The SPHINX | Spring 1961 | Volume 46 | Number 1 196104601

Willia

Hale

The Twentieth General President

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, Inc. DIRECTORY FOR THE YEAR 1961-62 G e n e r a l President: W I L L I A M H . H A L E , Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma Eastern Vice President: A L F R E D C . FENTRESS, 956 Marshall Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia W e s t e r n Vice President: E D W A R D H . B A L L A R D , 1124 S .St. Andrew's Place, Los Angeles, California Southwestern Vice P r e s i d e n t : W A Y N E C . C H A N D L E R , 637 N . E. I l t h Street, Oklahoma C i t y , Oklahoma Midwestern Vice President: S T E N S O N E. B R O A D D U S , Box N o . 2 5 1 , H a r r o d Creek, Kentucky Southern Vice President: W A L T E R W A S H I N G T O N , Utica C o l l e g e , Utica Mississippi G e n e r a l Secretary: L A U R E N C E T. Y O U N G , 4432 South Parkway, C h i c a g o , Illinois G e n e r a l Treasurer: M E R E D I T H G . F E R G U S O N , 354 4th Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee G e n e r a l Counsel: W I L L I A M H . B R O W N , III C o m . Trust Building, 15th Floor, 16 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Editor: "The Sphinx": W . B A R T O N BEATTY, Jr., N o . 5 H i g h Terrace, Montclair, N e w Jersey Director of Educational Activities: C L I F T O N R. J O N E S ' ^ M o r g a n State C o l l e g e , Baltimore,; Maryland Historian: C H A R L E S H . WESLEY, C e n t r a l State C o l l e g e , W i l b e r f o r c e , O h i o A S S I S T A N T V I C E PRESIDENTS: EASTERN R E G I O N — W i l l i a m M . C o v e r d a l e , III 85 Lincoln Avenue, Y e a d o n , Pennsylvania W E S T E R N R E G I O N — T h e o d o r e Carter, 6128 Jordan Avenue, El C e r r i t o , California M I D W E S T E R N R E G I O N — P a u l J . King, 7319 Vernon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois S O U T H W E S T E R N R E G I O N — R u f f i n J . LeBrane, Dillard University, N e w Orleans, Louisiana CHAIRMEN, SCHOLARSHIP ITIES; Clifton

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ALPHA—Dr. G. Alex Calvin, 401 W . State Street, Ithaca, N.Y. BE1A—James Collins, 1623 Varnum Street, N.W., Wash ngton, D. C. GAMMA—Thomas Crawford, Virginia Union University, Richmond 20. Virg'nia DELTA—Charles M. Russell, 705A Thompson St., Austin 2, Texas EPSILON—Milton G. Tarver, 236 Cooky House, East Quad., Ann Arbor, Mich.

ZETA—Inactive ETA—Floyd Posby, Ili-IB W . 144th St. New York, N.Y. Apt 20 THETA— Thomas J. Burrell, 715? S. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois IOrA—Hazel L. Moore, Morris Brown College, At,;»nta 14. Georgia KAPPA—Kenneth Bland. 1090 Leona Avenue, Columbus 3, Ohio.

MU—Arthur C. Hill, 650 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. I2lst St., Cleveland, Ohio RHO—R. Allan Durrant, 40 W . Upsal Street, Phila., Pa. SIGMA—Herman Hemingway, 72 Hufchings St., Dorchester, Mass.

TAU—Clarence J. Crooks, Jr., I? Taft House, MRH. Champaign, Illinois UPSILON—George G. Buford, 1014 Mississippi Street, Lawrence, Kansas PHI—John R. Browne. 6 Church Streef, Athens, Ohio CHI—Charles E. Watson, 1222 Jefferson Street, Nashville. Tennessee PSI—Donald R. Anderson, 5820 Arch Street, Phila., Pa. ALPHA-ALPHA—Henry Johnson, 1016 Chapel Street, Cincinnati 29. Ohio ALPHA-BETA—A. K. Stanley, Talladega College, Talladeoa. Alabama ALPHA-GAMMA—(Inactive). Providence. Rhode Island ALPHA-DELTA—Donald Armstrong, 2231 W .

31st Street. Los Angeles, Californ 1 * ALPHA.EPSILON—Eurael E. Bell, 1528 Ashby Berkeley. California ALPHA-ZETA —Charles Woodyard. Prillerman Hall, West Virginia State College. Institute, West Virainia ALPHA ETA—Osborne Shannon, 5959A Terry Avenue. St. Louis 21. Missouri ALPHA THETA—Inactive, Iowa City, Iowa.

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ALPHA MU — Louis S. Mosley, 2033 Darrow Avenue, Evanston, III. ALPHA NU—Inactive Des Moines, Iowa.

ALPHA XI—Cleophas W . Miller, 531 26th Avenue, Seattle, Wash.

ALPHA-OMICRON—James L. Allen. Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina ALPHA PI—Inactive, 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, Ohio.

ALPHA.UPJLON—Cecil R. Crump, 5050 Cass Avenue, Detroit 2, Michigan ALPHA PHI—Wm. S. Fillmore, Jr., Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia ALPHA-CHI—Quentin T. Smith, Fisk University, Box 162, Nashville, Tennessee ALPHA-PSI — William G bson. Tull Hall, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri BETA ALPHA—Frank W . Greene, Box 208, Morgan College, Balto., Md. BETA BETA—Inactive, Omaho, Nebraska.

BETA GAMMA—James A. Fitioatrick, Jr. Box 26C8 — Virginia State College, Petersburg, Virginia BETA-DELTA—John I. McLeod, 406 Treadwel Sreet N. E. Orangeburg. r outh Carolina BETA-UPSILON — Cleveland Black, Box 269, Cooper Hall. A & T College, Greensboro, North Carolina BETA ZETA—Albert A. Greenlee. State Teachers' College, Elizabeth City, North Carolina BETA ETA—John S. Holmes, 209 E. Walnut St., Carbondale, Illinois BETA-TETA—Rastes demons, 1214 Payne Hall Bluefield State College, Bluefield, W. Va. BETA-IOTA—Ralph D. Harris, 857 Camel Street, Winston-Salem, North Carol'na BETA-KAPPA — Ernest Parker, Box 154, Langston University, Lannstotn, Oklahoma BETA-MU—Edward D. Snorton, McCullin Hall, Kentucky State College, Frankfort. Kpntucky BETA-NU—Percy Goodman. P. O. Bex 2231, FAMU. Tallahassee, Florida BETA-XI — Sammie Fields. Jr., 23C8 'hasta Avenue, Memphis. Tennessee BETA-OMICRON—Herman L. Reese, Box 617 Student Union Building, Tennessee State University. Nashville. Tennessee BETA-PI—Freddie Simpson, Lane Colleoe, Jack«^n.

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BETA.CHI — Frederick M. Harris, Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas BETA-PSI—(Inactive) London, England G A M M A ALPHA— Frankie McDonald, Texas College, Tyler, Texas G A M M A BETA— Roamless Hudson, N.C. State College, Durham, N.C. G A M M A - G A M M A — A . Pinckney, Allen Univer. sity, Columbia, South Carolina GAMMA-DELTA Willie F. Griffin. Box 4098, AM&N College, Pine Bluff, Arkansas G A M M A EPSILON—James E. Hill, 255 Mills Street, Madison, Wisconsin GAMMA-ZETA—David Thrasher, Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, Georgia GAMMA-E1A—Roger W . Perry, Forest Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana GAMMA.THETA—(Inactive) Dayton, Ohio G A M M A IOTA—Avon McDaniel, Box 63, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. GAMMA-KAPPA—Bruce Payne, Miles College, Birmingham 8. Alabama G A M M A - M U — James F. Morrison. Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina GAMMA-NU—Ishmael R. Johnson, Jr., 17 E. ! heldon Park, Natronka Heights, Pennsylvania G A M M A XI—John C. Lewis, 846 E. 77th Street, Los Angeles, California G A M M A - O M I C R O N — Preston Ford, Knoxville Colleoe, Knoxville. Tennessee G A M M A PI—Eddie E. Robinson, Benedict College, Columbia, E.C. G A M M A RHO—Carl E. Smith, Purdue University, Lafayette. Indiana G A M M A SIGMA—Delbert LeCompte, Del. State College, Dover, Delaware GAMMA-TAU—David Wynn, I754F Sparton Village, East Lansing 2, Michigan GAMMA-UP ILON—Wilham Richardson, TougoIco College, Tougaloo, Mississippi GAMMA-PHI—Jewel Williams, Box 901, Tuskegee. Institute. Alabama G A M M A CHI—Andrew V. Stevenson, 218 Tanner Hall, Kansas State Teachers, Pittsburgh.

Kansas GAr^MA PS!—Raymond I. Hunley, St. Augustine College, Raleigh, N.C. DELTA.ALPHA Thomas Gaither, Claflin C J |pne Oranoebu-g, South Carolina DELTA BETA—Samuel A. Hay, Bethune-Co^kman College, Daytona Beach, Fla. DELTA GAMMA—Posey Williams, Jr. Alabama A & M Colleoe. Normal, Alabama DELTA DELTA—Walter H. Jackson, Albany State College, Albany, Georgia DELTA-EPSILON—Ronald G. Woodbeck, 272 Purdy Street, Buffalo 8, New York DELTA-ZETA— (Inactive) Savannah. Georoia DELTA-ETA—Richard Fitzgerald P. O. Box 361, 1405 Rockefeller St., Waycross. Georgia DELTA-THETA—Willard D. McCleary, 3433 Binz Street, Houston 4, Texas DELTA-IOTA—(Inactve) Trenton. New Jersey DELTA KAPPA—Theodore Casey, Alcorn A&M College, Lorman, Mississippi DELTA MU—Wm .T. Ridgeway, 812 Matthewson, Wichita, Kansas DELTA NU—Ernest Brown, Md. Stafe College, Princess Anne, Maryland DELTA-XI—Charles Wilkins, 103 Page Hall, Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio DELTA-OMICRON—Rick Nelson, 231 Monterey Street, Fan Francisco, California DELTA-PI—Robert E. Barksdale, 5553 Westminster Avenue, Philadelphia 31, Pennsylvania.

DELTA-RHO—Robert E. Williams, 3921 Myrtle, K*ns*s City .Missouri DELTA SIGMA—Leroy J. Sanford, Grambling College, Grambling, La. DELTA-TAU—Kenneth Wright, St. Paul's College, Lawrenceville, Virginia DELTA-UPSILON_Leon Simmons, Ogden Hall, M'ami University. Oxford, Ohio DELTA-PHI — Arthur L. Williams, Box 7169, J»Hmon f tate Colleoe, Jackson, Mississippi DELTA CHI—Van W . Lewis, 36 Hopkins Ave., Brooklyn, New York DELTA-PSI—Sam W. Lewis. Florida Normal Col. leoe. St. Augustine, Florida EPSILON.ALPHA—Ezekiel Smith, 813 Johnson A»nniie

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EPSILON BETA—Clarence D. Johnson, 2494 S. Lily Avenue, Fresno, Calif.

312. EPSILON-GAMMA—Lee M. Walton, Bishop College. Marshall, Texas 313. EPSILON-DELTA — Clarence W Mixon, Rt. 2, Box 59. Kont. Ohio 314. EPSILON-EPSILON—A. A. Davis, P. O. Box No. 4 ' l , Stillwater, Oklahoma 315. EPSILON-ZETA—Eugene R. Hun'er, Fayetteville State Teachers' College, Fayetteville, North Carolina 316. EPSILON-ETA—Perry Jones, 184 Pierce Hall, E.M.U., Ypsilanti, Michigan 317. EP:iLON THETA—John C. Chinn, 541 E. Henry St. Meadville, Pa. 318. EPSILON-IOTA — Emanuel M. McKinney, Brackenridqe Hall, No. 143, University of Texas, Austin 18. Tox*s 101. ALPHA LAMBDA—Lyman T. Johnson, 2340 W .

Walnut Street, Louisville, 12, Kentucky 102. BETA LAMBDA—Beltron L. Orme. 815 Washington Blvd.. Kansas City, Mo. 103. G A M M A LAMBDA—Auqustus J. Calloway, 293 Eliot, Detroit I, Michigan 104. DELTA LAMBDA—James W . Persons, 3044 Tioga Parkway, Baltimore 15, Maryland

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FEBRUARY, 1961

NUMBER 1

A Return To The Future By BROTHER WILLIAM H. HALE General President for want of a better and more descrip- We can continue to make of this heritive phraseology, I have labelled "A tage a joy to our founders and a source Return to the Future." I have adop- of rich pride to ourselves or we may ted this idea after studying the past conclude that an organization such as history of our organization and the ours has outlived its usefulness and circumstances which gave it birth. I is now fit only for the scrap heap of have been impressed with the wisdom forgotten things which litter the path of our founders and in giving thought of history. The choice is our own, to the world we live in and the world but for myself, the record must show of those who will come after, makes as some of you have heard me say me marvel at the solid philosophical on other occasions, I do not conceive thought employed by the Cornell that I have been elected as Alpha's Seven of 54 years ago. One need not first servant to preside over the disbe a professional student of society solution of this great brotherhood.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—1 am deep- to recognize that in all times the Just for a moment, let us view our ly impressed and considerably appre- true and distinctive mark of organi- organization objectively as one interhensive over the magnitude of my task zational genius has been aptitude for ested in studying the structure and of bringing to our Fraternity on the founding a solid and durable work, functions of such plurality patterns.

54th Anniversary of our organization adapting it to the deep needs of a First of all we would recognize that— the key note address. I received small people and of an epoch. The men of divorced from the sentiment and symcomfort when 1 turned to the literature Cornell did just that and then passed bollism so dear to us—our organicontinued on page 2 to try and determine just what a key on to us the fruits of their genius. note address is. I read there the following definitions: (1) "the line of policy Return Postage Guaranteed.

Publication Office: 4432 South Parkway, Chicago 53, III. to be followed by a party in a political STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE ACV OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AS AMENDED BY THE ACTS OF MARCH 3, 1933, JULY 2, 1944 AND J U N E I I , I960 (74 STAT. 208) S H O W I N G THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEor other campaign, as set forth auMENT, AND CIRCULATION CF thoritatively in advance in a public "THE SPHINX" published four times a year at Chicago, Illinois, for Feb., May, Oct., Dec. I960.

1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and busness managers are: speech or other formal announcePublisher, W . Barton Be:>:ty, Jr., # 5 High Terrace, Montclair, New Jersey; Editor, W. Barton Beatty, ment," and again it is defined as "an Jr., # 5 High Terrace Montclair, New Jersey; Managing editor, Laurence T. Young, 4432 South Parkway, Chicago, Illinois; Business manager, Laurence T. Young, 4432 South Parkway, Chicago, Illinois. address, as at a political, or other, 2. The owner is; i'f owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immedia*e^ 'h«*«.ua<fer the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding I percent or more Convention, that presents the essenof 'otal amour.i' of stock. If not owned by a corporation, the names and addresses of the individual tial issues of interest to the assembly." owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address, as well as that of each individual member, must be given.) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 4432 So. You will admit that this is not a small Parkway, Chicago, III.; William H. Hale, General President, Langston University, Oklahoma; Laurence order. It will be my intention to reT. Young, Gen. Secretary, 4432 South Parkway, Chicago, III.; Meredith G. Ferguson, Gen. Treasurer, 354 4th Ave., No. Nashville, Tenn. late my remarks more to the second 3. The known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding I percent or definition which speaks of the premore of total amount of bonds, mortqages, or other securities are: {If there are none, so state.)

