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THE MAROON TIGER
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ties are helpful; and 48 per cent think that people who
wear glasses are attractive. The students think that Du-
Bois is the most outstanding Negro in the United States;
the next ones who scored high are; DePriest, Woodson,
John Hope and Mordecai Johnson, Carver and Moten,
Just and Tolan, and S. H. Archer, Kelly Miller, and
Roland Hayes. They think that Mr. Dansby is the
most valuable man on the faculty, and next in order,
Mr. Blayton, Mr. Tillman, Mr. Gresham, and Mr. Nabrit.
As for the most outstanding on the faculty the students
tfoted in order: Mr. Nabrit, Mr. Blayton, Mr. Tillman,
Mr. Dansby and Mr. Harreld. Their favorite magazines
are the Literary Digest, Time, the Crisis, College Life,
Popular Mechanics, True Love Stories and Collier’s
Weekly. Their favorite authors are: Shakespeare, L.
Hughes, Pope, Longfellow, Zane Grey, and DuBois, oth
ers mentioned twice or more are: London, Byron, Se
bastian, Sinclair Lewis, Darrow, and Countee Cullen.
74 per cent of the students came to college for prepara
tion, 16 per cent don't know why they came to col
lege, 5 per cent came to keep from working, and 5 per
cent because it is socially correct to become a college
man.
j Conspicuous among the list of needs cited, such as:
more students, more liberal teachers, better food, a new
registrar (this part of the questionnaire was confined to
the seniors), a new cut system, dining room, student
'spirit, and stronger faculty, were demands for a new
philosophy instructor and fresh eggs—which proves that
there are some students around here who are really do
ing some constructive thinking.
A CHALLENGE TO NEGRO COLLEGE MEN
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be some party whose primary aim is the achievement of
economic and political security for the greatest num
ber of people. It will have to be a party whose aim is
the happiness of the world in general, and not the pos
session of a plenty by the few through the exploitation
of the many. Before the Negro leader can ally himself
with such a movement he will have to become as fear
less as Norman Thomas.
The young Negro has as good a chance to help put
over such a program as he has to put over any other
program. But the first step that he will have to take
will be to secure the ballot for himself and use it. Too
many of our best educated people excuse themselves from
their civic duty by saying that their vote will not count
in a national election; that is, that it will not do any
good. No, it does not matter a great deal to the salva
tion of the race who is President of the United States,
but it matters a great deal what kind of men we have
as state governors and assemblymen, city mayors and
councilmen, and national senators and representatives.
The Negro college man owes it to himself, his race,
and his country to get political power in order that
he might be a potent factor in bringing about the “new
deal” that the world needs. This generation will not
see great results from a constructive program; but three
or four generations hence will see great results if we
lay the right foundation. It behooves us to take action
as Norman Thomas said and not sit by and wait.
THREE FLIGHTS UP
There was a general discussion in a hull session held
in the room of “Pap” Brown and “To 1 '” Hend3’”">n
as to whether certain changes on three fights had been
for better or worse—such changes as “Couter” Join-
son securing for himself a roommate in the person of
Mr. “Pug-Nose” Martin. It happens that Mr. Martin
tb nks that he is the greatest “broad player” of THREE
FLIGHTS UP but a certain friend is roosting where he
had hop^c. As a result, the only contribution that he
made to die general atmosphere of THREE FLIGHTS is
a lot of “lip battle.”
The matron came to this decision: as “Little Box”
Thomas was growing poorer and his room was becom
ing more barren each day it would be better for her
to move him in the room with some rich bachelor. So
she accordingly placed him in the charitable arms of
John Hunt, the man who lives on his side of the room
only and doesn t allow poor “Box” on the other side.
Um! Um!
“Big Grendel” Smith, the fugitive from the chain-
gang, is still living in his room as it was on the 25th
of December without any changes, only the dirt is grow
ing thicker each day and there is less room to throw
coats and hats about.
It seems as if “Todd” Henderson can’t place him
self on such a high standing at a certain institution and
so he calls on your humble scribe continually to help
him but to no avail. If he doesn’t mind his business I
will ask him to answer a few embarrassing questions.
For instance, “Is his name Daniel or ‘Todd’?” The
other night I noticed that in “Pap” Brown’s room could
be found the common “Hallie’ bottle in the form of
Listerine. It is used by “Todd”, “Couter” Johnson, “Pap”
and “Little W. N.”, who all partake of it one after an
other. I have always said that “ Charity is the best
policy.”
“Lucy” Barrett also has a new roommate by the name
of Epps, who has begun to dissipate. He has started call
ing on young ladies and upon returning every Sunday
from his calls brushes his teeth and drinks from his
Listerine bottle.
Here’s what greeted me the other day when I passed
by “Noah” Martin’s and “Romeo” Hendrick’s room.
They were having a general house-cleaning, trying to
take the “perfect house-keeping” honors away from
“Snout” Rodriguez and “Sheriff” Hall. Noah was scrub
bing the floor with a broom while “Romeo” washed
the windows with blankets and pillow cases. After
cleaning the room thoroughly, they began to fix the
room up. They hung a perfectly good pair of “hole-
ly” lace curtains to the window and put a clean
blanket on the table. “Noah” then carefully collected
all cigarette “ducks” and neatly placed them in the
“duck” box for future use and everything was ship
shape.
For the past two weeks “Bubble-nose” Parks has been
negotiating with Mr. Wrigley to buy a car-load of chew
ing gum so that certain girls can chew themselves into
oblivion.
. Au revoir until the next time.
“Liver” Hamilton.