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ZETA

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SORORITY

OFFICIAL

INCORPORATED

DIRECTORY

(Continued 01, inside back cover)

NATIONAL OFl'ICERS LULLELIA W. HARRISON .. .Grnnd Bnsilt•us 1n1 Worm Street. Houston. Texas GERTRUD1': llAMM . . .. 1-'irsl Anli-lli;silN'" 1'!11 Colurnhi a Road. N.W., Washinl-(lon, D.C. NELLIE A. BUCIIANAN Second Anli-Ba•ilcc,s Haltirnore, Mnryluml ROMAINE BROWNE .... .. . Gl'ltmmalcus 1H:1r, Vermont Avenu , N. W., Wa,hin1-<ton, D.C. IRMA B. THOM !'SON ..... . Tumiua-Grumrnateus J:321 ~Hlh Street. Newport News, VirJ;tinitt BEA'l'IUCE A. MA YO . . . Tarnias Morl,(an Stale College, Baltimore, Mn ryl a nd NANCY B. WOULRIDWs . . Antunokrit i« 2825 W. Matlhon Street. Louisville. Kentucky LOU SWARZ . ... .... .ls11islolrus :rn5:~ Windi;or Place, SL. Louls. Missoul'l INEZ I. RICKS . Phylaklcr ~13 N. 5:!nl St r-cet, l'hiladclphi,i, Pennsylvuniu FANNIE C. C'LAY . Chuirmun or lsxccutive Boar-d 801 Ea!-.l Clinch Avenue, Knoxvlllo, Tennessee REGIONAi, DIRECTOHS

ESTHlm C. PEYTON :J:ll) T St rcet, N.W., Wushinjrton. D.C.

Allantic

ETHYL II. SMITH .... Cent rnl 6!120 Michign.n Avenue. Chic.ur«, llrlnols CARLOTTA STEWART . Southeuster'n 2668 Park Avenue. M -muh is, 'l'l•nnei--1--(• 1 GERTllUDE JIMSO . . .. Southern ,n;l 1 Ji;ayle Suecr. New Or+ean«, Louistn nn J UANlTA TA'rE .... Wcslcrn-Soulhwcstern

20118 N. Peo rtn St rcet , Tulsa, Oklnhoma ASSOCIATf,; DIREC'TOUS IN l!EGIONS

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THE ARCHON OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, Incorporated

Louisvill ', Kentucky, December 19,J,J

Voil1111c XI

STAFF OF THE ARCH ON NANCY B. \\'OOLRIDGE, EDlTOR 2825 \\I. l\ I ad ison Street, Louisville, Ky.

Number I

CONTENTS From The Editor's Of'Iicc

Greetings From The Grand

ROSE M. B,\NKS, RE.SEARCII EDITOR. (i08 W. Walnut Stn·c1, Apt. 500, Louisvil lc, Ky.

Zeta Receives N. A.,\. C. P. Award

Greetings From Soror Lillian Eva n ti

JD.\ Tl I l!STON, E])ITORl,\L ASSISTANT

Pottery Mak ing-1\ I y I lobby

517 S. Clay Succt, Loui \'ille, Ky.

,\ pp roaching Tl1e Problems of j uvcnilc Delinquency

.\SSOCL\TE EDITORS

L\ BERT,\ PllfLLIPS 112!) East TcrrcI Street, Fort Wonh, Texas SOlJTI IERN

I.EL,\ PORTER :i lfi Stn·L'll~ Place, Mcm ph is, Tc1111. SOlJTI IE \STERN .\I.I\[,\ 1\1. cox 20:i So. C. SlrtTI, 1-:ul'aula, Okla. \\11-:ST ,\ND SOUTIIERN Rl1TII \VIIITE \VII.LIS l'.!Tl \\'. L.il·a)('tlt' ,\1·e., Balti1110rc, l\ltl . . \TL.\NTJC

EDITORIAL NOTICE To all sorors and c ha ptcrs who sent material and inform.u ion to T!IE i\RCIION: \'0111· editors ;11T dl't'ply grnldul lor !'Olli' coopcr.u io». II' )Oll do not l'ind herein 111corpor,1tt"d a l l th<' rn:1ll'1'ial you sent, or the- picture you prcscrucd. pk:ts(• acccpl th is cxplauation. The E,cn11 i\l' Bo.ud voted 1hc1t only one issue ol Tl IE ,\RC:I ION would bl' of'Icred this year hcrausr or the prt"Sl'llt war l'll\('rgt'IH'Y and shot1:igt·s. TIH'ITl'on·, a high dt'grce or selectivity was IH'('('SS.ll'\ wlu-u :Ill)' mutt er W,lS olfcrcd, nnd (Ullscqut·111 I) 111:1n' , ('ry i111c1·L·st ing notices

:111d ano1111ts had to I)(' ornit1cd. \Vith reduced

On The \!\Tay To "Freedom Road"

Books

Zeta Participates In C:01111m111ity Projects

Soror Lou Swarz Receives Citation

As O11c Sorer Secs Another

The Trek

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Zeta's Job Not Tomorrow But Today

2:>

Soror Meade's Lillie Brown School l Iousc

Zeta Soro rs l n The World or M usi«

Finer Womanhood Reports

, .,

The Poet's Corner

!!8

Ard1011 ia n ,\spi ra I ions

'10

p:1pcr quotas and the manpower shortage, printing has l)ce11 greatly curtailed. U 11 l'onu naLcl y, Lhissingle isS11e 01' Zeta's ol'f'icial organ could not cnco1111iass ,ill the doings and contributions which its editorial stal'f' desired or you probably expected. H you sent a picture or mat, your editors have 1'01111d iL necessary lo hold your material until rurther ro111111unicatio11 with you, in view or 1he very J1eavy response t.o their ,q>pe,1 l !'or cu ts. I 11 any c1·c11 t, the sta l'f Ji opes that you will enjoy their first present al ion to the extent that you will continue your active ('<>operation with 1lw111 in endea1'ori11g- to ach.iel'C a comrncndn IJlc prod urt ion.

THE

FROM

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ARCHON

EDITOR'S

OFFICE

have rccogn izcd the purport or th is statement, and have exhibited this ideal by their untiring, unsclFisl. labors, not. necessarily within the narrow Iimits 01· sorority expansion, but in their efforts to improve their racial group in cv .ry phas · or co111111u11ity. civic and cultural l il'c. Throughout the thickly populated, war-geared campuses or the collc:ges on the Eastern arid Southeastern Seaboard, part.irula rl y, such leaders have perceived the urgent need for self rcal i/ation a111c)llg college women who arc preparing thcmsc] vcs 1·or the com pcti ti vc and rrucia I tests of the peace. Facing the impending problems of' social, educational and economic s ·curity in addition to th' present day rcadusuncnts necessitated by a11 a lmost co111plc1cly l'cn1i11ine c;rnipusworld, the college girl clc111a11ds rn111petent guidance 1·rom her cider sisters who must be prepared to meet the exigencies or the post war era.

\l\'ith this respomibility resting upon us, never may wl' permit 0L1rsclvcs to lose sight or the obligation to "labor" until "all things" ha,e been

SOROR NANCY BULLOCK WOOLRIDGE EDITOR OF THE ARCHON

To the Zeta Sisurhoocl. Greetings : With the most poignant l'ccling or gratitude for the honor paid us, yet with the deepest rcalizarion of the responsibilities entailed th .rcin, the members or the editorial qall offer you this issue of your ,\RC:I ION. R.c1 ivccl ,111cl rejuvcnatcd after a period or rcadjust111e11L and reorgani/at ion. the .\RC:1101\' ag,1i11 su111111011s you to its support with all the confidcnrc in your read} response that experience has u111ght it lo expect. or all. the nuuu-rous conuucnclablc acLi\, it ics sponsored I)\ our I int· org,111 i/at ion, the publication or its ofliria l mouthpiece is one or the most noteworthy, In 110 other way is it possi blc for Zetas th rougliou t t hl' nation to become as well acquainted wiL11 each other, or to share with other Crct·ks, as well as with sisters, t lic ir signilir.111L thoughts and dt-cds. ]11 110 other way ma) Zeta, as a ra111ih. unite i11 thl' l'xc1cising or its creative talent and its power or inspiration for the exemplification o[ its credo, "Finer \Vo-

conquered. Our l'aith in ourselves, and in our beloved Zeta is brought to the test i11 our rcali,alion or the i111plications of' our 111otto, a11tl of the words, "\Vhc11 Zcla mils, we'll answer one ancl all." When any acti, ity which exemplifies our ideals clc111ands our support, a11d when a11y opportunity lor acting llll'ritoriously occurs, our a nswcrs w i 11 rea flirm our l'a i th. ,\t this licgi1111i11g 01· a new acadc111ic year, for I Jo th the tcac hers a 11d the st uclc11 ts, with the myriad prol>le1m and clill'inrltics, with the impan of the warring world s1riki11g us with all the rorct'iul soknmil) or whicl1 it is rnpablc, with tht' deepening l1opl'S a11cl clrca111s 01· the coming pl'acc, wt· 111a) lwar

Ovn the carn,1gc .... prophetic a rnicc, lk 11ot di,hca1 tcn'cl. al'knio11 shall sohe the problc111, ol ln·t·clo111 )t'l, Thmc who lmc each othe1· shall bccolll(' ill\ inc iblt-, ;i11d wc shall rcali,c that only i11 organi1atio11s group, ,i111ilar to ours rnay co111e t]l{' glo1 ious n·alinttion ol acliit·,i11g pcacdul l'recdo111. ;i11d

'iisl t'l'i) ) o LI rs. 1'\all<) Bullock \\'oolridgt', ,\ntapokritis.

manhood." Emblazoned on our shield and etched indelibly in our hearts b} the indomitable Zeta spirit, is our motto, "Labor Conq11t•P; \II." For nearly a quarter or a rcm ur, t lu lcadt·i, of Zt'ta Phi Beta

TULSA E TERTAINS ITS FIRST GREEK BOULE WHEN WE MEET THERE DECEMBER 2 7 · 30

TIIE

"GREETINGS

ARCIION

FROM

THE

GRAND"

SOROR LULLELIA W. HARRISON GRAND BASILEUS

in various Iorrns, and I a111 suddcnly aware or the rcsponsi bi Ii l y of th is offire ,111d of the m11l'iclc11cc which )'Oll ;111d my lr icnrls have in me,

am happy to pass them on to the new Southern Director. J shall endeavor to carry out your wishes and lol low rarcful ly the desirable policies o( my predecessors. There is 110 doubt in my mind as to the coopcra Lion I shn 11 rccci vc from you. I only ask your prayers for my continued

To do anything less t h a n my best would be a

strength Lo nirry 011 well.

d isappoin tuu-n t to 111:111y; th .rclorc T promise you a l l tlwt I have i11 putting· the job over.

attempts, "l will willingly accept any corrections

I arccpt this honor as :111 intl icarion or your belief in my ;1bili1y to render dl'icic11t service to Zeta. Cnt,iinly, Ior l'il'tcc11 years l have tried 10 uphold Zeta's standards and to give to lier tlw 1ype of sen ice which a11y growi11g orga11izat ion needs, 1\, :1 region a I cl i rector J was a blc to add twelve chapters to the eight assigned to me in Texas, Louisiana, NI ississippi, and Arkan-

With best wishes for a successful year, and with. the praycrful hope that sisterly love will prevail among Zetas everywhere, lam, Sisterly yours, Lulic! ia \I\T. JI arr ison Grand Basilcus

sas. The e chapters arc a credit to Zeta, and I

On to Tulsa for the Boule-December 27-30.

Zeta Sorors, I I is i udccd a plcasu n: Lo grc('t you [rom 1hr na t iona I o l'I ice i 11 the deep South. Congrat u laI ions have

m111e 1·ro111 Creeks am[ Non-Creeks

Should

I err in my

given 111c by 111y sisters."

TIIE

Zeta Receives N.A.A.C.P. Life Membership Award

SOROR FANNIE C. CLAY CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Sorer Fannie C. Cla), beloved Cha irman o[ the ExecuLiH.: Board ol Zeta Phi Bela, was honored b)' the:-.: .. \.,\. C. P. al its a111111al meeting when Zeta Phi Beta SornriL) was awarded a med a I for a $500.00 Ji le mcm bcrvh i p Lo the N .. \. ,\. C:. P. Soror Clay acccptccl the medal 011 behalf of the sorority .. \ gr:1duatl' of Livi11g'>Lo11c College. Sa l ivbu rv , l\'or1l1 Carol iua, Soror Clay ha, dour graduate work at I la111p1011 l11st it u tc, Fi,k Umvcrxit v, and Columhia l.ln ivx-r,il). I ht\ ing ',{'IH'd r(,.. vomc Li Ille ;is Denn or \\'0111c11 at her Al ma i\liltcr, site is 110w Dean of Girl, and teacher of b1glish and Social studies at Auvt in JJigh School, Kuoxv il!c, Tcuucssc« . . \ prominent citizen and c i, ic worker, Soror Cla) has sen cd, si nee I !J:19, as President of the Last "l cnncsscc Assoriat ion or Teachers. Zeta is proud to have had Soror Clay a~ a rcpresentativc to receive the award from the

A. C. P.

ARC:IION

Regional Directress Welcomes Zeta Boule

E. JUANITA TATE WELCOMES BOULE

Crc('ting\ and best wixhc-s for :i H'l}' plcasaru <111t11111n season. ,\lay cat h d;iy iJ(' lillecl wirl: new hope and a greater desire 10 puvh Zt·ta onward :111d upward. Tulsa i., our 1911 Bo11k c i1y. 1\lil) )C/l11· ('\('!'\ dlort i)c bent in th(' clin·r1io11 ol Tulsa and yo111 Boule. \\'(' ol .\lplw Iola Zc·la < 1,;ipll'l uud t ht\\lcstt·111-So11thwcstt·rn R('gio11 will be clis;ip pointed ii )OU .JIT 1101 pn·'>t·111. l'lv.i,t· <1011·1 disappoin; uv, [•,. .J11a11it;i Tan-, \ V cs ten 1 -Sou L h 1,·,1t·111 Reg ion:d Director, 'J ul,:i, Okla.

Twenty-fourth Annual Boule in Tulsa

Will you be there?

THE

ARCHON

SOROR LILLIAN EV ANTI GREETINGS TO ZETA

Front Soror Lillian Evarui \\'e thl' 111c111lins of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority 111,1dl' our own blue print when we established tlw lic-d 11101ivc, "Fi11n Womanhood". TL is a S)llllml: it i, a st im ulan t Ior more radiant l ivi11g: it is a rnck [or dirccti11g· the 111i11d; it directs

energy: it is all e111braci11g lor the highest ideals. Think of Zcur's broad program for social, cultural, educational, and health improvement. View the varied activities: the Big Sister Move111c11t, designed to help rchab il itatc girls; Social 1 lygicnc with accent 011 Sex Education and Gen(Continued on page 8)

THE

RETIRING

ARCHON

GRAND

BASILEUS

BLANCHE JACKSON THOMPSON BL\NCIJ 1', .).\CKSON Tl 101\1 PSO I served Zeta Phi Bela national I) more than I i,c rou sccutivc )Cars two yC'ars as National Firsl vnt iBasilcus and thrC'c )<'ar, ,i-, Gra11d Basikus ,1IH·1· serving a, \ning Grand llasilcu, [or seven months, l'ini,hing the unexpired urm or her predecessor. Uudci tlw guicla11n· of Soror l '101111,,011 the sorrnit )' was lno11gh1 11101T clcl i-

11itd) 10 the a ttcnt ion o! the pu bl i« b) plari11g (·111phasi, upon the Zera Artists' Bureau and 1 lw curou: agt'lllt'llt o] worthwh ilc projects, s11d1 as t Ii l' 11 ousing Projc: t. I l cr cha rm i ng perso11 alit) ;111cl <·,cl'llt·11t coinradcsh ip have end<•;iretl Soro, l l,0111 pson to al I who came in con tan wit l: her. I Jn linc work maush ip in her chos<·n lil'lcl ol muvir has earn eel for her I he 1-c,pt'<'t and honor of her somrs e1 crywhcrc.

THE

ARCHON

C. J. CHAMBLISS POTTERY MAKING-MY

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By Soror Charlotte Jackso11 Cluuuhliss Li kc the era l't of f)OLLcry 1na k i 11g wh irh is as old as 111a11, ;111cl which owes J1111ch or its early product ion to pure accident, 111y rirsl interest in pol ll'r)' 111:1y be sa icl lo be arciclcn t a l. Fron 1 111 y ca il icst rcrol lcrtion I ha vc been conscious or a 11 ever p1T.,L'1ll desire to gi1·e expression to somethi11g buried deep clown within 111c, Ior as early as 111y sixth or seventh year, while I was living 011 a pl.muu iou in Louisiana, these urges nin n il'cs1cd tl1c111sdl'cs. The vnri-colorcc' 111ud along 1l1c road and bayou held a pcrul iar l'asci11atio11 for 111e a11d its strange beauty lured 111c lo want to tour h it. It was not 1111til Ill)' seu ior high school days i11 New Orlcaus that I had a11 opportunir y to use clay [or creative p11rposcs. This 01ily led to a grcaltT dis.111poi111111c11t bemuse lacilitics would 1101 pnlllit lurthcr working in cl;iy. Tile desire to rre;11c did not die, hut was asserted i11 other art media. \\lhc11 l w:1, assig11nl the work or te:1chi11g art and <T<1it, in 1/ie school where I a,11 110w teaching. I di,c·on·1Tcl t h:11 I roukl be :1 111on· suen·1,sltil :111 ll':tdH'r ii I scn1rcd :1clditi011al t ru in i11g :111cl t·11t('r('cl upon serious st ut l y i11 art. Duri11g t lu: [ll'riocl ol 111y l irst 1(·111un· i11 nrt tc:id1i11g ;i xmn!l a111ou11t ol 111ocll'li11g (l;iy was sent lo the '>( hool :111cl the ( Ii iklrcn and l worked in in-

lorma 1 groups, usu a 11 y after school hours. These cmbryon ic arts and crafts clubs taughL me many interesting things about the aptitudes and potc11tialities or the children as future crarts111c11. My Lrip to Rockefeller Center in New York d11ri11g the su111111cr or l!H 1 stimulated me Lo 1r,111sla1e so111e of the heauLy which I had enjoyed l'ro111 t i1ne to t imc and aided the process or 111 y rinding a 11wcl i u 111 or ex press ion. Thus I 111adc I he i 11 it ia I steps in the experirnen L ol' pottery 111;1ki11g. 111 a year or intensive research ancl studv at tile Calil'ornia College or 1\rts and Crarts ;111cl tile l111i1·ersity or California, r laid tl1e l'ou 11da I io11 or pollery rna king. Si 11 cc the work there, l have cxhiliitccl 111y h;indmadc pollery i11 0:1kl:111d, California, Chicago, llli11ois a11cl st·vcral tirncs in Louisia11;1. At present I am preparing l'or an cxhibiL in the Gil\ Shop or the Leon Gocld1aux Clothing Company on Canal Street in New Orleans. I[ this altcmpl is sucCl'ssful, iL will be the first time thaL such an ('vent has lilkcn place in the history of Louisiana, and perhaps in other Southl'rn suites. Se1Tr:i I demon st r;i lions and lectures have been giyt·11 for the l'ollowing groups, na1ndy, Faculty ol_ the Joseph A. Crnig School. Sectional Meeting ol tl1t· New Orleans Colored Teacher 1\ssociat io11, groups ol' artists and lay111cn in the home or l\liss Fannie C. \1\/illiams or New Orleans, and Service l\fc11 at the New Orleans U. S. 0.

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ARCHO A true Marylander, she is fond of' seafood. In the field of sports, she is fond of croquet and ten 11 is. A painter in winter a nd a traveler in summer, she is a lover of individ ua l ir y in taste. Dr. Alain Locke has included her arnong the grcal art i ·t iu his book. TI I I•: NEGRO I r 1\RT. GREETINGS FROI\I SOROR EV.\

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cral Dcliuqucnc y, Add to these the rn111111t111ity projects, recreational progra111, nursery schools,

housi 11g projcc ts, set tlcmcn t work, and so forth.

