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on the part of both the white and colored delegates.
THE CAMPUS RODIO
Hoover’s Republican party reorganization in the South
has caused a series of alarms among certain Negro lead
ers. Some claim, however, that there is no need of fear,
for the Negro will not be ousted from republican ranks.
Whether this is true or not, this reorganization plan most
likely will place new faces in the bread line.
If the G. 0. P. Elephant makes many more jolts the
Negro rider will fall off.
Some claim that the new Republican party in the South
will attract lily-whiters and Ku-Kluxers. If such a thing
happens the Negro will have a tough time hanging onto
the G. 0. P. Elephant's tail.
The creation of a University for Negro youth with Dr.
Hope as president is possibly the greatest move that
could be taken toward Negro education in this section.
It deserves its rightful place in the city’s “Greater Atlanta
Project.”
—Geo. Cabiniss, ’31
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Alemimi Notes
’09—A prize of $100, offered by Colonel Sigo Myres,
a prominent merchant of Savannah, Georgia, for the
best essay on how the city of Savannah might improve
itself was awarded to President Benjamin F. Hubert
of the Georgia State Industrial College located in Sa
vannah. The award was made by a committee of promi
nent citizens including Mayor Saussy. President Hubert’s
paper, which won in competition with a large number
of manuscripts submitted by both white and colored com
petitors, received high commendation from the judges
as being an admirable anaylsis and statement of existing
for the city’s improvement and expansion. Commenting
on the award, as a striking evidence of interracial comity,
the Savannah Morning News had the following to say:
“There is very evident desire on the part of officials
and unofficial groups in the South to hasten the day
when there will be nothing worthy of criticism in the
atittude of the races toward each other.
01—Dr. Benjamin Brawley, author and professor of
English at Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina,
will be the commencement speaker at Georgia State
Industrial College on June 5th.
’23—The Savannah Journal carried the following
article concerning Edward S. Hope in its issue of March
23rd:
“A YOUNG GEORGIA NEGRO PIONEERS
EDWARD S. HOPE
Hydro-Electric Engineer
It is with ken interest that young college men of our
race are watching the career of Edward Hope. After
completing his college course at Morehouse, he entered
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the
foremost technical schools of America where he received
advanced standing on the basis of his scientific work done
at Morehouse. As a result, he completed the four-year
course in Civil Engineering in three years, receiving his
B. S. in Civil Engineering in the spring of 1926. Through
hi s scholastic excellence during his first term at Tech,
he received a scholarship which he held throughout his
stay. This scholarship was increased slightly and was
a tremendous financial aid to one pursuing the rather
confining as well as expensive study of applied science.
Immediately upon his graduation, Mr. Hope sailed for
St. Anthony, Newfoundland where he undertook a hydro
electric project for Grenfell Medical Mission. His task
was to determine whether there was sufficient energy
in the nearby lakes to economically furnish electric
power for the mission hospital., He found that there was
enough available power: and when he rendered his re
port. not only was it accepted, but he was asked to formu
late plans for the necessary hydro-electric plant.
On completing his first project in his chosen profession,
Mr. Hope returned to Tech in order to study for his M. S.
which he received in the spring of 1927. He refused
several offers as a teacher, rather choosing to cast his
lot in practical Civil Engineering. As a result a series
of examinations followed. He took the New York State
examination in his division. This culminated in an offer
by the State Highway Commission which he accepted.
During the next twelve months Mr. Hope was building
roads on Long Island. His chief work was as a drafts
man and an inspector of the new roads which were being
laid.
Last July Mr. Hope accepted a position in Brazil as
a hydro-electric Engineer, under the Electric Bond and
Share Co., of New York. This is one of the most power
ful companies in the world having large hydro-electric
holdings all over the world. It will be the job of Mr.
Hope and his comrades to comb the Brazillian ‘Sticks”
for new sources of hydro-electric and water power. They
will also work on the plants already established in an
effort to improve them. Brazil is a new country with
large untouched natural resources. There is a great
future for Brazil and we deem it a great part for a young
Negro Engineer to have the opportunity to grow with
Brazil. There are hardships which an American Negro
will have to meet in Brazil, but the problem of race
prejudice will hardly be numbered among his difficulties.
Since Mr. Hope’s landing the first part of September,
he has been stationed at Rio de Janeiro in order to
orient himself and to learn the Portugese language. We
are watching Mr. Hope with interest as he blazes the trail
for future American Negro Engineers in South America.
’15—Rev. James B. Adams, of Brooklyn, New York,
was on the campus March 28th, having come to Atlanta
to attend a meeting of the board of Trustees of Morehouse
College of which he is a member.
’98—James M. Nabrit, Sr., has been appointed a
member of the board of control of the newly organized
Atlanta University, which came into being April 1st
with the purpose of being a graduate school for Colored
people.