NONE — CORPORATION NOT FOR PROFIT. sentation of issues which I regard to 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the be essential and of interest to the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two paragraphs show the affiant's full thousands of men across the world knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security who have and who do proudly bear holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. the name of ALPHA. If in the proc5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months, preceding the date shown above was: ess of doing this, I also suggest lines (This information is required by the act of June I I , I960 to be included in all statements regardless of policy which we might follow, 1 of frequency of issue.) Average 6300 copies per issue, — four issues, or apx 25,200 for year.

LAURENCE T. Y O U N G will make no apologies for that.

Managing Editor and Business Manager Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of November, I960 In speeches before the brothers (Seal) DOROTHY A. V. LAW over the past few years, I have gen(My commission expires March 10, 1962) Notary Public erally used the same theme which, EDITORS NOTE: In view of the forthright presentation made by Brother William H. Hale, during the Fifty-Fourth Anniversary Convention in Washington, D.C., then President-elect and now the twentieth General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. demands that the address in its entirety be published in this first issue of his administration. As editor, / demand that every financial Brother not only read this address, hut study carefully the impact of each paragraph. A challenge is set in the 60's for all Brothers in the bond.

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zation is what the sociologist would call a social movement and he would define a social movement as a collective enterprise designed to establish a new order of life. Looked at in this way, Alpha is, therefore, like other social movements such as, for instance, the various denominations of the Christian religion and indeed the Christian religion itself, the abolitionist movement of the first half of the 19th century, the contemporary organized labor movement, Moral Rearmament, the movement for a homeland for the Jewish people to mention only a few. All social movements have their inception in a condition of unrest and derive their motive power on one hand from dissatisfaction with the current form of life, and on the other hand from wishes and hopes for a new scheme or system of living. The current Beatnik fad derives from just these conditions as did the zoot suiters of an earlier day. These incipient movements developed one very important feature of a lasting enterprise—esprit de corps which gives life, enthusiasm and vigor to a movement, but the zoot suiters —and I predict that the Beatniks will suffer a similar fate—failed to develop the next necessary feature which is morale that quality which gives persistency and determination to a movement and whose test is whether solidarity can be maintained in the face of adversity. It is like a marriage.

Esprit de corps may be seen in the rapturous feeling of a man toward his beloved, the tingling of the spine when in her presence, the feeling of anguish when apart. But those of us who are married, know that this alone is not sufficient. The lasting marriage requires morale—the quality of sticking together when the going is tough, when food is scarce, when jobs are lost, when evil gossips seek to divide.

Morale is the quality which Alpha needs to seek to develop and maintain.

In the career of a social movement, there are generally to be found four more or less distinctive stages. The stage of social unrest characterized by discontent and dissatisfaction on the part of some, the disruption of traditional social values which either the entire population or some segment of PAGE 2

it holds dear, the great damage done to the self-conception of the discontentded. Doesn't this sound strangely like the social climate of 1906 out of which Alpha was born?

The second stage is that of popular excitement at which point the beginnings of a social movement can be discerned. Discontent has become focused on something, the goals have been set, more definite ideas are circulated as to what is to be achieved.

Collective slogans are coined at this stage, cries to rally the faithful, such as "Peace, it's wonderful," or "every man a king," or "spend your dollar where you can work," or "a voteless people is a hopeless people." Beyond the slogan, a tentative program of action is presented by the leadership.

Followers dream of a community of kindred spirits that is far flung in space; the movement, they are told, is sweeping the Nation. At this stage local groups are formed with local leaders who have caught the vision.

A spirit of invincibility wells up. Nothing can stop them. They love their leaders, they love their fellows. They are a mighty army which will destroy the forces of evil. They will usher in whatever millenium is the stuff of their dreams.

If the movement is not now arrested, if it does not ingloriously succumb to opposition from without or apathy from within it now enters the third stage of formal organization. A hierarchy of command is established

with a leader at the apex, his trusted lieutenants below him, and lesser leaders assigned, appointed or elected for the network of regional and local organizations which become the structural base of the movement.

By-laws and a systematic code of rules and procedures are instituted.

The propaganda machine finds voice in newspapers, magazines, speeches and conventions. Titles, forms of address appropriate to the hierarchy and the membership are devised.

Many movements fall by the wayside at this stage. The wave of mass enthusiasm cannot be held at fever pitch indefinitely. Only too often it becomes apparent to even the most loyal of the membership that the collective goals are not to be immediately achieved—the millenium is indefinitely postponed. With formal organization, the likelihood of internal dissent mounts. More than a dynamic leader and his devoted followers is required to maintain an organization.

Many of the necessary functionaries who are placed in the hierarchy of command are more power and prestige opportunists than dedicated disciples. The necessary collection of dues or bequests and the allocation of this money raise frequent doubts in many followers as to the purity of the movement. It is my opinion that Alpha is to be found somewhere within this stage of formal organization, so I need continued on page3

"PREXY'S HOME CHAPTER Brother Luther Elliott and General President Hale. Brother Elliott is the President of Zeta Gamma Lambda and Principal of Booker T. Washington School, Enid, Oklahoma.

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THE BIG THREE Louisville, Kentucky—the seat of the 55th Anniversary General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is in the able hands of (left to right): Brother Lyman T. Johnson, president of the Host Chapter, Alpha Lambda; Brother Frank L. Stanley, Jr., General Convention Chairman and past Genera I Convention Chairman and past General President; and Brother Stenson E. Broaddus, Mid-Western Regional Vice President.

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only mention the fourth stage, that of institutionalization wherein the movement achieves acceptance by the total society as a permanent, necessary and incorporated fixture. Needless to say few movements ever completely achieve this stage. The more successful ones usually level off at the stage of formal organization, to change and be changed by history.

Examples of this in this Country are to be seen in such movements as the Methodist Church (my church) and the labor movement, to cite only two.

With the foregoing generalizing remarks before us, as a frame of reference, let me now turn our attention more specifically to ALPHA. As I have already suggested, I think we are somewhere within the stage of formalization and at a particularly crucial point in our career. The patient is in need of careful and intelligent treatment and requires not only the FEBRUARY, 1961

best thinking of us all, but also the will to do if morale that so important ingredient is to flourish. To my thinking, I see the object of our attack lying most property in two areas: first and of primary importance is the matter of our internal affairs and the second which like the second Commandment is like unto the first, is the matter of our relations with the public and the image we project on their thinking of who we are and of what we are doing.

With respect to the relationship between our internal structure and operations and the development of morale there appear to be two related areas of responsibility: (1) The responsibility of the National Organization to give direction and make policy and (2) the responsibility of the individual officer and individual member to carry out his assignment and play his role with efficiency and dispatch. The broad program emphases of Alpha are sound and good. I know we all subscribe to the principles upon which

Alpha stands. But so far as the National Organization's responsibility is concerned, we need to give more real and searching thought to some of the things we do and we need to better coordinate and centralize some of our operations.

Beginning here, recognizing the validity of our over-all philosophy, I want to dare to deal with some of the specifics which cry out for our prayerful thought and consideration and perhaps revision. For, I feel that if these are attended to, program plans developed for Alpha might be much more effective and successful.

I am convinced that Alpha suffers from the disease of too much decentralization which frequently results in inefficiency and the absence of a feeling of responsibility on any one's part.

Our internal organization begins with you, as you know, you—who make up the Generajl Organization. You set the general program for Alpha and the Executive Council has the recontinued on page 4

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sponsibility to see that the total program operates effectively. I would strongly urge that the office of the General Secretary, the Educational Commission, the Sphinx, the Housing Foundation and the General Convention itself be brought more definitely and directly under the authority of the General Organization through the agency of the Executive Council. That the Executive Council be strongly charged with the responsibility of coordinating all phases of Alpha's program to see to it that the program does work. Unless we do this we bid fair to finding ourselves in the sad predicament of the tail wagging the dog.

The office of the General Secretary, the nerve center of our organization, should be developed into truly an executive office, it must be accorded the respect which is its due so that it may assume the importance of which it is capable. I recommend that a careful and thorough independent, professional study be made of this office and its function, responsibilities and authorities clearly outlined. Many fraternal groups have found great satisfaction after internal reorganization or modification as a result of independent professional analysis of its executive offices. Whatever is necessary to assure the smooth and effective operation of our executive office must be done. Just one tiny detail, for example, which touches us allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an accurate mailing list must be developed so that among other things the perennial complaint that "I do not receive my Sphinx" might be silenced. Greater coordination should increase the cooperation and therefore, the efficiency of the offices of the General Secretary and the Editor of the Sphinx. We can no longer afford to relegate the office .of the General Secretary to the status of a mere clerk. He must be clothed with authority and then required to exercise that authority for the good of the order. I mentioned earlier that all F r a t e r n i t y operations should be brought more directly under the authority of the Executive Council. In the interests of time, I will only repeat that I include here all standing committees such as Education, Housing and will briefly discuss the merits PAGE 4

of also including our General Conventions. I believe that the success which we have enjoyed with our General Conventions has perhaps been more accidental and by chance than purposeful. Making the convention a function of the General Organization would enable the development of officers possessing skills for dealing with city officials and hotel management.

Such officers would be continuously responsible for our convention planning to the end that the convention could be better conducted with more efficiency and less cost to all concerned. I am convinced that the assumption of this function by the National Organization would permit Alpha to enjoy the many considerations granted other organizations and would result in many invitations from cities desiring our business. We could then be in position to choose the site

which would afford the greatest benefit for the organization as a whole.

This would also permit us to plan far in advance our Convention schedule to assure good accommodations.

Some organizations have become so adept at this convention planning that their profit from some of their convention activities form a considerable portion of their income. Now this is not to eliminate the importance and work of the host chapters. It is designed to make their work easier and more meaningful.

While I'm on the subject of the National Convention, I recall that there is an amendment before this body to have the Conventions meet every 18 months. This I think is good and deserves your consideration. We have been too lax in our handling of Conventions, placing too much recontinued on page 5

Cabinet Appointments I am asking the following Brothers to serve on the committees or in the office listed below: Comptroller Brother Kermit J. Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. Auditor Brother W. D. Hawkins, Jr., Nashville, Tenn.

Convention Chaplains . . Brothers Richard S. T. Brown, Harrisburg, Pa. J. Clinton Hoggard, New York, N.Y. Standards and Extension Committee Brother Edward Addison Public Relations Director. .Brother Millard R. Dean, Washington, D.C. Elections Committee Brother LeRoy Patrick, Pittsburgh, Pa. Achievements and Awards Committee Brother Tollie W. Harris, Tulsa, Okla.

Rules and Credentials Committee Brother R. Allan Durrant, Philadelphia, Pa. Recommendations Committee. . .Brother Lloyd H. Williams, Tulsa, Okla.

Constitution Committee. . . Brother John D. Buckner, St. Louis, Missouri Time and Place Committee. . Brother Brent T. Pendleton, Cincinnati, Ohio Grievances and Discipline Committee Brother A. Maceo Hill, Columbus, Ohio Resolutions Committee Brother Charles W. Greene, Atlanta, Ga. Public Statement C o m m i t t e e . . . . Brother A. Maceo Smith, Dallas Texas National Headquarters Committee Brother James T. Adams, Detroit, Michigan Student Defense Committee Brother Elmer C. Collins, Cleveland, Ohio Some of these are standing committees, some are convention committees. I would like for all committee chairmen to begin now thinking of the work of their office and how it can be improved.

For now, I am simply naming the chairmen. I would welcome the suggestions of chairmen as to the membership of their committee.

Also, I would welcome the names of volunteers who might like to serve on one or another committee.

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sponsibility on the host chapters for time. This convention which we are now enjoying comes too soon after our Cincinnati meeting. We must establish a definite policy of when our Conventions are to come rather than placing this final decision on the host chapters as has too frequently been the case.

I now wish to direct your attention to the matter of the responsibility of the individual officer in carrying out his duties. Please bear in mind that I am dealing here not in personalities but in the offices and the system within which the duties of these offices are executed. I am saddened by the fact that too often we accept responsibilities and are either unable or unwilling to follow through with effective action. Not because we are not good and loyal brothers, but because for one reason or another, our efforts are too sporadic and lacking in purpose, or there is no proper coordination of efforts. When the General President invited me as President-Elect to give attention to undergraduate affairs this year, I was highly honored and pleased to accept this assignment.

Brother Paige deserves much commendation for his discerning insight in pointing up an area of great need in our organization. Later in this convention on Tuesday at the Undergraduate session we will turn our attention to this particular assignment.

I mention it here only to indicate that for the need to exist for someone, President-Elect or otherwise to be given such an assignment is a recognition that despite the approximately twenty officers elected or appointed to do this job we still have a very serious problem in a very important area. For, I don't have to tell you that it is the job of these officers to give attention to undergraduate affairs as well as to the affairs of the graduate brothers, and the truth seems to be that job has not been enjoying the success it deserves. Taking an office in Alpha carries with it the responsibility on the part of the officers to diligently do their duties. It places on the General organization the responsibility for clarifying those duties and making it possible that they be executed.

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TOP T O BOTTOM — THE MELODY LINGERS O N The Fifty-Fourth Annual Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha held recently in Washington, D.C. was a glowing success and presented a constructive program in an environment of culture with careful social planning- Certainly, a contribution was made to the overall planning committee by the work accomplished by the Washington Ladies Auxiliary, under the direction of Mrs. Charles C . Cassell, chairman (standing). Seated on the stairway (top down) are Mirs. E. Frederic Morrow, Mrs. Howard Jenkins, Mrs. W a l t e r Booker, Mrs. Henry Robinson, Mrs. Reginald James, Mrs. Norris Atkins and Mirs. C . C . House.

Let me take one group of officers as an example—the vice-presidents and their undergraduate counterparts.

The principle I am enunciating here refers to all officers but because there are so many vice presidents I run less danger of being accused of dealing in personalities.

These officers must involve themselves in the affairs of the chapters ,of their regions to an extent greater than is now the case. Upon their shoulders is placed the responsibility for selecting and appointing state directors who will work and work hard.

Regular visits must be made to chapters within their jurisdiction and a continuing relationship developed between vice presidents, regional directors and chapter. "This requires more money than Alpha is willing or able to spend" you say. Well we have taken that into account and to this end the finance committee is recommending some increase in the allotment assigned to the vice presidents. This means simply that we need results and we need them quickly. For many of my own ideas on administration I

am deeply indebted to my friend and former employer Brother J. P. Brawley, President, Clark College. It does not take a department head at Clark long to discover that the amount of money allocated to his department is largely based on what he plans to do.

If you plan to do a lot you get a considerable amount of money. If you plan to do little, you may get little.

In other words one's budget is influenced, if not determined, by his proposed program. I think that's a good principle and I recommend it for Alpha. Let the convention reports of these officers show not only what has been done but what is proposed and the amount of money required to activate such a program. If you do this and carry out your well planned program we will find more money for you for your efforts cannot help but show up in a revitalized brotherhood.

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A NEW FRONTIER CLEVELAND, OHIO—These remarks shall be directed to Leadership and Reclamation through National Organization Programming.

The National Conventions which I have attended, with the exception of the 50th Anniversary Convention at Buffalo, N.Y., have been primarily concerned with internal organization, a then current Civil Rights issue, an excellent social program and convivial relations with Brothers and their wives who have not seen each other during the past year or past several years.

The costs of this type of activity is too prohibitive for the times in which we live.

