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alumni loyalty
Rumors current now about what is going
to happen at the Georgia btate t ollege on
the accession of the now president, give
rise to the question as to alumni loyalty.
AH down the long line of college history,
loyalty to “Alma Mater” has been one of
the most prized of all loyalties. I he most
Spectacular demonstration of it is seen on
r the occasion of athletic contests when the
alumni and their friends and undergradu¬
ates pack stadia and auditoriums to yell,
sing to and cheer their battling teams. In¬
deed there is no more thrilling occasion,
even to unattached onlookers, than banked
tiers of becolored tans and rooters, held in
tense suspense at a critical point in a game,
or swaying and shouting in ear-splitting
applause when some son of “Alma Mater
comes through with a score. It is only
v ^ . slightly less thrilling and expressive of loy-
a l aity, to witness the parade of classes dating
i * back to early days, shouting their class
yells and growing hoarse for Alma Mater.
» when loy-
There are other occasions, too,
11 . alty to college precedes all other loyalties.
»t,< * have reason to believe that the alumni
‘ College not less loy-
<■ of Georgia State are despite
v tal than alumni of other colleges, burdened their
the conditions which have
J loyalty heavily. VVe know many men and
11 «■ women, alumni of Georgia State College,
whose college years were contemporaneous
‘ with the administrations of R. R. Wright
1 5 and C. G. Wiley. These and the alumni
• a * of the last administration, have expressed
their loyalty to the institution, which is
< • bigger and more important, and will last
r longer, than any man or men, who have
. (
! been or may become presidents of the col-
v lege. If the loyalty of these graduates is as
‘ fervent as they have claimed it to be, or
lvi as It should be, it will now have a chance to
* j, be shown at its best and deepest. The new
president will face a situation unlike that
m which neither of the former presidents
^,? had to face, for if rumor is to be credited a
^e ,l. movement which is designed is in the to process embarrass, of organization if not tb
h n.hamper, the administration. TJib aliini-
Jk t( hi of the coitegfe must hot allovv sufh a
•L thing to happen The friemlk -.hf r tb«‘ ydu-
’ lr cation of Negro Hoys atiM girls ImiM 1
yi iillt once to nip this movement in-the
a (t Furthermore, it is reported that twenty-
cfHtwo members of the faculty have bpen
in recommended for dismissal, representing
a ftg turn over that has become characteristic
vof the college.
tab- The loyalty of alumni, as we have tried
ta r td say, is toward the institution which
w< () live6 on, even when presidents and facul-
It’ojies move on as they have at Georgia State
wf Joliege. The alumni of Mr. Wright’s ad-
suiil|anistration were still alumni during Mr.
Wiley’s administration and Mr. Hubert’s
S\nd we expect them to be loyal to the in¬
stitution during Mr. Colston’s administra¬
tion, Don’t hurt the institution trying to
at Establish a legend of indispensability, an
5L \xompIishment which time has proved to
was e impossible, and unnecessary.
<Bi OMINOUS GREENVILLE
- People all over this country were shock-
and ashamed last July when twenty
area hite men took four Negroes away from
Mrr farmer and slew them on a side road,
Cle s we expected, no one has been arrested
that case. We had the feeling then as
]eft Spw, that the failure to apprehend and
M) ^.Jieurage .,rting to trial the murderers, would en-
other killers to kill Negroes with
Ro _!aoved ,i»punity. Immediately, lynching bees
to add other notches to the South’s
•teenviable record of disregard for human
rse and lawful procedure. The reaction
i the Greenville acquittal of self-admitted
arderers is as varied in the degree of
lademnation as was that at the time of
Se Monroe slayings. Some newspapers are
‘txt as reactionary in their attitude. We do
1 } understand how a newspaper
can ap-
~r to be seeking a way to excuse or apol-
**e for the verdict of acquittal. No mat-
-jWhat for Willie excusing Earle the did, it could be no
ion mob’s action. ■ It
__ have played _ .
no part in the
. 2 PARKSIDE CLUB
M Park Side Club was
d for ou May ]*) by Rev
i «■ at the home of Mrs-
B Demertug, Davison
and ogeechee ro ad.
member played an active
Mrs Maggie Conpe- rvas
of cexe^_cr_L- f>
verdict. Willie Earle waa dead at the
hands of known parties. The Greenville
trial and verdict indicates that the South
has found a new defense for its violations
of human rights w’here Negroes are con¬
cerned. Demagogues and reactionary law¬
yers quickly yell, “outside interference”
at any group of individuals outside the
South who has the courage and sense of
justice to condemn its disregard of human
rights. and criminals.