SOROR FLORENCE PURVIANCE Soror Horcnr c l'unia11ce,Sttpt'nisorol .\rt in Puhl« 'icl10ob ol Baltimon·, i\lat'}land, has been an a 11 ist si nn· childhood. She won a pi-i/c for painting as a third grade student, thus showing Iu-r apr irudc lot painting. 'iornr l'un ia11C<' was graduated Irom Coppin '\01111al 'id100I. She rccci v ccl her clegrC'c from \forgan and has vt udicd at the Univcrsit ics ol Pcnnsvlvan i« and Columbia and th(' State Col kg(' or Pe·1111,1h.inia. '-,h(' ha, also studit'cl unck-r the la n Charil', \\'altl'rs of the l\la1yla11cl Inst itutc ;ind she· has lx-c-n a student of Dona kl Cole. \JH·1 t<':1d1i11g lor a kw vcar-, Soro: Pun i ann· IH·rn11w ,upcn ixor of art in the clcmcutm y schools ol llah imore. Shl' finds t imc to do ('X:• tc·mil(· painting, ror her manv paintings arc exhibited in the· \f1is<·u111 ol vn. Ft icnds of Art. Independent \rts, Charcoal C:1111> and Founda t ion ol F,p1rssi1e· \1t. i\!;1111 or h\'I pil'(t'S have lxxn sold.

\Vhcn our First Lady. l\lrs. Elca11or Roosevelt, spoke at 1 Iowa rel llni1crsity on Finer \Vomanhoocl Day, she said, rderring to Zeta, "Your program will make the world a lictter place to live in." In a world ol warring ideologies we J11us1, more than vier, 1 i1ali1e our program and direct its channels for sen ice toward e1er inrrcasi11g S<JCial re lat iomhips and ,oh ing social problcms. Our chalk11ge is to Ji1·e up to our potclllialiLics, in order that we may rnordinatc the ultimate goal of life, happinc,s. But we can 11eilhcr auai11 nor enjoy this state 01· being without sharing il with othl'rs. It is ,aid that happincss is like a pcrlu111c· )OU cannot sprinkle it on others without gctti11g sotlle 011 )Oursclll So it is the program of' Finn \\101na11hood, which sets a pattern to help otht'l's li1e 11101T rn111plct('l) and ,pi1 it11ally. \Vt· sen<· c·.ich other when we rnordinatc our 1aricd talents for a licttc-r rnrnmunit), city, stale, nation. I lappincss i11 lil'e· 111<'a11s doing to the best or )Our abilit) thv thing that )<>ll can clo best and love to do iJ('st. But 011<· n111.s1 check and recheck bis hl'st. In \\h:tlt'\l'r liC"lcl ,our work 111ay lie, kc·c·p tht· idC"ah of Fi11c1 \Vo111a11hood aglo. l 1sc ,ou1 i111agin:1tion. c11t-rg,. :1gilit\', ancl ckltncss in stTing )Olll pl,111s through. 11' )OU c·o111c to a wall th:1t h,tlh clit('( t pa,sag<", mak(' a ci<'tou1 into a tH'\\', a11cl pc1 haps lcrngn, routc•, liut rn11tinu(' to follow th(' "gn'('ll light." Fail 11n· is not lalli11g down, but sta,i11g clown. i\Inlitatc. stud), nl'atc in )Olli' i111.igi11atio11 ,1 sucn·ss pal1l'lll, ;111cl clit('(( \Olli j>0ll't'IS towards )Olli' iclc-ak Cl'rtai11h sonw ol th<· I in<·,t wo111e·11 I l1a1c Cll'l knoll'n ,11<· 111\ Zl'ta 'iistl'IS. I am ltapp) to t;1k(' this o<Tasio11 to again thank th<·111 rOI the 111,111, coullc·si<·s to 111c· !10111 coast to co.1st, lrom 1101 th to south. "iornrs, it is with 101<· and :d fc(lion that I gr<"l't ,m1. i\lE \IORLUI C:1.ic(' ;\('al l)1111ra11 (Kappa Zl'l:t, Dallas, Tl'\as.) E. f. J e·1 n I lol11w1 (Pi t<·t.1, :'\'asl11 ill<·.) 1 lmtc·me· Fi11h ( \lpha lot.i Zl't,1. I ul,a, Okla.) l·lol"l'tHl' Bulo1cl (lot.i t<·ta. l11dia11apoli,.) lkssit' \lll'n (Eta /('LI, I ,0111s1 ilk.)

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APPROACHING THE PROBLEM OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

SOROR WILLE A. COLEMAN

PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE CllILD WELFARE PROGRAM

By Sorer \Vi!Jye ,\. Coleman, Zeta Zeta.

The problem or .Ill vcn i le Delinquency is Oil ly a problem of child welfare. The approach to the problem ol dcl in qucucics or youth should he made through a good child wcllar« program. Juvenile de! i 11q uc11cy is 110 longer rnnsi_dered a special problem, unsurmouuta hlc or iso la t 'Cl. Neither j\ it a gennal condition, for only a relatively Icw rh ildrvn arc affected. IL is mostly had lx-ha vior tha t rouccrus us today. Our rcsponsiEditorial Not : Sorors Ray and Coleman arc equally well prcpar d to discuss the matters pertaining to juvenile d linqucncy. An honor graduate of Louisville Muni ipal Coll gc, and a graduate student in the Haymond A. K nt School of Social Work of th Univ rslty of Louisville, Soror Ray has th~ distinction of being th' only Negro Policewoman in the city of Louisville, having b n appoint d last year by merit examination to serve with th, Crime Provcrrtion Bureau of Louisville. Sorer Col man has a rich exp ri nee in social work having s irv id several yours in New York and hicago social s nvicc organizations. A gradual' of the University of 1llinois, S ror ol man .arncd an excellent reputation in the Graduate School of Socia I Sorv ic or th' Univ rsity of Chicago from which sh received the Must r's D gr e. At pres int Sorer Col man is Case Work Supervisor of the Cook County Bur au of Publi Welfare, with special interest in Aid to Dependent Children,

b il i Ly, therefore, is greater to tl1 is bad bcha vior group than to court ca cs. For ins ta nee, if an agency caring for thousands of needy families could be equipped to handle early behavior problems marulcstcd in children or the families they contact, many children would be prevented [rorn reaching the court in later years. This could be done as in private agencies where the case loads arc not too heavy to preYCn t the individual consultation with each member of th' family in on! 'r to me 't the specific needs. In studying the behavior problems among chi Id rcn, there is need for a better u ndcrsiandi ng· or more subtle and intangible proccsse· which constitute the dynamic lire of the family group. The delinquent aCL is part of the life experiences or the ind ividual and can be understood only in relation to the social world in which he is a part. It i· conuncnly held that neighborhood conditions arc accountable for production of delinquency. Environment i · in truth an influence, but it. appear that in almost every case delinquent acts are more deep-rooted. An investigation o[ the causes of trouble in youth hould be made at the earliest possible period in his li! ·. The danger signals in youth's behavior should be given as much care as is given the child after an offense. Direction of the child's lire into constructive channels ol' thought and action is far more powerful in correcting this problem or delinquency than any other procedure. Sheldon and Eleanor Gluccks' study of one thousand juvenile clcl inq ucncics showed that post treatment of such behavior problems i not nearly ·o successful as treatment before the d1 i Id becomes an offender. Reliable i 11 Iormatiou presented in 920 cases showed that 798 out of' this number were found to be delinquent during the five-year period l"ollowing the encl or official treatment. This high percentage o[ recidivism in juvenile offenders seems Lo i n d irate a need for emphasis 011 a thorough program that will reach the offender before he gets into the courts. Early conduct difficulties in children should be handled through the guidance of' health center officials in collaboration with the parent. It is quite evident that the youngest age groupesp~cially Lhosc of pr '-school age-ha I'' problems which arc clearly rcl:1tccl to health problems. Older children, very often, require the attention :me! advise or psychiatrists, social workers or those especially trained in the treatment o( conduct problems. (Continued on page 17)

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B) Soror Arncl ia B. Ray, t·:1a Zela. The approach LO the problem o/' juvenile clclinqucnr y should include progra111s designed 10 sLrc11g1hc11 the weak '10111<:s and 10 kssen Lhl' prol)abilit) ol the e,Lalilislrn1rnt 01· l ut urc weak nomcs. Child welfare progra111s arc e,,c11tial, but any progra111 which docs 1101 include the child's complete 1:11, irouuunt 111a' be r<:ganlcd a, social opiates which dull the pain ol juvenile clcl in(jUCIH') "ithtHIL striking at the root ol its preOolllinating cause. ,\ child is born an a11i111al, but with potcm ial it.ics ol bcromi11g ht1111;111. ,\t hirth he is surrounded b) other rndividuu ls whose relation Lo each other arc gmcrncd Ii) hclicls and practices which have accumulau-d through th« :ig('s. The rcla rion-, o l the new nrrival, the rare he receives. and L11c wa) he is trc.uccl by those about him arc all. determined by the cu h urc o l t h« group i 11 LO which he happcm Lo b<: born. · I he endow 111c11L of arcumulatcd e,1>(·1ie1H·(·s of his unrcsiors whic h the infant brings with him a1<: not su! Iicicn t eq u i pmen L lor adj 11su11e11L 10 the sorict y into which he has so rcn.:ntly come. 11 is iulurcu t capacity must be expanded through education and experience. l I<: becomes !1t111ia11 Ii> ha, ing his original impulses defined for h irn h his lum ilx group. ~ill((' the lamil) is the most eS'>('llli,il 1111i1 or social organi1a1io11, i1 i, 10 be (·,p(·tted 1h;11 the con· of human nature should dtv clo p i11 the lamih c:iHk. \\'hen wt· com« 10 asnibc rcspon sibilitv for delinqucm !Jeh,n im and dcli11quc111 attitudes the [amil) mu t a sL1111e Lhc primary

,\ child is born :1social; tl1at is, witl1 a primitil'c i11sti11n rn11ccrned only wi1h se11·-satisfanio11 without r<:gard lor tile su1Tou11di11g world. Thi, is norn,al lor the young chilcl. but is dissocial in 1 he adolc,(Tll l and ad u IL. Prnper rca ring 01· a rl1ild is 1hr leading or it /'ro111 ,111 asocial state lo ,I soc i a I s Ul Ll'. The cleli11q11<:11L child is esse11lially a 11or111al child \\'ho has been lia11dicapprd IJ)' a rn1npit'xi1y or circu111st.111ccs with which he has not been a IJk lO rnpe bcca use h<: has IJ1:e11 led lo th<: l'on11atio11 or u11whokso111e li<:hal'ior patterns by 1/10sc J'irst cxpcrienc<:, which his i11viron111e11L has l'orc<'d II po11 Ji i 111. But, iL 111,1, lie casilv argued, Lhm1sa11ds or children g1·0\1; up uncl~r unl'avorablc ci1-cu111su111rcs and still arc 1101 delinquents. There J1ll1St lie son1cthi11g in the child hi111sclf' whicl1 1he c11\'iro11111c11t brings out in the for111 01· dcli11q11cn1 bcha, ior .. \ugust 1\icl1horn calls this unknown ,0111cthi11g a "predisposition lo dcli11lllll'llC) ", a !actor without which an u111'.i1·oral,lc (·111·ir1J11111e111 can ha,l' 110 power wlrntc,·l'I' over 1hc chil(I. :--:ow whlT<: ,hall we look lor 1his "predi,po,i1io11 10 clcli11q11c11cy"t \Ve lllrn to consiclcr "original 11,llurc'', that is. the well delined ll'11det1(il·s to l11tu1T IJl'ha1ior which the child po,scssl''> lrnm tl1c 11101111:111 wlic11 the 01·u111 :111cl th(' ,pn111<1 to10011 wh i cl I prod ucl'd hi Ill united .. \, tilt' (hilcl grnw, his wish<:, de,elop out ol the 01igi11al 11,11u1T driH·s l11111ger, 1hirs1. L1tigue. 1c,t. ,ll't'j) ;incl rn11do111 ani, itics. The i11la11t\ \\'i,lH·, arc all ol this rl'lativl'l) sirnplc type, the goals ;ire near at hand arid can easily be rclat<'d 011(· 10 anoth('I' ol th<: original nature clri1t·s. Nol ,o how1:1t·1 :1s hl' grow, older. l [is wishes IJcrn111c rn111 pkx and I he goa Is ;i r(· ol tc11 lar di,1a111. It b(·rn111l'S olJ\'ious that the "prccli,prn,i1io11 to dcli11qt1l'IH)'" i, alwa s present al birth. IH1t i, 1101 ;i li11i,h('d product at that 1110111(·11t. Its de1dop111(·111 i, d(·tcT111i1H'd by the child\ (·11101io11al 1clatiomhips and 1hose lirsl cxperic11cc.·, in the la111il) rirdc. Fro111 thl·,<.· olJsl'rvatio11, ii hcco111(•s app,t1Tl1L 1h:1t, in onk1 to ,trikv at the l(T\' roots ol j11,c11iit' cldi11q11l'lH\, lh<.'rl' i, 1l(·ecl 'ror a progrn111 whith will gin· :11 lt'a,t as 11111Ch :llll'lltion to till' pa1'('111\ ol a dcli11qt1t·11t child a, is gin·11 to thl' driH·l ol a11 :1ulrn1101Jik. II lor :1111 n·a,011 thal d1 in·r i, i1nohl'cl in all ace idt·11t, hl' is re<j u i rl·d to at L(·11<l t I a II ic school lo bl' la ugh t how not to ha,(· ;111othl'I ace ide111. \VIH'lll'ITl dcli11t111(·11t i)('ha,im i, di,tm<-r(·cl in a child the p:in·111'> ol 1hat child should bt· tTq11i1t'cl 10 attl·11cl. kt us ,;1 . a pan·111\ ,chool and lil' taught h<rn 10 a1oid 111i,1akt·, in child n·;11i11g. Child wdlal(' prngr:1111, art' i11di,p(·11,ablv, IOI through thl'lll thC' ,h.11tc·1l'd pit·<('S ol tho11,a11d, ol 101111g li1t·, 111.t\ I)(' gathnt'cl up :111cl molded into ,,01 th11hik Ii,<:'>, Intl in oicle1 to a1oid thl' hrca king or ) ou 11g Ii, es I h<:rc is a II ol)\ iou, lll't'cl

burden. ln one wav or another the parents hare not been equal to their task.

be real parents to their off-spring.

SOROR AMELIA B. RAY

EDUCATE THE PARENTS!

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"ON THE WAY TO 'FREEDOM ROAD'" -A Symposium. Editorial note: These five discussions reveal the varying interests of Zeta women scattered throughout the nation as they offer comments upon the existing problems facing Negro College Women everywhere. The "Findings and Conclusions" attached, resulted from the efforts of Gamma chapter, Morgan College, in fostering a most successful Sigma-Zeta Conference designed to consider constructively specific problems. Sorer Ruth White Willis formulated the Report o! the Evaluation Committee which assembled the data for the "Findings" under the direction of Mr. Daniel Atwood, Executive Secretary o! the Interracial Fellowship.

NEW Cl l,\LLENGES FOR A NEW IM\' By Sorer P. S. Bolden, Alpha Eta Zeta. "The life of 111a11 is made up or action and cncluraurc, and l il'c is Iru it.lul in the ratio in which it is laid out in noble action or in patient perseverance." In speaking a challenge, WC usually think 01· clefranee hurled into our Jaccs by an adversary either in the cotHTCLC or in the abstract. H it be i11 the l'ormcr, we gird ourselves with physical strength a nd ski I l to meet the threat. H it prcscnts itself' in the abstract, we equip ourselves with all the courage and aggressive stamina at our co111111a11el. As long as it is possible to meet an adversary Iacc Lo I ace, one c,111 be al most ccrta in o[ the ncccssury procedure which may ult.imatcly lead to victory, but on the other hand, when conl'ron tccl by ;111 unseen adversary, it is d illicult to decide how LO advance. Today, the world faces three new challenges, the ch:ille11ges or new leadership, the challenge ol new demands, the challenge o( new responsibilities. Leaders in the past possessed ability, courage, decision, and a knowledge or the need for human brotherhood. Leaders 01· today must al ·o possess ability. but 011 a greater scale, because the exigencies or the rimes demand that they know

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Leaders 01· today must possess,. in a larger degree, courage that dares to endure all and sul kr al I Ior truth and duty. They must be able to lormulutc decisions which will stand any ll'SLS lo which t hey ;1 re su bjcctcd. Leaders or today must 1101 011 ly know that there is such a 1hi11g as hu111a11 hrot hrrhooc], but must show by their own examples, the true spirit o( hrot hcrhoocl

To lie an able leader, one must be bulwarked by IIIHjli<..'St ioncd character and ge11ui11c sincerity. Ill' 11111st be a champion or truth and honesty: an udvoouc or tolerance and Forbearancc, he must refrain lrom harsh judg111enl and (Continued on page 20)

LET FREEDOM REIGN By Soror Alice Driskell Dawson, Epsilou Zeta. "Lind of the Free, Horne of the Brave, Let Freedom Reign!" These three phrases we so proudly and so reverently lift our voices to sing. Emotionally we sing them after a stirring patriotic oration. Traditionally we sing them. during war-l it ti mes as now. Where is "the Landof the Free"? What is its population? ln The Beginning, God created earth, l Ic created man and gave to him a beautiful universe. This gift lo man was free in The Beginning. Man gal'C nothing in exchange for he had nothi ng. Man was created in the image and likeness of God. l le was a masterpiece but he was not complete enough to be le: t alone, so God created a corn pan ion, .. Woman". Land and all therein remained free LO man until LCJ11ptation, introducing it.sci[ through woman, awakened man and all the sleeping JacutLJcs c111bcddcd in his brain. For though Lind was !'rec, man was not. Only a free people arc a brave pcoptc. H a child is not free Lo enjoy Jiis J_iome,_ ii' he is constantly prohibited J1y111 enacting l11S desires, he will sulk, enclosing l11s J11any w1s11cs in a shell of rear. So it is with our country, the "llomc oI the Brave". This is home, but there arc more or us Americans forced to Jive in a shell or wantonness and fear than those who arc pcnnittccl LO live here in healthful rnrnfort. Yet this home can afford comforts Lo all al.ikc. One 111an is pushed from his home because his skin is black, though i L covers the same bodily strunurcs as ol other hunian races. Another is lielcl aloof because he favored, f'or all men, equal rights as Cod had intended it. There's still another little l'cllow whose skin is Loo whi tc and whose hair is Loo straight to be wantc(l there. Now a yellow skin 111ay visit the Big Mansion. With his bc.1utif'11l word phrasing in parable, the lancllorcl receives hirn and glories in the draping or verbal robes or "Your Honor" and "Your J\fajcsty" .. And a Jcast is prepared for the liulc man who took in a belly full o[ vita111ins which he is soon lo return in the form or lio111 b shcl ls. Then husky browns, desiring to become An1C'rica11s arc received and arccpt'ccl, because he promises to aid in the complete de truclion of tcrrori~111. (Continued on page 15)

TrIE BUILD[NG A STRONG FOUNDi\TlON FOR .\ TRUE DEMOCRACY By Soror Ethel Thompson, J\lplia Zeta.

