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Page 13 I TO ORGANIZE CATHOLIC FRA- I UNITY ON NON-SECTARIAN !• \SIS DUE TO OBJECTION TO JEWISH FRATERNITY AT BROWN UNIVERSITY Providence—(J. T. A.)—A new de velopment in fraternity life at Brown University which was recently brought to public attention by the forced dis solution of the Brown chapter of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, composed principally of Jews, is the announce ment by Edward DeV. O’Connor, of providence, president of Phi Kappa, a Catholic fraternity, that plans are underway to change the charter of the organization to put it on non- sectarian basis. This announcement followed closely a speech by Dean Otis E. Randall, of Brown, at New Haven, in which he defended his action in refusing to al low Jews who are students at Brown to organize a fraternity. The stand was taken, he said, be cause the primary mission of fraterni ties is to bring into closer contact people of widely dissimilar viewpoints and that any concentrated homogene ous group must inevitably defeat the privilege. He said that any similar group would have met w'ith the same denial, and stated that if he had been dean when the Catholic fraternity was organized, he would have withheld his permission. President W. H. P. Faunce, of Brown, has hailed the announcement of Mr. O’Conner of the abandonment of the Roman Catholic character of Phi Kappa ‘‘as a step in the breaking down of racial and sectarian discrimi nations in American college life.” "That’s what I want with all my heart. That will mean the breaking down of another barrier. Only during the past year at Brown there is the case of admission of an Oriental stu dent to one of our fraternities. The barrier between the Occident and the Orient has been broken down.” If all Bankers Trust and Title Insurance Company <-or. Market and Walnut Sts. Asheville, N. C. mortgage loans and title insurance Capital, Surplus and Profits Over $240,000.00 ^ e will Appreciate } our Business The Southern Israelite such barriers were removed it would be in accord with the ideals and poli cies of the university. ‘‘\\ hat I want is the removal of all restrictions as to race and religion. Men must be judged on their merit, on their scholarship, personality and individual ability rather than on such narrow’ bases.” Mr. O’Connor’s announcement was made in commenting on Dean Ran dall’s speech at New Haven. He said that the formation of Phi Kappa had been made at Brown in 1891 because Catholics were not at that time ad mitted to fraternities. Catholics are now admitted to almost all of the fraternities at present, he said. JEWISH ARTISANS’ WORLD CONFERENCE CALLED Initiative Taken By German Organi zations. Berlin (J. T. A.).—At the initiative of the Central Federation of Jewish Artisans in Germany, a world confer ence of Jewish artisans was called for May 20 and 27 to be held at Beuthen, Upper Silesia. The purpose of the conference is the establishment of a world federation of Jewish artisans. Representatives of Jewish artisan organizations in Po land, Lithuania, Latvia, Czechoslo vakia, Roumania and Belgium have signified their intention to attend. MRS. JULIUS ROSENWALI) DEAD Established Fund to Provide Day Nurseries for Colored C hildren— Interested in Tuskegee Chicago—(J. T. A.)—Mrs. Augusta Nusbaum Rosenwald, wife of Julius Rosenwald, Chicago philanthropist, died May 23, at her home, 4901 Ellis Avenue. She became seriously ill more than a week ago. For the last two days her condition had been critical, and a zone of quiet had been maintained about the house by order of the Health Department. She was 00 years old. Ever since undergoing an operation in 1927 for the removal of a cancer, Mrs. Rosenwald had not enjoyed good health. During the last year she had been under the care of Dr. Maurice L. Goodkind, who, with Dr. Alfred Strauss, was attending her at her death. At the bedside was her husband, to whom she was married here in 1890, and three of her five children, William R. Rosenwald, of Philadelphia, Mi’s. David M. Levy, of New York, and Mrs. Alfred K. Stern, of Ravinia, Ill. Two other children, Mrs. Edgar B. Stern, of New Orleans and Lossing Rosenwald, of Philadelphia, were on their way here. Mrs. Rosenwald was born in Platts- burg, N. Y. She was married to Mr. Rosenwald five years after he had ar rived in Chicago and started a mer cantile business. She was active in club work of a wide scope, shared her hus band’s interests and was known for her many philanthropies. The latter included the establish ment of a fund to provide day nur series for colored children, to which she was one of the principal donors. Her chief interest, however, was the G’irl Scout movement, which had her assistance and co-operation for many years. In this organization Mrs. Ros enwald held the office of national vice president. She was also the hon orary commissioner for Chicago and Cook County. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU WANT QUALITY FOODS OR LOW PRICES. WE CAN ASSURE YOU OF BOTH—AND IN ADDITION WE OFFER N m il in g—Cou rteous—Service GRSAT Ayilanthc & PACIIIPBC TEA CO.