .:ntro-
Among the Alpha Phi alumm duced were Common Pleas ^ Perry B Jackson and William • Knight, assistant city law directo• Stan Piekarski, 4515 Pearse: top graduate at South High next ^ | f spoke for the young guests, about ship, leadership, and sincere fraternal of the m Januar y graduates.
GRADUATE CHAPTERS:
Wal^t s L t AM »^-L»m « T Johnson, 2:
BETA'lAiS.k Louisville,
BETA liiSSUJ- oui,y '"« I2 Kentucky inctl LAMBDA-B.ltron L Orme 815
SAMU ? id Kansas City, Mo
Eliot ^ f LAMBD A-Augustu$ J Calloway
2340 W Wash293
, p| LAMBDA-George A Poyer, 2 1st
lEA^RH^r/^DA-^ank Wooten, 3,25 Shan
EPSILON ETA LAMBDA-Harry C Ward, 203 N Morris Street, Portland, Oregon
EPSILON ETA LAMBDA—Simon S Thomas, Box #365, Lilbourn, Missouri
EPSILON THETA LAMBDA-WinstonT Williams North Shore, Pembroke E., BERMUDA, B W I
DELIADfi'£'L'- MWSflo'
DE?1 ,«Re/™Lt I Michigan
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EPSILON IOTA LAMBDA—Benjamin L Davis, 311 St James Ave., Suffolk, Virginia
Park**- a.?°A ~ Ja™ei w - Persons, 3044 Tioga Manrlatftd
PaVkwa, p BDA -James W Persoi
EPSILON ll'EZi?* I5 ' Maryland
5-er°AN v.„ L u A M l°A-"«\" •>• »r..tor 4525
ZETA |AA¥Ln»S' St - Loui'V Mo." Ave Ju °A-Daniel L Jordan, 2808 Parish ETA'i AJX 0 ' * N,W » v a-
EPSILON KAPPA LAMBDA-Ulysses G Mathis, #324, Grambling, Louisiana
EPSILON MU LAMBDA Leroy Anderson, 1301 E Fisher Street, Pensacola, Florida
TUCT *' Atlanta Ga
Blvd Cc A~ HEu 9en Craig, 9 McDonough •iiSi.a*-i Atlanta, Ga
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IOTA I A"uir?a,ton - ° hi o West c, A7B?A—Cramon J Myers, 1226 N KAPPA iAi n »^ napolls Indiana
942 N Up- Kidd, 1226 N.
5t G r „ LAMBD A-Charles A Grant, 504 Beach Mil | "nsboro, N.C
N w 1 w B?.A—Edward J Austin, 4711 -16th St
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boldt pV,t A T DrR°bt- Lee, Jr., 647 HumS- ClaihL MB A DABelm °nt F Haydel, Jr., 3730
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UPSII nil '"•• T, nn W 8th •; AMBDAD « J»an C Downing, 719 pHl LAMB'r.iack;onyin" Florid a P-oad R.V •°A—M H Crockett, 3320 Garner CHI'.AA'.'S. - N.C Box 132 Wilruii ' "leigh, N.C
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EPSILON NU LAMBDA-Jno. F. Bailey, Jr., 1604 Effingham St., Portsmouth, Virginia
EPSILON XI LAMBDA—B H Cooper, Box 1000, Clarksdale, Mississippi
EPSILON OMICRON LAMBDA—David L Moseley Rt #2 , Box l-A, Boydton, Virginia
EPSILON PI LAMBDA—John Dukes Jr., 1303 S E 2nd Ave., Gainesville, Florida
EPSILON RHO LAMBDA-W Edw Murphy, Box #1098, Fayetteville, North Carolina
EPSILON SIGMA LAMBDA—(Inactive)
EPSILON TAU LAMBDA-Harold E Maiyck, #2137, Prairie View, Texas
EPSILON UPSILON LAMBDA-Albert P Goldn 826 E 9th Str.et, Flint, Michigan
EPSILON PHI LAMBDA-Burton G West, 900 Dunbar Avenue, Port Arthur, Texas
EPSILON CHI LAMBDA—Edward N Smith, Stat Teachers College, Elizabeth City N.C
EPSILON PS, LAMBDA Harman D Freeman 436 Douglass St., Alexandria, Louisiana
ZETA ALPHA LAMBDA-Chas B Morton, 405 N W 21st Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
ZETA BETA LAMBDA-Booker T Hogan, 1437 38th Avenue, Sacramento, Calif
ZETA GAMMA LAMBDA-Jack Jordan, Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma
ZETA DELTA LAMBDA-Clarence H Harmon, 724 S Plum Street, Springfield, Ohio