The fact that a World \Var is in progress has caused the people or the world to realize that all races arc concerned and involved, and therefore, a feeling or neighborliness has been inevitably engendered. J 11 the "rc11a o 1· anion a 11 races or men have been brought together th rough the corn 111011 ca use of i,11 media tc freedom and its perpetuation. Not only have the races or necessity come into close contact with one another, but rhc homes of these people have been brought closer together because of modern 111ea ns or co111 mu 11 i cat ion and travel. Th is rclaiionsh i p is a basis for democracy and it has conic about almost unavoidably. It is true that our home govern111cnt has been characteri/cd as a dcmocru.-y, but in the pursuit of life l'or happiness, wealth and predominance, the stronger clements have overshadowed, overpowered and outgrown their weaker citizens so that a wide gap in social status has become cvident. Then the question. ".-\m l my brother's keeper?" with its affirmauvc answer is forgotten, and strife prevails. !11 our land there has been misapprehension and misgiving as a result or unwise and arrogant prcsump1uous11css. Perhaps it is providcntia l that Lhc war has given the defensive side, the mutual aim to win the war thus suppressing the rule o[' tyranny and distrust. l nity of' purpose and the solidariiy 01· cl'lorts will gi1·e victory and security in democracy. As soon as the feeling 01· superiority is i111miucnt 011 any one side, racial conflict is beg1111. The several c:11viro11111e11ts o! peoples are responsible lor the va rious types or in l crior and superior reactions. This truth 111ay ,q>ply to appe,mu1ecs, customs and cdura tiou. II all people had been generated and propugaicd under tile same cond it ionv, their general reactions would be similar. The rcn l i/a t ion and rerng11itio11 of these truths should lostcr tolerance, a necessary and hclpr1il auitudc toward builduu; a strong Iouuclat ion for a true democracy. Tolerance among the races and the obliteration o] the attitudes of suporior.it) and inlcriority should bring about better inter-racial relations. Freedom from fear, one 01· 'The Four Freedom," in lhe win-the-war program, would be an agreeable and com lort ahlc feeling i11 dkcting mutual [ntcr-raciul cxpcricnrcs. ·1 hi, cstabl isluucnt ol 11101T dcmocrat ir interracial relations must be the work o/ Lho,v who have courage in their convictions, and those who (Continued on page 21)

ARCIION A T.\SK TO BE DONE By Soror Lucy I fa rth Srn i th, Alpha Psi Zeta. J\ Ii nori Ly groups i 11 1\rnerica corn pl ,1 i 11 1 hat they liave not been treaLed fairly by ,\mcrican hisloriam. Fore111osL a111011g thc:se groups is the 1\rnerican Negro. H correction is LO be made, American scholars or color 11111st rnake a systematic ·ITorL to do so. The 1\ssocialion for the SLudy or Negro Life and JI istory has Jed Lhe wa )' in the work or reconstrutl i 11g the pasl, so as to include Lhe story or the Negro. We who compose a part o[ this rns111opolitan citi,cnry should take an anivc part in a'>sisting with tl1is great task. \Ve must urepare youth Lo play 11is part creditably .in the post war world. \Ve should hold up to him exarni>Jcs or our own people ,,. ho ha \'C clone tit i ngs worth wh ik. Ind il'icl uals who J1ave no record of what their rorepa re11 ts h;i 1·e done, lose the inspiration wh iclt comes from knowing their ow11 histoq'. t\n ancirnt philosopher has well said, "To know ,lll)'thing of the past, is LO l111dersu111d liLtle or the present and Lo have 110 cot1<TJHio11 ol the rutul'e. \Vith a knowltdge or the past before us; we llinl with screniLy to the p1-cse111, and rnarch onward i11Lo the lutur(• armed lor whatever may bclall." H 1 he N cgro's story is ever 10 be told it n I ust be lold by Negroes tht'1nsclws. \Ve wl10 rcpresetll some 01· the number who ha1t· 11;1d velum tio11a I acll·,111tages, nwst Ice! our rcspo11si Iii lit v in this great task Lo be dollt'. With a past as grn11d ancl as gloi-ions as 1haL 01· any othn r:l<T, we ha1c a reason to be proud ol our grnup. We need to i11lorrn youth 1haL Negroes J1an· ad1ic1c:d clistin<Liom i11 all fields or learning; in 1hc lrn1na11iLics, 111 Lhc physirnl a11cl S()(ial srie11 res. 111 the rield '!r i11\c11tio11 l_lH')' ha1e applied thc-,r talents to rnducle e!cctrrrnl devices, rlothi 11g, housc:hold lu rn ish i ngs, aern11a u I ics, c hclll ica l compounds, 111echa11ical clcl'ices, llll'tal work, phy,iologirnl cle1 icl's and n1a11y others. ]1 i, c,ti111atc-cl that Ncgrm·s hold pa1c·11h 011 1nol(' than 1,000 i111c-111io11s. 111 aclcli1io11 to thi, )Outh needs lo be i11lo1111vcl ol achit·1c111c111 i11 111t1sic, literature-, and art. I le' llt'l'cls lo bl' lt:tin('cl in industry. I Ii, ho111c· trai11i11g should ht' i111pm1t·d a11d social dignity ,1<hit·1ecl.

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Z ·TA WELCO £ES Beta Ep-,ilon Zt'ta, ~hrc·,cpmt, Loui,ia11a.

Beta I clta Zeta, ;,fontgomerr, We t Virginia.

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Fi 11 dings a 11d Co11d uxious. I. Tile social. political, religious and cconomirnl goals or the Negro arc the same as for a 11 y incl ivicl ua I who seeks the f u] I enjoy111c 11 l of these rights ,111d privileges accorded under a democratic way or l i!c. They arc idt-u t ica l 10 the social a irns or the rnajority. 2. The Negro problem points the way for the welfare 01· a l l minorit.ics i11 post war rec onxtrurLiou assu111i11g that a United Nat ions victory is i ncvita hlc. l t 11111st be dealt. wit Ii licrn use it is so close I y rel at cd to the socia l. J>Olitical and cronornical lil'c of all 111i11ori1y grnups t h a t it cannot be separated.

:J. The sotia l , pol i t.ira l , economical, and religious i I ls ;1 fl'crl i ng the Negro stern Irom the system 01· bi-racia I ism which seeks consu1111 ly with ever intensified effort. and in devious ways to perpetuate the so-called "master race motif".

,1. The racial question involving the fair treatment of minorities needs cold, clear finding and analyzing of [acts that will lead to ;1.

l\fobili1ing and sharpening· our minds i11 order to copt: illlclligcntly with the 1m>blem.

b. Tightening 011r wills-11111steri11g a dy11.i 111 ic courage ;111d a do111 i nan l faith LO carry t Ii rnugh to anion. C.

l·'.,c(llli11g or our jobs-building or a lx-ucr society through the will. Lo cfo111gc, lo 1111i1c and l'ight.

cl. l·'.\·oh·ing ol .111 alert stralcgy, Lile los1ni11g or cl'l'i('ic111 k-adcrship and the (·111lir;1ci11g ol· ,1 cit'arly defined purpos(' 110w, urc a ll essential 111 deter111i11i11g our [ut.u rc 111 a post war \1·01·ld. !'i. Thv 11:11 ionul c111c1·gc1H·y Iorrcd tl1c Negro prohlcn: 10 the 1·rn111 i11 the Labor U11io11s. N<'gro i111cgratio11 in organized la hor has lirough1 ,11>0111 ;i th rca t lo the white 111a11's crn110111 ica I s<·< 11 ri I y t hereby i 11 icnsi fy i ng the rn< t' prohkm. The Ji. E. P. C. has not. suet (·t·<lt-cl i11 its ell'ol'ls to 1T1110vc barriers clue to its l.u k or j11cli('ia1·y power. El'Forts toward gr<'atcr Negro integral io11 inlo org;111 i 1cd I a lio1· sl IOtilcl cxl en cl beyond the w;11 pl'riocl. 11. Rt·<o11111H·11<la1io11s for .\('tio11. ,\. Si11c·<· 1he religious, political. crnno111icil :111cl ,ocial objectives or the Negro ;11 t· iclc111 ica I wi ti I those or any free :incl lii>n1y lol'i11g people, the Negro

13 should likewise . seek to guarantee these unto himself by en1ployi1w0 the ·processes which characterize the democratic thotwht. way . of lil'c throuoJ, 0 0 r u l , in tel11ge11 t use or the ballot, the school, t.he church, the home and the labor 1mions.

B. Sine~ the fostering of intelligent leadcrslup, the evolving of an cf'fect.ive strategy o(_ action, t.he embracing of clearly def 111ed purpose, and the consol iclat.i ng of elforls a re essential-it is recommended that the Negro 0o·o all out to achieve Political emancipation I. Foster a campaign designed to educate the Negro so that. he wiJI exercise Lhe power or the ballot in the improvement of his ocial, political and economical status. l le must be taught to vote intelligently for leaders and on issues involved because he has a thorough understanding of the implications as they directly or indirectly affect the Negro. 2. Educate youth of both races in the true function o[ democracy through Jiving and working it in the class rooms. 3. Call upon the church, the p1:css and other community organizations to as:;umc their civic responsibility in Lh is endeavor. rJ. Operate in lhe int.crest. or having appoint.eel to various educational boards or executive boards compelent Negroes who will sal'cguarcl the wcHarc or minority people. !'\. Pressure grnups be created for the purpose or bringing aboul effective JcgislaLion necessary Lo bring· about better social integration. G. Unite effort in areas where the Negro has ,·oti ng power-th rough pressure groups-to bring about repeal o[ discriminatory lcgislalion such as poll lax, lynching, etc. 7. Peli tion sen;i Lors, rcpresen ta Lives and public officials in less biased areas Lo lend their support toward repealing laws and cracl ica ting practices exisLi ng· 111 areas where cl iscri 111 i 11ation is csta bl ishcd. 8. Keep on the alert to bring pressure to rnunlcran the passing of any Jaws, in the !ut.ure, _which may imply discri111111auo11 against. a11y people because of nice, color or creed. (Continued on page 2G)

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BOOKS By Sorer L. H. Porter, Associate Editor or Tl IE AR.Cl ION In view of the fact that most Archonians ar reentering various schools of learning, this article is very respectfully dedicated to them with the hope that they will glean inspiration from it, and cultivate a desire to make fri nds with the best books. v\'hcn gloomy days their dull care o'er 111e pall And melancholy wouldst my time to fill, A sanctuary have J 'gainst Ill)' wall Whcrr 1 bid my soul to seek, Lo sale, to live. J\ly friends and I meet i11 this hallowed spo: Oblivious or the worldly things without: Our soul'> commune. enjoy the mu t ual lot Of' co111pecrs when 110 locs arc thcr« about. All praise lo book, pi·esen·er, or 1he past Ye everliving' and im pcr ial souls! The prc,clll know, the future doth lo1Trn,t Such t ypcs of truths thy pages do u 111·01d !

Soror Helen Williams Brooklyn, N. Y. The Brooklyn Children's Aid Society was founded in l8G6 to meet the demands or needy children. In December of 1912, Soror IJclcn C. \Villiams became the first cgro Lo receive an appointment in this society. lIcr duties include home finding and supervision and placement or children Irom birth 10 16 years old in roster homes located i11 the rive burroughs of New York and Long Island. Sorer Williams has been instrumental in organi,ing the first Foster fothcrs CILtb for this agency in an attempt to focus greater attention on the importance or adequate child care in the connuunity and to establish a better coopera ti \e relationship bet ween foster pa rcn ts a nd agencies.

LET FREEDOl\l REIG (Continued front page 11) "l he wheel ol ru igra1 ion spins, but Da rkcr ,\mcrica l ivcs outside. War comes and all Amcricam arc ra llcd to arms. The black man goes in his turn. I le is gi1·en J lowery stories that "it wil] be a pleasure and an interesting experience to learn LO understand each other" and promises that "wlicr: )<Ht COllH' back you may live in this home ,\ ith u,". "I he black 111a11 re111111s and i, riled [or lira very. But i, it bian-r) when a man suncsslltlly prolt'<l'> himself tlmrngh lcar or being dl'stroyed? 'J hi, rou nuv, 0111 home, will be 1h1· "I l oiuc of the Bn11e" when it hnust-s individuals who live by the law, of God. and when it culorres such law, with ju,tin·, whore all inhu hitnuts are involvcd. \\'hl'n rh« chains arc broken. bran· 11H'll will -,pl'ak, "Lt·L l'rccdoin Reign".

There is 110 past as long as books shall l iv cl Back ill till' dark ages when i lic 111it1d o l' man had been wu rpcd by dou bl, su p~-rs1iLio11, a 11d ignora ncc; when he ltacl lost 1l1a1 direct rn1111(·cti11g link lietwce11 hi1mell and his i\laker; wlic11 cxpcrie111-c'> ol the pas1 l1ad been dilf'r:1ctt'd for the Lick ol 1H1 better presernttil'c limn !iv word or 111011th: when daily. weekly, ;11rnual cxpcri1·11tl", O\'l'l'la,cd the unstal>lc and 1111rdial>lt· 111:·111011, lllilll ("()ll('l'ill'd an idea 1h;1t SOlll(' lot Ill ol p1~:Sl'l'l'ilti1e wa, 11eccssarv. Various modes wcic al ll'lll pied lw I ore Oll r prt·scn I system ll'as adopt eel. The B;1 IJ)"lon i:111s 111ack 1hcir rl'rnrds 011 soft clay table1-, which were harckncd l>y clryi11g. Th(·sc prmt'd in;tdt' quate, for the cl1 yi11g pro1e,s was 11ot pt·1 lt'<1ed a11d so ol1c·11 tll(' record was rn:irrccl or dt·\lro)Cd unclngoing the 1))"on·,s. The Ro111a11, 111aclt- t1,1· or solt wood pap)ntS, upon which till'\ wrote with a St)!tts. Thi, 1111·thocl pr01cd a li11lc rnon· s;1tisl;ic1or). Strip, ol 1his p.tp)'lllS were pa,1ed togctlin to 101111 a long wide ,hn·I. \s a pro 11·uio11 1ht·s1· ,IH'l'l, w1-rc rolled arnu11d a stick rortll i l 1g ii "1 ol ll lll('ll ", lrn111 wh ic it I he word "l'Olunw" is ckri1etl. '1 ht· length) ,J1('els i>t'C'illllt' 100 cumb(·1,01tH' thu, 1he joi11inr4 1ogc1ht·1 ,II the lop of ..,1·11Tal shcc·ls ol 1111iforn1 k11g1h a11d sill' wa, madl' u,c of. Frnm th('s(' cle1oht·cl our prc,rnt idea ol book,. In 11:18 Joh11 Clil('llherg. a c:cnnall or ,n,all 111(·am hut h1oad 1isio11, il'('ling that 1hcr(' could I)(' a lllOI(" d('c idcd as w('[I as a l;1ster Ill('! hoc! bv which k11owkdg(' 111ight IH' 11wn· gc11t'l;tl[y dil f11s('d. i1111·111ccl 1l1c ;11'1 ol pi i11ti11g lrnlll 11101 able l)pt•. lli-. lir,t prod11r1io11 w:1', a Bihll'. Li1tl1" did he 11-,tli1t· tilt' i11li11i11 ol hi, ir11t·111io11. N(·1·t·1 did i1 0(1111 IO hi,n 1h;1t ,utt('t·cling gl'tt eratio1" lrn111 t·11·11 1a11k and walk of Jill' would

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be the recipients of this the world's greatest conLri()Ution-for tru ly prinLing is the art prescrvauvc, Before the introduction or printing, knowledge wa · the privilcgc 01· only the nobility and the

elite. The volumes were few because much time and skill were expended in the preparation o[ one tablet; con seq ucn Uy it was highly val ucd and in many instances considered sacred. But with the introduction or the press, knowledge was greatly clisscm inatcd and civilization d-::vclopccl l)y leaps and bounds. Learning ,·cry early tile value of the press, man made it his rh ic! medium to reach the masses. Volumes i1111111ncn1blc have blazed their way across the literary hor izori: some have come to stay while others in their meteoric clash Jived for a clay. John Ruskin says there arc only two classes or books-books or the hour, and books or all time. The book of the hour is the printed conversation or us .I'u l or pleasant information of' s0111c person w i I h whom you ca 11 not converse. It may embrace bright accounts or travel, good humored or willy discussion of questions, ]iv ly or pa thctic story-telling by rca 1 a gen ts concerned in the even ts of passing h istory-thc volume is merely a mu ltiplira tion of his voice-not for pernrnnenre but for the hour. The hook o[ all time is an eternal message of the soul. The author has something to say whi h he perceives to he true and useful, So for as he knows no one has ever ye: said it; nor can any one else ever ay it. It trav rscs all spare making the past and Iutur present, and the present ever [utu rc. Surh books attract us. \!\Tc love to g,1mbol i11 the thoughts they portray. \!\Tc Iind pleasure in every groove of thought they offer. Jc ithcr age, coudit ion, nor circumstance dims the ever-living nnrl imperial souls; they walk with LIS and warn us as angels l1po11 our way. The valu« of books ca11110t he overestimated. They ocrnpy ,1 vcry unique place in 011r ruh urc -I hey a re the 111a ki 11g of us. When good seeds arc sown into [crtilc ground, nurtured and welltended, we 1-c,1p a bounteous harvest of sound produce: if into minds we sow seeds of probity, cxpcclk-nry, and respectability, xurrouud 1he1'i1 with the acme of enl'ironrncnt, sus1ai11 thclll with proper literature. wt· rnn justly expect a generation superb in 1·igh1 living. Cl1lill('II( in 1ho11gh1, and prcclllill('nl i11 cl1ar;1clcr. l r, Oil Ilic other l1a11cl, tares are sown i1110 fertile ground, we reap ;111 u11wa11tccl harl'CSI ol' chaff: if i111prnpcr and trashy litcr;il11rc is given to krtik 111i11cls. we gai11 a g-c11crn1io11 ol' lawhrca kcrs. vire-brceckrs, a 11d ni 111 i 11:ils. One \l'rilcr has well said, ''Show 111c 1hc kind or· litn;ilurc one enjoys ;111d I will tell yo11 the kincl or man he is." Co()(] hooks arc om best l'ric11cls. They keep llS apprised or the happenings in the world

and offer an c1dequatc means of amusement. Tl1ey arc a~1cnuc~ to_ health, wcaltll, and happiness; they a1cl us 111 times o[ need and offer comfo~t wllen we arc cli_s.tressecl. They arc always fa I till 1d c1 nd true, oJ lcri ng a rnea ns or rctrea t and di\'ersion. As a confidant a book selects no o_ne indivicl_ual be he trnitor, scounclrcI, or goss1ppcr. It .1s :so lrnrnhlc, so exalted, so kindly that 1t makes 1tseH a servant to all. Like men, books wield their influence whether good or bad. By them each restless world has been unl\1rledl Still they arc movers of the bustling world! A licro here, a coward there, a :"'.aywarcl path, a strang·cr dime, a sage divine! l I me 111;1 kcs them l10111 i I ics, temples and landmarks. \Vere it not for them upon this limited space called "Present" no dayligJ1t could we sec; Lhe past would be ::i hurnl-out crater and the future a yaw11i11~· g11H. There is 110 past as long as books shall live for they have made tl1e pasl ou1· heritage and home. Through llicm we pace tlic lrnlls or the ParLhcnon and bask in the sunlight or Grecian rnlture; we sit ::it the feet or such philosophers as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle;. we witness Dcmosthcn s overcomino-b a stammer111g 101 gu to become Lhe world's great'St orator. We walk the streets of Rome ::incl conv_crsc with the great Caesars. We give assent to C1 • cro as he moves the scnc1te ao-ainst Cataline·' t"I we tnumph with the Roman soldiers, then wit11~. s Rornc'_s trngccli,111 fall. 1 \Te scale the Alps w11h TTan111bal an_cl weep with inimitable N::ipolcon ,11 the loss ol 1'\Tatcrloo; we suffer with the Christians whom Nero tortured and killed; we hear the cross up Colg·otha ror the lowly Nazarene. Books arc our lights to tbc dark bournc hcyoncl as well as trutl1-bcarers ·who c life is the to-come. Wi1li IJoo~s ancl because of hooks, the prese, t man delves 111to the liowcls of the earth, extracts 11s wealth, classifies ils strata, discrnbroils its ck111c111s a_nc_l wields them into n 1l1ing or beauty. l Je sets sail 111[0 1hc chartcrccl and the unknown ~·cad,c~ ol' pl1il:>sopl1y. :~cicnrc, a_11cl psychology, ,111cl m,1 kcs tlw 1111 ma 1crn1 L ma tcr1a l. Tr c has an11 i h ilat c:l ti1_11c ancl clis1ancc 1hus making the world 111s 11c1ghl)or. t\s new clisrovcrics c1rc made ;1_11cl. new_ fe,11s arc pcrl'orrnccl J1c records J1is l111d111gs 111 hooks to he hanclccl clown to future gc'.':'l'ations 1l1a1 thcv mav carry on. . I he greatest book is the Hook or Books-the H1bk a hook 1hat furnishes entertainment for ;1_11. 110 rna11c·r ~,vh_al 1hc cirn1111stancs or ;iccompl1~lrn1c11ts. _Tn 11 1s founcl an unm::itcliccl bcanty ol expression, :1 compact philosophy, app als th'.1~ ;1_re lrllc ancl rom_rwlling- yet general in ,1ppl 1c ;it 1011. Tt has 011I11 vecl the Caesars and the g_lory of Ro111c; _ii _has survived dynasties and lived 011 pure ;11111cl 1111purity, tnic amicl the false. T1 has bcc1_1 suhjcrtecl to the aricl test of every ag;c hut sl ill s1a1,cls unclauntccl. Its popularity l1as not wavered for among the hcst :cllers it heacls tl1e list. 1

