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“No feature in the government of the
United States has awakened so >nueh
curiosity in the European mind, caused
so much discussion, received so much
admiration, and been so frequently mis¬
understood as the duties assigned to the
Supreme Court and the functions which
it discharges as the ark of the constitu¬
tion.’” —Lord Bryce
THE EUUKIEENTH AMENUMbNI
It reads; “All persons born or natur¬
alized in the United States, and sub¬
ject to the jurisdiction thereof, are it
teens of the United States and of the
state wherein they reside. No state
shall make or enforce any law’ which
shall abridge the privileges or immuni¬
ties of citizens of the United States;
nor shall any state deprive any person
of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law; nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction jhe equal pro¬
tection of the laws.”
In recent years, especially since the
education of Negroes has been so much
before the public, this amendment has
been the subject of unusual interest and
study, its meaning has assumed tremen¬
dous importance because on whatever
meaning the U. S, Supreme Court de¬
cides, it will determine whether the
Southern states can by law maintain
their traditionary myths, beliefs, and
practices 'of segregation and discrimi¬
nation, based on race and color, not only
in education, but also in semi-public in¬
stitutions; whether Negroes shall be rid
of the stigma of inferiority which seg-
gation imposes upon them; whether the
United States will be in t
position to dispell or allay *he
suspicion and distrust with which it is
regarded by the races or nations of t he
world that are not white. Many peo¬
ple, are busily searching for record or
evidence to .prove the framers of the
XlVth Amendment did not intend to
outlaw segregation.
The quest will probably reveal that
they did not approve segregation even
by implication. In a country founded
on such lofty ideals and principles as
are written in the Declaration of Inde¬
pendence and in the preamble of the
United States Constitution, the amend¬
ment should be intrepreted as intend¬
ing to further the ends of justice and
right. It is a matter of common
knowledge that the XlVth Amendment
has been used as a reason and legal
basis for equalizing the salaries of Ne¬
gro and white teachers. A well known
Savannah lawyer, advised our local
Board of Education, we recall, that it
was not only legal to equalize the sala¬
ries of Chatham county teachers, but
that it would lie a violation of the \t\ th
Amendment not to do so. (Mind you the
law had been violated for nearly SO
years.) Negroes, of course, want morally seg¬
regation itself outlawed. It is
wrong. It is vicious. Law makers of
today have a splendid opportunity io
make the XlVth Amendment mean and
say what its framers thought they wer-
saying, and thus end something that
never should have existed.
“COMPLETELY ASHAMED ”
The'above is the title of a letter writ¬
ten to the People’s Forum as of January
24th. We take this means of ex¬
pressing our deep appreciation to Me.
Robert Akerman and the Savannah
Morning News on behalf of the man he
mentions and hundreds of others who
are speechless because they could Vi.it
survive the inhuman treatment similar
to that he and others witnessed. What
they saw was a comparatively mild
hibition of a pattern that Jim Crow ami
segregation have created in too many
places in this Christian country. A
short time ago, a similar thing happen¬
ed here. A Negro elevator operator was
so badly hurt that she needed hospital¬
ambulance tn-
LA Ttt It JULluL inner TONY IUI4I
HONORED
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 A five-
hundred-dollar Life Membership
in the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People was taken out last week
by Mrs. Lily R. Toney of New
York City, in honor of her late
husband. Judge Charles E
Toner. For many years Judge
Toney was a member of the
Board of Directors of the
NAACP and served for several
years as vice chairman of the
National Advertising Representatives
Associated Publishers
31 West 46 Street
New York 19, New York
Whaley-Cahill Company
0513 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Whaley-Cahill Company
440 Russ Building
San Francisco, California
severed the call, but only utter sharp
admonition did the, driver consent io
serve the young woman. The cases are
numerous in which Negroes have been
refused ambulance and or hospital ser¬
vice. In nearly every such instance we
know of, the victims died. Such in¬
stances are familiar to Negroes. White
people may not know about them be¬
cause white newspapers fail to carry
account of all the details incident to
them. The son of *a prominent Negro
physician suffered a broken back in an
automobile accident 2W mites from
Huntsville, Alabama, and was taken to
Huntsville where he was informed there
were no hospital facilities tor Negroes.
His friends were advised to take him to
a place ten mi-ly$, ; ,uway and were inform¬
ed that there ' were no ambulances in
Huntsville that a Negro could ridq in.
After much persuasion the white peo¬
ple agreed to let them use a hearse for
the journey. During the trip the young
man died. The case of Miss Juli'tt.:
Derricote, Dean of. Women at Fisk I ni-
versity, was somewhat worse. She
was badly injured in an automobile ac¬
cident not far from Dalton, G'u„ where
there was a publicly supported hospital
which would not receive her. I hey
sent for an ambulance fid miles away
to Chattanooga to take her to a hospital
t here where she died the next day.