158 Linr„ ALPcHA LAMBDA-Arthur C Willla ALPHA »tT.'", Montclair, N.J CAJ? * »ETA LAMBDA—WHfr.H T <;.AI i.i Owens, Jr., Harri- son j r , -"-vii LAMBUA-ur K w na m
2170 M flH '. AMM A LAMBDA-Walter W Scott, *LfH 7 h?,",^ e '""' Na w York, N.Y
5'8 Willi? LT A LAMBDA-A B Ow ALPHA cpncll A , v°nu° . Memphis, Tenn. son J, V^ILON LAMBDA-Dr R W VcA ^ *• Yaioo City, Mississippi cETA AMOHA i V - - -
ALPHA 7ETXA ^ 4 ' 2 > YaIO ° c ity, Mississippi field StAT £ LAMBDA—Joseph I Turner, Blue ALPHA CTA ."•«•• Bluefield, W Va
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GAMMA TAU LAMBDA l ^MMA^EPS^ON \IMBDA-Alvi n M S.als, USA* S SMlD^0t"pr^S6356 Ra-
ZETA EPSILON LAMBDA-Richard L Johnson, SB W Westside Avenue, Red Bank, r» J Powell Street, Freeport, New York
ZETA ZETA LAMBDA—Emerson F Ashby, 20 Beaufort Street, New Bern, N.C
ZETA ETA LAMBDA-Warren G Keyes, 1504 Powell Street, Freeport, N.Y
ZETA THETA LAMBDA-Fr Richard T 5 Brown, 1717 N Herr St. Harnsburg, Pa
ZETA IOTA LAMBDA—Simeon Moss, 453 nut Lane, Princeton, New Jersey
N - Ca| u iI A LAMBDA-A C Herald, Jr., 3001
ALPHA TH'CT HAOUVon' Texa s 1011 M IHETAc LAMBDA-Chester C
ALPHA in n St '' Atlantic City, N.J. #152 |„°J A LAMBDA-E. R. Armstead A LPH'A ln lT' e - W«st Virginia '
" » S r " APP A LAMBDA-Henry L Aioi..'ayson Ave s w D iL llueI Sutton, Box
1625 s ,x " rr * L ALPHA'^IA?!1 , Ay ?- S-WT" Roanoke Virginia Sir„| K„M „ U .LAMBDA-Edward Hill, 249 York ALPHA mi"' le ' T«nnessee #21 Tu.t LAMBDA—Benj H Crutcher, Box ALPHA i? 9 ? e J nsti,u ta, Tusk.gee, Ala W Wood,,. A r MBDAR °bt Stubblefield, 1340 ALPHA nuiAJS'ado 6, Ohio Box 7182 n ?, RO N LAMBDA-Eric W Springer, ALPHA PI i AtI d ^ S,a - Pittsburgh, Pa w vr I LAMRhA i»it. i i ....: J344 N
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5,ETA GAM A Ml a mi' Flor!da feth 1st ^ A LAMBDA-M Ralph Page, 420
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SETA THETA'i?k';l«'na City, Okla BEu\ Du '''an LA N B c DAJRBu»'» ,2 B N.l.on
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tSf"// ^Hr'LAMBDA-Har'old A Buchanan
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ZETA NU LAMBDA—Jas H Lockett, Jr 21st St., Gulfport, Mississippi
ZETA NU LAMBDA—Guy Wolfe, 621 E Street Plainfield, New Jersey
ZETA 'XI LAMBDA-R L Barrett, 1820 Foster
ZErTr'0MaCR°0N ^DA-Willia m R Mitchell 1228So 45th St. Philadelphia, Pa
ZETA P, LAMBDA-Jerry Crowd.r, ,63, 30th Z^TT'RH^LAMB^A-H^Gordon Pinke.. Del
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E 7A P, LAMBDA-Edward C Strong, ,400 No. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena, California Wal29,5 2nd 8,3 , ,5 Box
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W Barton Beatty, Jr
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR
Leroy W Jeffries
FUN EDITOR
O Wilson Winter
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ASSISTANTS — Hugh M Gloster
Thom«i W. Young, Charles Wesley. W. Wesley Whetstone, J. Saunders Redding, Myles A Paige, Robert F Custii, William H. Hale.
STAFF EDITORS—Harold R Jones T Winston Cole, Sr., Charles A Broaddus James E Huger, C Anderson Davis, John Hope Franklin, Alonzo G Moron, Ramon Scruggs, Lionel H Newsome, Stephen J Wright, Charles V. Willie, L. Howard Bennett.
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