We do not condone crime
We believe criminals, white and black,
lynchers or just plain murderers, or bur¬
glars, or what not, should he apprehended
and convicted, if after due process of law
in an atmosphere of justice, they are found
guilty. We believe there was a miscar¬
riage of justice at Greenville, and efforts
to excuse or defend it are flagrant dis¬
service to the cause of democracy.
When ,men, who admit their part in
crime, in a lynching, are set free and a large
number of the citizens of a community cel¬
ebrate their acquittal, Negroes are left
stranded in despair and without hope. Cer¬
tainly, retaliation by them is out of the
question and we do not agree with any
such suggestion. If the best thinking
white and colored people can not get to¬
gether in an effort to understand each
other and use their utmost endeavor to
forestall violence, we favor encouraging
Negroes whose status is unfixed to leave
such communities.
POLICE BRUTALITY
Are we about to witness a resurgence
of police brutality here 'in Savannah?
There have been several instances of ill
treatment towards Negroes by police of¬
ficers which justify this question. An in¬
cident that cannot be classified otherwise
occurred a few days ago. A respectable,
hard working, law-abiding colored man was
followed several blocks and clubbed from
behind by an officer in civilian dress. The
story as it comes to us is that the colored
man, riding a scooter, scraped the side of
a freshly painted automobile which the
policeman was driving. The colored man
report s that he offered to .pay for the dam ¬
age, and took the officer to a place to have
the damage repaired at his expense. Be¬
lieving the matter settled, the colored man
went to a filling station several blocks
away, for some sort of service. While he
was there talking about' the service he
wanted, the policeman came up, and struck
him on , in the back of his head. The colored
man turned to defend himsef but was held
by another man while the officer struck k
him again and again until he was bloody.
The colored man was arrested, taken to
jail, tried and fined $10 for resisting ar¬
rest. The officer at no time before this,
attempted to place the man under arrest.
Now, if the story we have is true, an ef¬
fort should be made to bring the matter
Wy nLuze^hat in^such
of the officer is set over against that of
a colored man. Several instances in the
past two or three months may indicate that
we are in for more police brutality. We
believe wMllmat the Chief of. the fplice. Department
tdlerate it: —LiL. • rfifi-nin
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WFtAT IS AN AMERICANr
I Cn,'! BJC ij^iith Taylor
I What ik An American?
If to be an American were dependent
upon birthplace alone, America would col¬
lapse as an over-heavy structure. If it were
a mere matter of nationality, America
would soon be one with Tyre and Sidon.
Were it conditioned upon race, America
would fall as did the Mongol Empire and
all other countries founded upon racism.
Anyone—no matter of what race, na¬
tionality or color—can be an American.
Accident of birth does not make an Amer¬
ican. And an American-b.v-choice (wrong¬
ly called foreign born) is oftentimes a bet¬
ter citizen than the native born or Ameri¬
can by birth and frequently more conscious
of the importance and value of that citi-
izenship.
To be an American is not just a matter
of declaration—it is a challenge to act.
Like almost all things worth while, being
an American is not always easy. It means
putting aside prejudice and intolerance,
it means living so that not only has each
individual an opportunity for life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness, but that
he concedes freely to every other individu-
al the same privilege. It means fighting
not for one's own child alone but for all
children—being willing to give up for the
good of others—pioneering for progress
and prosperity for the }>eopie as a whole.
If this yardstick were strictly used, we
would perhaps find few individuals able
to prove their Americanism—but it would
find the great mass of people working to¬
ward .that end.
To be an American is a thing of the
spirit. It has nothing to do with birth¬
place, race, color or relgious beliefs. It
is a creed in which to believe—a standard
by which to live, an ideal toward which to
strive, a faith for which to die. And it is
that _____ spirit _ r ________________«, animating __ its citizens which
make America endure.
welcome address was made by
Mrs. Bessie Cobb, paper by Mrs-
Jeanette B- Miller, trio by Mrs.