When Alpha Phi Alpha was organized in 1906 and during the following 27 years, a sustaining purposeful social program was established, proposing and partly staffing the first U. S. Army Negro Officers Training N A T I O N A L C O U N C I L O F C H U R C H E S RECIPIENT School for W. W. I, go to high school, (NY) KNOXVILLE, T E N N — I n its largest single gift to interchurch cooperation go to college campaign, a voteless as symbolized by the National Council of Churches, t o p dignitaries of the African people is a hopeless people, the UniMethodist Episcopal Zion Church pledge $10,000 for conference room facilities versity of Maryland Law School case, at the N C C headquarters, Interchurch Center, New York C i t y . The pledge was which was the first successful Court offered by unanimous vote of the A.M.E. Zion. Church's Board of Bishops, meetCase concerned with the integration ing in Knoxville, Jan. 12. Brother Herbert T. Miller (left) associate director of of schools using public funds and N C C C O f f i c e of Finance, accepts pledge from Bishop William Smith, of Mobile, finally in 1948 the Henderson Case, Ala., while senior Bishop William J . Walls, New York, looks on. A plaque honoring desegrating Dining Cars. These proBishop Walls and memorializing founding Bishop James Varick will be placed in grams were organized and spearheaded the National conference room to commemorate the gift. by the National Organizations.

The programs were landmarks in which is not returned is never heard the history of our Fraternity and the • Key Note Address from again. I have heard Brothers on development of our Nation. These accontinued from page 5 the floor of the Convention with elo- tivities attracted men of intelligence formed vice presidents' association quent emotion take us to task for and leadership in various communities growing out of a felt need. I think it our neglect of our undergraduate throughout the Country to form is a good idea and should be devel- Brothers. This spring I sent out to Graduate Chapters in order to particioped further. A chairman for the each undergraduate chapter a simple pate in the aforementioned programs. year should be selected and definite request asking what they considered Most of these men had not attended time should be set aside for their their major problem to be and how colleges where Alpha had established meeting together at the convention and they thought the General Organization Chapters. It is therefore fair to assume plans made for their intercommunica- might assist in its solution. To date that our early progressive ideas and tion throughout the year. I would even I have received one response to my aspirations were of tremendous import.

This indeed was a growing period now suggest some matters of com- inquiry. Now I know that it is one mon interest for their consideration— of the functions of the General Sec- in Alpha Phi Alpha because the the regional convention and the ques- retary to compile an accurate mailing leadership of Alpha, the National Ortionable wisdom of having several fall list but he cannot do this without ganization, addressed its attention, on the same date for one and the your help on the regional and local small funds and National Conventions building up in their regions of accu- levels. The matter of not replying to to social problems of the day and over rate mailing lists and the proper sense correspondence bespeaks an attitude a sustaining period of time acted to of responsibility in replying to com- which will command the best efforts correct or assisted in the correction of the various social problems encounmunications for another. I send out of all to alter.

A word now about our undergradu- tered by Negro citizens and the Nation. material to Brothers listed in the Over the past decade many Brothers Sphinx as mail recipients for their ate brothers and their roles as stuchapters and much of it comes back dents. As a teacher I am dedicated to have become increasingly alarmed continued on page 7 continued on page 7 "Address unknown" and much of that PAGE 6

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over the decline in active membership in our Fraternity. In almost every community in the United States one will find inactive Alpha men in positions of prominence and leadership in various purposeful social organizations.

During our growing period our Fraternity program provided an nutlet for these Brothers who desired to be "Servants Of All." An examination of National Convention Programs during the Last decade does not reveal a single sustained effort directed to the general welfare of the Nation or to the Negro. It is to this selfishness that the decline in active membership may be traced.

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In the Midwest Regional Convention one of the perennial items on the agenda is Chapter Programming.

However, leadership is from the top down not from the middle up. If Alpha is to renew its growth and reclaim Brothers, the National Convention is going to have to supply a dynamic leadership in meeting and assisting to meet the problems of our present and future society.

Such. leadership and a Nationally sponsored Chapter Programming will again restore Alpha to a position of prominence, or, a continual amending of the Constitution, excellent Convention addresses, election of National Officers, manifestos, and endless discussions of internal organization will decline our Fraternity into oblivion.

Brothers, let us petition the National Organization to build on our past and to develop a National Program of meaningful and practical social purpose for the Nation and the Negro in order that we may maintain our survival.

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graduates who show academic excelthe notion of human progress through the instrumentality of the trained intellect. Although we have many underlence, I am disturbed, by the conception which many present-day students have of themselves and the soFEBRUARY, 1961

Alpha Phi Alpha Lead The Way ATLANTA, GA.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity can claim another first. Brother Hamilton Holmes and Miss Charlayne Hunter were the first Negroes to register and attend classes at the 175 year old, all white University of Georgia in Athens. Brother Holmes and Miss Hunter had been trying to enter the university for the past 18 months. Each time they were rejected on a number of ^pretexts. Brother Holmes was once rejected on the basis of his record and interview. While attending Morehouse College brother Holmes was a B student, a star halfback, and an active member of Alpha Rho. The historic event took place on January 11, 1961. The order for the University to admit Brother Holmes and Miss Hunter came from Federal Judge William A. Bootle.

Alpha Rho is very proud of Brother Hamilton Holmes and wishes him much success, for he is a true son of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Along with Brother Holmes, there are a number of brothers in Alpha Rho who have also made outstanding and noble achievements.

Brother Richard Hope went to Senegal, West Africa as a participant of Cross-Roads Africa. He was one of the 181 students selected from the United States to participate. In the chemistry department at Morehouse, brothers Charles Merideth, Melvin Smith, Leon Thompkins, and Isaac Willis, all seniors, have been on the Honor Roll each semester they have been here. Brothers Smith, Willis, and Merideth are also on early admission scholarships.

The aforementioned brothers are only a few of the brothers at Alpha Rho who are carrying the banner high for Alpha Phi Alpha. ciety of which they are a part. The signs of the times clearly indicate that more and more we must measure up to a general standard of excellence, that the old picture of the happy-golucky college man, idling away his time is fast giving way to a new portrait. No longer can we ask that allowances be made for us because we are Negroes. Reports show that here or there we may find our chapters holding high scholastic positions on their respective campuses by and large the reverse is true and we are far from being the pace-setters we like to make ourselves out to be. Recent correspondence with the Deans of Students in 31 mixed institutions indicate that Alpha is generally near the bottom of the academic ladder. I am seriously pleased to report, however, that at the Ohio State University our Chapter rose from 48th on a list of 49 Fraternities in one semester to 11th i>n the list in the next. I call that real progress. In speaking of Alpha's problem on their campuses these Deans repeatedly referred to our over-emphasis on Athletics and social affairs with a minimum of attention given to academic responsibility, constant reference was made to our undergraduates' failure to participate in either

academic or non-academic affairs of the institution. We know that part of this picture is due to the fact that some of our undergraduates have problems of finance and must work but this explanation is far from the whole story and even if it was, such explanations are no longer acceptable.

Whatever is required to survive we must do it in spite of handicaps. We adjust or we die. It is a law of nature.

It is the law of life. To be an Alpha man one should first of all possess a scholarly attitude and secondly be willing to exploit his intellectual possibilities to the utmost and though we have many who are so orientated we need many more.

The matter of undergraduate housing requires our attention. I do not believe there is anyone who would deny the need for housing of our younger brothers located on the mixed campuses, nor would they disclaim our collective responsibility to do something about the situation. But housing is a vexing and knotty problem even for municipal and Federal experts and does not lend itself to an easy solution. The statement is made that Alpha cannot operate on some campuses unless it has an approved PAGE 7

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Southern Regional Convention Florida A. and M. University Tallahassee, Florida March 31 and April 1, 1961 Convention Committee M. G. Miles, Chairman, Alvin Fridie, Co-chairman, Percy Goodman, J. D. Beck, Buford Gibson, Jr., James Barrett, H. W. Landers, James Campbell, David M. White, James R. Ford, Gerald Hooper, Lynn Desboin, Phillip Murphy, Harvey Robinson, O'Hara Johnson, Leonard Bass.

THEME: "FACING THE NEW ERA THROUGH PROGRESSIVE CHAPTER PROGRAMS." TENTATIVE PROGRAM I. II. III. IV.

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Registration — Lobby, Student Union Building, Florida, A. & M University Meetings — Florida Room, Student Union Building Host Chapters — Gamma Mu Lambda, Beta Nu and all other Alpha Chapters in the State.

Registration for the Regional Convention a. Host Chapters — Graduate Brothers $15.00 b. Host Chapters — Undergraduate Brothers 8.00 c. Visiting Graduate Brothers 10.00 d. Visiting Undergraduate Brothers 5.00 Housing A. On Campus Florida 1. Graduate Brothers and their guests — Truth Hall $8.00 per day per room or $4.00 per person hotel service.

2. Undergraduate Brothers — Gibbs Hall — $2.00 per day 3. Officers and Guests — Guest House B. Off Campus 1. Motel 2. Private Homes Note: For advance housing, write and give your preference.

Meetings — Business meetings will be held 10:00-12:00, 2:004:00 Friday and Saturday.

Special Features A. Friday March 31, 1961 1. Picnic Dinner 4:00 P.M. 2. Joint Public Program 8:00 P.M. Alpha Phi Alpha Speaker 3. 9:30 P.M. President and Mrs. Gore's reception honoring delegates of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Sunshine Manor.

B. Saturday April 1, 1961 1. 8:00 P.M. breakfast honoring Beta Nu Alumni — Housing Program Kick-off.

2. 12 Noon — Luncheon honoring Alpha Presidents of colleges and universities in the Southern Region.

3. 7:00 P.M. Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha Kappa Alpha Joint Banquet. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Speaker.

4. 10:00 P.M. Alpha Phi Alpha Soiree — Howard Hall 5. 12:30 A.M. Alpha Phi Alpha post-soiree breakfasts.

Special features for Alpha Wives or Sweethearts 1. Friday 3.00 P.M. Bridge Luncheon.

2. Saturday 1:00 P.M. Sightseeing Tour.

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house. The counterpoint is made that it is too expensive for the General organization to try and provide housing for such a small percentage of our population. Our housing commission has been studying the situation and will have things to say to us about it. On my own I have done some investigating and discovered that policies regarding Fraternity housing vary from institution to institution. In one place, the institution has a plan of guaranteeing loans to the organization for the building of a house and in another the institution itself builds houses and rents them to organizations. Of twelve institutions who wrote of their housing policies nine definitely stated that the possession of a house is not a necessary condition for institutional .or interfraternal council recognition. Three made no reference to the matter at all. In no case did an institution state that the possession of a house is required for recognition. But to a man they said something else—that the lack of a house was a serious and almost insurmountable handicap for the Chapter.

It was their unanimous opinion that the advantage which would accrue to the Chapter in terms of rushing, the development of a spirit of togetherness on the part of the brothers, improving their sense of responsibility as a group and enhancing their academic performance are beyond our imagination.

My explorations into the area convinced me that it is something we can no longer delay in attacking. It is not one about which we can say "We will let the problem alone and it will go away." Immediately I suggest that our housing commission working with local graduate and undergraduate brothers where the problem exists should continue to systematically investigate each local situation and work out a plan to submit to the national organization for assistance. I emphasize the involvement of local brothers for they can best learn what their situation is and the local institution's policy. Local brothers need to want housing bad enough to help individually collectively to get it.

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and the commodity trucks are goneat-least for fraternity housing.

There is yet another item I must mention as I think of our internal affairs. It is the matter of financing our organization. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity with upwards of 6,000 active men has, whether we recognize it or not, become big business and we will have to grow with it. The additional services we want to provide, the improvements we want to make in those we are now providing require that we have more money with which to operate. Rising costs mean that the time has come when a realistic appraisal of our situation demands an increase in our income.

Our primary source of revenue, as you know, is the money paid in by the individual brother and you know that the $10.00 we now pay cannot go very far. The group Life Insurance plan can be very helpful at the point of raising revenue for the Fraternity as well as providing security for the individual brother, and I recommend it to you. Unfortunately like so many of our good ideas this plan has not thus far enjoyed the success it deserves, but we are hopeful and I urge you now to apply for this insurance and pay the premium of $10.00. It is a very worthy project. Even so we must learn that the responsiility for our own welfare is our own and I predict that as more brothers come to recognize the reality of our position, resistance to the raising of the grand tax will disappear.

The second general area of our concern is public relations and as important as this is, I will not give this as detailed a treatment as I have our internal affairs. As I suggested earlier, two things are involved here: First, the development in our minds of who we are and of our proper role and secondly, the projection of this image into the consciousness of the larger society of which we are a part. What are some of the dimensions of this image which I feel we want ourselves and others to hold of us?

First, we want to continue and improve on our work as an agency of education. We should initiate the most thorough search for talent of any similar organization. We should deFEBRUARY, 1961

velop the machinery necessary for encouraging and promoting the intellectual attitude in the youth of our group.

Second, we must recognize that the movement for full civil rights has entered a stage which requires that problems must be met by determined, careful and well thought out plans of actions. It means for all of us in Alpha a greater participation in civic affairs, it means selling our people on voting as an avenue to freedom.

It means that every Chapter of Alpha will evolve something specific in the area of civil rights action which will meet the specific needs of that Chapter's community be it North or South, East or West which contributes to and is consistent with Alpha's push toward full citizenship for all. Thus, it means being a good citizen and everything that term implies.

Third, we must recognize the great influence which the emerging nations of Africa will have on the future and make available to them our thinking and our assistance. The transition which they are now undergoing can be a dignified orderly process or it can degenerate into a mockery and a stench in the nostrils of civilized man. We cannot afford to stand idly by without offering our help. These things collectively constitute what I believe to be our role and our destiny.

As we continue to fulfill our goal to become a greater force in the world, it is not enough for us alone to hold a good image of Alpha. We must develop a systematic program of public relations which will help us tell our story. The Finance Committee has recognized this need and to this end has made some increase in its suggested allocation for public relations.

Now, to summarize briefly what I have tried to say, I would like to make a few recommendationsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;some of which I referred to earlier and others you will hear from me for the first time. I recognize that in some instances implementation steps are already being taken. I list them to give my support to their further development and try to point the way in which I think Alpha might go. I recommend, therefore: 1. That all the machinery of our organization be tightened up by centering the authority of all our operations more strongly in the Executive Council. Thus that the office of the

MEMBERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. Gentlemen: Alpha's Group Insurance Plan is scheduled to become effective soon, provided a sufficient number of Brothers enroll. As of this date the number is far short of the minimum needed, and only a few days remain!

Since you are among those who have made application, you may wish to use your influence in getting others to consider the plan now.

Yours very truly.

GOLDEN STATE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY Mercer Z. Ray, Director, Group Administration Send $10.00 N O W to the General Secretary. He will do the rest! ! ! ED.

General Secretary, the Educational Commission, the Sphinx, the Housing Foundation and the General Convention itself be brought more definitely and directly under the authority of the General Organization through the aeency of the Executive Council.

2. That a thorough independent professional study be made of the executive offices indicating their functions, responsibilities and authorities. (b) That a Personnel Committee be formed to study and set up outline of job descriptions for each committee in the Fraternity.

4. That our National Convention be scheduled within an 18 months period, that the Convention become a direct function of the National Organization, and that tenure of all officers coincide with the Convention.

5. That a National Program Committee be organized to give Concentrated attention to coordination of the activities considered to be program emphases of Alpha.

6. That the problem of undergraduate housing continue to be studied with view toward determining needs, cost and extent of local assistance available in cities where housing is continued

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Improvement & Instruction NEW YORK, N.Y.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The PhelpsStokes Fund has released a 250-page report reviewing the success and progress of its five-year project for the Improvement of Instruction in Secondary Schools. The project was conducted in four southern states, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi, under the able direction of Dr. Aaron Brown, prominent educator and former president of Albany State College in Albany, Georgia.

