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THE MAROON TIGER
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“That verv fact is good proof that your actions may
not be justified. That something is the thing you must
be educated away from; don t you think?”
And so the discussion went for hours. Some things
we mutually agreed upon, on other contentions they
were willing to meet us half-way, on still others there
was outright disagreement.
One question, though, stuck us and we were ashamed
to give the answer: “How many students on your camp
us,” they asked, “are actively interested in race rela
tions?” What with Scottsboro, Tuscaloosa, and mob vio
lence in general begging our attention from every hand,
we wanted to say, “A great many; our bulletin boards
and group parleys are ablaze with protests, and we have
sent petitions to authorities requesting action, and have
sent congratulations to the governors of Maryland and
Missouri.” Instead, we said, “There are not many, we
are afraid, who are actively interested. We are too ab
sorbed in our several fields of special interest to be
come actively interested during our college careers. Any
way, it’s a long story with many angles.”
We answered as best we could, but it threw into re
lief our gross neglect of the problems over which we
should concern ourselves. As 1 write this article. I am
reminded that only a few of us were present at the in
terracial forum held in the Atlanta University Library,
December 10. Representatives from Atlanta’s white col
leges almost outnumbered representatives from the Ne
gro colleges. Miss Burton of New York, a graduate stu
dent, attending Atlanta University, delivered an illum
inating address and conducted an open forum on the
subject, “The Function of an Interracial Forum on Our
Campus.” Miss Burton’s point of view was especially
interesting. On the same night, Professor Chivers of
the Department of Sociology, spoke to the Atlanta Stu
dent Interracial Council at the Butler Street Y. M. C.
A., a student group representing Atlanta s Negro and
white colleges and the promoters of many outstanding
projects in race relations.
All this seems to say that an interest is being awak
ened in white college student group in this menacing
matter of race relations. It appears that they are will
ing to meet us half-way. It is our gain if we answer.
New turns demand new technique and if understand
ing is essential in bringing about harmony between the
races, then contact should be a paramount essential.
Let’s begin—we are all guilty.
(NSFA)—Mrs. Roosevelt and Secretary of Labor Per
kins have evinced interest in a plan proposed by a col
lege professor’s wife that all able-bodied youth between
the 18 and 26 years should be conscripted into a vast
class called the commons to grow and process food, run
the nation’s transportation systems and basic industries
and supply the entire population with food, clothing,
shelter and transportation without cost. On reaching 26
years, after eight years of public service, the “commoner”
becomes a member of the capitals. The necessaries are
provided to him but luxuries will be produced under
the capitalistic system as at present. He must work if
he wants an automobile, a fur coat for his wife, caviar
for the table, or a trip to Florida in the winter. The
plan would solve the educational upset caused by con
scription of youth just out of public school by arrang
ing for night college work and completion of higher
education after graduation.
—N. Y. Evening Sun.
ALUMNI NOTES
Last term the following Morehouse graduates stud
ied at the University of Michigan: W. W. Stewart, ’26;
H. W. McElrath, ’31 ; George W. Crockett. ’31 ; C. J.
Dunn, ’25; and Jerome Harrison, ’30.
Mr. Stewart, who holds an M. A. from the University
of Nebraska, was pursuing work on the Ph. D. degree.
This year he has returned to his post as professor of
Education at Southern University, Baton Rouge, La.
Mr. McElrath received an M. A. from Atlanta Uni
versity in 1932. Last term he was working in Actuarial
Science and higher mathematics. This term he trans
ferred to the University of Toronto in order to continue
his work in the fields mentioned. Mr. Dunn received
his M. A. in Economics in June and is now back at
work at Alabama State Teachers College. Mr. Crock
ett, who is remembered as one of our recent outstand
ing debaters, is in his senior year in the School of Law,
University of Michigan.
K. D. Days, ’32, Atlanta University, ’33, first presi
dent of the Morehouse student-body, is teaching mathe
matics at Bethune-Cookman Institute.
M. K. Curry, ’32, Atlanta University, ’33, one of
Morehouse’s first international debaters, is a teacher of
mathematics in Edward Waters College.
Hugh Gloster, ’31, Atlanta LIniversity, ’33, spent a
few days in the city recently. His trip was made possible
because of the Thanksgiving vacation observed by Le-
Moyne College where Mr. Gloster is teaching English.
A few days ago it was good to see several Morehouse
men actively, and progressively engaged in their work at
Tuskegee Institute. R. E. Tisdale, ’30, M. S., Univer
sity of Iowa, is teaching in the department of Chem
istry. H. R. Jerkins, ’30, M. A., University of Wiscon
sin, is one of the teachers of English. W. R. Maynard,
’30, is assistant to the cashier of the Tuskegee Insti
tute bank.
A. R. Brooks, 1930 best man of affairs, who taught
English at the A. U. Laboratory High School last term,
has returned to the University of Wisconsin in order to
complete his M. A. work and start on the Ph. D. re
quirements.
H. S. Crawford, '29, M. A.. Teachers College Colum
bia University, has been appointed teacher of Modern
Languages at Benedict College.
Nelson Archer, ’29, M. A., Teachers College, Colum
bia University, this term has joined the faculty of Edu
cation, Prairie View College.
Lawrence Powell, ’27, spent a few days in the city
on business last month. Mr. Powell is engaged in So
cial Service work in Cleveland, Ohio.
Marion Moreland, ’29, M. A., University of Toronto,
’33, has returned to Toronto to resume his work in
Philosophy.
Joseph A. Bailey, ’30, first graduate of Atlanta Uni
versity, ’31, has been granted a leave of absence from
Arkansas State College in order to do work in Eco
nomics and Sociology at the University of Chicago.
F. Z. Dube, ’33, has stopped over on his return trip
to Durban, Natal South Africa, to do graduate work in
Education at Columbia University, and to make resi
dent contacts at International House.
(NSFA)—Twenty-seven thousand yards of adhesive
tape and 600 yards of gauze have been purchased by
London State University for use on its athletes during
the coming year.—A quin.