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THE MAROON TIGER
fight for human rights, as is Dr. DuBois, should find it con
venient to retreat and desert the cause. Although he has
given up the fight, we must, at least, give him credit for
intellectual honesty. We believe that in the light of his
experience he has reached his present conclusions, and after
twenty-five years has come to see that the late Booker T.
Washington’s theories are sound. Probably Dr. Wash
ington's theories are sound, but they are not sufficient to
meet the needs of the race today. The Negro must fight
with all his power and intelligence against further spread
of segregation in the North and for the abolition of it in
the South.
Strangely enough, Dr. Dubois thinks that because segre
gation is a hard fact, we must stop fulminating against it,
and because it has increased, as he assumes, we should run
up the white banner of defeat, that we should counteract
it by getting more of it. Because a task is difficult is no
sound reason for abandoning it. Frederick Douglass did
not abandon the abolitionist’s rights. John Brown did not
say “Negroes, get the most out of chattel slavery, because
emancipaion is a long distance away”. Then, why should
our leader retreat when we are marching toward victory?
All intelligent Negroes know that we can put an end to
segregation and increase our political power by further
intellectual organization, and we must do this, since com
plete and drastic socialization will be the next order here,
whether under Fascism or Communism. The fight for
racial equality, the opposition to segregation and race dis
crimination will go on relentlessly. Wholly recalcitrating
to Dr. DuBois’ ideas, I advise the “talented ten” not to
slacken in the fight for justice, but to stop compromising
and apologizing and keep hewing on the line with dollars,
skillful propaganda, militant organization, and indomitable
courage until we attain the manhood status.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MISS BRADY
In an interview with Miss Brady, of the Harmon Foun
dation, I was led to reconsider some of the problems that
face us as students, Negroes, and as citizens. She first
reviewed some of her experiences in the early develop
ment of the National Student Federation of America. It
was interesting to discover that she was quite a pioneer
in this movement and is now quite influential in its prog
ress. We discussed some of the incidents of the Washing
ton convention. She believes that the Executive Commit
tee of the organization was sincere in the stand it took
on the race issue. She regards as a significant step the Fed
eration’s adoption of the resolution not to hold its conven
tion in any city or hotel where Negro representatives
would be unable to exercise all rights granted by the Con
stitution.
In regard to the proposal for “The National Institution
of Public Affairs,” she said that she had planned to dis
cuss it with the originator, Mr. McCall, assistant to the
Secretary of Commerce, on her return trip, but that it
seemed to her to be quite a worthy project. Much pub
licity must be given it, she suggested, and many similar
projects must be established over the country in order that
the program might affect a large group of people. She
emphasized the need of a much deeper interest and greater
participation in public affairs among all groups.
The discussion next turned to the question of race rela
tions. Miss Brady is interested in “International Student
Service,” but she wants American students to see the
absurdity in their attempting to lead in promoting better
international relations when there exists such decided dis
sension within the nation. As I recall, the gist of her
contentions on race relations in this country is something
like this: The Negro race has been poorly represented in
the general public. This has resulted in a lack of race
pride among Negroes and a false conception of the race
among other people. In order to remove this condition
Negroes in various fields must be represented to the
public. This can best be done with moving pictures. When
people see on the screen the rapid progress of the Negro
from one level to another, they will become interested
and will begin to read more about the race. The expense
of such pictures is continually decreasing. Accordingly,
she is giving the production and dissemination of moving
pictures a very prominent place in her work with the
Harmon Foundation. We agreed on the danger that would
result if Negroes ally themselves too exclusively with radi
cal movements.
I questioned her contentions that Negroes have made
more progress in the last ten years than any other raec
in the world, and that there is less class distinction within
the Negro race than within any other race. Regretfully
I was forced to agree that there seems to be a decline in
the spiritual element among Negroes. She is anxious to
see more young Negro leaders with a strong spiritual zeal
as is so well represented in President John Hope whom she
recognizes as one of the greatest leaders in this country.
After deviating some time into a discussion of various
issues, Miss Brady continued by emphasizing the need for
more use of leisure in an effort to develop a richer culture.
Art and various creative projects might very beneficially
be used for this purpose, she explained. With respect to
this point she paid tribute to the work of Mrs. Whiting.
—H. J. Battle.
N. S. F. A.
Something new in football —at Ohio State University
there is a twelfth position on the football team. The extra
man is called the “Humorist.” He wears a uniform at all
practices and sits on the bench during the games. His job
is to keep the team in good humor and prevent them from
getting nervous before a big game.
—Johns Hopkins JJews-Letter.
A student at Brigsam Young College brought a cow
and a supply of hay to school with him this year. He
gets his board and room in exchange for the milk.
The Aquin.
Charles Lindbergh once flunked out of the University
of Wisconsin and Dr. W. K. Mayo, of the Mayo Clinic,
flunked out at the University of Michigan Medical School.
■—The Tiger.
From the “Tulane Hullabaloo” we learn that the latest
Sabbath pastime of students at Amherst College is betting
on the number of hymns to be called on in the college
chapel.
Coeducat'on in Japan received another .setback when
one of the girl students took first honors in scholarship at
Mayi University. This was disconcerting to the Nippon
ese ideas of male superiority. —The Fortnightly.
Students at Connecticut State College demand half
royalties on examination papers, which are sold to humor
publications, . —Wilson Billboard.