The five-year program was financed by the General Education Board at a cost of $450,000. It began in 1955 as a three-year project, but was granted a two-year extension by the Board which extended it through 1960.

Brother Brown explained that a similar project is in existence and will be operated for three years under another appropriation of $125,000 from the General Education Board. "We are encouraging other southern states to take advantage of this consulting service and already have received invitations from Florida, South Carolina and Texas," the project director revealed.

The project was born in the mind of Brother F. D. Patterson, president of Phelps-Stokes Fund and a former president of famous Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama.

In 1954, he called a conference of national educators and explained the idea. All present gave their wholehearted approval, pointing out that the proposed project could do much in helping to improve the academic level of both teacher and pupil in some of the Negro secondary schools in the South.

Brother Brown agreed to serve as director of the project. He secured the services of prominent educators and used them as consultants for four workshops conducted during the summer months on various college campuses. The workshops were attended by high school teachers working in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi. The teachers attending the workshops received valuable information in their respective fields and, in turn, were able to perform a better job of teaching in their own classrooms.

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in mathematics and science at Howard University. Later, other workshops in social studies at Fisk University and languages at Atlanta University were added. Other workshops in evaluation were also conducted in five states.

Chief among the consultants were Dr. William Van Til, chairman, department of education, New York University; Dr. Herman Branson, head of the department of physics at Howard University and director of the Phelps-Stokes workshops conducted there; Dr. Kenneth E. Brown, specialist in mathematics, U. S. Office of Education; Dr. Frank A. DeCosta, professor of education and director of practice teaching at Morgan State College; Dr. Chandos Reid, assistant to the superintendent, Waterford Township Schools, Pontiac, Michigan, and Dr. Mary Beauchamp Lane, formerly at New York University and now a resident of San Mateo, California.

The project also provided the schools with various forms of art, brochures and pictures of Negroes

who hold top positions in various fields.

Brother Brown explained that the propect involved 16 public high schools, 16 colleges and three resource universities. Twenty-five nationally recognized consultants rendered valuable service to the project over the five-year period.

Total number of persons participating in the project included 10,000 high school pupils, 500 high school teachers, 125 college teachers, 50 university teachers, and 50 administrators.

Brother Brown gave high praise to college personnel in the four-state area who assisted the project in conducting workshops.

It has been estimated that the General Education Board spent on an average of $50 per student during the entire operation of the project.

Evidence of the success of the project is seen in the statements of two outstanding educators: Said Dr. Daniel Schreiber, coordinator of Higher Horizons Program in New York City: "The Phelps-Stokes Fund program to improve the learncontinued on page II

I M P R O V I N G SECONDARY S C H O O L S BROTHER A A R O N B R O W N (right) director of the project for improvement of instructions in secondary schools, Phelps-Stokes Fund, discusses the report with Dr. William Van Til (center) and Dr. Daniel Schreiber. Dr. Van Til is chairman of the department of secondary education at New York University and presidentelect of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and Dr. Schreiber is coordinator of the Higher Horizons Program for the New York C i t y schools.

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ing of students by improving the teacher has just finished its fifth year with notable success. Begun in 1955 under Dr. Aaron Brown, project director, an able and imaginative educator, the program brought consultants, educational materials, books and art to teachers of Negro students in the rural south. Approximately 500 teachers learned new and modern techniques. Stimulated by experts at conferences, they went back to their classes and began to use these improved methods. Student attitudes toward education became more positive, attendance improved and academic achievement approached closer to national norms.

The Phelps-Stokes Fund and Dr. Aaron Brown are to be congratulated for raising the educational level of so large a segment of our population."

Dr. William Van Til stated: Americans owe a debt to the Phelps-Stokes Fund for its battle for the improvement of instruction in secondary schools attended by Negro youth in the South. A Phelps-Stokes Fund project has provided ladders to improvement in order to help Negro teachers to climb toward a better quality of instruction and to help Negro youth to climb toward a better quality of living despite their environment handicaps in a setting in which separate is not equal. The project provided no magic carpet, only ladders to help teachers and pupils climb despite the drag of the surrounding circumstances.

The ladders offered to sixteen representative Negro schools of the South included encouragement of cooperation among national leaders, local college professors and local high school administrators and teachers; kits of books and materials circulated to schools; teacher training through summer workshops at universities; recognition of the worth and dignity of individuals working under great cultural handicaps.

Evidence described in the report in qualitative terms shows that many Negro teachers and administrators have climbed toward the improvement of instruction. Some educators and some schools have climbed higher than others through skillfully using the insights of modern education. In FEBRUARY, 1961

this process, many Negro high school students have achieved a better education.

The project demonstrates that much needs to be done at national, state and local levels to reduce the academic gap between Negro and white children in community settings like those of the schools involved. The project also demonstrates the potential of mutual cooperation on behalf of underprivileged youth even under adverse circumstances.

The experiences of the project deserve study by those who would develop the world's greatest resource, human beings at home and abroad whose potentialities are generally far from being achieved.

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a need for the undergraduate chapter.

That we explore every possible way we may to encourage undergraduate chapters to improve and maintain high academic standards.

7. That the Finance Committee be instructed to study various revenue raising projects in order to find funds to support an expanded program of Alpha.

8. That a Public Relations Director be appointed who, along with the Editor of the Sphinx and a committee will be responsible for coordinating public relations on the local, regional and national level. Participation on such a committee should have representation from each of our regions.

9. That Alpha's program be expanded to include: a) a greater emphasis on intercultural relations with the nations of Africa. b) Well defined community civil rights action programs initiated by chapters to help assure the achievements of rights for all.

As in the song of the river, our world cries out to Alpha: "Give us men to match our mountains, give us men—to match our plains. Men with empires in their visions and new eras in their views."

A New era for Alpha knocks at our door. If we are to be first of all, we must be servants of all. He who would save his life must give it.

Houston, Tex.—Brother Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr. has been appointed as the new assistant district attorney of Bexar County. Attorney Jefferson was born in Dallas, Texas, son of Mrs. Bertha Mae Nathaniel of Crockett, Texas and A n drew L. Jefferson of Houston. He received his public school training in the Houston Independent School District, and took a baccalaureate degree from Texas Southern University of Houston. He is a graduate of the University of Texas Law School, Austin, Texas, where he was one of the pioneers, who formulated the establishment of the first undergraduate chapter among Negro fraternities on this formerly non-integrated university campus.

Brother Jefferson is currently practicing with the law firm of Washington & Jefferson. H e is a member of the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, American J u d i c a t u r e Society, the N A A C P and the Pilgrim Congregational

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Brother Jefferson is married to Mary Brown Jefferson. He assumes his new post February I in San Antonio, Texas, and will be assigned to the county and criminal courts of Bexar County.

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And Time For A Word CHEYNEY, PA.—There are many things in my life of which I am proud —of them, being a "Greek" has as warm a part.

One of the most significant things in my becoming a Greek was the fight which my "line" staged for a more "Constructive Program" and less participation in meaningless and useless harassment and stroking. All of the line agreed that harassment and stroking had its particular place and its certain value which stoauld not be discounted, but the degree of application was the question in dispute.

Why does harassment and why does stroking have a place and a value in pledging a Greek-letter organization?

—to develop unity, cooperation, friendships, and reliance among and within a group of persons (strangers to one another) only linked by the aspiration of a common goal: "The Organization!"

But that is only part of the argument for none will disagree that a child often requires the physical and stern guidance of a thoughtful father's hand, yet all must agree that there must be allowances of love, of self-direction, of encouragement, of responsibility, and of understanding in the growth and the development in the child's life. And only a wise father can discriminatingly apply discretion of punishment, of guidance, and of silence when a favorite family vase is broken by the child. When then should a pledgee be stroked? When then should a pledgee be harassed?

What, too, is a Constructive Program and how can it best serve a pledge group and" the organization?

First, a Constructive Program is a well-defined and well-planned pledgeperiod such that there is no undue stress or strain upon the pledge group or the organization as for the completion and successful accomplishment of certain outlined projects and proposed aims. Second, a design to help improve the student-pledgee's academic grades—because far too often persons become more involved in the organization than in their studies. It should be recognized that it is upon scholarship that a person is admitted into the pledge group and it is upon scholarship that a person remains active in the organization; therefore, PAGE 12

if a person cannot better or maintain his scholarstic average, that person should be eligible for disqualification from the pledge group. If fraternal organizations are to stress manhood and leadership, the organizations should recognize that scholarship is an inseparably integral part in the moulding of our future leaders, parents, and educators. Third, a program designed to benefit the community as well as to further the name, the worth, and the recognition of the organization. Anything which self-exists for its own selfish ends will soon either become obsolete and useless or dormant and insignificant. A community is always in need of willing volunteer hands—such as, collecting for the "March of Dimes," performing useful details around the Campus, donating services to some worthy cause or institution, or assisting other students who are falling behind in school work.

Fourth, a program geared to better the social relationships between the "frightened" pledgee and the overbearing "Big Brother" as well as a program to strengthen the relationship between the organization and the college. Far too often a member of an organization forgets the feelings, the attitudes, and the concerns of the non-Greek student population, yet it is from this group that we receive our future members (the blood-line of our existence). What, too, is important is that neophytes develop a distant attitude to the prophytes only because as pledgees, the neophytes never had the opportunity "to get to know" their dominating Big Brothers.

It is necessary that these previous relationships change . . . for the better!

But what Greek will say, if only in part (leaving you to magnify or draw your own conclusion) that his or her organization has not such a program. Perhaps the problem of fully realizing such a program is pin-pointed in the inability of the organization to draw from the general pledge-period outline the definite specifics of what to do and how to do it. An example of this is clearly demonstrated in the title of a Freshman's term paper, "The United States Army." To the undiscerning eye, this could be a very appropriate title, but the freshman might have in mind one of many phases of the United States Army—such as, "The Electronic Progress of the Army in Outer Space," "Radar and the United States Army," "History of Conscription In the United States Army," "Mechanical Engineering in the United States Army," "Outmoded Recent Weapons of the United States Army," "The Requirements for Officer Training," "Medicine and the Army," or "The Advantages of a Career with the Army," not to mention the enumerable remaining categories which one could select. Thereby, if the freshman has not clearly defined an approach to the writing of his paper, many valuable hours will be wasted— and in all probability "just anything" will be desperately submitted (meeting the minimum requirements) and, believe me, the poor grade received for the paper will reflect a castigation of the instructor as a "personality continued

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Alphas Observed Fraternity's 54th Anniversary IMF's 1060 Campaign MEMPHIS, TENN.—Alpha Delta reception room of the church which v Lambda Chapter observed the Frater- was planned by the "Alphabetts," an Total Tops l Million nity's 54th Anniversary with a public organization of Alpha wives. Mrs. program, Sunday, December 11, 1960, at the Centenary Methodist Church, and was considered one of the most impressive programs of the year.

Mrs. Mabel W. Lee was named "Alpha Mother of the Year," by the chapter, for having the most children from one family (six) to take part in the "Sit-in Demonstration" fight against bias. An award was presented to her from the chapter by Brother Eddie Currie.

Brothers participating on the program were Walter Martin, who played the organ prelude and postlude; Rev. Eddie Currie, who gave the invocation, and Thomas Perkins, who told of the occasion for the observance.

An instrumental solo was played by Thomas Doggett and vocal solos rendered by Harold Whalum and Jesse Neely. A Tribute to the Jewels was made by James Swearengen, which was most impressive, followed by the Greek medley played by Duquince Parks.

The main address was given by Brother Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr., who was introduced by chapter president, Brother T. W. Northcross.

Brother Sugarmon's address was based on the desegregation movement, which is one of the main events taking place in our city. He said if Negroes are to be accepted as a part of the total community, they must begin to use desegregated facilities here without apologizing for their presences. He said "As we move into the next phase of our fight for participation in the total community, we will have to show less concern for the attitude of the white community and more concern for the attitude of the Negro community."

He explained that the conception of the white community will reflect the Negro's attitude toward himself.

"When we start thinking of ourselves as entitled to the things we fight for, others will recognize the validity of our claims," Atty. Sugarmon stated.

Changed conduct, he said, will result in changed attitudes.

After the program a brilliant reception was given in the dining and FEBRUARY, 1961

Josephine Bridges served as general chairman of the reception, Mrs. Jewel Speight was co-chairman, assisted by Mrs. Ernest Young, Mrs. Joseph Westbrook and Mrs. Theron Northcross.

Sixty-five brothers and their wives along with loads of others guests turned out for the very well planned occasion.

Memphis Alphas have led the pace in the Freedom March for civil rights and total integration. Much financial assistance has been given toward this effort, some of the most recent being a $500.00 donation to the "Sit-in" efforts and Life Membership in the N.A.A.C.P. Brother Willie E. Lindsey, Jr. Associate Editor to the Sphinx

NEW YORK, JAN. 13.—Contributions to the United Negro College Fund's 1960 campaign topped the two-million-dollar mark for the first time in the history of the organization.

The record amount raised—totaling $2,035,020—was announced here today by Bruce Barton, national campaign chairman. More than 4,000 volunteers worked in 125 campaign centers across the country to raise this total.

"This dramatic record is especially heartening in this year of general economic decline," Mr. Barton, chairman of the board, Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, said.

"Our success demonstrates the intrinsic interest and increasing confidence of the American people in the • Time For A Word Fund and its 33 member colleges.

Continued from Page 12 In their quiet way, these colleges marker" rather than being as indica- have been instilling in their students tion of the student's inefficient per- —not only the stuff of leadership— formance. This happened only because but also the love of country and dethe student did not clearly outline his mocracy, the sense of dignity that approach. distinguishes the Negroes' climb to As clearly as a teacher makes a equal rights," Mr. Barton said. lesson plan, with all the expressed do's In 1960, as in earlier years, indiand don't's and all the possible prob- viduals contributed the largest percenlem areas outlined, the organization tage of the amount raised, accountshould define its "Constructive Pro- ing for $956,250 of the total. Corgram." porate giving also exceeded last year's I sincerely believe that fraternal mark, amounting to $832,260. Foungroups have a place in the college dation gifts totaled $246,510. life, but the organization should have W. J. Trent, jr., UNCF executive to measure up to accreditation- director, said, "The College Fund's standards just as any college. This 1960 campaign added many new would make for better Greek-letter names to our list of contributors. Gifts organizations of which everyone could raised and contributed by alumni adbe proud. vanced to new highs—with alumni Brother Levi T. Tanksley, expressing heightened interest in their Associate Editor-to-the-Sphinx colleges."

Delta Pi Chapter UNCF campaign funds are distribState College uted among the private, accredited Cheyney, Pennsylvania colleges and universities comprising the Fund's membership. The money • UNCF Tops $ 2 Million is not specifically allocated, but is costs of the annual UNCF campaigns. used where most needed—to provide Total gifts to the College Fund scholarships, improve faculty salaries, from all sources in 1960 amounted and expand educational programs.

In 1960 UNCF also received $151,to $2,186,502.

482 in unrestricted legacies and beSince it pioneered in cooperative fund raising for private colleges in quests. All bequests are deposited in 1944, UNCF has raised a total of a special reserve fund. Income from this special fund helps defray the $41,248,938.

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Blue Grass Convention LOUISVILLE, KY.—Louisville members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. met jointly last week with their wives and sweethearts in preparation for the 55th General Convention which they will host December 26-30, 1961.

This convention will mark the 55th Anniversary of the Fraternity and the Semi-Centennial of Alpha Lambda, its oldest graduate chapter. The December meeting of the nation's oldest Greek letter society open to Negroes will be the second general convention entertained by local Alphas.