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ZETA PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS Zeta Participates Actively In Projects For Social And Cultural Elevation Of The Community Not only is Zeta definitely ronunittcd to the task o( self improvement symbolized in its slogan of "Finer \Vomanhoocl" but she realizes that altruisuc motives arc essential to a significant contribution as an organization. Thus, all over the country each unit or the national group stresses participation in local community projects or both cu I urra I and ci vie nature. Cou II tlcss chapters serve their Icllows by presenting noteworthy artists and spca kcrs annually, as a cha ptcr enterprise, which, while ['i na ncial I y u II proli tab le, may yield immeasurable values in inspiring and humani/ing the minds o( younger members or the community. Cases in point arc such programs as that offered by Al pha Zeta Zeta in presenting Roland I la yes to tile Beckley West Virginia audience, and the annual project of Eta Zeta which has for rnany years presented such artists as Roland I laycs, Dorothy Maynor and Anne Brown to the Loui ville audience. To these cultural program·, Zeta adds smaller, but no less significant efforts in special co111111u11ity projects and war activities. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority ursery School, Binningham, Alabama In Charge Of Alpha Sigma Chapter Soror Rob Ii ic Crawford, Busi lcus Soror Jessi, .J. Mitchell, Reporter Located in Powderly, a suburb or Binningham, Alabama, Zeta Phi Beta 1urscry School, project of Alpha Sigma Chapter, is housed in a building containing lour rooms and a bath. It cares for pre-school age children who l ivc i 11 the vicinity or the school. The urscry consists of a large class room which serves as a dining room, a kitchen, two lou11gi11g and rest rooms. Each chi ld is provided with a tooth brush and drinking nip with personal idcnt ilicat ion thereon. l nd ividua l cots arc a va i lablc [or the use of each rl Ii Id cl u ring rest periods. The children arc taught to put every thing in its proper place before going home. Lunch time is happy time. Wholesome food, prepared to meet the demands ol vigorous, growing children is auracuvcly served eacl1 day. On inclement da s the children, after completing their usual La'>ks, spend their leisure rime playing indoor games, pasting, pa i 11 ti 11g a 11d modeling da). 'J he school i, in charge of a HT)' d l'ic icu t worker, Mn. ,\line Ba u lc. who i, i11tc11scl)' i11 tcrcstcd in I incling and dc,dopi11g the best traits of her l iu lc charges. The nursery is a credit to the Powderly rn1111111111it), and lo thl' loyal Z('t:t, who gin· time and I inane ial aid to ih support.

Psi Chapter Presents Annual Zeta Blue Revue The Se1T11th Annual Zeta Blue Revue, pr scnicd by Zetas or Fort Worth was held in th J. M. Terrell 11 igh School, More than 1200 patrons and friends enjoyed th, presentation or "Dearies", three-an comedy for women. Because of he large number of persons who could not gain admission, the play was repeated. Proceeds from the Zeta Blue Revue will be us .d lor furtherance of the rl1apter project, giving Visual r\icl LO indigent school children. Already Psi Zeta Chapter has don,ited more than $600.00 with which to foster this project. Mor' than seventy (70) school chilclr '11 have Ii' '11 gil'etl glasses, and a large 1111111licr hal'e recci ved eye trea tmen l. This year ,qiproxiniatcly snc11 hu11dred ($700.00) dollars were cleared from our niue Revue. This, too will be used for the furtherance ol' our project. Alpha Iota Zetas Volunteer For Service In Social Hygiene Program Recently a field represclllativ · ol' the American Social I lygiene AssociaLion visited Tulsa, and the Tuha area. I [is b11si11ess was to organi;,c a lm111ch of the association in this l'icinity. I le called a 111ccting inl'iting a rq>n·sc11tativc l'rom t\TI', orga11i1tcl group to attend. The response was gratifying. Representatives rron1 fraternities, sororities, P. T. 1\.'s, Chamber of Co111111ercc, Pul)lic I lealth, churches, etc., came. J\lr. Rogers, the licld worker, 011tlincd the clangers ol the widespread i11fcctio11s or Social Diseases. J\luch i11lori11atio11 w;1s gi\'CII as to the tcrri blc cJ I t'Cls ol' th is prel'a i Ii 11g el'i I. Those presc11 l e11clorsed the Socia I 11 ygirne progra111, the orga11i1a1io11 ol the lirnnrh was pcrlencd. .Janie· .Jones. R. ., wnior worker in the lielcl of city public health. Tuba, w;1s clcctc·d president. Basilc11s Fr,11Hes Don Smith (,\lplrn lota Zeta C:h,1f>ter) was t111,rni111011sly dee ted \'ire prcsidc11t. Soror Smith wa, also appointed chairman ol the Educatio11 Co111111i11cT. \Vhen the report 011 the 111ceti11g was 111adc by Soror Smith lo the sorors, each 011c \ o I II n tl·crcd to Sl'l'H' 011 1hc Edwation Com111iw·c. ,\11 Institute is being plan11ecl by the Bra11tl1; the i11qi1u1c will lie held in Onobn. The so101, arc to lie rnn1pli111e11ted l'or tl1eir cagcriH·,, 10 scnl', ,111d will do a line picn· ol ("()111111\lllit) WOI k. Fra 11n·s I )on S111 i tl1 l\asi ku, \lpha low Zeta C11apll'I' Tuha. Oklahrn11a. T11Tlll\ lou1 th )OU

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ZETA SORORS WORK TOGETHER AS AREA DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY JN CAMP URECKINRIDGE AREA Mary L. Holm,111 And Elnora Freeman Powers Work Under National Board, Young Women's Christian Association

By Lou Swarz Evansville, Indiana, July, l!.M•l-Miss Mary L. Holman, Arca USO Director for women and girls, is a gradual' of Boston University School

of Social Work (Hoston, Mass.) and of the Atlanta U. School of Social Work (Altanta, Ca.) with advanced work at B. U., Hoston, Mass., is a shining· example or a Zeta who has given another Zeta, Soror Elnora Freeman Powers a chance Lo prove her worth as her persona 1 secrcta ry, and progra11l assistant. Miss 11oI111;111 's experience covers several yea rs of work wi L11 worn en and girls. She was the first 1 egTo Di rector of' Religious Education i 11 schools Ior NegroGirlsop'ratecl i)y the Woman's J tome r-,,1 issiona ry Socict y or the M. E. Church, which work kept her at A 11 en l I igh School (Ashevi llc, . C.) for three years. She then became latio11al Promotional Worker under the same organ iza: ion. In that capacity Miss I lolman had the supervision or work [or the Society in 19 Negro nrnl'erences and traveled extensively giving i nsiructions LO women a 11d girls concerning· work of the SocicLy in the Church. Jn 19·12 she was sent by USO (Y.W.C.A.) to Oklahoma City, Okla. to orga11i1, · the lirst Nation a I USO Cl u I) lor N cgro Service M c11. Tha L club was localed 011 a sid · street in rive small rooms, hut w it.h her untiring efforts, 1nag11etic personality, and willingness Lo work, she was able LO interest civic m indcd ciLizcns who went forth and obtained the former NYA building for the USO Club. J\1'1er !icing there [or seventeen 1110111.hs, she was promoted Lo the position she now holds. l\,l iss I l olman works under the supervision o l' the National Board, Y.W.C.A .. one of the six ,1gc11cics or USO. LJ nscl fish i 11 spi ri l and true LO Zct aclom, Miss J I ol man chose as her sec Tela ry a sister Soror, Mrs. Elnora Frc(·111a11 Powers, whom site trained in USO work while i11 Oklahoma City. Mrs. Powers is a grad11a1c of Langston University (Langston, Ok la.), [icing a member Lambda Alpha Chapter on the C:,1111pus. She has had several years 01· secretarial cxpcricnrc having done some of that work while attending the niwrsity. Af'tcr l\.liss I lolmau was situated in the Breck i nridgc ii rca she sent lor Mrs. Powers to serve as her personal secretary and progra1n assistant. The two Zeta women (1 lolman and Powers) arc a crcdiL to Evansvi.Jle, lnd. (Lincoln USO) and to l\Iorganficld, Ky. (Dunbar USO) where

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they have their beacl(JUarters. They arc really putting over a. l'ine job working in and out of Evansville, Ind., Henderson, Camp Breckinridge, Morgan f'iclcl, Sturgis and Madisonville, Ky. Their program consists of special USO Club work ancl recreation with women and girls aml in supplying hostesses for all affairs at Carnp Breckinridge. They plan to enlarge upon their program by training girls from Corydon, Uniontown, Wheatcroft and P1:ovidcncc, Ky. for junior hostess duties at camp and Morgan[icld USO Club. Their training, experience and personalities make them efficient in their [iokls and they arc being constantly called upon by the community to serve in any capacity that has to do with social wcHarc. I lats ore to two Zetas, Soror Holman and Soror Powers, whose l'rienclsh ip 'rnd Sorority tic have given to USO a !'inc example o[ employer and employee relationship and who arc putting over a splcncl id program in the Ill idwest area.

ATLANTA ZETAS AID IN HOUSING PROJECT Atlanta Zetas arc joining hands with the committee on I IOUSJNG. Already Lltcy have served the Service M '11'· Center by ol'f'cring their service as hostess and clerks, locating homes ror soldiers and War workers, who frequent the city.· They have sent gifts to camps, rendered programs at the lornl hospitals for service men and wo111e11, also civilians. J leading an AWVS unit in Atlanta is a Zeta, Soror S. Grace Bradley, who wiL11 scores of others played Santa to thousands or men across the seas.

Provide An Adequate Child Welfare Program (Continued from page 8)

The school, with its moclcrn professional point or view, and its special educational prov.isions for lhe direction and dcvcloprncnL of children, is an essential aid in dealing· with Lile problem of social il Is. It must be understood that the school ran do only a small part as the time the chilcl is under its jurisdiction is proportionately s111all. 111 Lil, final anaiysis or this entire problem ol' juvenile deli11quen y, it would sccrn that the greatest agency .in exi Lenee for combating this ill i Normal Care which had its beginning in the American Family life.

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TION AL EPI TOLE , RECEIVES CIT A TIO ldt LO right: Capl. Edwin ,-\. Fairbairn, comSolo Dramatist Lou Swarz, now Lieutenant rua ntk-r ol I 1!>7th 'l 1ai11i11g group and 1st Sgt. Colonel of the \\'omen\ Dcf'cusc Corps o[ l lee tor F. Cn)licr ol the '>.till(' group. The room vmcrica, pmc, in the above picture, with olwa\ I urni,/wd and dedicated by the Lou Swa11. Iicers and a r irsi I icu tcnan L al J cllcrson Barc hapu-r ol \\'DC.\, SL. Louis. As Icaclcr of the racks at a dedication ol the day room. Seated WDC.\.'s, a citation for rncritoriou · wartime left to right: Maj. Henry W. Web, public relaen ice wa awarded Lo Lt. Col. Lou ·warl. Thi tion ; Lt. Col. wan a he li ten to Maj. Byron OROR LOU SWARZ, ZETA'S

C. wanson, commander of 95th wing, give praise to WDCA for its splendid work. Standing,

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concerning the white race, Lo this she paid no heed, and grew up with no race prejudice. She expresses hcrscl f', "I. sec th man fir t and his race as j ust another dcra il or his description." Graduating from High School at Morgan Academy of Morgan College, Baltimore, Soror Hurston began her college career al Howard University at Washington, D. C., but in h r sophomore year she transferred to Barnard College, New York Ciry, where she received h r B.A. in I 928. She was honored by rccci ving a fellowship in anthropology to study folklore under the guidance of Dr. Franz Boas, but she returned LO the South immediately upon gradua lion. Con tin u i ng her studies very successfully [or four years, she was invited to join the American Folklore Society, the American Ethnological Society and the American Anthropological Society. Inspired by her investigations, Sorer Hurston felt uic urge to create art.i tical ly the life and spirit o[ her own people in their own setting, and thus began her amazing success as a novelist and writer. From Jonah's Gourcl Vine in 1931 LO her recent autobiography, Dust Tracks on A Road, Zora Neale Hurston has made a rnagnificcnt contribution to the lore o[ the Negro in American literature. Highly acclaimed as a student or anthropology by Dr. Boas, and as a porlrayer ol Negro life in its most realistic forms, by Fannie Hurst and others, Soror Hurston has fascinated hosts of readers with her witty and brilliant works typified in Mules and Men,

Tell My Horse, Moses, Man of the Mountain, Their Eyes were Watching God. In 1935 she

SOROR ZORA NEAL HURSTON

AS O E SOROR SEES ANOTHER By Soror El izahcth Cole, Della Alpha

It was in Eatonville, Florida, Lhe lirst incorporated Negro town i11 America, L11at Soror Zora t'alc l l urston was born. lier ral11er, the Reverend Jolrn 11 urston, and her 111olh~r, Lucy 11 urston, ;\ seamstress l'or lite COtlllllllllllY, came from Alaba111,1 10 Jive in Eatonville three years be lore Zora was horn, Zora 11 urston attended gr:1111111.11· school i11 the village where ~he was rqr1rdccl as a bright pupil, although insolent and a bit st uhhoru. This brought 011 111a11y cfot\ti,c111c·11ts bot h .u home and. .it school in order to "break her spirit." Much or the young girl's rc;ldin1; material was obtained from neighboring white visitors who woulcl bring her books to read. Although the people of her village tried to impress upon her faulty information

received a Rosenwald Foundation Fellowship and in 19:JG and 1938, the Guggenheim Fellowship for creative work. In 19,13 she was granted the John An isl'icld Award in Racial Relations sponsored by the Saturday Review of Literature, Soror Hurston is a great lover ol nature. She loves sunshine, especially in Florida; if it rains she enjoys it in great splashes or not at all. She is fond of growing things and if she has lier way, will encl her days as a farmer. The stronger effects and displays or nature appeal lO he/ l l urston most admires courage and strength, In individuals and groups o( people, Soror J lurston most admires courage and strength while hating cowardice and despising pessimists. She is vigorous and energetic in her activitic . While she has held several teaching positions, insl~·ucling in drama and creative writing, for a u me at North Carolina Sta le College, he seems Lo prefer Jil'e in lhe deeper South and the 111ore pleasant and mild climate and alrnospherc of' her beloved Orange Coullly in Florida where &he. apparently hopes to make h r permanent re idencc.

LET'S ALL MEET IN TULSA, DECEMBER 27-30.

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NEW CHALLENGES FOR A .NEW DAY (Continued from page 11) impolite criticism. Ile must be unsclfish, courtcous and kind; he Ill ust possess both talcn t and tact. Talent is power, tan is skill. Talent is weight, tact is momentum. Talent knows what to do, but tact knows how to do it. Talent makes a man respectable, tact makes him respected. Leadership demands in no small degree all these requ ircrncrus. The world owes much to its men and women of courage. A leader must have the courage to be honest, he must be strong enough to seek and to speak the truth and act accordingly regardless LO the COS L.

"\ g-rcat leader must be able to make decisions

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to gain popular approval. Taking advaruagc or an enemy's lassitude at the psychological moment often wins great battles. This new day makes new demands. I a111 111y brother's keeper, therefore, l owe m )' brother a cluty based upon justice-justice inspired by love which is the most perfect l'orm or goodness. Duty is not a sentiment; it is a principle pcrvading l i le and it cxh i bi Ls i tsclf i 11 conduct which is mainly determined by mau's conscience and free will. The new day demands personal consecration to duty. A man's life is to be measured by what he docs in it and what he (eels in it. 1\n idle useless man mcrcl y vegetates. Our rcsponsi bi Ii tics for a new day, then, arc the duties we owe to God, our fellow man and ourselves. To shoulder our responsibilities requires great strength. One succeeds only through the guidance of God. It is that knowledge or right ancl wrong that makes u~ responsible Lo man here and to God hereafter. II' )Oll wish to be great, begin by being small. II you desire Lo construct a vast and lof'ty l'abric, think or the loundauons of' humility. The higher 'our structure is LO be, the deeper must be its louudauons. There is a clcfin itc part that organi1.ations like our-, arc to play i11 meeting tile challenges l'or the new day. \Ve should be the first to accept the challenge and begin the I igh l Ior the things which will make this new day more resplendent. Because ol the opportunities we have had to catch the gleam that comes from our leaders who go before us, it is to be experted that w · become leaders for righ teousnes and the pr i nr i pies of brotherly love.

RECEIVES MASTER OF AR S Sorer ,\111l'lia L. Sawyer, l•:ta Zeta, Loui,1 ilk. Ken luck}, rn111 plcu-d t lu: work I or I Ii(' ,\I. . \. degree .u Columbia Un ivcrsity, Nc-w York Cil\. r\ conscicut ious a11d cnergl'tir tcac htr ol the Lou isvil lr puhlic' sd100I systl'lll, Soro1 Sa11'HT is a loyal member o! Et:1 Zct.1, s1>011so1 ol the Booster's Club ol the ch;1 ptn, a ncl a pro111 i 11t·11 t co111111 u11 i ty leader.