Harris and her daughters, pa¬
per by Mrs- Carrie M. Cobb,
solo by Mrs. Elizabeth Fields,
paper by Mrs. Bertha Shep¬
pard, instru.mer.ial solo Mrs,
SAVAANAJI T»IBfT»f»
BEFORE IT STRIKES
riVF TA TUF
{AMERICAN CANCER 50 CIETH
\, s DRIVE FOR FUNDS
THE SHADOW’S VOICE
By JEB
Hj { 0 iks:
Well, here is your Shadow's
Voice again, with a little
gossip-
Last week I promised to
nounce Mr. and Mrs- Shadow’s
Voice. They are James C-
Reddy and Elizabeth MoClen-
don.
The chicks around the Beach
campus are really looking fine
in their summer cothes.
Ardray White, a sophomore,
really wears some fine sum-
mer dresses.
Don’t forget the senior class
^ (Recreation Center
o’clock- Be sure to be
to see ‘‘The Singing Ghost ”
Guess who will be there—Jeb
and Skippy.
It seems that Robbie
ens, doesn’t know what she
wants to' do, but maybe
make up her mind later.
The Teenage Club of Fell-
•wood Hftmes will have a talent
show Friday night with
some Herbert Cooper in charge-
Jerry Roberts, we think you
and Flora Johnson are cute,
When it comes to you, John
Carnegie Book Notes
With the end of the war
came inner turmoil, human
confusion and the outward
show of race, religious and class
prejudices. Some recently pub¬
lished books that give good an¬
tidotes to this strife within men
and between nationss are;
The Rediscovery of Morals—
by Henry Link. This psychol¬
ogist tells us what is wrong
with the world and the people
of today and what can be done
about it- Here is a theory of
race and class conflict bound
to cause controversy for its
blunt indictment of certain as-
pects of the modern political
and' economic scene as well at
for its point of view concern
ing the roles of religion and ed¬
ucation in the world today.
Tracing present day intoler¬
ance in the United States back
to the days ot slavery. Dr. Link
sees a promise of increasingly
violent and dangerous race and
MR YOUNG ADDRESSES
DALE GRADUATES
On Friday night. May 22.
before a capacity audience, the
commencement exercises of the
Dale Junior high school. Dale,
S. C., Prof Edward T Pazant,
principal, v was a colorful and
eventful ,, , aliair .
Robert A Young, teacher of
vocational! agriculture at Ha-
ven Home school, this city, in
his address to the graduates.
“Where Do We Go From Here?"
urged the young people to cui-
tivate a habit of planning for
„ Rev. Coope K madr , eane oUtnop ... t
Rev. Cooper made an excellent ,
j
talk and prayer; collection by
Mrs Laura Holmes; presenta-
tion to the pastor by Mrs
Georgia. At the end of the
program the members and their
friends wa- derrui
THfv BLUES KINO
-The King of the Blues,” the
“ Ido1 01 lhe B0 bby SjCIC
Crowds, the best blues ,
in the world, none othet than
Eddie Vinson and his
famous orchestra, who will
pear at the Melody
June 6, through the
of Universal Attractions.
Music beyond the ken of
Bach, drumbeats to make
cans goggle with envy,
that would send Puritans
a frenzy, are the reasons
the ‘‘jitterbugs” in town, every-
one for that matter, are
around with a wild
look on their faces—-because
they love blues.
Vinson will be
as the sax tooter and
singer who was such a sensa-
tion with Cootie Williams,
who left Cootie to start his pvyn
band Riding high on the
oi popularity, his
at Harlem’s Savoy ballroom and
his appearances throughout
nation, entrenched him
firmly than ever in the
of the madcap dancers of to-
day.