Frank L. Stanley, General ChairPRESIDENT W I T H CABINET man of the 1941 Louisville ConvenLouisville's Alpha Lambda President, Brother Lyman T. Johnson, standing and his tion is functioning in the same capacity this time. Stanley, who was cabinet (left to right): Brother Julius Swafford, Treasurer; Brother Waverly Johnson, Wilu« Schultz, Financial Secretary. Louisville's Alphas also General President from 1954- Secretary; and Brother William number approximately 110 financial members.

1957, has the distinction of directing the largest convention ever held by complaint justified, he will an integrated fraternity at Buffalo in file a civil suit for an in1956.

This meeting attracted over junction under the Civil 2,500 in observance of Alpha's EDITORS NOTE: Brother Adam Clayton Rights Act of 1957.

Golden Anniversary.

Powell, a courageous and dynamic leader.

Step 3.

The Federal District Court Three local downtown hotels will gave the public meeting address during the will conduct a full trial, with accommodate the convention with the recent Fifty-Fourth Anniversary Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. all rights guaranteed under Sheraton-Seelbach designated at Headheld in Washington, D.C. In view of the due process of law. quarters. terrific impact of this address, the "Sphinx" Step 4. If the Court finds that any ALPHABETTES magazine is publishing the second and final person has been deprived The convention program includes a installment. The first installment was pubof the right to vote because public meeting, reception, open houses lished in the October, 1960 "Sphinx" magaof race or color, the Attorand a closed banquet-dance. The Al- zine. ney General may request phabettes have special affairs planned WASHINGTON, D.C—May I prethat the Court make a findfor visiting Alpha Ladies, including sent to you for example the famous ing whether such deprivation a fashion show, luncheon, bridge party I960 Civil Rights Act, Section Six, is pursuant to a pattern or and tour. Visiting Alpha children will which outlines 14 steps that must practice. be entertained with theatre and other be taken by an individual before he parties. can be allowed to vote. I charge that Step 5. The Court has power to Local plans have been materializing it will take three years to go through make such a finding after for the past two years and Alpha the 14 steps before the individual giving all parties an opporChapters in Frankfort, Lexington, and who does go through them can vote. tunity to be heard again on Puducah will be co-hosts. Lyman T. If I had been in Congress participathis issue.

Johnson is local chapter president. ting in the debate and offering amend- Step 6. If the Court makes a findStenson E. Broaddus, Mid-Western ments and this present bill had come ing of a pattern or practice Vice President is also Vice Chairman out just as it is in its present form, of discrimination, it may apof this General Conention. Waverly I would probably have voted against point one or more voting Johnson is general convention secre- it or stood up and voted "present and referees (who shall be qualitary and Dr. J. A. Gay is treasurer. not voting." fied voters in the judicial Mrs. Minnie A. Broaddus is chair- Step 1. A person or persons who bedistrict). These referees shall man of the Alphabettes, Mrs. Flora be authorized to receive lieve they have been denied Swafford, secretary and Mrs. Murray voting a p p l i c a t i o n s from the right to vote because of Walls, treasurer; an office which she other persons living in the race or color files a comheld in the '41 Louisville convention. voting district who are of plaint with the Department COMMITTEES same race or color found of Justice.

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against. Such applications may be received for one year or thereafter until the Court determines the discrimination has ceased. In the event the Court does not appoint a referee, the Court shall receive such applications itself.

Step 7. Any person wishing to make application to the referee must first make an attempt to register with the local registration official, whether or not he has done so previously.

Step 8. After being turned down by the local registration official, the applicant may apply to the voting referee.

The referee will, within ten days, give the applicant a hearing at a place designated by the Court. The referee will determine only these issues: whether (1) the applicant is qualified to vote under state law (2) he has been denied the right to vote or found not qualified by the state or local official since the Court's order.

The hearing before the referee shall be ex parte, that is, only the applicant will be heard.

The applicant's statement under oath shall be taken as true as to his age, residence and prior efforts to register or otherwise qualify to vote.

The referee shall administer any literacy or other test required by State law and shall make a record thereof.

The referee will then make a report to the Court of his findings, copies of which shall go to the State Attorney General and parties in the suit.

Step 9. The registration officials will have ten days in which to file exceptions to the referee's findings.

Such exceptions must be supported by documentary evidence or affidavits of FEBRUARY, 1961

ALPHAS ENJOY

YULETIDE

Brothers of the Alpha Phi Alpha F r a t e r n i t y , graduate (Alpha Omicron Lambda) and undergraduate (Alpha Omicron) chapters, entertained their wives and sweethearts at the Alpha House in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As is the usual Alpha custom, the fete was a "swinging" affair, with the Yuletide spirit striving to surpass the Alpha spirit. Prior to pulling the mad creep home in the early yawning (another Alpha custom), the above officers took time out t o pose for a picture by Brother A l Johnson. First row, left t o right: G . R. Zellers, vice president, graduate chapter: Ross Green, president, undergraduate chapter; the Reverend LeRoy Patrick, president, graduate chapter; Mrs- Gladys McCullough, president, Alpha Wives Club, and Mrs. Mary Gloster, treasurer, Alpha Wives Club. Second row: Eric Springer, secretary, graduate chapter; Harry Parker Secretary, undergraduate chapter; Charles Cuthbert, treasurer, graduate chapter; Mrs. Miriam Fountain, member-at-large, Alpha Wives C l u b ; John A . Cundiff, assistant secretary, graduate chapter, and William Dorsey, sergeant-at-arms, graduate chapter.-—Al Johnson Photo

persons having p e r s o n a l knowledge of facts disputing the referee's findings.

Step 10. If such exceptions are filed, the Court or the referee, if directed by the Court, shall determine the issues of fact and law raised.

A hearing shall be held on an issue of fact only if the proof offered in the exceptions discloses a genuine issue of fact.

The applicant's literacy and understanding of other subjects will be determined solely on the basis of the record before the referee.

Step 11. In the event no exceptions are filed, or after a determination of the validity of the exceptions, the Court will issue an order naming the persons found qualified to vote. The Court or the referee will issue to each such a person a certificate identicontintied

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Registration, John Banks; Entertainment, Robert T. Downs; Banquet and Dances, Robert Kilgore; Public Program, Whitney Young; Housing, Des Moines Beard; Decoration and Souvenirs, Robert Willis; Transportation, Julius Swafford; Hospitality and Open Houses, Harry S. McAlpin; Souvenir Convention Program and Printing, Frank L. Stanley, Jr.: Finance, J. Waymond Hackett; Music, Wiley Daniel; Convention Kit and Badges, Henry B. Darrell; Photos and Publicity, Arthur Evans, Jr.; Displays and Concessions, Lacomis Curry; Escorts, Mervin Aubespit; and Luncheons, W. D. Johnson.

Three of the members who founded the local chapter—Alpha Lambda in 1911—will be honored at the convention for having been members for 50 years. Others who have been members for 49 years on down will be similarly saluted. There are approximately 110 Louisville members of the fraternity with an additional 150 located in other points in Kentucky.

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CONGRATULATES

Beta Gamma Lambda Chapter of Richmond, Virginia installs 1961 officers.

Eastern Vice President Brother A l f r e d C. Fentress, Norfolk, Va. (extreme left) congratulates Brother Harvey O . Freeman, newly elected Chapter President. Other officers are (left t o

right) Brother B. A . Cephas, Jr. (represented here by Brother J. Rupert Picott) Vice-President; Yarboro Williams, Recording Secretary; Jerome Binford, Financial Secretary; Roosevelt Harrington, Treasurer; David Graves, Chaplain; William AThorrnton, Associate Editor to "Sphinx"; and Brother G . Edward Ellis, Sargeant-at-Arms.

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Brother Congressman William L. Dawson played a very significant part in the recent Presidential election. He was the first Negro to be offered a place in the Presidents Cabinet as Post Master General.

Brother Congressman Adam Clayton Powell adds prestige to Alpha Phi Alpha daily. He is to serve as chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Brother Frank W. Morris, Jr., our Regional Director of Boston was one of President John Kennedy's chief workers in New England.

Brother Eddie Brook our former Eastern Vice President, ran for the office Attorney General of Mass., on the Republican ticket. We salute him as a valiant cusader although he lost in the Democratic victory.

Brother Sidney Jones, our former acting General Secretary, and candidate for the office of General President of Alpha Phi Alpha was elected a Judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago. Congratulations to this dedicated Brother.

Brother Thomas W. Young, President of Norfolk Journal and Guide and Assistant Editorial Director of the Sphinx was a potent factor in President Kennedy's victory in the Norfolk area.

Brother Rupert Picott, former Eastern Vice President, Assistant Managing Editor of the Sphinx, Executive Secretary of Virginia Teachers Association was awarded a Plaque for outstanding service in civic affairs in Richmond, Virginia.

Brother George Cannon outstanding in Civic affairs of New York, was the guest of the Prime Minister of Nigeria, a college classmate, at his inauguration in Africa.

Brother Vaughn Mason an outstanding physician of N^w York, Director of the department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Sydenham Hospital of New York. He was elected President of the National Medical Association.

Brother Alfred C. Fentress, Eastern Vice President was elected Secretary of the House of Delegates of the National Medical Association.

Brother William H. Brown, III, General Counsel Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity is to be commended for the forthright communications that

fying the person as qualified.

Copies of the Court's order will go to appropriate election officials.

Step 12. In the case of any undetermined a p p l i c a t i o n filed twenty days or more prior to an election, the Court shall (and in the case of an undetermined a p p l i c a t i o n filed within twenty days, the Court way) issue an order for the applicant to vote provisionally, provided "such applicant shall be qualified to vote under State law."1 Such a provisional vote would be subject to challenge and post-election determination of its validity.

Step 13. Any person found qualified to vote by the Court may vote in all elections, Federal, State or local for the longest period he would be qualified if registered under State procedures.

In the event a person is denied the right to vote after a Court Order, the Court may punish the guilty officials under its contempt power without a jury trial.

Step 14. Any final order by the Court would, of course, be subject

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to the usual appeal procedure.

Such appeal or other produre would not stay the effect of the order beyond the date of any election.

Those who take the position that I do today are called racist, but John Young writing in the New York Times in February of this year defined this better than I: "In the first place, what is a racist? Is he a citizen fighting to extend democracy to his own race, or one who would deny those rights?

A "racist" is one who believes in racial superiority and not racial equality."

The tyranny of mediocrity has so brainwashed the white American that he does not realize the danger that this country now faces. When I came back from the Asian-African Conference in 1955, I saw John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles and President Eisenhower within a few days after my return. I told them then that the freedom is no longer in the hands of the West; that the foreign policy of the United States was not being written on the banks of the Potomac, but in Montgomery, Little Rock and Harlem and that the yardstick by which the vast majority of the earth was now measuring the United States and its democracy was the Negro. What I said then, history is reaffirming with what could be a tragic awfulness for our land. The vast colored population of the United States—Negroes, Mexicans, Orientals, American Indians, Puerto Ricans, Virgin Islanders —these twenty five million could be used as a bridge by which the United States could lead the free Western world into the new society of one world under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. But no, instead with indifference, calloused disregard and overwhelming prejudices, the tryrants of mediocrity are leading this nation backward in an accelerating tempo. The tragedy, to use a phrase from Parkinson's new book, is that the Negro has become "the Anglo-Saxon waste line" instead of the free world's front line.

The strong men of today are the new leaders of the non-western nations; whether we agree with them or FEBRUARY, 1961

not, they are much like Nehru, Nasser, Toure, Sukarno and on the list could go. In five years, this past April 19th, since the African-Asian Conference in Bandung, Indonesia, the umbilical cord has been cut and 21 nations are fully free or on their way to freedom this year.

Nations that have become free in Africa and Asia since the Bandung Conference are Guinea, Ghana, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Togo, Careroun, and Malaya.

Nations scheduled to have independence this year are Belgian Congo, British Somaliland, Somalia, Malagasy, Nigeria, Mali Federation, Senegal & Soudan, Dahomey, Niger, Upper Volta, Ivory Coast and Mauritania.

States that are seeking probable independence this year are The Central African Republic, Chad, State of Congo, Gabon.

21 Nations, 103,200,000 population.

This, then, is a moment of history in which we find a collapsing western society spiralling downwards because of its lack of leadership and a vital non-western world soaring to freedom

on the pinions of new, fresh, dynamic leadership.

I do not subscribe to the opinion that this is the day of lessening the offensive for civil rights. With the world public opinion estimate of America now at an all-time low, this is the hour for us to increase the thrust in order to save America. For this reason, I have again presented "The Powell Amendment" to the School Construction Bill. I had to do this because despite repeated requests over the past years from me to the President of the United States, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, all have consistently refused to take a stand on this all important issue of giving Federal funds to build Jim Crow schools in defiance of the Supreme Court.

Let it be now clearly and unmistakably understood: Anyone of these three gentlemen, Eisenhower, the President; Rogers, the Attorney General; Fleming, the Secretary of the Health.

What is a captive Negro? A Negro leader who is totally controlled even without an awareness of it by noneontinued on page IS

SOUTHERN R E G I O N AIDS DEMONSTRATIONS The Southern Region of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity presents a check to the N A A C P for the Sit-in Demonstrations.

Shown above, from left t o right: Brothers N. H. Bennett, Regional Director of North Carolina; S. M- Thomas, Alabama; James E. Huger, Southern Vice-President and I. S. Stanback, Chairman of the Fund Drive.

The Regional Convention went on record as pledging more than $1,500.00 for this effort.

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he sent to the heads of the Democratic and Republican parties requested that they take immediate steps to free Brother Martin Luther King during his recent incarceration in a Georgia Prison.

The office of Eastern Vice President asked several outstanding attorneys in the fraternity to take such actions as soon as the matter came to our attention.

Brother Lester B. Granger of New York, Executive Director of National Urbn League, was elected President of the International Conference of Social Workers at a Rome Convention. Alpha salutes you good brother.

Eastern Regional Convention, Hartford, Conn., May 5, 6, and 7, 1961 Eastern Regional Convention, Hartford, Conn., May 5, 6 and 7, 1961 Tentative plans are in the making for the greatest Regional Convention in our history. We met with the brothers in Hartford, Conn., in October and set up temporary plans.

The General President will be our Banquet Speaker and National leaders will appear on our Public program and other programs. You will receive other communications on the convention later.

Alpha Phi Alpha Projects: Those of us who have had advantages of Education are accused of not doing anything definitive and tangible for the masses of our people.

It is said that we have more illiteracy, more juvenile delinquency, more illegitamacy, higher rates of crime and a higher social disease rate. These are social problems that we must help to eradicate, less we find that all of our endeavors of first class citizenship and integration will be in vain.

We are asking that chapters in the fraternity adopt one of these phases or all of them for their project.

Brother Raymond Pace Alexander of Philadelphia has a very fine thesis on Juvenile delinquency. We could use brothers who are authorized in these various fields to participate in such programs.

Public Relation: Please do not fail to send suggestions as to methods of improving our Public Relations.

Realizing at all times that "Great things are done when men and mountains meet; these things are not done by jostling in the street."

Fraternally your, Brother Alfred C. Fentress, Eastern Vice President

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Negroesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a sort of refined Uncle Tom. As James Hicks wrote in the New York Amsterdam News in reference to the smashing primary victory of our unit team: "One of the things that is firmly implanted in the mind of this new Negro is that he does not want any white person downtown telling him how to handle his affairs uptown. This has brought a greater unity and more power to PAGE 18

Negroes than they ever had before.

