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THE MAROON TIGER Page Forty-five on the speakers from a definitely outlined pro gram, unique in its execution. The speeches were concerned for the most part with the business ac tivities of the class as relating to the welfare of the college. Mr. E. B. Williams, the class business manager outlined to the class the financial program for the year and, submitted his plans for the execu tion of the same. Mr. M. Hudson solicited the whole-hearted support for the class basket ball team. Mr. A. J, McGhee emphasized the need of constructive topics in the prayer meeting talks made by seniors. Mr. W. H. King stressed the ne cessity of seniors attending voluntary chapel ex ercises. Mr. J. M. T. Reynolds urged the produc tion of a class play and a class poem that would do credit to the college and submitted a sugges tion as to how this may be brought about. Upon the completion of the phase of the pro gram a delicious repast was served. The merry laughter and genial good humor of those present bespoke their enjoyment. Later came parting talks from Mr. V. A. Edwards and Mr. M. Hud son, whom graduation will claim at mid-term. At a late hour the Alma Mater was sung.—J. M. Reynolds, ’27. THE COMRADES CLUS R. I. McKinney, ’30, President This year, the Comrades Club, one of the live liest organizations on the campus, is attempting to put over a program unprecedented in the his tory of the club. Starting out at the beginning of the term with great enthusiasm, we have con tributed to a large extant toward keeping auve the true spirit of the organization and of the col lege as well. Two weeks ago will be an ever-memorahle date in the minds of our twelve enthusiastic new mem bers, who at that time were formally introduced into the club, and received the prerequisites that rendered them eligible to wear the Blue and White. In keeping with the broad policy of the Com rades, we shall soon present, for the benefit of the Founders’ Day Rally, a onc-act comedy, which promises to be a real treat. Under the guidance of Prof. C. E. Warner, our energetic faculty ad viser, the Comrades will put over many other program;, which will be of great benefit to the college and to the community as well. A HARMON AWARD ATLANTA, Feb. 1.—A great and representa tive interracial audience Sunday morning wit nessed the presentation to Rev. Will W. Alexand er of the William E. Harmon award of a gold medal of $500, in recognition of his work for bet- race relations. After a few words of acceptance, Mr. Alexander called to the platform Miss Amy Chadwick, superintendent of the Leonard Street Home for Colored Orphans, and turned over to her the check for $500 as a donation to the home. Hearty applause greeted this action and many eyes were dimmed with tears. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Plato T - Durham of Emory University and the presen tation was made by Dr. C. B. Wilmer of the Uni versity of the South. Brief appreciative addresses were made by R. H. King, Y. M. C. A., executive for the southeast; President John Hope of More house College, and Dr. Edwin Mims, of Vander bilt University. The principal address of the oc casion, an interpretation of the interracial move ment, was delivered by Dr. M. Ashby Jones, of St. Louis, chairman of the Commission on Inter racial Co-operation, and one of America’s fore most preachers—Interracial Commission Press Service. “Give AH Races Equal Chance” Say Students Great National Gathering Sets New Record for Liberal Thought and Attitudes MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Gathered here in a great national conference, Dec. 28-Jan.l, 2,500 men and women representing every State in the union and hundreds of institutions, gave earnest considera tion to the question of race relations, and on the final day by almost unanimous vote adopted the following: “I am willing to give to the members of every race the same opportunities that I have.’ The opposite view was then submitted—“Regard ing some races as inherently inferior to my own, I favor keeping them in their places,”—and re ceived only eleven votes. Other subjects featured on the program were war and industry, but on these the conclusions reached by the students were not so nearly unani mous. The proposition, “I will not support any war,” got 397 votes; “I am ready to support some wars, but not others,” received 740 votes; “I will support any war that is declared by the authori ty of my country,” got 95 votes; While 358 stated that they were not ready to commit themselves. On the question of industry only thirty-eight went on record as favoring the existing capitalis tic system; eight hundred expressed the opinion that the present competitive economic order, bas ed on production for profit rather than for use, is wrong; 592 thought the present system should be displace by a co-operative distributive stystem and a method of production in which the workers themselves shared the control; 57 went on record as favoring communism; 395 declared that stu dents should support the efforts of organized la bor—Interracial News Service. The Senior Class presented to the screen lovers on February 4th, Rex Ingram’s production of “Mare Nostrum”—This selection should be a precedent for subsequent pictures.