Known as the King of
'Blues,” he has been
on every all-American swing
chestra, including the
best team by the
ent Press Service- His
tra is in ‘ tune with the
j and anrt their llieir dance dance rhythms rhythms
conceded to be among the
«’st in the present-day
world. Hisjatest recoding
■Old Maid _ Boogie” is the
of the town.
to college after completing
school? 4 Have I a
vocation in mind? 5-
will my education and
be used to help those
that arife less ibrtimate
I? 6 What are the steps
selecting a vocation? (at
lecting the vocation
(b> Preparation for the
(ci Entering upon the
and <d) Make good on
job. What are the two
of experience required for
job? i a) Those acquired
general education and
Those acquired only
specific training. One is
complete without the other.
‘ Nothing is more essential
an individual in business,
fession or any other field
personality. Personality is
basis for all relationships, -
determining factors in
larity, the essence of
and the foundation of
ness- Personality is that
makes you different from
ery other individual- It is
sum total of all the habits
| bave formed.
, me speaker , related to
graduates a check list for
proving personality which
said these will be
factors towards your
“Wherever You Go From Here
As young people, men
women of tomorrow who
expected to carry on the
ership of a minority group
challenged his listeners
prepare themselves in order
keep pace with an
ing world.
BEACH OPERETTA A
DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR
One of the most
entertainments of the
was the operetta, ‘‘An
Spanish Custom,” presented
the music department of
high school at the
Auditorium Friday night-
The scenery was aptly
ranged, the colorful and uni
que costumes and their
was an outstanding
of much time and
The singing—solos, duets,
trios as well as the
was a joy to hear, and
dancing added a note of
ness to the operetta
A capacity crowd
the performance and was
1 appreciative of the talent
played
The 1-rge cast included
Wright, Doris Holsey has the
situation well in hand-
How is Ernest, Minnie Lee?
j Dorothy Pickens, why are you
way? Be nice- Robert
Deloach, Harry ■ Ladson, George!
Ladson, Price Edwards and!
Marvin Wlard had charge of
| the motorcade Wednesday
night,
'By the way, Marvin, we did
I see Willene Davis. Ester and
Collier were there, also Maryel
and Polly.
j Juanita, we looked for you
and Canty, but you failed us.
Young ladies, be careful of
the things you do- Don’t let
the public see everything. Ev-
erybody will talk, but pay no
attention to what they do; go
the right way, and you won’t
it.
Gloria Stokes is here for the
Summer vacation.
j William made Johnson, mind haven’t yet?
you up your
It's taking you much too long.
| Next week we will tell you
all about the seniors at Beach-
Be sure to buy your paper.
class hatred in the future. This
could only be eliminated thru
moral rather than legislative
means. He also takes to task
our educational system for
lack of emphasis on morals and
the ,. church for its policy of
non-participation in secular
matters.
Peace of Mind—by Joshua L-
Liebman- This book may well
prove to be a vital influence in
American life. It is a book that
I is helping men and women get
more out of life. Today it is
America’s best selling non-fic¬
tion book. Peace of Mind
blends the great truths of re¬
ligion with the most helpful in¬
sights of the comparatively new
science of psychoanalysis to
guide people in understanding
themselves. This book with
its wisely optimistic outlook on
life provides such a basis and
will help multitudes of people
remain normal i'n this abnor-
j nial age.
worthwhile people he said had
accomplished much without
planning and working hard to¬
wards definite aims. As very
young people you must be
aware of the fact that complet¬
ing junior high school is just
a beginning of your education
The big question which you
should largely be concerned
with is “Where Do We go From
Here?” To get a better know-
ledge of the sub ject,
yourselves with these questions
1 Shall 1 go to senior high
school; 2- What are my ob-
j-ctives? 3. Dc I ajed tc- gc
PAULSEN COUNCIL NEWS
r' Mgl 33
^ . or. *- JBK&am-tL
Above picture shows Principal Gadsden speaking before
Paulsen stre et School Council.
A t the slat meeting of the
School Council we
held a luncheon in honor of our
principal, Mr. Gadsden. This
j s the last year that Mr- Gads-
den will be principal of our
school-
\ summary of pur year’s
work was given. Thomas
Johnson read an original poem
written by him to Mr. Gads-
den. Several of the heads of
the different departments of
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j ®* Mt1 _ ..... .......