We are doing it ourselves up here in Harlem these days and we are doing very well, thank you!" You will be shocked to learn the names of some of the well known Negro leaders who are captives. Outstanding figures in labor, education, business and even in the church. Naturally when these captives are manipulated by their captors, disunity and division results.

The plain simple truth is that the Negro has reached such a stage of maturity today that he does not need

"advice and consent." In fact, he is in a unique position to lead this entire nation along certain definite paths that will work for the salvation of our society and western civilization.

The opposite of the captive Negro is the free man. Without casting any reflections, I would like to point out the difference between the "sit-in" strikers and their elders. The "sit-ins" are young; they have not achieved the power nor the position to make themselves eligible for captivity, but this is not true of their parents. This cleavage is well pointed out when we consider the fact that when the "sitins" strike, boycott or picket, it is usually done without the presence of their elders. I shall work, fight, picket and boycott with them 100%.

A free man then is one who willingly, and sometimes even gladly, will take the risks and live dangerously.

What is the education for a free man?

FIRST, to develop a sense of immediacy in this contemporary climate of change. No longer can any progress based upon gradualism, moderation, compromise or neutrality succeed.

SECOND, to learn the technique of unity. A constant willingness to subordinate self for the good of the group, a sublimation of the desire for one's self to be a leader, not nevertheless a constant willingness to accept the mantle immediately upon being called to lead.

THIRD, to realize the invincible power of massive, passive insistence.

The technique of those who would hold back the dawn as propounded by the leading proponent, Senator Byrd of Virginia, is "massive resistance." This technique at its best is only a technique of negativism. A technique of massive, passive insistence is a technique of a dynamic, positive ever continuing thrust.

FOURTH, active participation in all struggles of all men which lead to the betterment of mankind.

ANY PASSIVE ACTION THAT MAKES MAN MORE MAN IMMEDIATELY TRANSCENDS ALL MAN-MADE LAWS.

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President of Alpha Omicron Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha R

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TTSBURGH, PA.—The Rev. Le £°y Patrick, pastor of the Ikthesda •"esbyterian Church, Paulson Avee and Luna Street, East Liberty, yesterday was elected Moderator of ne Pittsburgh Presbytery.

The election took place at a meet8 ot the Pittsburgh Presbyters in ne Beverly Heights United Prcsby•**"• Church, Mt. Lebanon. . T h e Pittsburgh Presbytery, largest the United Presbyterian denomianrf ' S c o m P ° s e d of 226 churches < d a . membership of 132,000 commu i'cants in Allegheny County.

Delta Gamma Echoes NORMAL, ALABAMA—Brotherhood has been said to require the utmost of great minds. In a sense it requires men to have two visions: one of society as it might be and one as it is. The range between those points offers the opportunity for the real test of mentality, courage and faith of all concerned.

Delta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has had its many hardships since its beginning. However, the brothers of Delta Gamma realize and fully understand that the progress and the achievement of the chapter lie in the loyalty, love and preservation of brotherhood.

This year Delta Gamma has eighteen active members. They are William Mitchell, President; Grover Durry, Vice-President; Archie L. Kelley, Corresponding S e c r e t a r y ; Robert Lilly, Recording Secretary; Thomas Gaston, Dean of Pledgees; Henry Ewings, Assistant Dean of Pledgees; Sultan Moore, Sergeant at Arms; Jimmy Walls, Parliamentarian;

First Negro Modcrator Mr. Patrick, the first Negro Moder•in°[ ° f t h c P r e s r j y t e r y . i s niarried, ' n d lives with his wife and sons r j e p i e n ' 10, and Gregory, 8, at 233 Mayflower St., East Liberty. 'n the ten years he has heen in rittsburgh, he has served as an offio f V * t h e Presb >* cr .v^ Department « City and Industrial Relations, and ^chairman of the Presbytery's com""«<* on Social Education and ^etinn.

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the n tlVC y e a r s h e w a s c l l a i r n i a n o f 'department of City and Industrial R R a t i o n s of the Synod of Pennsyvic"'^ d u r i n t f w h i c h t i m e n e w a s ^-Moderator of the Synod.

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P e n ' P a t r i c k i s a delegate to the L a b ^ ^ 8 " ' 1 1 C o m m i t t e e o n Mig«» nt Rit'l?^ a n ^ t n e Pennsylvania Equal of th C o u n c i l - H e also is a member bur h C X c c u t i v e b o a r d s o f t h e P i t t s " ciat' B r a n c n o f tr>e National AssoCol' 011 l o r t h e Advancement of

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BRUARY, 1961

STARS ARE S H I N I N G ! !

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A L P H A G A M M A L A M B D A CHAPTER Alpha Gamma Lambda Stars are really shining these days a n d we proudly salute three G o o d Brothers who have carriied on in the great Alpha Phi Alpha tradition of leadership.

Brother Lester Granger, Executive Director of the National U r b a n League has been elected President of the International Organization of Social Workers, at its meeting in Rome. This is the first time an A m e r i c a n has been so honored and Alpha lead the way. Brother Granger will preside over the Executive Council in the Bienniel meetings of the International Conference of Social Workers and will be traveling overseas d u r i n g his four-year t e r m .

Brother Vaughn C . Mason, one of the pioneers and original partners in the establishing of The Upper Manhattan Medical Center In New York C i t y , is the President Elect of The N a t i o n a l Medical Association. Dr Vauughn one of New York's outstanding Physicians, is the Director of the department of G y n e c o l o g y and Obstetrics at Sydenham Hospital, New York C i t y . Brother Mason has been one of the pillars of Alpha G a m m a Lambda.

The Honorable Brother Harrison S. Jackson, was elected J u d g e of the Municipal C o u r t C i t y of New York at the las* election. Brother Jackson has been personal counsel to Brother Congressman A d a m C l a y t o n Powell and Abysinian Baptist Church. H e has been a leader ,n CIVIC activities and e v e r y t h i n g that Alpha Phi Alpha aspires t o accomplish. Alpha Gamma Lambda feels fortunate t o have such an active Brother.

tary of the Grand Rapids Urban League. Other officers are: Brother Attorney Charles Waugh of Muskegon, Vice-President; Brother Jay Adams, Secretary; Brother Dr. Edward Jones!

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.—One of Recording Secretary; Brother Rev! the new graduate chapters in Alpha- Eather George A. Stamms, Treasurer dom is the West Michigan chapter, and Brother Judge John Letts. ParEta Lambda, composed of brothers liamentarian. from Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, BatOn January 20th, the brothers will tle Creek, Jackson and Muskegon. have a dinner meeting in Muskegon.

The charter was formally signed May This will be an informal meeting with 21, 1960 by the brothers at a meet- wives and lady friends of the brothers ing called to elect the first slate of present to enjoy the fellowship. On officers.

January 22nd, at First Community Brother Timothy Johnson, guiding AME Church, the chapter will celespirit of the organizational efforts, brate "Recognition Sunday." Brothers was elected President. Brother John- will attend church as a unit and the son is the Community Services Secre- sermon will be dedicated to the chap-

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ter. This will be the first public appearance of Eta Nu Lambda and * ' " serve as an indication to the pub»c of the willingness of the chapter to be of service to the communityBrother Letts has been appointed to survey the possibility of establishing Sphinx Clubs or interest groups at the many colleges and university in the West Michigan area.

Eta Nu Lambda will become • vital force in this area, we are sure. to encourage scholarship and fello*" ship, not only among Negro America youth, but among youth of all races. creeds and colors.

Brother Wilberforce Plummet.

Associate Editor of the Sphm* THE SPHINX

MIAMI'S BETA BETA LAMBDA ENTERTAINS WITH A PRE-ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC SMOKER Front row (left to right): Brother H. A. Wheatley and two visiting Brothers.

Middle row (left to right): Brothers T. Crisp, Dr. I. P. Davis, Dr. W. H. Hale, E. C. McCray, S . C. Harrison, and Reed.

ETA Alpha Lambda Chapter NEW HAVEN, CONN.—Eta Alpha Lambda Chapter of New Haven starts off the New Year with a young and impressive slate of new officers who are dedicated to continuing the program of fraternal unity and community betterment that the chapter carried out in 1960.

Recently elected to the offices of leadership were President—Allan Brown, Vice President—Frank Moore, Secretary—Charles Wilson, Corresponding Secretary—Earl Williams, Treasurer—Theodore Pettijohn, Editor to Sphinx—William Robinson, and Dean of Pledges—Herbert Walfrey.

In 1960, under the leadership of Brother George Conquest, Eta Alpha Lambda Chapter sponsored its second annual Roy J. Gilmer Scholarship Dance, which is the traditional local Alpha festivity, following the annual Yale-Harvard Gridiron classic. The dance is named in honor of the late Dr. Roy Gilmer, former president of the Chapter, who was outstanding in the New Haven cornarea. This year Miss Barbara Morse, munity's fraternal, professional and FEBRUARY, 1961

Back row (left to right): Brothers W. W. Welters, I. A. Braux, C. A. Rhetta, D. Lang, F. A. Paschal, E R Fryar J w !

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Rock Hill, South Carolina. During I960, the dreams and aspirations of nine Alpha Mer, became a reality. The office of Brother Horace Goggins was the scene of a very impressive installation ceremony, performed by Brother Luke R. Chapman, district director and member of Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, Greenville, S.C. Brother Chatman stated very vividly the necessity of being dedicated to the promulgation of the high principles and ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha, and the duties of each officer and member of the chapter. Attorney Sampson, also a member of Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter, gave some interesting highlights about the boycott and "sit-in" cases being tried in the Rock Hill, South Carolina courts of which he is one of the lawyers for the defense.

The following officers were elected: standing, left to right: Brother James W .

Morton, Corresponding Secretary; G . Land, Chaplin; Luke Chapman, District Director; Attorney Sampson; P. R. Hough, President; Eugene Goggins, Recording Secretary; Peter Felder, Dean of Pledgees; Tallie Mozee, Vice President; Kneeling: W . T. Brown, Financial Secretary; Dr. Horace Goggins, Treasurer; L. B. Belk, Editor-to-the-Sphinx.

After the installation ceremonies the Brothers, wives and sweethearts were graciously entertained with an elaborate repast at the home of the Martins.

Pledging to keep ever aloft the noble ideals and aims of Alpha, we face the ensuing year with high hopes.

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Also in the area of civic endeavor, the Chapter sponsored its annual Halloween party for the children of the community. B r o t h e r Robert Pleasure was chairman of the Halloween party committee, which this year, much to the delight of local youngsters, produced an entertaining PAGE 22

evening full of goblins and witches.

In our neighboring State of Massachusetts, Brother Edward Brook achieved a political first for the race in being nominated by one of the major parties for Secretary of State.

Recognizing Brother Edward Brook' commendable political achievements so characteristic of Alpha men, Eta Lambda donated a sizeable financial contribution to his support.

LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—The first of the year Beta Psi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity installed as president of the chapter Brother H. Sterling and a slate of new officers. This group of young new officers are going to give their support whole heartedly to our new president.

Before giving an account of this new administration we the members of Alpha wish to express our deepest appreciation to the out going administration under the leadership of Brother Roger Q. Mason for his fine work in behalf of the local chapter.

Brothers of Alphadom, Beta Psi Lambda is on the march to recapture that spirit of old. Thanks to Brother Addison, chairman of Door Prizes, for creating the interest. Brothers must attend meetings on time and arrive before a certain time when one is declared in—eligible for the prizes. This has begun to work very effective.

Also we share the honors with the Reclamation C o m m i t t e e led by Brother R. Wilson. We are very happy to have Brother Eddy Addison of the chapter serving on the National level as chairman of the committee on Standards and Extension.

Our first meeting for the month of January started with better than fifty brothers present. The prizes were awarded to Brother Eugene Walton, an electric coffee server and Brother Henry A. Swain, a Sheaffer's pen set.

The brothers of Beta Phi Lambda on the west coast join with all Alphas every where to make this year a very worthy one. See you through our Sphinx.

The dynamic program that the Chapter has been carrying out is being implemented in large part by the efforts of new brothers who have seen the light in the past two years under the Pledge Club leadership of Brother Alfred Reasoner and John Barber.

Among the new brothers are Frank Buntin, Richard Jacobs, William Freeman, Herbert Wolfrey, Allan Brown, Alfred Reasoner, Harold Ince and and Reginald Dodd. And so, in the old New England city of New Haven the ever-glowing Alpha torch is being carried on. Brother Willie Robinson THE SPHINX

Zeta Beta Lambda SACRAMENTO, CALIF.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Chapter was organized in 1956 and has had the usual share of ups and downs. Our biggest difficulty has been e stablishing a sound, consistent program which would create interest and Provoke the brothers to carry on their responsibility. We have noted that whenever we have something of interest we have no difficulty in carryIn g on our usual high traditions. Thus, through several administrations interest has waxed and waned, and at one time reached the point where serious consideration was given to discontinulr >g our activities altogether. In the Past we had done several things which served as strong rallying points and some of them are listed below.

Two years ago we promoted a formal dance which was enthusiastically attended.

Our annual summer barbeque was a financial success but could have b een expanded and continued with a little greater effort.

We established a tutoring group composed of all the brothers with their many resources and offered our services to high schools and colleges with "o charge to the student. We were surprised to note that this met with considerable opposition, presumably from people who tutored for pay and eventually this project died a natural death.

However, with the advent of 1961 a nd the election of a new administrat'on, we think we are on the right track. Thus far, we have four projects for the coming year and expect to expand this to at least six.

1 ) A Valentine's dinner for all brothers and wives and sweethearts so that we can become acquainted and get our house in order.

2) A cooperative enterprize with the Deltas and AKA in May in order to promote a worthwhile social event.

3) The barbeque somewhere around the end of July in order to raise funds for our treasury.

4) A Founders' Day program during the early part of December.

We expect to add to this one or two more events, one to take place sometime in September or October.

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SEAT: PALO ALTO C A L I F O R N I A Presentation of Chapter to Eta Sigma Lambda Chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Brother Edward H Ballard, Western Vice-President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., presents Charter to Brother Maurice Hardeman, Charter President.

has contacted local agencies such as the Campfire Girls, YMCA, and others of this type to see what we can do to help them. Each month we send a newsletter to all lÂťcal brothers, financial or not, in order to stimulate their interest and insure their participation. This letter contains information relative to the previous meeting, what took place, what our agenda will be for the following meeting. The first newsletter was enthusiastically received and resulted in the return of several brothers who had decided to cease their affiliation with us.

We feel that we are headed in the right direction and we want all Alpha brothers to be aware of this.

Dead Line April 10,1961 May Issue

Hold Last Rites For Brother King Funeral services were held recently in Los Angeles, California for Brother Norris Curtiss King, a dedicated physician who spent many years of research on cancer and tropical diseases.

He died of a heart attack.

Brother King died Thursday, December 29, 1960, at his spacious ranch in Elsinore where he had graciously entertained his many friends and neighbors for many years.

A native of Princeton, Ky., Brother King later became one of the outstanding graduates of Meharry Medical college. In later years, he helped to finance the education of many young medical students, particularly at his alma mater.

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Emmitt E. Jimmar, Reporter; Will I r a Wilson, Chaplain; Willie Gilford, Treasurer; Josh Oliver, Eugene Ray, Benjamin Malone, Milton French, William Scott, Elisha Parks and William Mayweather.

A m o n g the many activities the Alphas have sponsored this year a r e a dance for freshman students, presentation of free programs for the first football game, a "Citizenship Week," and "help Session" for freshman students who have difficulties in their subject matter.