~fa} that da) never come when any one of the man) who form the various orga11iwtio11s similar lO ours, will ever Iccl that real success in life will conic to any group which docs not follow in the leader hip of the grcatc l brother

ETA ZETA ESTAUUSIJES MEl\fORIAL SCHOL RSllJ P FU n Eta Zeta, Louiwille, I c·ntu<k), has rccentlv e,tahlishccl the Bc·sic Allen Scholarship Fu11d Lo co111nH·111oratl· thv work of the latt· Jk.,-,ic ,\lien, pioncl'r S()(ial \Vo1k(·r a111011g child1l'11 of the Loui\, illc rn111n11111il). Sorn1 \IIC'11 \\'as the lirst Negro to 111Hkl' 1ml\isio11, thrnugh a state ,upponcd institution, lor aicl and rnit· ol homdcs~ orphans. Thi\ memorial luncl will provide a LUition for worth) students oi Louis-

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BUJLDING A STRONG FOUNDATJON FOR A TRUE D.EMOCRACY (Con tinu ,ct Irom page 13) arc imbued with an earn .suicss or purpose in scrvi 11g ma 11 k i 11d. According Lo their several abilitics, interested ]KTsons should set LO work lo do and to dar ', ;111d the rcsu lts of' the labor will be in proportion LO Lile earnestness and sincerity pu1 into the work. Let each day bring some worthy service lo be clone. G i vc I he best iha t yo\1 ha vc and you ca11110L Ia i l. Lire Jias a place [or cv .ryonc LO fill and there will conic a joy in service, i( in L11c pcrformnrc or duties the aim is directed toward ;1 co111111011 good for all mankind. Democracy is an empty word if it docs not imply sharing 111u1.11aJ benefits under all condi uons. Now 11111ch has a lrcady been done LO blaze the tru il l'or a true democracy. The Co111m ission on lnrcr-rucial Cooperation has IJc '11 operating [o:: soiur time Lo IJring about a slate 01 goodwill ,111d 11ndcrsU111cl11!g between races. The National Marit.imc Un1011 has granted ski l led workers an opport 1111 i Ly to opcni tc i 11 mixed crews 011 1·1·eighLcTs, um kcrs and merchant ships. Ca pta in I !ugh Mulza c has ma nncd the Booker T. Waslii11g1011 succcssluily. The United Auto Workers Union has kl clown the bars, and rhc Fair Employmcn t Practices Co111111illcc, now ,t irnn of' Lile \1Var Manpower Commission, is cloi11g a occl ihl- service. So111c dcsi ra blc out routes a re sure Lo fol low the fa r-rcach i ng a ud opc11 progra 111s now .i 11 progress. Tile peace tluu is bei11g roughl l'or 111t1sl mine; it 11111st continue through the ages. There will come a time when Ille peoples of the earth will live togeL11er as 011c rarnily. People will rccog11i1l' Lhc ran tl1at ,ill races arc pri111a1·ily alike 1hc differences arc 111ercly i11 noncssc11tials. They will co111c lo L!11dersU111Cl that adj ust111c11Ls ca 11 be nrndc w1 thou l ruthless warfare. The11 1hc rnccs or mankind will k11ow that 1hcy arc, i11 tile words of the BilJic: "Brotl1 'I'S, posscssi11g ,1 spirit or love a11d loyalty for 011e another". "INTROSPECTION" By Soror Eursalinc V. Washington, Phi Chapter. Who can t ach womankind to understand That h r d sir s: peace, content, arc at hand? Womankind is to h rscH her greatest .foe; She rains upon h rsclC her carc.s and woe; She looks with hatr 'd to the sloes And curses God f r all h r- agoni s; r b nds in suppliant pos h r awkward knc s And b gs Almighty God for quick rel asc. In honest introsp ,ction she may sec l1 r sufI'l'ing nn fo1·cv 'I' banish d be. Sh must but sa rif1cc her gr eds To help asuag her fallen sist rs' ne~ds; Then turn her eyes to Z ia, and Iler implore To help her to Her work forevermore,

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WINS NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST Soror Juanita Batlle, one of' the 111ost outstanding students at Louisville ]Vlunicipal College, won firsL prize i 11 the Sta le Tu bcrculosis Essay Contest or the school year 1913-'l·l, and the Lhird prize in the National Tulicrsulosis E.ssay ConLest. Maintai11i11g a con1111cnclablc acade1nic record throughout her whole college courseearning during one semester a straight "A" avcragc-sornr Batt.le is an acLive n1c111her or· Del ta A I pha cha ptcr, is president or the Y. \1\T. C. A., and secretary ol tlie Pan-1 lellenic Council on the college campus. Among her arduous duties as a senior, she has charge o( the CoJJcge Book SLore and parLicipaLcs acLivcly in ca 1111)Us acti vi tics. She plans Lo en ler J\frJia rry Medical College.

SORORS TAKE VOWS Other weddings oJ: int rest to Zetas everywhere arc the weddings of the following sorors: Janie King Lowry, Florida. Luella Nickles, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Erline Frazier to Mr. Phillip Allback, 2319 Van James Street, Jacksonville, Florida. Emily Turner, to Cpl. Matthew George, 1737 Illinois Street, Jacksonville, Florida. Ruth Lang, to Mr. Eddie Calhoun, 1363 Stebbins Avenue, Bronx, N w York. Rosa K. Days, to Lt. J. C. Ragsdale, 414 S. Eleventh Street, Palatka, Florida. Ellen S. Sheppard-Holden, Fort Worth, Texas. Modestine Hastings-Castine, Fort Worth, Texas. Ossie Allen-Satchell, Bluefield, West Virginia. Mabel Guess, Nashville, Tennessee,

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THE TR E-K By Soror Char.lo ttc Jackson-Cl1a111bliss. Never had his dark eyes bulged so in an cf'Iort to sec after darkness had enveloped everything. That is everything except something which Ji' could not quite make out what. Was it a man or some grotesque being which dwell only in Lile realm o! tile imagination. Not 011ly did lie use his eyes LO pierce this black mystery, but his nose was also firmly pressed against the double window pane. Once he thought or raising the window, hut he knew that this meant trouble Irorn what he had heard earlier during L11c day. .He may try now anyway. I k was cnrouragcd to do this because the hulk which lay beside him was none Loo gently risi11g and 1',dli11g in slumber. j ust as th i, notion passed th rough his mental rnrnpanme1Hs. he was imcrruptcd by a gruff, "What arc you doing there, boy? Those windows arc Lo be kept down, and Farther more you ought to be asleep Ii kc everybody else." Once more this boy Irom the bayous settled down to l'igurc out the shapes which kept l'lyi11g by as they sped th rough the night. They rem i nded him of tall posts sta11di11g straight along the fence rows. \Vhat was all this wh itc someth i 11g where he Ji ad been accustomed to sec black mud? ll it had been winter, he could have said that it was snow. ,\ltliough he had never seen snow, he had seen pictures or snow. Sudden I y the wheels screeched, jerked and then stood still. l nst inc t ivcly he resumed his place at the window. This time Leon clid not have to peer Ior all lights [lashed 011 instautaucously. The sign on I he s111a 11 IJu ilcl ing was printed in large hlark il'lllTS which he made out LO be "BI'-iBE.) ll;\;C:TION". The 111e11 i11 brown khaki relieved h im of all wonder when a yell pierced the s ilcurc, Jl1NC:'J ION,

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The I\Jilitar} Police ramr through qucs1io11i11)!; all soldiers who remained whether they wrrr cnroute lO Fon l Iuac hura. So this was where he was, in Arizoua. Leon had seen motion pictures or cowboys and Indians in Ari1011;1. I le wondered whether there were not ludians lurking somewhere near at that 1ny 11w111t·11t.

After a ,napp) "\II Aboard." the wheels gained nmnu-ntum and oil the hugl' monster ol an engine rurvcd in and out around the hill, once more. :\'eHT had Leon ridden ,o 1011g at one time. I le must be a great distance from hi· home on the bayou. There wa · no sign o[ water out here. Even the air in the train smelled

Now that Leon knew where he was he l'ecl weary and heavy-eyed .

. solid walls of' gray stone were 011 either side ol the long black train that curved i11 and out, murh like a serpent as it crawlctl westward. These must lie mountains, Leon thought. It was strange how tl~c land j \ISL rose ll p Ii igh and loJty alJOvc the white sands around 1he111. Could he re111ern ber a nyth i 11g which he had l'l'tT seen as high as these w,il ls of' rock? , \ l least he mu Id not rccaJI seeing any such phenomena a111ong the bayou sands. For a 1110111cnt Leon was attracted by the hustle and bustle in his coach. Everyone seemed absorbed i11 gelling dressed and rea rrangi 11g I uggagc. E vc11 his mother had awa ken ed. Si nee she wore l>I ack, i l was 11ot di ff ind L for her to soon look l're,h and wcll-groo111cd. L~o11 cl icl not Ii kc black for his 11101 her illl t 1odav somel1ow he rather liked this dress' with its s;wwy and frill lace collar sci. She t·1c11 looked 11111ch smaller, too. ,\II al 011cr he !cit 1Try pro11d of' his 111othcr. 11 is aunt rnuld not i'l-l'I asha1nl'cl ol' thl'lll 110w. i I they had 11c1·er been I his great d ista nee bdore. ThC) would soon be in Los .\11gdcs. Just at this point the trnin was 110W cret'ping 1rn,lc,1d ol crawlmg. IL was rrmsing 01t'r sollll'thing which might hal'c at OIH' 1i111e bee11 a ri l'Cr, liu t stra ngcl y l'nouglt I here was not a 11) water i11 this hollow at all. Bdore Leon rnuld co111plc1cly solve his 111ystl'I')' or the a1H it'nl river bed, the train was under :i slll'd. Crowd, ol people were sel'n in the station. Leon could not sec the people for looking at tl1e station. Was not this the 111ost i)cautil'ul buildi11g that he h;icl ever SCl'n? Lco11 acldl'd witlH>t1l too 111uch cxaggcra tion i l 111ay i>c the 1110.st lica u l i 1·11 I liu i Id i 11g in th' whole world! Leon l'rnlll the bayou countr) wa, 110w i11 the "C:ity 01· tlic ,\11gcl!•.'''. Cl'l'll

TO MY SOLDIER BOY By Soror Ruth White Willis, Alpha Z ,ta. I sec you in my fond st dreams o( life and love, And though you've sailed acrnss the great wide sea, Your fond mbrace is still the memory above The din of war, the noise, th strife for liberty. Your parting words impel my soul to live, To hope, to work, to sacrifice, to wait, To rcaliz that all that I might give Is mcager--for the prize I lak '. But is not v •ry woman's love Jik that'? Imbcddcd in ti-\ fiber of the thing, That distanc' then b comes an "epithet," When dist.me will harmonious fondness bring. Love lifts and longs and laughs to s 'C What great things spring from love's dccn•e.

Let's not disappoint our Boule hostesses -Alpha Iota Zeta, Tulsa.

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Zeta's Job Not Tomorrow But Today Hy Sorer Lullclia W. Harrison, Grand Basilcus

Everywhere there is La I k of' what we wiJI do i11 Lile posL-war world. Organizations arc now nia k ing plans Lo assume certain responsibilities when Lile war ends. Surely we arc wise to look ahead, but arc we going Lo sit idly by and wait lor the encl or a war, wh ich may go 011 for years co come? There is a job to be done, not LO· 111oiT0W but today. The rampage 011 which American youths have embarked seems Lo me Lo create a problem ol deep concern. The solution Lo the problem requires more than panel discussions, Iorurns, and co111111iLLees. It 111usL have some immediate acLion, ii' this country is Lo ma inta in peace al home, 1.0 say 110Lhi11g or that abroad. There will always be delinquents. There always have been some, but war seems Lo Iill even adult minds with an tagon ism, malice, ha ired, and greed. 11 u ma n na Lu re ca uses men to want Lo give ve11L LO these emotions in some way. In our country the laws serve as a means or prc1·en Lion LO ad LI) Ls, bu l JllOSL or the laws do not apply LO children. Even i[ they did, l am not certain that legal measures arc a definite solution. Jvly doubt grows out of my experience with those chi I drcn who ha vc been placed in reform schools a ncl released at the age or 21. 111 90 pcrcenl or the cases these young pcopl · have not made good citizens, but rather have remained a menace Lo society. They arc handicapped, first of a ll , by th, brand o( J1avi11g been an inmate of the "house or correct ion," Many or them have had Jiu le or 110 parental care. Their associations have been only with rh ildr ·11 who bear the same brands and handicaps. After even a Jew years in such c11l'iro11111enL their tender m inds ran b' warped to such extent that they never lit into M>cicty. and society is responsible for it. "V\/lrn t. can be don ' a bou L it?" is Lile question 111a11y will ask. Ccrtainl y much can be done. I do 1101. agree with psycholog'isrs who say "there arc 110 bad children." .BuL L believe that any delinquent t .ndcnrics can be curbed ii' the child's activities ar • directed and his emotions arc gi.vc11 wholesome outlet. This is the job Zeta· and other organizations have today. It i · indeed a big job, but not nearly so big as trying to handle delinquent adults-those people who have b 'Cll allowed to grow into 111anhood :incl wonianhood withouL any wl1olcso111c guidcltH'('. Th('sc delinquent acl1tlts arc real.ly a bigger problem 1ha11 the youth, lrnL nothing can be do11c for Lh 'Ill except lo put them bch,ncl bars. The hildrcu o[ such people have their lives before Lhem, an<l they <le ·crve an opportunity to develop into u dul citizens.

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These opponun1ucs niay Lake on varied forms. Rccrca Lion centers, clay nurseries, hand.icraft classes, and many other aclivitics may serve as an ouLlcL for children's energy. The sorority may blaze the trail in communities which have neglected their children. Jn oLhcr communLties they may go into something which is already organiz.cd and contribute whatever is necessary Lo Lhc enlarging of a program for its children. As ycL I ha vc seen no ideal commmii ties. There is a definite need wherever ZcLas arc organized. The job is awaiting the workers. While we start the job we must try to make the l'oundation o[ our efforts secure. The past can be recalled, and we reel certain that some or the past will repeal itself. While people have rnoncy, while there is enthusiasm and interest, and while Lhc need is grcalcr than ever bdorc, Zeta and sirnilar organizations must take Lhe opporLunity to do something constructive in the community. Let us keep in mind LhaL the need will grow even grcaLer with Lhc relapse into years or depression and panic, and unless we can build securely our l'uLurc 111ay not hold .iLs own. Sccu ri ty comes from the general attitude o( the community. People will always participate -reg·ardlcss 01· condiuons-in the thing in which they have conl'idcncc. Our aim is to show LO the conrniunity that we al'c concerned about iLs welfare, and wish Lo raise the sLandard for cvcryonc-not a small group or college wo.rncn. Too Jong have people held Lhc idea that we wished to be held ,door ancl Lo break into our social realm was a privilege t.o be aspired Lo. Social prcsLige has Loo long been a rcqu isi tc l'or membership in our Greek-letter organizations. H people arc made to feel that we arc all a part o[ the whole, Llrnl our interests arc Lhe same-since only the best inLcrcsts warrant our aucntion-Lhat the weHare of every individual is of vital concern LO us, and that we arc willing to give all we !,ave for Lhc building ol' a better society-if and when Lhcy arc rnadc Lo feel all Lhcsc thi11gs-thcir confidence will be wo11 and Liley will share in every way .in the prornotion o[ anything we suggest or atlempL. Our other ·ccurity will come frorn th cal.iber o[ acli vi Lies we promote. Let us be sure that only the highesL types or acLiviLics have our suppon. lL is time we removed ourselves from illlaLions that encourage our friends Lo partake ol' unwholesome entertainment and Lo spend rnoncy foolishly. Our people should be taught to spend wisely for we arc in Lhc majority in the lowest income brackets, and we suffer most during the years oi dcpre sion. Let us look ahead, realizing that our work today may mean tomorrow's salvation. Do the job today; tomorrow may be too late.

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SOROR PEARL RHOADES IN HER DRESS SHOP Sorer Pearl Rhoades, proprietor or the Gloria Dress Shop, instructor in the city rchools, and leader in the Afro Clean Block Organ izat ion, is a valued ci t i/cn i11 Baltimore. Sorer Rhoades opened thl' dress shop twelve yean ago as a hobby. I l cr busiucss is now or such magnitude that she 111w,1 make regular New York shopping trips to handle her clients' needs. Valedictorian 01· her da,s in I !JI!), she was given first consideration as a city school teacher

two ycan later. She was gradualt·cl [rom Morgan in 1!)27 with an ,\B degree :111d did graduate work at Columbia. 1 n 19 11, Soror Rhondes won ,I t 1·i p to N cw York and a kg 011 the Afro ,\chit'll'llH'llt Trophy as the leading district s1qH·nisor i11 rh« Afro Clean Block J\loH·111c11t. "lIu: 1H''\I ;l'ar she was awarded the trophy per111a1H·11tly. Soror Rhoades is orga11i1n and pn·siclc11t o( the Rl'ad) to-Wear Retail ,\w)(iation.

CONCR.-\TUL\TIONS FROM Tl IE,\ RCI ION TO SOR.OR N.\DI E \\'.\Tl•:RS. internationally Iamous 111{·110-sopra110, 011 her rnag11 ilin·11t performance in her scrn1HI '1'011'11 I lul l C:011 (Cit, :\'()\{'Ill[)('! I I, I!) f I. "iOROR EVELY 1 B. POPE 011 her appointment a Librarian at Dillard University, <.:w

Orlcan , Loui iana.

SOROR LllCY I I.\ RTII .~;\II I'll 11po11 her election as Pn·sidl'llt ol thl' K(·11111ck, :'\'l'grn Educational \.,.,o<iation al it'> l:1\1 11H'l'ti11g. ~OROR recent

1'1.SH: CR \VI•.~ appoilllll1l'lll

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educational ervicc iu Virginia.

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MISS ALBERTA SMITH, MANAGER OF THE DRESS SHOP OWNED BY SOROR RHOADES I'LL REMEMBER YOU By Sorer Loma Richardson Pointer, Alpha Zeta Zeta. I'll remember not bccaus I said "I do" N ithcr b 'Ca us, you whisp red "I will" For promis •s arc often forgot And vows arc not always hue. I'll r member not because y u went away Nor because you wilJ roturn For parting do 'S not always m an Th rc'Il be a bright 'r day. I'll r member in a strung sort of way That you come to me ut night Thai you com fort me by day Whether you arc near 01· tar away. I'll rcmcmb 'r that once you h ld my hand Thai we talked about foolish things And that you arc my very own Whether it be on s ,a r land. S many times you've shown me light Often it's grown quite dim Sometimes I'd bear you whisper "Evcry th ing's going to be all right." I'JJ r ymornbc»: your strong arms about me Th' feel of your kiss I'll remember thut it's not the same without you Darling, I guess th is is i l.

SOR.OR HELEN McINTOSH MEADE ACHJEVES DISTINCTION Founder of the Lillie Brown School-A Progressive New York Institurion

Fi1c years ago when the Little Brown School I louse was born it was thought Lo be little more

than the 11s11:il run or nursery and kindergarten Today it ranks among the foremost in progressive institutions and bids Ia ir to become a powerful force in the molding of young Negro 1\mcrirn. Mrs, 1 l clcn Meade, loundcr and dircctrcss o[ the school, which occupies the greater portion of tile l l cckshcr Foundation building, on Fifth avenue and l(Hth street, opened her school with 00 students and has increased that number to 0%. The liu!c Brown School I rouse is the only Negro schoo I i 11 the Stat' J iccnscd to k 'CJ) ch ild rcn Irom pre-school age through 10 years o[ age or lo grade :iB. (Continued 011 th· following page)

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SOROR HELEN McINTOSH MEADE (Continued from preceding page)

Mixed Group Tell per cent of the children arc white; four or the 22 teachers arc white. All of' them arc devoid or superior or inferior race attitudes, and Mrs. Meade said that she has found much the same to be true or the parents, 90 percent o( whom attend rcgu lar parcn t-tcachcr mccti ngs. Basic methods and principles of the school stress individual and independent development. Class-room work of' the grade cbilclrcn is wholly informal and natural, and emphasis i placed upon a child's making hi own choices. There is a rigid physical examination of each. child Cl'cry morning, and if he or she shows any irregular symptoms, the child is inuncdiatcl y isolated. During the course or a clay there arc the usual '.1-R classes lor the grade children, educational games, orange juice periods for the nursery children. outdoor play, rest periods, meals served cafeteria style in small groups and every other means of 111aki11g a home and providing a healthy, wholesome outlet for young energies. This pa,t summer, Mrs. Meade established a camp for 100 of the regular students. It is called Carn p Craigmcadc and is local eel at Cra igsvi I le, N. Y. There is a mixed stall and the children arc or variou-, national i tics. The rn 111 p has been converted into a model [arrn , and the children do [arru chores Lhroughout the I '.!8 acres. Bdorc she rrca tcd the Li LL!c Brown School I rouse, l\lrs. Meade headed the nursery school at SL. ;\lark\ church, in l larlcm.

Present Play .\ play by her children was presented at the Ll eckshcr Foundation. One of' the I Icrksher Jamil) who witnessed the pcrformaucc was so impressed with i h« work of' these Negro children that she carried Mrs, Meade's request Ior space in the building dircci l y 10 the board or dirertors. 1\lrs. Meade was gr,111tecl partial use or the entire building. and over a period or time gained exclusive use ol the whole l'ourth lloor, pans or the ccond, third and lilt h lloors and four play rooms. in addition to use or the theatre, gymuavium and swimming pool. The stall now numbers :ii persons, including teacher'>. dieticians. nurses. cloctors, maids, porters, bus attendants and others. A psyrhologis}, psychiatrist and case worker function as a unit. The school has iL, own su-ril i/at ion plans a nd librarj of (i50 children's volumes. The reg11lar school clav encl, at '.l o'clock, hut there is a special a< ti, it ics program Ior ch iklrcn who IT· main until 1. These an· uxua l ly the chi ltlrcu whose parents arc 1101 ;11 home as c·arly as /1.

