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SAVANNAH TRIBUNE - f ; Established 1*75 By J. H. DIVEAL'X I ti.J ft S, WTLEr JOHNSON_______Editor ____________________Aaso. and Publisher Editor IBM WXLLA M. AYERS, Asst. to Pub. ft Manager Published Every Thursday 1009 WEST BROAD STREET v> * Telephone, Dial 533* — Subscription Rate In Advance One Year............. $2 50 Six Months ___________ $1.50 Remittance must be made by Express, Post Qffice Money Order or Registered Mall. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Savannah, Oa., under the Act of March 3, 1879 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 * .'jw t ‘-r 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 - 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. ---- 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.