In observance of National Citizenship Campaign Week, Delta G a m m a Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity presented three speakers o n t h e subject. " T h e RoJe of the M a t u r e Citizen in a Christian Society."

On Monday October 3 1 , Dr. Natelkka Burrell, Chairman of t h e Department of Education at Oakwood College spoke at t h e Freshman A s sembly. D r . Burrell reworded t h e subject to read: " T h e Role of t h e Mature Christian in any Society." Dr. Burrell pointed out that t h e M a t u r e Christian must exemplify the love that suffereth long a n d is kind, envieth not, vounteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth n o t behave itself unseemingly, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, hopeth all things a n d e n dureth all things.

On Wednesday November 2 , M r .

Gordon Luftin, President of the City Council of Huntsville, A l a b a m a spoke at the Upperclassman Assembly. M r .

Luftin discussed the subject on a fourfold basis. " T h e M a t u r e Citizen must (1) b e acquainted with t h e historical development of his country, state and city, o r town; (2) b e informed on the principles of good citizenship; (3) know t h e facts of any situation o r event; and (4) believe in G o d and the organized effort t o extend t h e Kingdom it G o d .

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LOUISVILLE THE CEITEA OF AMERICA

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Rules For Mail Balloting: 1. Universal suffrage shall be exercised in the election of the General President as provided in the Constitution.

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2. The General Secretary shall send to each active chapter the names of the candidates, and also release same to the Sphinx.

3. The General Secretary will prepare and send a ballot to each financial brother so certified, sixty (60) days prior to the General Convention.

4. Qualified voters shall indicate their choice for President and return the official ballot to the Chairman of the Commission on Elections in a sealed envelope properly labeled on or before December 1 of the election year.

5. Ballots shall be kept under lock and key in the special election box or other design security container as the property of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity with keys held only by the General Secretary and the Chairman of the Election Commission. The container shall be opened in the presence of the Election Commission members, observers, Convention Chaplain, Committee on Eligibility composed of former General Presidents, except that any former General President who is a candidate will be disqualified as a Committee member and any others as provided by Election procedure.

6. The Chairman of the Elections Commission with the Election Committee will count and tabulate the ballots and announce the results during the General Convention at the most expedient time.

It is to be understood that no member of the Committee or observer will release or inform any , member of the results before the official announcement is made.

7. Names of candidates not duly nominated by the procedures stated in our Election Procedure (write-in) shall not be considered as eligible candidates for election.

FEBRUARY, 1961

Mr, Lawrence T. Young General Secretary Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 4432 South Parkway Chicago, Illinois Dear Brother Young: I hereby withdraw as a candidate for General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and respectfully request that my name not be placed on the ballot to be mailed to the financial members during 1961.

Since my name was placed in nomination at the Convention in Washington in I960, I have been elected Judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago and have assumed ray judicial duties. During this first year of my term, I desire to use all available time in performing my.judicial duties. I do not feel I would have the time to visit the regional conventions and chapters and participate in'other activities that are now part of campaigning for General President.

It is comforting to know that we still have three outstanding brothers who are candidates for the Office and I know that the Fraternity will be in good hands whoever is successful.

It goes without saying that I shall always be interested in the program of our dear Fraternity and will give every cooperation possible to the present administration of Brother Hale, and to the next administration whoever is selected as President.

I would appreciate it if this letter could be reproduced in the next issue of the Sphinx so that my many friends in the Fraternity will understand my position.

Fraternally yours,

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NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT Brother T. WINSTON COLE, Sr. Marshall, Texas Brother JAMES E. HUGER Daytona Beach, Florida Brother LIONEL H. NEWSON Atlanta, Georgia

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From The General Secretary's Desk BROTHER LAURENCE T. YOUNG HONESTY Your General Organization not only pledges an honest administration to you, but will always do so, as it has always done in the past. We are your trustees; everything we do, every penny we spend is for your benefit, and supporting evidence is always available as to disbursements, as well as receipts, at National Headquarters.

This statement is occasioned by a recent waive of laxity in CHAPTER ADMINISTRATION. We have had several experiences within the past few months which do not reflect that element of honesty that ALPHA PHI ALPHA requires. Need I say more?

This will serve as notice TO ALL CHAPTERS, that when their fiscal officers make remittances to this office, THAT ALL PERSONAL AND CHAPTER CHECKS BE CERTIFIED. This has always been the rule, and now it will be strictly enforced.

Any remittance, containing a check which is not certified will be returned.

This excludes Postal Money Orders, Cashier's Checks and instruments falling in that category. So, PLEASE ADHERE STRICTLY TO THIS RULE, to avoid un-necessary delays.

GROUP LIFE INSURANCE A sufficient number of brothers have failed to apply for Group Life Insurance, thus making it impossible for a master policy to be issued. Participation is disappointingly slow.

Your attention is called to that provision in our Constitution which has increased ALL INITIATION FEES by ten dollars. This sum is to be applied for a one year premium in this fund. So, again—ALL INITIATES are required to participate in this insurance program by adding ten dollars ($10.00) to the initiation fee, as of January 2nd, 1961. REMITTANCES WILL BE RETURNED FOR C O M P L E T I O N IF THIS AMOUNT IS NOT INCLUDED AS A PART OF THE INITIATION FEE. Those faithful brothers who have paid a second year premium will be refunded that premium, inasmuch as the insurance will not be in force nor will a MASTER POLICY be PAGE 26

executed until the participation requirement is met.

Standardization of The Fraternity Pin: We are among the few, if not the only, Greek letter organizations that permit members to choose stones for their official pin and-or badge. So many of our pins are of the "rainbow variety," to the end that the combinations almost become ghastly. The Pin and Badge Committee have under consideration a "Standard Pin" which will come in only TWO varieties: 10K Crown set whole pearl—(5) pearls in the Phi, or five (5) diamonds in the Phi, and two (2) genuine black onyx stones at the top of the A's.

Pins are not to be engraved, as per Government regulation but instead will carry a CODE NUMBER, which can be easily traced and identified, as one's license number on a motor vehicle. More on this later.

Directory: There will be a DIRECTORY OF ALL ACTIVE MEMBERS published in the Fall of 1961. The dead line set for this publication will be JUNE 15, 1961. It is hoped that this DIRECTORY will include as many as 10,000 active Brothers for 1961.

General President-Elect Brother Sidney A. Jones, Jr. has requested that his name not be placed on the ballot for election, due to pressure of official duties as Judge of

Municipal Court, City of Chicago.

Candidates whose names will appear on the ballot will be: Brother T. Winston Cole, Brother James E. Huger, and Brother Lionel H. Newson. Ballots will be mailed to every active brother 60 days before the Convention in Louisville, December of 1961.

Resignation: It is with regret that we announce the resignation of Brother Calvert B. Jeffers, Jr., as Assistant Southern Regional Vice President, effective January 5th, 1961.

Publications: The Ritual will be re-published within the next 30 days. ALL CHAPTERS WILL BE MAILED A (1) COPY OF SAME, with the request that they return to this office their OLD RITUAL. THE S P H I N X GUIDE & MANUAL is available at $1.00 per copy. HISTORY OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA is available at $6.00 per copy. CHAPTER OFFICER DIRECTORY forms are being mailed, to be returned at once to this office.

Another NEWS LETTER will be forthcoming in March of 1961, which will pin point many things to be given consideration by ALL CHAPTERS.

FRATERNALLY YOURS, LAURENCE T. YOUNG, Gen. Sec.

REST ETERNAL GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM Aaron L. Allen Dr. James M. Allison, Jr. William Alston Dr. William E. Belton Theodore C. Carter Beecher Ward Coward Benjamin A. Grant Andrew P. Hawkins

Riley N. Jackson William R. Johnson Dr. Norris Curtis King William Pickens George F. Riers, Jr. Clifford V. Smith Sammy Stewart George H. VanHook

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Miami's Beta Beta Lambda Entertains W i t h A Pre-Orange Blossom Classic Smoker MIAMI, FLA.—The Brothers of Beta Beta Lambda gave an impressive Pre-Orange Blossom Classic Smoker for the visiting Brothers on December 9, 1960 at the home of Brother Dr. I. P. Davis. Fortunately, both presidents—Brother Dr. George W. Gore, Jr., Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Brother Dr. William H. Hale, Langston University—were among our guests— Also, Brother lames Huger, Bethune-

Cookman College and Brother Moses Miles, Florida A. and M. University.

This was indeed a very unique occasion. We welcomed our visiting Brothers and invited them to come back to Miami.

The newly elected officers for 19611962 are: Brothers James Mathews, President; Samuel Forde, Vice-President; Isaac Meares, Secretary; Edward McCray, Financial Secretary; Dr.

Everett Frederic Morrow of Hackensack, New Jersey, was sworn into office July 11, 1955, as Administrator Officer for the Special Projects Group in the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

Brother E. FREDERIC MORROW Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. says "thank you" to this Brother who served well his tenure of office.

In this position, Mr. Morrow was responsible for coordination of internal management affairs in the Special Projects Group which includes among others the Council on Foreign Economic Policy, headed by Clarence A. Randall; the Board of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities, headed by General John E. Hull; the office of the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, headed by Dr. George B. Kistiakowsky; and the office of the Special Assistant to the President for Personnel Management, headed by Eugene J. Lyons.

Before serving in this position, Brother Morrow was Adviser on

Nathaniel Colston, Treasurer; Warren W. Welters, Reporter; and Frank Stirrup, Parliamentarian.

On Tuesday, December 27, 1960, the Brothers sponsored its first "TEENAGE HOLIDAY FORMAL" at the Dade County Armory. We are hoping that this might be an annual affair.

Brother Warren W. Welters Associate Editor of the Sphinx

Business Affairs on the staff of the Secretary of Commerce. He went to the Commerce Department from the Columbia Broadcasting System, where he had served on the Public Affairs staff and as a member of the Employee - Management Committee. Prior to that, he had been Field Secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

During the 1952 campaign, he served on General Eisenhower's campaign train as a consultant and adviser.

Brother Morrow is the son of the late Reverend and Mrs. J. Eugene Morrow. He was educated at Bowdoin College and Ruthers University School of Law. His wife is the former Catherine Gordon of Chicago, Illinois.

He entered the Army as a private in October, 1942, and was discharged as a Major of Artillery in 1946.

NOTICE TO ALL CHAPTERS FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY REMITTANCES FROM CHAPTERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED NOR MATERIALS PROCESSED UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY CERTIFIED CHECK, Cashier's Check, Postal Money Order, or Express Money Order. Failure to adhere to this rule will necessitate the return of the remittance from whence it came "unwept, unhonored and unsung."

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Beta Sigma Lambda and National Officers Plan Outstanding Eastern Regional Convention

The Statier Hotel in H a r t f o r d , Connecticut was the scene of a meeting between a committee of Beta Sigma Lambda brothers and a delegation of Alpha's National Officers. The date was O c t o b e r 22, I960, when all present agreed upon the theme for the coming Eastern Regional Convention to be held here May 5, 6, and 7, 1961- Officials included Eastern Vice President A l f r e d C. Fentress, (center, seated) Controller Kermit Hall, and Legal Counsel William Brown, III.

A C T I O N â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a positive force in today's world. This theme has already spurred the brothers into action. A f t e r outlining a tentative program and absorbing much useful information from our national delegates, the meeting adjourned with everyone confident that the 1961 regional at Harrford would be a great success.

Remember the d a t e â&#x20AC;&#x201D; M a y 5, 6, and 7, 1961, and make your plans accordingly.

1961 REGIONAL CONVENTIONS SOUTHERN Tallahassee, Florida March 31 - April 2nd SOUTHEASTERN Houston, Texas March 31 - April 2nd EASTERN Hartford, Connecticut May 5 - 7th MIDWESTERN Toledo, Ohio May 5- 7th WESTERN Seattle, Washington July 1 - 3rd PAGE 28

FAR WEST HAS N E W CHAPTER Eta Sigma Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Palo A l t o , California Brothers attending the Installation of Officers Dinner, Rickey Studio Inn, Palo A l t o , California, November 12, I960, are, standing, left to right: Albert Grayson, J . L- Hutchinson, Raymond J . Rucker, Robert Bullock, Franklin Williams, Andrew W h i t e , Wilbur H. Crockett, Gerald E. Hughes, Maurice H. Hardeman, Edward H. Ballard, Western Vice-President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Seated, left to right: Clay Holland, Robert Boswell, Willis Williams, Lendwood Hamel.

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GRADUATE CHAPTERS: 105.

EPSILON LAMBDA—Melvin D. Streator, 452S Greer Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. 106. ZETA LAMBDA—Daniel L. Jordan, 2808 Parish Ave., Newport News, Va. 107. ETA LAMBDA—H. Eugene C r a g , 9 McDonough Blvd. S.E., Atlanta, Ga. 108. THETA LAMBDA—Samuel B. Kidd, 942 N. Upland Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 109. IOTA LAMBDA—Cramon J. Myers, 1224 N. West St., jnd.anapoLs, Indiana 110. KAPPA LAMBDA—Charles A. Grant, 504 Beach St., Greensboro, N.C. 111. MU LAMBDA—Edward J. Austin, 4711-leth St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 112. NU LAMBDA—Walker H. Ouarles, Jr., Va. State College, Petersburg, Va. 113. XI LAMBDA—Harold D. Langrum, 5225 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago, III. 114. O M I C R O N LAMBDA—Clarence F. Campbell, 1055 1st St. No., Birmingham, Alabama 115. PI LAMBDA—Lloyd H. Myers, 1514 W. 21st, Little Rock, Arkansas M i . RHO LAMBDA—Dr. Robt. Lee, Jr., 447 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo, N.Y. 117. SIGMA LAMBDA—Belmont F. Haydel, Jr., 3730 S. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans, La. 118. TAU LAMBDA—Isaac H. Miller, 1717 Windover Drive, Nashville, Tenn.

119. UPSILON LAMBDA—De Jean C. Downing, 719 W . 8th St., Jacksonville, Florida 120 PHI LAMBDA—M. H. Crockett, 3320 Garner Road, Raleigh, N.C. 121. C H I LAMBDA—Thos. E. Kelley, Box 132, Wilberforce, Ohio 122. PSI LAMBDA—John L. Pitts, 1907 Ivy Street, Chattanooga, Tenn.

123. ALPHA ALPHA LAMBDA—Arthur C. Williams, 158 Lincoln St., Montclair, N.J. 124. ALPHA BETA LAMBDA—Wilfred T. Seals, 774 Caden Lane, Lexington, Kentucky 125. ALPHA G A M M A LAMBDA—Walter W . Scott, 2170 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 124. ALPHA DELTA LAMBDA—A. B. Owens, Jr., 598 Williams Avenue, Memphis, Tenn.

127. ALPHA EPSILON LAMBDA—Dr. R. W . Harrison Jr., Box # 4 / 2 , Yaioo City, Mississippi 128. ALPHA ZETA LAMBDA—Joseph I. Turner, Bluefield State College, Bluefield, W . Va. 129. ALPHA ETA LAMBDA—A. C. Herald, Jr., 3001 N. Calumet, Houston, Texas 130 ALPHA THETA LAMBDA—Chester C. Sutton, 1011 N. Ohio St., Atlantic City, N.J. 131. ALPHA IOTA LAMBDA—E. R. Armstead, Box #152, Institute. West Virginia 132. ALPHA KAPPA LAMBDA—Henry L. Fulford, 1425 Grayson Ave., S.W., Roanoke, Virginia 133. ALPHA MU LAMBDA—Edward Hill, 249 York Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 134. ALPHA NU LAMBDA—Benj. H. Crutcher, Box r:2l Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala. 135. ALPHA XI LAMBDA—Robt. Stubblefield, 1340 W Woodruff, Toledo 4, Ohio 134. ALPHA O M I C R O N LAMBDA—Eric W . Springer, Box 7182 Oakland Sta., Pittsburgh, Pa. 137. ALPHA PI LAMBDA—Julian L. Lewis, 1344 N. Woodland Ave., Winston r alem, N.C. 138. ALPHA RHO LAMBDA—Paul T. Venable, 272 Miami Avenue, Columbus. Ohio 139. ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA—Theodore Wallace, 12031 Schroeder Rd., Dallas. Texas 140. ALPHA TAU LAMBDA—Tolly W. Harris, 324 N. Greenwood Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma 141. ALPHA UPSILON LAMBDA—W. H. Coston.