Jumbcrcd among the teaching staff i, Dr. Karma la Kost1mbi, a native Indian, who js an assist,int Lo Pearl Buck. There is also Olga Kcdruff, wife or the late Archbishop Nicolas Kcclruff, heacl or the Russian Orthodox Church 01· America; Eva l\farshall, a Metropolitan Opera Company piano ,1Cco111panisl, and Mildred McDougall, daug·luer of i\Irs. Gertrude Ayers, prominent educator. Dr. Cecil Marquez is the school pediatrician and Vivian I lunter is secretary o[ the school. Mrs. l\leaclc received her bachelor of' pedagogy from the New York Teachers Training college ;111cl is presc11 t I 1 stuclyi ng at Tcad1ers' col lcgc or Colun1bia University.

REPORT OF ZETA SIGMA CONFERE CE (Co11ti11l1ed l'rom page I :l) C:. Since organi,ecl h1bor is one or· the 111os1 i111portant mcchanis111s through which workers in 111ost 1·iclcls operntc to improve their co11ditio11s, it is C'Sscntial tltat the Negro id '11tiry hi111se1r· with orga11i1ccl labor to the rullcst cxl ·11L. To this end it is suggested 1. Thal Negroes employed in occupations scr\'ccl by ;i bona fide la i)()r orga11i1;t1io11 should affiliate and assume an active roll i11 all of its art i \'i I ies i 11rl ud i ng those act i viL ies 1101 clircc1 ly rn11cc-r11cd with tile race. 2. l 11 order to do th is we propose that kaclership from the variom labor union., be solicited and groups among workers org;111i1ccl lor the purpose of fa111iliari1.i11g them with llw pri11ci1>lcs :incl philosophy or I he Ya rious u 11 ions u nclcr which they seek to opnale.

:L That Negroes already in organi1cd labor unite their C'fi'orts toward bringing labor oq~anin11ions 110w closed lO Negroes Lo admit their 111e111bership. I. S11ppon kgislal io11 clirencd toward the purging or discrimination in hit ing policies i11 i11cl11s1ry. cl. Since 1he rhur< h is 1l1e om' institution which ai1m solely 10 rc·p1Tsc11l the lc-lJowshi1> ol Cod and the l>rothcrhoocl ol 111a11. the church sho1ilcl point the wa) I> practicing what it pn·adH·, tlwreli) dlvcting social unity 1hrough 1acial 1111d('J's[a11ding and i11cliviclual jmLicc.

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ZETA SORORS IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC

SORORS GOLDIE GUY MARTIN AND IONE TRICE, AMERICA'S FINEST DUO-PIANISTS Tl1c i111pt·cc;ililc 11111sicia11slii!J·. sct·111_i11g psychic urrorcl :t 11d pk.isi 11g p<·1·so11a I It ,es. ol. these -~ wo artists h:11L· won l'or 1hc111 lcaclcrship 111 the liclcl

ol d110 pia11is1s just ;is these sa111c_ altributcs put them ;11 the top 01· till' heap as 111d1v1d11al 1)crl oruu-r», Both J 1,1 \'t' been org;i II ists :1 t lead i ng Chirngo clwrd1cs. lone I\ Ion roe Trice, rourcrt pi;i 11 isl, former member o! l';i< u lt v of Southern Univcrsit.y, Bato11 Rouge. ln., studied al lcw England Conscrvator\, al lt-:idi11g 11111sic schools i11 Chicago ancl I .011do11, F11gla11cl. (;oldit· (;u) i\larti11, <·onc·crt p ia n ist , 111c111bcr ol tht: l.u'ult v of the Clu rcnc«: C,1111cron Whit« School ol 1\1.usir, Cliicago, l'orn1cr member 01· 1·a< ul t v or I Iowa rd Un ivcrsit y, \,Vashington,

D. C., studied with 'l 'rocndcl.

Rcckzch, Lt'ginska

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These artists h ;1 vc rcrci vcd high rommcnda tion from wcl I known 111 usir critics lor their brill i a ncy, scholarly intcll igcnrc ancl unity in precision as well as their interpretation. 1\ppearing before an overwhelming audience in a recent ('()JlC('J't under the sponsorship 01· Zeta Zeta chapter, Chicago, the duo-pianists were enthusiastically received by the 11111sic lovers or their home. Wide I y acrla i mcrl [or thci r rnag11 i liccn t p .rforruanrcs during the 1911 season, Sorors l\fani11 ;111cl Trice have a ,-cry bright prospect f'or their cxlc11sive concert lour or the 1945 wi11ttT seaso11. Zeta is proud or their accornplishrnt·nts and extends to them heartiest good wishc~ for nmti11uccl success.

SOROR LILLIAN EV AN'TI AS VIOLETT A IN "LA TRAVIATA", ACT III \\'hen the ,\'ational Negro Opera Company presented Verdi\ "La 'Tra viatu", it covered itself with glor1 . .-\ wcl l-c hoscn cast, headed by l\!n,e. Lillian Evani i. carried the story Lo its dramat ic ronrlusiou with vocal excellence and h istr ion ic ability. Bringing to this prcscnuuion a rich experience inrluding the ,ingi11g- of the role or Violetta in lllall) lamed opera houses of Europe, and thcreli) earning lor hcrsdl an iutcrnauonal reputation Ior the l'incnc-ss of her portrayal, 1\fme. Lvauti. always 1)(Jist·d and deg.int, is able to t·xp1T,s, al the same time, the Jri\·olity of Violetta\ lil« i11 a wav seldom cxphasitL·cl by orhci i11terp1L'IL'l''>. \\'itlt lx-r 1oin· lnil l iaut i11 the ringing high tones. a nd sparkling in the l loricl passages. ,1,c ma kcs a charn1i11g picture i11 each act as ,IH' appears in elaborate costumes and jcwcln. Mme. Lvaur i has twcnt y-thrcc operas i11 her repertoire, i11duding such l'amous scores as "C:an11c11." "R igolcLto" ;111d "Romeo and f ul ict".

RU, I)! R \R \T xrusrc: SCI IOOL ~OROR l·.LI/.. \BE'I 11 (; REER IHJFORI) has btL'll appointed Rq,\istrnr antl Tcachn or Piano and Thvon at rh« nourganl College of Music and ,\1 t, Louisville, l{entucky. 1\ Iorrucr u-arhcr o l vluvi« and i\l.ithl'111ati<s al till' l nd ianapoli'> Junior lligil "ic/1001 Soror Buford is ;1 111e111hL·1 ol the l·ta Zl't:t ch:1plt·1 and a sig11ilirn111 pt·1so11alit) in thr r uittua l lik ol Louisville.

SOROR VIVIEN KING BRIGHT, DRAMATIC LYRIC SOPRANO Sorer BrighL 1Jcga11 her studies al \Vi11sto11Salcm Tcac/J('rs Coll('gc, with l\ladam ,\. 1 lackky or Boston, ~ I assa< h 11set ts. Later Soror Bright attcncl('d Fi,k l111i1ersil) a11d I loward lJ11ivcrsity where ,he wo11 the J11illiard scholarsl,ip and was granted C:u111 Laude, recei\'i11g the dcgrl'c of Bachelor ol' l\fusic. !11 New York Soror BrighL studied with \·arious notl'cl rnaclws or operatic :1ml ro11n·r1 stars, 1rnrticularly Cuiseppi Boghctti, her tc;1chcr lor two years. 1\ppeari11g in co1ic·en in 111a11y of' the outsta1Hling 11111sirnl progra,m ol tlH' rntmtr;, Soror Bright was al,o a 111e111b('r ol the "I lot i\1 ik;1do" r:1st. 1)111 ing the past \'t•:ir she has been highly :1n lairned a, :i11 cxcl'ikm co1Ht'1t ar1ist as well a, teacher ol \'Oin' i11 her mvn studio a1HI at Palmer J\k111orial lnstitutc, Sedalia, i\'orth C1rolina. For the co111i11g '>caso11. Soror Hright has a vc1 y interesting rcpl'1 toir and will be heard with the la 111011'> Seda Ii" Si 11g(T'> as ll'l' 11 :,~ in solo rn11 n·1 t. P.\RTIC:IP \'J J•,S Ii\' J\L\R!Oi\1 ,\NIH:RSON C:Oi\'C:ERT SOR.OR 111•,;,., Rll·.'I I,\ IH:,\SI.FY has disti11gui,ht'd lwrscll a, a rn11tr:tlto soloi'll :ind ha, gained 11atio11al n·rognition a, a 1T,1ilt ol hn (·xcdll·11t(' i11 till' ;\la1 io1t \11chT,011 C:011<r11 in Phi l:iclc I ph i:i. . \ 111t·111 i>L·1 ol C:h i Zl't a cha pt('I, Okl:1l10111a C:i11. Okl:1'10111:1, ,hl' li:1, IH·t·11 pn· scnH·d i11 1t·cit:tl i11 tl1at c i11 IJ\ tlH· l lotl'll'l\'i\t''> LL'a!-\ut· and 1>1 \lplia Iota Zl't;, i11 ·1 ul,a. Sorn1 ,\nna Jo:. 1\loorL' is IH·1· a<eo111p:1nist.

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SOROR R. L. CARPENTER Soror R. Lillian Carpenter, Supervisor o[ l\lu\ic i11 the Louisville Public Schools, with ,\.B. degree J'ro111 Si111111011s University, Mus. B., ;111<1 1\ I us. I\ I.. lrorn Nori hwcsicrn Uni vcrsi ty, is 1l1c dauglitcr or a B:1ptist minister, the JaLC R.t'l('ll'IHl ] (. n. (:;1rpc11i('l' or Bowling Green, Kc11tu!'k). 1\s inst n« tor at the Lou isvilic M1111ici1i:li Colkge, Soror Carpenter teaches public school 11111sic and dirt'cls the College Choir. During her service ;1s supervisor she has prescn tccl vixicc-n pagc.111ts i11 which a thousand .,111001 children pal'Lil'ipa1ccl annually. Two xpi rit ualv. "I \Viii Pray" ;11Hl "J Co11Jd11't Hear i\'oliml) Pray", arr.111gnl ily Soror Carpenter, l1a1t· l>cc11 puhlishcd by the l\1. \Vitlll,1l'k Cornp:111\. Slit· dirc!'ts "The l)eep River Echoes", a d10111s which :1ppcarccl on radio stut iou WllJ\S i11 a weekly broadcast lnr two years. I) uri ng the past summer Sorer Carpenter studied at Westminster Choir College, Prince-

ton, New Jersey. V1711ilc she was there, she was informed by Dr. J. Finley Williamson that the Westminster Choir had LI ·eel one o( her arrangcll\C11lS last season. In keeping with the philosophy of her thesis, "The Use o[ Negro Music in Negro Schools", she is writing a text book on ~cgro spirituals which will IJe o[ practical use Jor elementary schools, and will be of value as a supplementary text in any school. A charter member o[ Eta Zeta Chapter, Louisville, Sorer Carpenter has made a definite conuibut ion to the cultural and educational life of the Louisville community, and is a personality of whom the orority and the race may justly be proud. [11 her own way she exemplifies a Iu 11d,1111c11 ta I concept or racial adj usuncru, as expressed in her own words: "The fundamental attitudes which must be built among· the (Continued on the following page)

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SOROR BERNICE HILL HENRY Sorer Bernice J !ill-l lcnry, 111c110 soprano, is a charter member of' the .vlpha Zeta Zeta chapter, Beckley, \Vest Virgi11ia. J\ teacher or English and Dircctrcss of' the Glee Club in Stratton lligh School of' Beckley, Sorer l l cury began LO study music early in lier life. Under the guidance of' Lulu B. Childress of' llowarcl University, she made remarkable progress. Later she stud icd in the Graduate School or· Music, Temple University, Philadelphia. For the past three years she has studied privately with Miss Wilda Faye Ganeau, a concert and stage star of' Icw York City and London. Soror I lcnry has shown talent and competence of' which Zeta is justly proud.

SOROR ROSE M. BANKS Sorer Rose l\!. Banks, Research Editor of T!IE .\RC!ION is well. qualified for her task of' scrvi11g Zeta in this rnpacity. ,\11 honor gTaclua tc ol Louisville l\lu11iripal College, Soror Ha11k, had cxpcricnr«: as u-arhcr and librarian before she uuc-ntlcd the ,\tl:1111a School of' Library Sen ice from which sh c was grad uatcd last year .. Sorc?r Banks has 1,ec11 1Tn·ntl) appointed as Librarian ol her ,.\J111a l\!a1cr, Louis, illc

Municipal Col.lcgc.

nooi s SOROR CARPENTER

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For us who mus: t:llT) 011 in rh« dust and ~trugglc ol l ilc, and lidore whom a vast and voicvlcss ctcr nit y strctcl1cs, what :111 inspiration and t onso Ia t ion there is i 11 hooks 10 sust;i in us in the c nu l l irt here, and 10 clirecl our cm11sc :1s our ship, put out 011 t Ile sllml'ic,s ,<.·:1.

people of the Negro race in order Lo solve their problems in the United Slates is Ior the Negroes themselves to take pride ,111d pleasure in the culture which the ir own rare has cvol- eel and produced, particularly those rontribut ions which arc rharactcrist ir of and peculiar to their own race. \Vhile there arc 111a11y reasons [or a sense of pride and pleasure i 11 wha L has been acrornplishcd. none of them arc stronger 1ha11 the reasons for prick in their music'." Therefore soror Carpenter works untiringly to cult ivatc this pride and intcrprctut ion in cgro public school children .1s an insuraucc for the future ol the race.

Twenty-fourth Annual Boule in Tulsa Will you be there?

J nclebu-d we to pio11cns of I he p:t,t; Tlu-y w1 il thci1 11a111t·, 011 Cod's i111111m I.ii ,nolll Our kgacil's 110111 them i11 wm1h an· 1.1,t. Now to that list 111a) we 0111 11:i1Hl', enroll. Witl1out thci, pagC' to i>riclgc tlw g:Ip iil'1wn·n inlanl da)S and g1l':rI c·tt-r11i11 1\ dismal ,pan·, an ('lll[lt)' 1oicl, l \\;t·c·11 J !ow i11cll'H'1 rni11atc 0111· lilt- would be. Ou1

To t lice. 0 Boo bl p1T,t'lll'IS ol I Ile p;1 ,1, 011r JJIC,t'lll st1e11gth is all asn ilJt'<i lo ilit·c· 0111 lulllll' hopl', ti,) p.tgt·, do lotl'r:i,1; Thou art the light of lilc fen us to sec!

ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL FINER WOMANHOOD WEEK

MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES WASHINGTON ZETAS

.vlph». Kappa Al ph», and Beta Zeta Chapters arc honored to have the First Lady, Mrs. Eleanor Rooscv cl t, as their guest speaker al Andrew Ra11ki11 Memorial Chapel, Howard University, Tuesday, February 22, I 9,1,1,

ALL ZETADOM UNITES TO CELERRATE Fl

ER WOMANIIOOD WEEK

"Though scrio11sly handicnppccl by the cconopressure which is cxisti11g today, the Zetas :ire c1IT) ing 0111 their usual Finer Womanhood ani, itics. l\la11y arc participat i11g in dcl'cusc programs in their rouuuuu it ics and arc kept 1c1 , IJ11sy: )'l'I 1101w roukl overlook the_ ~ign ific-an<c ol Finer \Von1;111hood \Vcck .... l he objn tin· o l Finn \Vorna11hood, sistcrf y love ,111<1 ,!'hol.1rship has liro11ght together wo111c11_ l'1:01n all parts ol t lu: <·011111ry women who have s11111lar t :istes a nd :1spi rat ions, wo111c11 who hn vc labored togcthcr lor tw<·n1y-f'o1ir years, wo111e11 pledged to the highv,t ideals or womanhood and service." -Surh words, from the pen of Soror Laura 111 ic

owlin Watkin (Alpha Zeta Zeta, Beckley, West

Virginia) express t.hc most poignant l'cclings of Zeta sisterhood throughout the nation. Whcrever the fortunes and vicissitudes or life may lead her, the true Zeta turns her heart and thoughts Lo her sorors during Lile last week in February and in spirit, if not in the llcsh, communicates wiL11 them. And she recalls with mixed emotions lier college clays, when in the enthusiasm or youth, she went joyously and excilcclly about the tasks in preparation for the "Finer Womanhood" program. To all sorors who cherish 'such memories, and who, perhaps because of the war and emergency dislocations, have been unable lo share, through their beloved ARCI ION the experiences o( their sisters in Zeta, these accounts of Chapter Celebrations o[ Finer Womanhood Weck arc dedicated. May

they be an inspiration to all Zetas!

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GAMMA CHAPTER, MORGAN ST A TE COLLEGE Gamma chapter opened the Finer \1Vo111a11hoocl Weck observance with a literary program and tea at Morgan State College 011 Sunday, February 20th. The crowd was so large that it was necessary to hold the program in the main auditorium instead of' the lounge as formerly considered. Following the program, the guest· were invited LO the lounge where Liley were served tea in an atmosphere of chamber music, Zeta decorations and cntcrta iumcnt. Soror Lillian Black, ex-basilcus, presided. Reading was given very bcautif'ully, by Soror Katherine Johnson who was also pianist for. the clay. Plcdgecs from Coppin Teacher's College rendered several selections and Soror Ruth Willis presented a very inspiring talk, "The Signil'iranee o( Finer Womanhood. On Friday night, Gamma chapter invited Alpha, Kappa Alpha and Beta Zeta sorors or Washington to a party held jointly with the graduate chapter. Many came, enjoyed t!1e111selves immensely, and stayed over Ior the ZetaSigma Conference tbc following day. This ronIercncc was a tremendous success. There were representatives from Virginia State CollcH-c, ':irginia Union University, Howard University, Miner Teachers' College, Coppin Teachers' College, Morgan State College, Cortez Peters' 13L!siness School, Goucher College and Douglas Sen ror High School. The delegates and representatives were both wh i Le and colored. Mr. Waters E. Turpin or Lincoln University, author o[ "These Low Grounds", gave a very .cholarl y and vi tal address on the sub jcct, "Minorities in Post \Var Reconstruction". Other Resource Leaders, all experts in their field, were alik inspirational and informative. Among these speakers al the various Se111i11ars were the following: Mr. I l arvcy J. Kearns, Ex-Secretary of the Urban League, Professor I toward Cornish, Morgan State Col legc, Miss Delores Cawthon, Practice Teacher at Platoon School 1o. IOI, the largest pla10011 school in Balt imorc, Attorney Linwood Koger, l irst colored City Solicitor, and Dr. G. Lake Imes, author and lecturer. The Conference and week closed with a ZelaSigma Ball Extravaganza. The entire social hall was decorated overhead with a canopy of white crepe paper strips and blue balloons. Zeui-Signia insignia abounded, costumed cigan·t girls served: the guests danced to the strains oJ a 111 i Ii ta ry band until Zetas 1'01111ecl their circle wh irh extended to the lull length and breadth of the auditorium-a highly pleasing spectacle.

ZETA J>t[I RETA onSERVES FJ

ER WOMANHOOD WEEK

AT FLORIDA A. & M. COLLEGE The Ga111111:1 ,\lpha Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sororit) at Florida A. & M. College, Tallahassee, Florida. hcgun its annual observance o( Finer \Vo111anhood \\'eek Sunday, February 20, EHi. Su1rti11g the week off with a bang was lite Vesper progr.1111 on the above named dale al 7: I 5 P. l\l. ,\ t th is scn·ice IV1 rs. Spessard L. J lol1 and, wile or· Fl~ffida's Covcruor, was gue L speaker. ]11 her simp!c manner, Mrs, l Ioiland cmphasi/cd tolerance, patience aud service as o utstand ing qualities of Fine \Vo111e11. This progrn m was I Cr) u 11 iq uc. Soro rs Lei la Anderson, Agnes Edwards and Laura E. \Varren, Basikus, par1icipatcd on the progra111. The wrors gathnecl !'or a siHJl'l "pep 111ce1 i11g·" on Mo1tda) at j P. l\J. On Tuesday at 5 P. J\J., cultil'atio11 of a plot which wi!! be used as a !'l~>wcr gardt:n, w:1s bcg1111 by the group. Soror J heodora C.a rc) rn11d uncd pra ycr sen·ices on Thursda1 night in the Collcge,\uditorium. Soror Olil'c Tho1111N>n prcsicl('d at the organ. Soror l\[. l)'.)llaldso11 sang "J\ly Task" :,rcompanied at the piano by Soror ,\. Eli1alx·1h Williams. l\lrs. l\lc(;ui11n charged Lhc you11g people to begin now 10 do those tilings which arc indirntil'e of noble ,vomen. 011 Frida), at the chapel exercises, J~asiku~ Laura \\'arren ol Ca1111lla 1\lpha, recapitulated sal1e11t !ans and thoughts which J1ad been ('xprcs,cd during the week. J\t this service, also, the song of earl! Creck.-lct1e1Td 01·ga11i1a1io11 on 1hc ca,npus was played lJ l\lrs. Lillian T. Robinson on th(' college organ .. \fter supper, on Friday .',orors ga I h cred 011 the J,rn·n ad jaccn L Io t I, e C:ollcgc Co111111011s and c11gag('cl lor a short period in w1,1mu11i1y singing.