Lodges And Chapters Note*
*»*■»*» 11 *♦»»»*»«
j A fuR mee ting of the St
| John’s Day committee was held
last Sunda y, when arrange-
ments were made to observe St.
i j 0 h n ' s day.
______
Bach of ^ local lodg es will
be represented at the Grand
j Lodge in Atlanta June 10-
| _
nphe s p r j n g ceremonial of the
■ consistory and the Shriners
will be held . p as t Potentate D.
Thomas is in charge of the ar-
1 rangements- Make it a suc-
cess.
j j une 3r d j s jubilee Day with
the nobles of the Mystic Shrine,
It will be observed by Omar
Temple , No- 21, Sunday after
nooni j une 1, at 4 o’clock. All
nobles should be present and
invite every Master Mason to
attend. The program will be
very short.
The brothers in Atlanta at-
TO ADDRESS ALA. A. and T. GRADVATES
Dr. Franklin S. Hickman,
(left) dean of the Chapel, Duke
university, and Dr Joseph F.
Drake, president of Alabama A.
and M College, will be princi¬
pal speakers during the coming
49th A and T. College com¬
mencement week, The Rev. Mr.
Hickman will address gradua¬
Misses Johnnie Mae Capers,
Ella Marie Law, Dorothy Me-
Iver, Irene Redfield and Rose
Lotson, and Milton Jenks, Jas.
Bignon, Theodore Brown, Jon-
athan Mack. Arthur
and Charles Worlds as char-
acters in the play and three
hundred members in
choruses and dances.
Miss Jane Parker, Peter
Smalls, Mrs. Ella Law,
Greene and W. D Donnelly, as
well as the other directors and
chairmen, are certainly to be
congratulated on such a fine
production.
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INADVERTENTLY OMITTED
In last week’s issue of The
Tribune the name of Past
Commander John McIntosh
was erroneously omitted from
the account of those to receive
gold Past Commander emb¬
lems from Commander E- W.
Bellinger of Vance Allison Post, J
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Corn-
1 tnander McIntosh’s emblem was
1 duly presented at the
memo-
rial service last Sunday night
at Evergreen Baptist church.
THlUtSDAfr,
our school council spoke about
our retiring principal Audrey
Carter, one of our school offi¬
cials, presented Mr Gaosden
with a gift as a token of re¬
membrance from the student
council- The meeting was con¬
ducted by our president, Betty
Ann West. Mrs. Solomon, Miss
Maree and Miss Pettie are' our
advisers
Edith Powell, reporter-
church in a body last Sunday,
They left a collection of $101 00
alone. This is the real Ma¬
sonic spirit. May the Masons
in other places attend relig¬
ious services like this and be
liberal in comparison.
Grand Master Dobbs visited
Chickamauga Monday, where
he set up a lodge for Holland,
Ga., in the spacious lodge hall
of chickamauge Lodge, No- 221.
While in Boston Grand Mas¬
ter Dobbs delivered an address
under the auspices of the St.
Marks Brotherhood of the Con¬
gregational church. His sub¬
ject was “The Tenth Man."
His daughter, Miss Mattiwilda
Dobbs, who is taking special
musical training in New York,
had two numbers on the prrj 7
gram- The audience was lar;
and appreciative.
i On to Atlanta Tor the Grand
tion camdiMiatek Sunday, June
1, during baccalaureate serv¬
ices. President Drake is sche¬
duled to make the commence¬
ment speech the following
Monday, June 2
FIFTY YEARS AGO
file* of The 8i**aaah
Tribune
MAY 29, 1897
Grand Master W E. Terry
had a joint meeting. with all
of the lodges in the city Mon-
day night, He spoke encour-
to the brethren- He is
visiting many lodges in the
bo0stin e £ rand
in Rome
Mr. A. L Tucker passed the
South "dmlwton Carolina '“to the"bar examination for
Geo. s Williams, who has
been transfer clerk, ' appointei Tu
to the R M s . on t he n be
tween Savannah and Montgom-
cry. A L. Tuckker will suc¬
ceed him.
The Grand Army of the Re¬
public will make the trip on
the Pilot. Boy to Beaufort Mon-
day More boats will go.
Mr E W. Brinkins of Way-
cr °6S admitted to the South
CaroIina Bar this week.