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THE MAROON TIGER
together the heads of college cooperatives at the
regional conferences in order that the knowledge
of individual experiences will be made available
to aid in the solution of problems of other co
operatives.
3. Resolved that the N. S. F. A. bibliography
on campus cooperatives be revised and made up-
to-date, and that the N. S. F. A. make a survey of
opportunities for the study of the cooperative
movement.
These resolutions were not passed by the con
gress with intentions of forcing restrictions up
on anyone. However, it was felt that a portion of
these, if not all, could be applied to local campuses.
Some might prove helpful here at Morehouse.
In order that the delegates might become bet
ter acquainted with recent developmnts and hap
penings along social, political, economic, and re
ligious lines, many notables of America were in
vited to our luncheons and dinners as guest speak
ers. I can’t say that our digestion was helped in
the least. Nevertheless, each speaker in his or her
own way spoke of youth in this our complex
society. Among the notables present were Mr.
John Rothschild, Chairman of Open Road; Dr.
Mancurt, of National Peace Conferences; Dr.
Rainey, American Youth Commission; Miss Mary
Van Kleck, Chairman of Russell Sage Foundation;
Miss Rose Turlin, Secretary of National Student
Council of the Y. W. C. A., and member of ad
ministrative committee of American Youth Con
gress ; Mr. Ralph Harlow, Smith College; Chan
cellor Harry W. Chase, New York University; Mr.
Richard Brown, assistant administrator of t h e
National Youth Administration; Mr. Kenneth Hol
land, Director of C. C. C. Study, American Youth
Commission; Mr. William Hinckley, Chairman of
American Youth Congress; and Dr. Walter Van
Kirk, Director of the National Peace Conference.
The closing session on Friday afternoon,
January 1, was given over to the election of offi
cers for this year and the convention city for
1937. Arthur Northwood, Jr. of Pinceton Univer
sity, and 1936 f resident of N. S. F. A. was re
elected to office; Miss M. J. McKay of Florida
State College for Women was elected vice-presi
dent; Jim Myers, California, is treasurer-elect.
The three committeemen at large are Sidney
Sacks, American University; Joljn Gallagher,
Oregon State College; and J. H.t,Cleveland, Yale
University. The convention city for 1937 is Alber-
querque, New Mexico. A very cordial invitation
was received from officials of the city and uni
versity.
As to the benefits received by the Negro In
stitutions I hesitate to say that there are
any. As a test to the democratic policies that the
Federation so boldly and proudly boasts of, we,
the minority, fought to place a race member on
the executive committee. Failure was ours in two
attempts. The congress, however, did go on record
after much pressure on the part of the colored
delegates, as protesting racial discrimination and
promised to support racial organizations fighting
the same. Perhaps we are gaining something by
constantly crashing the swell hotels of this coun
try. At least it tends to weaken the barrier. And
for this reason alone I recommend that we remain
as a member college to the National Student Fed
eration of America. It should be made perfectly
clear though that before we can hope to play an
important role in the Federation more Negro col
leges and universities must become affiliated with
the National Student Federation of America.
Benjamin H. Parks,
President of Student Body
THE BACKGROUND OF THE SPANISH
CIVIL WAR
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to concentration camps, or murdering the lead
ers of the conservative opposition. These latter,
by skillful manipulation, regained power at the
end of 1933. But like the Bourbons they could
“neither learn nor forget”. They attempted to re
store the ancien regime. This attempt drove to
gether many discordant elements, especially the
Socialists, the Communists, and the Anarchists
who formed a Popular Front. In February, 1936,
the Popular Front regained control.
The Conservatives, defeated at the polls, re
sorted to terrorism and to the influence of the
priests over the peasants to undermine the Popu
lar Front. In July, 1936, they assassinated a mem
ber of the Republican shock police. On that same
night, members of the Popular Front retaliated
by assassinating one of the most important of
the Conservatives. A few days later General Fran
cisco Franco, commanding the Spanish forces in
Morocco, launched the revolution that has result
ed in the present civil war. The extent to which
the major European powers have become em
broiled in this “Little: World War” will be examin
ed in the next issue. :