On S11ncla) e1<·ni11g at (i::lO, :di sorors of Ga1n111a ,\lpha I\H'l with Soror R111h T. Orr, spo11sor, :111<1 held the Rc·1H·,1·:il Pledge Sen ice. Th us c·1Hit'cl 0111 obscrl',lll< l' of Fi 11er \ \'0111a11hood \\'eek; 01H' tliat ,1·,1, ll'l) good. Chapel sen 1n•s I 01 the ll'l'l' k Wl'H' rnncl 11< 1 eel Ii) Smor Co1111ie lknnc·L. Sorors ol (:a11111ia \lpha are: LC'i la \ 11clc·rso11, C:01111 il' lk111w1, Theodora Carq. ,\la1 jo1 il' D,11 is, l\1:ngucritl' l>o11alclso11, ,\gnl', bhl'a1cls. (; la ch'> C n·c·1H', liH·1 l\ I ac Dona Id, lkrnice ;\l:i11i11. C:l.1ra Ni-.:011, J,ml'tha Oua11nrna11, Lilli(' ,\I. Richa1cl,011. lknnl'tl(' Sl1~·pp:ird. Oli1c· 'J IH1llll>'>Oll. Laura E. \Va1rrn, Ha,ileus, SalliC' l.011 \\'a1so11, ,\lat 1h;1 \\'c·,1, ,\. l·,lin1i>C'lh \Villi:1111s and C1tol) 11 \\'illia1m. ~ornr Ruth l'. Batt·, Orr is spomot.

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FT. WORTH ZETAS CONCLUDE FEBRUARY ACTIVITIES Celebrate National Finer Womanhood Observance The twenty-four members 01· Psi Zeta Chapter, Zeta Phi Bet.a Sorori I y, cclcbra tcd Na tiona I Finer \Vornnnhoocl Observance al Allen Chapel .-\. fd. E. Church Suucla y morniug, February 27. Soror Vada P. Fclclcr, teacher at James E. Guinn [un ior J ligh, ;111d widely known civic leader, spoke Oil the subject, "The Master Sendcth for Thee," in such influential manner that the Rev, ). l 1. S111 ith, pa~Lor of Allen Chapel Church, c:onsiclcrcd lier address sufficient for the 11 o'clock hour service. Five members were added to the church. Busilcus Beaulah .1\. Yerwood. princiJ);il of Amanda F. McCoy School, was as keel 10 roucl uct t lie ri na 11 cia I con tr i bu Lions for Allen Chapel. Other 11t11111Jers 011 the program were: Greek Medley, Soror R11by I.. Cass; l u trocluctory Remarks, Soror Ycrwood; Solo, Sorer Eloise W. Pyle; presentation or speaker, Soren Ethel A. Jones, and the Zct:1 Phi Beta Sorority song.

EPSILON ZETA, BETA CIIAPTERS HOLD JNTERESTING OBSERVANCE Outstanding a111011g celebrations or fraternities and sororiricx in ,\tlanta was the Finer Wo111a11hoocl V\lcck progralll of the Epsilon Zeta and Bew d1ap1crs, during the last week. in February. . lkgi 1111 i ng the wcc.'k 's ol>ser~a tH·e. '''.a.s a lorre1 u I a11no1111ce111l·11L ol tile weeks acuviucs by the pastor ol each local church. Tuesday marked a reel letter day for Epsilon Zeta chapter with Sorer Marvin Ragland as basi le us. I I ostcsscs 10 the service men, women nnd sweethearts. the 1nc111bcrs, with Sorer S. (; rare Brad lq, p1·l·sid i ng, prc·sc111 eel Mrs. A I ire 1),11 ics, hc.ul ol .\po.: Beauty College ,is g11cst ,spcakl'r. l\lrs. Dal'iC's g.11·c virn l inloruuu iou rouccn1ing ih« care or till' hair, skin '.1~HI sa l icn t l;1r1s ali0111 kt't'ping well :111d lll':1utilul duri11g lhl'll'.11'. 01 lie rs, Illa king l>l'id rc111a rks w<.Te Soro1·s Lucile l,l'wis :111<1 l\lal>l'I Bigha111, Lill' latter prcsc·111i11g i\lrs. Da1·il's ;1 token 1·ro111 the sorority. 1\ I 1isic 11•:1, rendered by Sornr C:h rist inc L. Cooper, ;d In wh i cl I t Ile guests were served rorrcc a11cl cake by Sornrs J\laric ,\11dl'rso11 and Sarah Bl:1< l..111011. Followi11g T11cscla ,'s C:h:m11 I lour al the Scr1 in· l\!t-n's C:entl'r was ,1 siinilar prog1·;11n ror tlH' rnn1pus girls at l\lorris Brow11. Conducting this lwlpf1d and i11Spira1io11;il progra111 were Sorors Lillian Cartn ancl Alice Dawson. who prcscn ted i 11 a clcmo11st ra tio11 Soror C:a Lhcri nc Fernandl'r, who held thl' ;1udicncc spellbound with thl' rn1T<'<'l 111;i11ners, prnpl'r dress and

points any young girl should know about charm. Dainty sandwiches and an ice course (ollowed.

Dr. Nancy Bullock Woolridge Speaks at Morris Rrown J<'riday morning al Morris Brown College, Beta chapter met thirty Jllinules before chapel time to hold a rrienclly chat with the guest speaker, Dr. Woolridge_. Each Zeta was pre cntecl a corsage of wh i tc rosebuds by the chapter. Presiding over the program was Soror Roxie Huller. The speaker was introduced by Soror S. Crnce Bradley, who bridly stated the achieve111ents or the educator, afler which Dr. ·w oolridge spoke from the Lheme "\,\Tomanpowcr in a Postwar Period". An i nstru111e11 t.al selection was rendered by Soror Louise Mozee. Soror Bern ice Jaudon presen tcd the honoree with a bcaut.il.ul girt from the chapter. The Zelas, numbering almost ril'ty, sang the Zeta I I ymn, which closed the program

Zerns Honored al Luncheon l losless to an All-Zeta luncheon Sorors Lucile Lewis, Lillian Carter and Beaulah Johnson turned another page in the history or the sorority with an elaborate aHair, which will ever linger in the minds of t.he guests present. Pro111ine11t among the event of interest was the port.ion of the program t.enned "Zeta Lites", honoring all Zetas, who had been an inspiration Lo others in perpetuating the life in this part of the country.

Dr. Woolridge Speaks to Large Gathering Sunday al'tcrnoon the Zetas climaxed the week's observance by presenting Soror Nancy Bullock Woolridge, Doctor ol Philosophy, at the Service 1\lcn's Center bdore a mammoth ga ti 1eri 11g. The prngra111, presided over by Soror Sadie J\ll. \,\Ja1so11, chairman or the Finer V1Tomanhood Weck Com111illce, was well received. rntroducing the guest speaker was Soror Anne Collins Graves, who e111phasi1.ecl the educator's place in Lhe realm 01· J1igher learning. The ;1cldrcss or Dr. ·w oolridge wa · a masterpiece, which will never be forgotten. She spoke l'rorn tile subject, "J\nd Lhe Truth Shall Make You Free". Following the theme or the observance Dr. Woolridge was loud in her praise or the women or today but admonished them to take their rightful place in the Poslwar Period. Special music wa rendered by Soror Beaulah .Johnson. 1nvocation was o[krcd by Soror Julia FounU1i11.

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RHO ZETA CHAPTERSTATION R-U-O Z-E-T-A . \gain Rho Zeta Chapter broadcasts 1·ro111 the gardr.:n spol of the South, North Carolina. \1Vc include 0111) nine months in our Sorority year, because 111osL ol us arc elsewhere during the su111111er months. \Ve have come a long way toward IH1ilcling a real chapter Ior Zera, and we hope Lo travel a long· ways lurthcr, before we arc all that we hope to be. \t\Tc have nineteen financial members. Let me tell \OU a little bit about our Basilcus Sorer Lill ian 'g_ \Villia111s. She is sma ll o[ stature (good things come in small packages remember), she is the only gro woman prin< ipal in our city. She was born here in WinstonSalc111, graduated lrom the public schools here, also \\'inston-Salcm Teachers College her'. She rcrcivccl her l\fastcrs degree lrom Columbia Univcrsity. New York City. She has piloted Rho Zeta through four o( the most successful years we've ever cx pcricnccd. \,Vc arc sure her success lies in theFart that she doesn't say go ahead and c,pcct us lo do the work but she works along with us. Our An t i-Basilcus is also a small package, but reliable ancl a conscientious worker. As Chairman of our social committee she has guided our group through some \1' ,11 planned, and successful social a lla irs. Soror L. ,\. \\'illiams, a WinstonSalC'111 girl. grad un le or the schools here, hold inf.\' he, 11I. \. dq.!.rt'C lrom Colu1111Jia University, New \ ork Cit1, is our clIicicut Crammatcus, Senor Vera T. Banks is our Tamins and sl1e is a good one. Sorer Ella Bell Jones is our jcrvclcr. Soror Laura ] looper our Chaplain. During the mouth o] No1·c111bcr we held our ;1111111,tl Pew Ra llv at I lanes C:. 1\1. I~. Chu rch. \\'(' rni,cd a little 01t'I' $100.00. We a1c contri1Juting $,l(l.00 lo a lune! which the outsuuuli11g 01g;i11i1atirms in the city are building to lu rn isl 1 lour ,u 11 rooms or pl.1 )' rooms a I each ol lour C:llllj>S in our stat(' lor Olli' boys. Our J,i11('1' "'olllanhoocl celebration was a incmorablc ,11< ct'ss. Zeta broadcast S,1t urday, .\larch 1th. l:'.IO P. 1\1., Oler Station \V,\IR. C11t·sts 011 thc prngram W('l'C l\lrs. :\laudc ,\tkins, Dr. J. Charlrs )01d:rn, Jr., J. I . Paisley, Sr., and R('1. I. Logan Kearse. ')ornr \\'oolridg<· arri1ecl a11cl all('llciC'cl our m('cting \lhicl1 was held with Soror Lois B. ll.111,c1, 1711 N'. Che11v Stl'('('t, IP. l\.1. We 1Tll('\1Td our plcdg<'s, fini,hnl l.l\l 111i1111(<' pla11,. Thc limtt·,, ,<·11<·d a rep:1',l that 011(' 11111s1 J'('· 11l('lll bt·J. . \1 7::!0 \IT ('llll'ltai11rd lor Sornr \Vooliidgl' ill thl' n·nvtion !()()Ill ol IIH' \Vim1011 l\lul11:il lm111a1Hl Co111pa111. It w:i, 1>1 iclg<' a11cl 1>i110chiC'. lkautilul p1i1e'> \1Tn· giH'll the win11cr, ol both g,11nc, ancl ou1 gue,I.

ARCHON .Sunday al 5 P. l\L ,1T co11cludccl our cekbration with our Vesper l loltr hclcl al. St. Paul Jvl. E. Church. Soror Woolridge as guest speaker . Soror V. K. Brigl1t as soloist. We dare not try lo pay .'ioror \Voolridgc llllt wc pre,cntccl her with a Bond as a gesture or our :1pp1·cciatio11. 1 \ Vc rno1·e 011, chins ll p. ask i11g for gu icla11 cc J ro111 a bol'e. Our other 111e111 IJ<Ts 11ot already ~11c11 l io11ed arc: Sorors En11a .Jones ,111d Sara Thigpen, new but earnest, they arc 0111· artists; l]l('y can prilll and draw ancl how. Soror P. 1\. NC'al, OIH' or the rou11clcrs, Sorors S. i\l. Speigh!, Edythe \Villi:i111s, Lillie Mac Evam, .\1111ic I. Tl10111pson ! la111ilto11 who is ill, and we ask you to join us 111 pray('r lor her rnmplctc reco\'l'I')'. Soror Cwendolyn 11. ,\,hky, Edna Cou11e11 Rncls, !\ii aria D. Lewis a 11 d L. C:. Shdl'<·)'· This rn111pl ucs our Rho Zeta l:in1ily. ALPI-JA R.1 lO ZETA OUSERVES FINER WOMANHOOD WEEK AT MO TGOMERY, ALAUAMA Soror ;\J:, li]c, Cha p111a11, Hasi lcus, Reporter. I. ObserYancc began Fel>rnary 21, 1911. Special classroom instruction was made in variou school , empha ·i1.i11g the irnporLancc of fratcrniti_es, sororities, and other character building organ11at1ons. 2. Orga11i1a1ion or a t ·en-age K11iui11g Club for girk at the home ol' Soror lkask/ Club ob jen i I e,: (I) Eli 1n i 11:1 lion or id I l'll('ss; (2) Fur11 ish i ng wholesome ITC r('a I ion; (:I) D<·1 t' lopi 11g 1ariOL1s talents; ( 1) Pr:1c tiring i>Ull'I' hl':tltl1 ha l>its. Soror Sarah P. l\fadison is Supt·n isor. '.l. l) istri b111 ion o! I oods. ll'll its, riot IH·,. k i 11 dl i ng to the nccdy la111ilies llt'ar i\lo11tgo111 ·n, rnntriliution, ol sugar, juict's, lllilk a11d l'ggs to lornl hmpital. I. l 1. S. 0. D:l\ rnoki<'s, sandwirll(", :11Hl c:111ch S('l'\l'cl IO Sl'l'I i1e' Jll('ll. !i. Rc-plcdg<' sn1 in· :1 t llollH' ol Sornr C:ha p 111a11. Relr('shnH·nts and g:ttlll'S \\'l'll' <·11jo\('cl. (i. Satunl,11 .. \ 11ip w:1, 111:tdl' to tlw Stale Rdo1111 Sd10ol :11 \11. ,\fl'igs, \l:1ha111a. Sorn, \\'illiC' :\I. Stone lt·<1111t'd to th<' gi1l, 011 g<'t1('J';il l>cl1;11 io1 ;111cl co11duc1 in the ho111c. at school. ,tllcl i11 public pl:1n·,. 'iht' took as ht'r to1>ic ol di,nts-.io11 ".\ l.a<h is l\/odnl, Swt·c·I. a11d Rc· S('n('d at \JI Ti111<·, at 110111c ,at \\'ork, a11cl :tl Play." 7. SL1ncla1. l hc· prng1;1111 ol tit(' ll'l'<'k c lmC'd with thC' 11H·111IH'IS wo1,hip1>i11g in a lioch :it 011<· or th(' Imai chunht·,. 'Ii,(' 111i11i,t('IS ('llljlh:l\i1l'd I he pi i nci pl<·, ol "1'i 11<·1 \ \'0111:i 11 ho()(I" as shown in t·,:i,npl('~ ol :\:tollli, Ruth, i\lan :i11d otlH'l wonH'II ol th<· Bible . 8. So101 \1111;i 'i. ll:i11ks g,11<· :i 1>1 it'I ~l1111111:111 ol lilt· :tCll\itic·s do11c d111i11g tlit· ,1Tl'k in oli s('I 1·;111cc· ol I·111c·1 \\'0111:11tl1ood. l·ach ,0101 111,tdc to lh(· ch11Hli :1 co1111il111 tio11 ol ., 1.00.

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ALPHA PI ZETA CELE:BHATES FINER WOMANHOOD Seated, loft to right: Sorors Guy, L. B. Fouse, Artemia Brummell, Lucy Harth Smith. Standing: Sorors Brown, Carmichael, Roberts, Taylor. Sorors who arc not pictured are Sor r A. H. Ray and Sorer H. B. Marble. ALPHA PSI ZETA, LEXlNGTON, 011 l\Jo11day o/' Finer Wo111a11hood Weck, ,\lpha Psi Zeta presented ;1 talk on Filler Woma 11 hoocl to Senior Schoo I groups or gi rls. The talk was gi1T11 i>y Soro1· ,\. 11. Taylor. Simila rl y, ''! low 10 he a Fi11cr Woman" was discussed by Soror ,\. 11. R:1y, wilh .J1111ior 11 igli School girls, the l'ollowi11g d.i)'· Duri11g the week, other adcl rt",,C's 011 I he su I> ject were prcsc11 tecl by Soro rs .\. \\'. B!'l1111111el, Do11glas 11 igh School, Soror I ... \. B1·011·11. Coust it ut iou Street School and Soror Lit<')' I l urt h Sm i: Ii, who spoke at the Fi11cr \\10111,111lwod form.ii d in ncr. Soror L. B. Fou,c presided at I he di 11 ncr which closed Lile ,pccil'ic :1c1 i, ities l'or the week. ZETAS 01\SERVE "FINER WOMANHOOD" WEEI{ AT GREENSl!ORO, NOR.Tl! CAROLINA lh. \\'. I\!. I l;i111p1011 w.is l'catut'l'd spcn k cr Frid:1), Fehru:i ry 2!i, 011 I he prngra 111 i 11 ob',tT1·a 11n· ol "Finn \\10111:111hoocl" \Vcek, spo11 xorcd Ii, tile Z,·t:1 ,\lpha C:h;1J>l(T of' the Zel;i Phi l\<'l:t Sornril) du, i11g till' regular rh.ipcl l1011r

at A. and T. College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. l lumpton cited numerous examples or the work to be clone, and the work being done in various communities by wo111e11 who cxcrnpl if'y the ideals or the sorority. I le told his audience that the chaotic conditions of' the world today present ;i challenge 10 all women. Dr. I lampton was iur rodurcd by Miss Fannie l\1. ,\lston. Soror Esler J\f. McNeil, basilcus of Zeta Alpha Chapter, presided. The Zeta Alpha Chapter or the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority was organized 011 this campus July 16, 1!)81, by Soror Lane, Omicron Chapter, Raleigh, N. C. The charter members were: Sorors Odessa Arledge, Laura Burge, Gladys I Tamlin, Josephine Mck ay, and Ophila Sharpe. The objectives of' the sorority being: Finer Womanhood, sisterly love, and scholarship. The sorority has been under the leadership or Basilcus Laura Burge, 19.ll-.%; No1111ic Mel.can, Hl3!5-%; Amelia StanJ'orcl, 1!)%-38; Cora Mac Lewis, 1938-·I0; Vashti Si111011s, HM(H I; the present basilcus, having served si nee 19-J I, is Miss Ester l\I. l\r cN eil.