Alabama State College. Montgomery, Alabama 142. ALPHA PHI LAMBDA—George W C. Brown, Jr. 945 Albert Ave., Norfolk, Virginia 143. ALPHA CHI LAMBDA—Lee N. Beard, 1443 Lucky St., Augusta. Georgia 144. ALPHA PSI LAMBDA—Jas. O. Jackson, 2212 Manse Street, Columbia, S.C. 145. BETA ALPHA LAMBDA—Franklin Williams, 257 Randolph Avenue, Jersey City, N.J. 144. BETA BETA LAMBDA—Ellis A. Adger, 14015 Monroe Street, Miami, Florida 147. BETA G A M M A LAMBDA—M. Ralph Page, 420 North 1st St., Richmond, Virginia 146. BETA DELTA LAMBDA—Ernest C. Cook, Bethune-Cookman College. Daytona Beach, Fla. 149. BETA EPSILON LAMBDA—L. G. Ashley, Box #247, Boley, Oklahoma 150. BETA ZETA LAMBDA—Cyrus B. Taylor, 805 E. Dunklin St., Jefferson City, Mo. 151. BETA ETA LAMBDA—Hugh W. Sharp, 1508 N. E. 15th Street, Oklahoma City, Okla.

152. BETA THETA LAMBDA—J. R. Butts, 128 Nelson Street, Durham, N.C. 153. BETA IOTA LAMBDA—James Prestage, Southern University, Baton Rogue, La. 154. BETA KAPPA LAMBDA—W. Melvin Brown, Jr., # 5 Walls Street, Charleston, S. C. 155. BETA MU LAMBDA—Inactive 156. BETA NU LAMBDA—John A. Davis, 2518 Last., Charlotte, N.C. 157. BETA XI LAMBDA—Rev. Charles E. Taylor, 2009 Locust St.. Omaha, Nebraska 158. BETA O M I C R O N LAMBDA—Samuel T. Callowav, 224 Chicago Street, Prichard, Alabama 159. BETA PI LAMBDA—Georqe A. Poyer, 2 1st Street, Albany, New York 140. BEA RHO LAMBDA—Frank Wooten, 3125 Shan. non Ave., Youngstown, Ohio 141. BETA SIGMA LAMBDA—Clyde R. Broadus, 2200 Evans Ave.. Bloomfield. Conn.

142. BETA TAU LAMBDA—Clyde R. Broaddus, 2200 Evans Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas

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BETA UPSILON LAMBDA—Virgil J. Gilmore, 400 LaConte Street, Jackson, Tenn.

BETA PHI LAMBDA—Jas. W. Fisher, 518 W .

Henry St., Savannah, Georgia BETA C H I LAMBDA—Harry M. Hodges, 808 Fondulac Street, Muskogee, Oklahoma BETA P.I LAMBDA—Oscar V. Little, 5835 Ernest Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.

G A M M A ALPHA LAMBDA—A. R. Ware, Jr., 401 N. Augusta St., Staunton, Virginia G A M M A BETA LAMBDA—Arnold W . Wright, Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Ky. G A M M A G A M M A LAMBDA—Luke H. Chatman, Box #1311, Greenville, South Carolina G A M M A DELTA LAMBDA—Martin K. Austin, 1213 S. Fayette St., Becklay, West Va. G A M M A EPSILON LAMBDA—Jacob H. Bronaugh ,1214 Broad St., Hopkinsville, Kentucky G A M M A ZETA LAMBDA—Richard F. Pride, 2907 24th Street, Tampa, Florida G A M M A ETA LAMBDA—Dr. Malvern L. Ore, 1902 E. Ilth St., Austin, Texas G A M M A THETA LAMBDA—Charles L. Simms, 522 N. Clayton St., W Imington, Delaware G A M M A IOTA LAMBDA—Thomas E. Mason, 302 Clifton Place, Brooklyn, N.Y. G A M M A KAPPA LAMBDA—B. T. Washington, 304 N. 4th Street, Wilmington, N.C. G A M M A MU LAMBDA—Robert C. Graham, Box 242, Florida A&M Univ., Tallahassee, Fla. G A M M A NU LAMBDA—Lawrence A. Ferguson, 1401 Taylor St., Lynchburg, Virginia G A M M A XI LAMBDA—J. T. Wardlaw, 4300 3rd Ave., So. Minneapolis, Minnesota G A M M A O M I C R O N LAMBDA—Ben C. Hampton, Albany State College, Albany, Georgia G A M M A PI LAMBDA—Jas L. Sweatt, 2723 Avenue P., Galveston, Texas G A M M A RHO LAMBDA—Rogers E. Randall, 2750 W. 12th Ave., Gary, Indiana G A M M A SIGMA LAMBDA—Wm. D. Beasley, Box 73, State College, Ft. Valley, Georgia G A M M A TAU LAMBDA—T. L. Inghram, 104 John Street, Orange, Texas G A M M A EPSILON LAMBDA—Alvin M. Seals.

Box 38, Wiley College, Marshall, Texas G A M M A PHI LAMBDA—John Price, 4354 Racine Street, Oakland, California G A M M A CHI LAMBDA—Carlton A. A. Dias, 949 Broderick St., San Francisco, Calif.

G A M M A PSI LAMBDA—E. L. Fair, 32 Grail Street, Asheville, N.C. DELTA ALPHA LAMBDA—Frederick D. Brown, 3541 E. 153rd, Cleveland, Ohio DELTA BETA LAMBDA—Judson H. Furlow, 102 W. County St., Phoebus, Virginia DELTA G A M M A LAMBDA—Leon Robinson, 1222 Russell St., Covington. Kentucky DELTA DELTA LAMBDA—R. L. Smith, 431 N. Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach, Fla. DELTA EPSILON LAMBDA—Harold W . Thomas, 731 Gaty Ave., East St. Louis, Illinois DELTA ZETA LAMBDA—R. L. Hurst, S. C. State College, Orangeburg, S.C. DELTA ETA LAMBDA—Vance J. Williams, 3901 E. 4th St., Topeka, Kansas DELTA THETA LAMBDA—Aaron L. Smith, 519 Pearl St., Huntsvilln, Alabama DELTA IOTA LAMBDA—Lorenio R. Manns, 446 3rd Avenue, Columbus, Georgia DELTA KAPPA LAMBDA—Gerard A. Anderson, 305 Athens St., Florence, S.C. DELTA MU LAMBDA—Robt. J. Reynolds, 234 S. Orange Ave., Neward, N. Jersey DELTA NU LAMBDA—L. Wilson York, 341 ..oss Street, Danville, Vira-n:a GENERAL ORGANIZAT ON—General Secretary, National Headquarters, Chicago, IIlino's DELTA XI LAMBDA—Felton A. Johnson, 4017 Wilts St., Orlando, Florida DELTA O M I C R O N LAMBDA—Dr. J. D. Singletary, Md. State College, Princess Anne, Md. DELTA PI LAMBDA—Andrew J. Durgan, 1417 Tremont Street, Selma, AUbama DELTA RHO LAMBDA—U. J. Andrews, P.O. Drawer 1598, San Antonio, Texas DELTA SIGMA LAMBDA—Dr. R. Frank Bryand, 1112 Linden, Pine Bluff, Arkansas DELTA TAU DELTA—Mervyn V. Lackey, 2337 West Jefferson St., Phoenix, Arizona DELTA UPSILON LAMBDA—Jas. C. Leary, 2941 Looney Street, Shreveport, La. DELTA PHI LAMBDA—Harold A. Buchanan, 3323 17th St., Tusca'oosa, Alabama DELTA CHI LAMBDA—Peter C. Murrell, 809 W . North Avenu». Milwaukee, Wisconsin DELTA PSI LAMBDA—Harold Brown, Sr., 2920 Clermont St., Denver, Colorado EPSILON ALPHA LAMBDA—Wm. A. Warren 1522 No. Moore, Tyler, Texas EPSILON BETA LAMBDA—W. S. Hutchings, 534 New Street, Macon, Georgia EPSILON G A M M A LAMBDA—Dr. Robt. O. Phillips, 12 Seaver Street. Dorchester, Mass.

EPSILON DELTA LAMBDA—James O. Hopson, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama EPSILON EPSILON LAMBDA—Ralph H. Barksdale, Jr., 203 S. 9th St., Waco, Texas EPSILON ETA LAMBDA—Harry C. Ward, 203 N. Morris Street, Portland, Oregon EPSILON ETA LAMBDA—Simon S. Thomas, Box #345, Lilbourn, Missouri EPSILON THETA LAMBDA—Winston T. Williams. North Shore, Pembroke E., BERMUDA, B. W . I.

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EPSILON IOTA LAMBDA—Benjamin L. Davis, 311 St. James Ave., Suffolk, Virginia EPSILON KAPPA LAMBDA—Ulysses G . Mathis, #324, Grambling, Louisiana EPSILON MU LAMBDA— Leroy Anderson, 1301 E. Fisher Street, Pensacola, Florida EPSILON NU LAMBDA—Jno. F. Bailey, Jr., 1404 Effingham St., Portsmouth, Virginia EPSILON XI LAMBDA—B. H. Cooper, Box 1000, Clarksdale, Mississippi EPSILON O M I C R O N 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. Golden, 824 E. 9th Street, Flint, Michigan EPSILON PHI LAMBDA—Burton G. West, 900 Dunbar Avenue, Port Arthur, Texas EPSILON C H I LAMBDA—Edward N. Smith, State Teachers College, Elizabeth City, N . C .

EPSILON PSI LAMBDA— Harman D. Freeman.

434 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 G A M M A LAMBDA—Jack Jordan, Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma ZETA DELTA LAMBDA—Clarence H. Harmon.

724 S. Plum Street, Springfield, Ohio ZETA EPSILON LAMBDA—Richard L. Johnson, 58 W . Westside Avenue, Red Bank, N . 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. S. Brown, 1717 N. Herr St., Harrisburg, Pa. ZETA IOTA LAMBDA—Simeon Moss, 453 Walnut Lane, Princeton, New Jersey ZETA KAPPA LAMBDA—(Inactive) ZETA NU LAMBDA—Jas. H. Lockett, Jr. 2915 21st St., Gulfport, Mississippi ZETA NU LAMBDA—Guy Wolfe, 421 E. 2nd Street, Plainfield, New Jersey ZETA XI LAMBDA—R. L. Barrett, 1820 Foster Street, Evanston, Illinois ZETA O M I C R O N LAMBDA—William R. Mitchell, 1228 So. 45th St., Philadelphia, Pa. ZETA PI LAMBDA—Jerry Crowder, 1431 33th Avenue, Seattle, Washington ZETA RHO LAMBDA—H. Goidcn Pinketf, Del. State College, Dover, Delaware ZETA SIBMA LAMBDA—Robert L. Matthews, 4931 Dassco Court, San Diego California ZETA TAU LAMBDA—Clarence W. Miller.

13 N. Adams Street, Amarillo, Texas ZETA UPSILON LAMBDA-(lnactive) ZETA PHI LAMBDA—Wm. Decker Clarke 15 Rockland Road, bo. Norwalk, Connecticut ZETA CHI LAMBDA—Bringier H. Barker, Box #233, Franklinton, Louisiana ZETA PSI LAMBDA—Warren Combre, 409 Louisiana Avenue, Lake Charles, Louisiana ETA ALPHA LAMBDA—Charles H. Wilson Jr., 69 Carmel Street, New Haven Connecticut ETA BETA LAMBDA—Johnnie McCray, Jr., 1852 N. Green, Wichita, Kansas ETA G A M M A LAMBDA—David Pipkin. 118 1st Street, Lafayette, Louisiana ETA DELTA LAMBDA—Oris V. Gary, Box #457, Monroe, Louisiana ETA EPSILON LAMBDA—David N. Howell, Y.M.C.A., P.O. Box #147, Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa ETA ZETA LAMBDA—Nelson C. Jackson, 165 Clinton Ave., New Rochelle, New York ETA ETA LAMBDA—Samuel P. Callahan, 20 Dean Street, Annapolis, Maryland ETA THETA LAMBDA—Russell A. Stevenson, 83 Booker Avenue. Wyandanch, New York ETA IOTA LAMBDA—David N. Nunnally, 185 N Rockspring Street, Athens, Georgia ETA KAPPA LAMBDA—Charles E. Todd, Jr., 1408 Reynolds Court, Fort Pierce, Florida ETA MU LAMBDA—E. D. Wilson, Box 128, Bessemer City, North Carolina ETA NU LAMBDA—Timothy Johnson, Jr., 164-4 Ottawa Ave. N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan ETA XI LAMBDA—James E. Gregory, I I I , 511 1-2 N. 1st Street, Lawton, Oklahoma ETA O M I C R O N LAMBDA—James Martin, 271 Whit-Gren Apartments, Rock Hill, South Carolina ETA PI LAMBDA—Edward C. Strong, 1400 No. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena, California ETA RHO LAMBDA—William H. Wortham, II Cady Street, Rochester 8, New York ETA SIGMA LAMBDA—Clay Holland, 809 Richardson Court, Palo Alto, California ETA TAU LAMBDA—Robert P. Smith, 742 Euclid Avenue, Akron 7, Ohio ETA UPSILON LAMBDA—William O. Davis, 512 Washington Lane, Odessa, Texas

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ASSISTANTS — Hugh M. Gloster, Thomas W . Young, Charles Wesley, W . Wesley Whetstone, J. Saunders Redding, Myles A. Paige, Robert F. Custis, William H. Hale.

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GREETINGS "I saw farther than other men," said Isaac Newton, " 'twas because I stood on the shoulders of giants." Today as we gather here in our Nation's capitol to take stock of ourselves, to reaffirm our sense of social solidarity and to "make book" for the future we do so with a strong sense of indebtedness to the vision of our founders and the faith and industry of that great host of brothers whose collective strength is Alpha Phi Alpha. Today, we stand on the shoulders of the tall Alpha men of the past and I pray that we will view this enviable position in no sense as a resting place, but as a vantage point, a spring board from which to project ourselves into the future and the vital world of work which cries out to us for attention.

Just as our mental portrait of Renaissance man reflects and mirrors the yearnings, the stirrings, the achievements of a period which was coming alive as he endeavored to reconstitute himself as a free being so must the Alpha man of today see himself in his proper perspective and so portrays the best of our times. Today, no less than then, is there need for a spirit of self emancipation, a need for the reassertion of the natural rights of the reason and the senses.

Paraphrasing Charles Dickens' opening lines in his Tale of Two Cities, "It is the best of times, it is the worst of times, it is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness, it is the season of light, it is the season of darkness, it is the spring of hope, it is the winter of despair. . ."

Whatever may be the nature of these times, they are all that we have.

We must take the materials they offer and build for tomorrow.

Sincerely and fraternally yours, Brother William H. Hale General President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.