TIIE AR.ClION

MEMPHIS ZETAS CELEBRATE FINER WOMANHOOD WEEK IN GRAND STYLE Starting with an impressive Re-pledge Service in the home of Sorer Bertha Polk, Tuesday evening, February 22, ]9,J·I, Alpha Eta Zeta and Pi Alpha chapters crucrc l into the observance or Finer Womanhood Weck with a series of activities which kept them in a whirl until the Iina l af'Ia ir was over. Wednesday was U. S. 0. Day which local Zetas have made their Year Round Project. Cookies and other refreshments were served to transient soldiers, sailors and marines. Other services were performed for the comfort a nd convcuicnrc of the service men. On Thursday, at the newly opened Y. fl!. C. ,\., Sorer Lucile Rhine, assisted by Soror Bernice Roberts, gave a program lor the entertainment of service 111cn Irorn the Mi 11 i ngton fl I u 11 i Lions Plant. Participants on the progrn111 were SLLtdents o[ the J Iamilton .Junior J ligh School at which both sorors arc cf'Iicicut teachers. The program was made up ol songs, dance numbers and a short playlci. Preceding the progn1111, the band or Hamilton School under the direction of Professor M rClel la nd, rendered several 11 u mbcrs, .\l'ter the prognrn, the Zeta Al l ia nrc, assisted by the 111e111 hers or both Zeta cha ptl'l'S, served JHI 11d1 and cookies to service men and gucsLs. ,\s a fitting close LO this Finer \Vo11rn11hood Weck, on Sunday, February '27, al the Christian Church, Zeta sorors gave a most impressive and dignified service, Fro111 the opening prelude liy Sorer Llmyra \Vil! iams Lo the < losi11g Zeta song·, the audience sat in rapt aucnt ion as numhcr hy number ol the well prepared prngra111 was rendered. Two outstanding lca t urcs were the presentation of the "Zeta Ensemble", musical 111e111hers of both d1aptcn in their f'irsL :ippeara11<-e as a singing group. and Soror P. S. Bo lrlcn , Basileus o l .vlph» l•:ta 1/(·ta, who as speaker 101· the occasion prov ct! that ''it pays lo llS(' wl1,11 )OU have." C:lming this week, Zetas in l\lcmphis WC'lT proud ol their alliliation witl1 tile gr;indc·si or ga11in1tio11 in Crct'kclorn Zeta Phi Bela sornril)'· Fl

ER WOMAN HOOD WEEI AT BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA . \lpha Zeta Zeta d1aptc-r oi>scrH·cl Finer \Vo rnanhood \\'eek licginning Thursday, Fehn1ary '21th, whrn the ,\1111ual !'ledge Sen ice w:i, ll,cld. On Fridav, initiation ol ,c·n·11 IH'W 111c1111J('rs tool pl;1cc al l•,a,L lkcklv) School Imm whC'11ce all orors gathered at the ho111e ol Sornr lk111 icl' 1 lcnr) lor the annual n·cqi1io11 lot ll('W llH'lll bers. On .Sau1rda\ lrolll tlnve until liH' o·c loc l the .\nnual Zeta Bridge Lune hrn11 was held at the home ol Soror Laura . \ \'at k i 11s. I he annual sc1rno11 w;1s cl(' Ii H·1nl I>) Rc·1. C:. \\'. Gowans al the 1\forni11g Siar Baptisl Cl1111ch.

The history ol' the sororiL) was gi1Tn hy Soror Ouee11 C. ,\fad ison and Soror Bern ice J l en n• ,:11g ''Still, Still With Thee". New sorors we1_., pres('ntcd by the Basile11s, Sol'Or I lcttit' Tre11t. At seven-thirty the ,\1111ual Dinner was served at I he horn ' ol' Soror Tren L. The guest spca ker was Soror Ida I Iolrnn1i>. mc111lier 01· ,\lpha Chaplcr, 1 lowarcl UnivC'rsity, and dirc<1or ol' the Four II Club activities 01· Raleigh and Faycue Counties. Zetas ancl 1hcir guests heartily enjoyed a 11 the fcsti, i tics and oll'cri ngs ol tl1e week. ZETAS Ol~SERVE FINER WOMANHOOD WEEK FRIDAY AT BEAUMONT TEXAS The following a< I i1 ities were spomorctl by the r\lpha Chi Zeta Chapter 01· the Zeta Phi lkta Sororily in obscn;111n' ol Finn \\10111a11hood, Friday, Fclm1a1"> '2:i, Cilarlto11-Poll;1rd 11 igh School, 11 ,\. I., with Soror Cora Etta Robinson, 111e111i>n of LhC' local chapter gi1 ing tit(· address. Soi-or R.obi11So11 cliosC' us her subjC'n "I las \Var I klpcd Falllily 1.il'c?" She pcrsuaclecl hC'r audience to look 011 the rosv side 01· war and rnnrluclccl that although w;i1-'is lcrriblc, and we abhor it, iL has hc-lpccl Farnily Lil'c. ,\1 th· rlo,c ol the session a 1Jcu111il'11I mirror was presented to the Clothing Dep;ir11nl'11t ol tl1c C:lwrlio11Pollanl I I igh School, b Soror i\/;iuclc C:. R.el'<c, o I' I he Inca I cha ptcr. Sornr Rc·('('(' i 111 pressed IIH' girh or Cl1al'iton-l'ollarcl 11 igh that two rvllecLions would i>l' l't'l'l',decl in tilt· rnirror.. O11C' being thal ol the clclinquc·111 girl and tile olhn the traits ol l-'i11n \\'omanhoocl, ;ind 1h:1t w,1, the sincerc· clc·,ire ol the llll'lllbers ol ,\lph:t Chi Ze1a 1hat each girl wo11ld kt Iler rl'ilcrtion rc,cal the trait, ol a gi1I ol Finer \\10111:inhoocl. Sat urda}. FC'hl 11.1 r} 'J.(i, pledge nTl'111011 y was rn1Hluc1nl by 'ioror P1 inc cl la ,\I illiga11, nic·ml>er ol l.a111bda l'.<'t:1 Chapin, I lou,to11, Tt·,:1,. ;11 the 1nidc11cc· ol 'iornr Thl'l111a (;ill, when· llll'lll· IJns ol tl1e local cfo1ptlT l'('lll'\1·ccl th('ir plt·dg('. S1111cl:11, F('l>111:1n '.!.7, 11orsilip ,l·11iC'e 1va, <011 duded at S1. ja111c, i\lc1hoclist C:hunh, witl1 Sornr ,\lillig:111 ol 11011,1011 Tv,a,. :1, gu,·,t spC'akn. 'iornr i\lillig,111 IH'lcl l1('r a11dit·1Hl' ,pvll ()()111HI a, ,Ill' b1ougli1 out in) Ion ilily \\'orn:111\ cl1111 011 the ilolll(' lro11t, \\'0111a11\ clut\ 011 tilt· ballil' lrn111 ,llld \Volll:111\ d11t1' ~pirit11alh . 'iornrs ol \lpha C:hi Zc·la C:hapll'I' ol /'.('t;i Phi !\eta 'iorn1 it 1: .I hl'I ma 'I. (; i 11. prc·,icl(·11 t: ,\Ia 11cle C. Rec·n-. lir I I itc pt(·,icll'lll; i\l;1rg:11vt Le<' .lo1ws, snoncl 1i<l' pn·sicl<'1ll; i\lildn·d 1'011is Cordon, ,c·c 1rt,1I\; i\1;11 iv \\'liilc, ·11cas111v1: Cora E11<1 Rol>imoi,.' pa1 li;1111t·111a1 ia11; C:ko Dell Si1111Nlll, st'l gl':tllt :1t a111h; F,tlH'r T. )011\·s, jrn 1111a I ist n·pm1 t·1: \cl 111011 ia Eugc·nC", c h:1 pl.1 i 11. Others: '\c•llit' \'. 'l :11u111, j11a11ita .\la1tlH·11,, E1hvl 1111111. Fd1>ni:1 \lcl)o11ald, l.11cillc Jo1clrn1, i\l:irg11c·1 ih· Sirno11 !· 1 :111,.

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TllET A CllAPTER PRESENTS LOU SWARZ REClTAL AT WILEY COLLEGE lN MARSHALL, TEXAS, lN .fEURUARY, 1944

Lou Swart. "The v\To111;i11 Wit.Ji A Hundred Faces'' Scores Tr-iumph: The following is the 1Tr~io11 or Prof', M. B. Tolson of the closing progra111 or the Zeta Phi. Bela Sorority, as the < lima x or its week or nationally-sponsored Fiucr \\'0111a11hood, presented the talented Lou Swarz' Iirs: ;q>pcarnnce al ;i Texas School, and she underscored here the uiumph she had made in New York's celebrated Town Ll all, I lcr 111onologucs were strik ing in variety, ranging l'ro111 (·0111edy lo Lragcdy; and her audicure greeted her interpretations with chuckles or m irtb or profound silence. Whether Miss Swart. was i1ni1ati11g Lile rustic lover in Dunbar's rn111ic The Wooing, Lile lragic war-bride .i11 Amy Lowell's Paucrns, or the Negro Poetess, Phyllis \\'hcatley, before General. George Washington i11 From African Wair to American Poet=wluuever ro [(' I\ I iss Swarz assumed for the moment, she revealed the depth or emotion and bread or artistry or the nature actor. Pei haps l\liss Swarz' grealcsl performance ol ;111 cvcurfu l evc11i11g came in the Phyllis Wheatley vrh iclc-rn11trastecl roles thal would test any histrionic talent. In successive scenes cmbraci 11g I\ I rs. \ vhca I Icy's rnlo11 ia I house in Hos lo 11, Cc11eral \Vashi11gto11's military headquarters 11(•;ir Philadelphia, and the Countess Sci 'Ila Sh irk-y's Castle in the L'.:i1gland of George llli 11 1 I icsc scenes versa ti Ii t y of the great dramut ic monu-nt was rcqu ircd. Miss Sw.nz 111et the ocra~ion. The characlers came lo lil'c. Tl1c love ol tile lilack pol'lcss ror tile sky ,111d earth or her 11,1Li11: ,\Irie.,, 1llc poise wi1h which she slood in 1 hl' p1·esl'IH'c or E11gl isli 11obi Ii Ly, the .love she bore her high minded p,tt1·011, lhe lragedy o[ her 111arriage 10 a 110-accot111l grocery111a11, _the n1ovi11g pity 01· her clcatl1-all these ernot1011s Miss Swart projcc1cd anoss the l'ootlights to her apprl'< i,11 i1c ,pl'<lato1·s.

~)n the following day, Phi spo11sored a program Ill lhc college chapel, w1lh Soror Olivia Lindsay of' .R ichn1ond as guest speaker. In Chi Zeta, Oklahoma Cily, Oklahoma, the oulslanding activily or lhe sorori.ly year was lh~ Finer Wonrnnhood Observance. An appropnalc worship service was held at the EasL Sixll1 Slrcel ChrisLian Church al which lime the a1111ual f\chievcmcnt .Award was prescnlcd lo Mrs. Milledge !or her nolewortl1y contribulio1_1 Lo the li_fe ol'_Lhc commLmity, by lhc prcsc11Lallo11 ol arusts of nolc, and l)y her unsclsh service in Lhc Second War Loan Dril'c at which she sold lho11sa11ds 01· dollars wol'lh o( \,Var Bonds. The annual Pledge Renewal Service was held al which Lime lhe chapter also showered ha11dkcrd1icl's upon Sornr llolrna11, Local USO DireCLor on lhe Cl'C or her Lransrcr to another post, in Kc11Lucky. Soror I laze I Bowrnan was graciously received al Bludicld, West Virginia, by Theta Zeta Chapter which was d1arllled by her discussion 01· "The E111a11cipalio11 or \Vo111e11". The Cra11cl Basikus. quite 11al11rally, was in the h ighcsL dcma nd a, spca kcr for chapters in Finer \\/olllanhood cclchrations. Unfortunately ~he could nol accepl all inl'itaLions, bul among the halj' do1.e11 ra\'Circd groups were Lambda Zeta and Nu 1\lpha al I louston College J\11clitoriu111; Beta ;\lpl1a, .'ioulitern lJnivcrsiLy; and ;\lph,1 Garnma Zeta, New Orleans. Greclccl with c11thusiaslll and love hy other Greeks as well as sorors, the Gr;1lld writes very prnudly ol her 1Tn'ptio11 and ,1ct ivitics during Finer \1Vorn,1llhood \,Veck.

l\RlEfl NOTES FOR FINER WOMANHOOD WEEK ACTIVITlES Xi C:hapln, \\lillinforce Unil'ersity, enjoyed a 111ost u11iquc progrn111 i11 its celebration, when it jll'l'~t·111('cl "Backward (;lance" n drn111aLi1.alion ol the ~ornrity l1istory, wriLLcn by Sornr Mag1101 ia Si 111111s. Phi C:haptn, Vi1·gi11i;i State C:ollcg·e, celclJratcd the \\'eek with 111a11y ani1·iLics, such as Lite Sig111a Zeta co11it'1T11n', n'11(•wal or pledge, social g:1tlwri11g'>. 011 S:1t11rcl:1)' ol' the Finer Wo11rn11hood \\led, till' a111ui.il Sigrn,1 Zeta banquet ~l'l'llll'd w be 111orc c11joyalJlc than ever, for Sigma Brother from Camp Lee were pre cnl.

Soroi· Helen Wilson weds the Reverend Bernie Johnson in a garden setting at her mother's home in Dallas, Texas.

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THE POET'S .CORNER Whoever thinks a faultless piece to se Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er sh~ll b In very work regard the writer's end Since none can compass more than they intend; -Pope. FRIENDSHIP IN ZETA An acrostic by Sorer L. B. Porter, Alpha Eta Zeta. Faith is the loom upon whose frame we weave a fabric of beauteous name-Friendship! Reliance is the thread of gold tying the warp tightly to hold-Friendship! Ideals like shuttles, strong and sure, lace the woof to make endure-Friendship! Esteem like Heaven's royal blue, shades and tints in radiant hue-Friendship! Nobility with flowering grace, throughout the fabric has its place-in Friendship! Devotion holds th colors fast, preserves the fabric, makes it last-In Friendship! Sympathy evens the ragged ends, smoothes the fabric, beauty lends-To Friendship! Honor gives it texture rare, with priceless worth beyond compare-In Friendship! Interest, the fabric exalts, forgets its failures forgives its faults-In Friendship! ' Patience makes the fabric strong, keeps its threads with right-not wrong-In Friendship! Zeta held by friendship's chain In queenly grace shall ever reign. ZETA PHI BET A By Soror Nannie P. Smith, Eta Chapter. With b ckoning hands And spirits aflame To my weary heart A summoning cam ! And it cried and called From its summit up high "Oh, awake and stir Reach up to th sky!" The Zeta Phi Betas Of workers, th b st Far out in the darkn ss Light a beacon for the rest Zeta called and called Y.,ith a heart full of gle "Oh, the world's waiting for h lp rs Come, sister, how about the !" SONG-DEAR ZETA (Tun : "Auld Lang Syn ") Dear Zeta Dear we love you so, We promised to do our b st. But if we fail you know we've tried So help us through our test. By Dorothy E. Hudson, Eta Chapter,

Philadelphia,

ZETA HYMN (To be sung to the tune of "La Marseillaise") By Soror Catherine Saunder McCabe, Eta, Philadelphia. Zeta Phi Beta Stands befor you Aflame with honor, z al and truth. Behold the torch she holds abov her As guide and honor to our youth As guide and honor to our youth. Into our hands she gives th future, Let us not fail in any task. Let us not fail in any taskLest then the right grow sorn what dimmer So on thou Womanhood Proclaim thy Sist rhood As on we go All through th land As sisters, hand in hand. PEP SONG (Tune: "A Pretty Girl is Like a M lody") A Zeta girl is all I want to b , She stands for all that's true, Where' r she may be, and whale' r sh may do, You'll always find her standing firm for the white and the blue. So we'll keep faith, ne'er faltering in the strife, Just watch her day and night, By good service and love She'll b striving to prove A Zeta girl believes in courag ous life! PEP SONG (Tune: "Always") W '11 b loving you, Z ta, No oth r love could b, greater, We're at your command To 1 nd a h ilping hand For we'll und irstand, always, Zeta. Skies may not be bright always, Yet for you w •'11 fight, Zeta, Not for just an hour Not for just a day Not for just a year, But always: Xi Chapt 'I", Wilb nIorc , Ohio. A PLEDGE TO ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY (Tun : "Auld Lang Syn,") Old Z ta d ar, we stand by thee, Yes, honor and adore; To thee we pl .dgc our loyalty, And prais thee rvcryrnor '. 'horns: L i's give thrc ch .ers for Z ita And raise h 'I' banners high, We'll stand by thee 1 dear Zeta Th ,n l •t our colors fly. ' May all thy clays b fair and bright, Zeta Phi B ta mine, L t Z ta's shield show forth our light, With hop and courage shin '· Composers: Sorors Hazel D. Pegues, Tamiouchous; Alma L. Hilliard, Basilcus, Gamma Zeta Chapter, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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39 THE RIGHT ROAD

The reason I know I'm on the right road, It's up hill all the way, I carry alone a heavy load, As I journey day by day. Sometimes I'm weak from the strife, I meet on the highway of life. The travelers are faint and burdened down, And pass me by with a frown. The further I go the rougher the trend, More cruel the travelers th rein So seldom I find a kindly friend, To urge me on to the end.

SOROR JOSEPHINE MILLS-GROVES THREE POEMS By Soror Josephine M. Groves, Alpha Iota Zeta. A THOUGHT OF PRAYER What shall I say io begin ihe day? To Him Who guid s m on my way, I'll chant to Hirn a gladsome song And thank Uim for ihc blessed morn. Oh' Mastc1 Divin I'm thankful to Thee, Th~i Thou has kepi m safe and let me b , Alive today and free . And Thy gr at glory still I sec. ! Master of th univ rsc, . May our nation hav a n w birth, In spite of war all ov r th land, Make us secure, strong may we stand.

L t cv ry hero in th strife, . Take n w courage for a b ti r hf , I pray that cruel war may ccas , , Thal nations will Jorn to have world peace. r, AIR WEATHER FRIENDS Wh n tirn s ar good and busin 'SS fair, Our (ri nds arc many and v rywh r . Th y cal I to chat over the tel phon And we have little time to b alone. Th y'll call to sc you most. very day, And honor and prais you in v ry way. But once you g i ut and down, Seldom a 'friend will com around. Then oft n we wonder what is wr ng, Why old lime friends n 'V 'r com. along. And when you me t on h h1;1rn s away, 11, hasn't much time, and a little to say. 'I'rue fri .nds arc few, and hard to win, And arc oft ,n faith fuJ to th end, But usually th on, who pro_v s to be tru , Has a hard luck story Just like you. Now there's one fri nd to gain we must, It has the inscription, "In God W Trust," So Jive as long as lik you may, That friend will help you day by day. (It's Mon y)

How long the load I do not know, But I travel with steady gait And pray as I go just to show, An attitude for any fate. There's anoth r road that leads away, Where the traveler spends his time in play. This merry journey seems gay and fine, There they dance and drink wine. This road leads them on to gladsome heights With many pitfalls and gruesome sights This road is wide, its broad and long, It's easy to travel amid the throng. But the road I'm on is rough and hard, Its path is narrow and leads to God. The few who travel along its way, Will find peace and joy beyond some day. TWO POEMS By Sorer Charlotte Jackson-Chambliss, Alpha Gamma Zeta. NIGHT VISITOR I came to you last night on the breath of the wind, And whispered to you in the rustle of the breeze; Kissed you with the b am of the moon in your window, And watched you dreaming. You did not speak. There was no tim for words. Only silence spoke your dreams. No miles ar too great for love's journeyWater and desert waste no barrier, lofty mountains Prove no obstacle-Yes, I came to you last night, beloved. INTERPRETATIONS To und rstand the moon's bright gleam And one little star's beam, A gentle breeze's sight Is to know you are nigh. To hear a distant bird's call, Or watch a rushing waterfall On its journey to the sea Is to know we're free. To hear the organ's music roll Which stirs new ecstasy in the soul Until holy passion rest; Is to know love's best. To live and love thee, B loved, is as it must be, For thus has all begun, And I know thus will all be won.

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ARCHONIAN CLUB, MORGAN COLLEGE ONLY ONCE Nol because my soul lacks love Nor that I'm idiot or dunce ' But I certainly thank the Lord above That one joins a sorority only once: ' I don't mind the whipping much. I can stand the names and such But anyone with common sens,' Would just die of all this suspcns •. Archonian Lucille Sadie D int Kappa Alpha. '

A PLEDGEE'S VOW In the Interest Group we've been ind uctcd By Zeta Sorors to b instruct ,(l · ' In finer, nobler womanhood ' For which Zeta Phi Beta has always stood. To be a good Zeta is our dosir ; To finer womanhood we aspire. Zeta Phi Bela our tasks we'll do, In accepting us, thcr 's nothing you'll rue. From Zeta Phi B •la the best we receive, And Zeta Phi Bela we'll never cl 'C rive. Pledge, Mari, While Thomas, Annapolis, Md.

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