Such incidents as Mr. Ackerman re¬
ports have been responsible for the be¬
ginning of movements to prevent such
inhumanity either through voluntary
action or through legislation. Kentucky
has made it unlawful for an ambulance
of a licensed institution to deny servic-
to persons who are in need of ambulance
or hospital care.
A WORD TO 0VR LEADERS
A’-iile from its being good sense for Ne¬
gro voters to become organized, there
are many things of more than passing
importance which cry out loud for or¬
ganization. Why our leaders do not
understand this and make every effort
to affect a satisfactory organization, is
beyond our comprehension. City, state
and national elections are coming up this
year: the primary and general elections
in September and November, respective¬
ly, and the city election in December.
The importance of these elections ought
to appeal to any citizen who has any In¬
tention of performing his civic duty to
his city, state and nation. The issues
invoked and the officers to be voted
for are important to every citizen in the
community, no matter what his status
is. ?
IVrhaps the most important issue ev¬
er to come before the Voters of Geor¬
gia, especially Negro voters, will be the
constitutional amondmenfec* to authorize
the abolition of ohr public school sys¬
tem. If there ever \va| a time qualify every
eligible Negro voter shpuld to
vote, that time is now. Negro voters
ought tie ready to strike a blow for
themselves; they ought be reatlv. to
join their vote with that of the white
people of the state, who are unwilling
to junk our public schools; who are
gravely concerned about far more se¬
rious problems the abolition of our puo-
lic schools will create. This matter
alone should furnish sufficient urge for
Neg roes to rally Dehind iL&heir leaders
and do the heaviest voting foresee they have
ever done. We do not a time
wlvn Negro voters will |uhave greater
reason for voting than they will have I
during this year. Of course, they will |
not rise to the importunity*of the occa¬
sion if their leaders do npt have the vi¬
sion. The time is note for getting
every tin- eligible person to place his name'
on voters’ list. This is a crucial year i
for Negroes everywhere in America. It. I
is crucial enough right here. Let’s do
our part here.
board. He died in 1951 Mv
Toney took out the Lite Mem
bership at the suggestion o
Mrs E rnost r. Alexander, mem
of t j 1( , board, is part o
,j 1( > nation-wide campaign to
sccur0 o,500 Life Membership
j n j. jgpt for Freedom Oru-
sade
Url ~ , « KdWan ,ClCTll_
As One Or 1 CO I op
NEW YORK. January 25
Carl T Row an. Pulitzer Prize
reporter for the Minneapolis
“MESSAGE FROM S. CAROLINA, GE3RGIA AND MISSISSIPPI. WHAT
■ ~ j ; nfflWEM i!\ I (ran (Jordon It Haiuix'h ~ THE (or AND LINES
I 1
metropolitan journal f a n ,jor city
crl an article of recent date written
b tf teacher of war id wide
exr rience. This eminent padage !•-• made
a s athtng Indictment against th, product
our schools are currently producin' and os-
PC; high schools.
Qfrdlnarrily such indictment comes from
industrial magnates• and busine ; mogul-,
what freely criticise the - irr -nt crop of
hioji school and college :udat.<-.> for bom:
so idly prepared for the buslni cs ,n -
dstrfal tasks assigned. l 4 ut wit a c heater,;
turn critics of their own program;, a id orac-
tier's and products, it i high time , iV.lt v, r
taki seriously the current cacti;;.i ion 10
whiFh our educational inrLlutnm aro
ingl subjected, old '“Tvhere smi,k<
’live gag that then* -
thole inst oe some fire,” sugge: ts that where
there is so much criticism !' our odu. d Du¬
al program and production, there ....... r»e
sonye desperate underlying need going ua-
mgij. Said the article mentioned/
*Tu dealing with hundreds and hundreds
o. freshmen from year to year, ose must
io otlsiy jeon’Inced that there is something -
r wrong, when freshmen enter college
y aL after year with such poor equipment
for|eollty.o work. carrot Generally read the and ij-shmen uwir
car; ot spell, they
per} English has become that if routin'. student -mnrot
TTie chances are a ■
.pel; Arid read and u. o good Engli ii. he
cai’.it progress satisfactorily in the other
spheres of learning, and tlio; ■ ho d- only
prove the rule by ber>- •• xu ptions.
fa-^ that drivwes home u v—i n jn,
newfr before in the history o' i country,
>ha\% schools been so e'.ibomlt and r„de-
quitslv equipped for their tasks. As the
late Dr. J. H. Dillard, a real educator of
a former generation, once remarked in tho
course of one of his I - tui ■s. "It is p.o’ the
ole ;n>‘< and appointment of the school
buil /• that counts but h 1 . l-.ee on Ul/id
Tim Kliclment li.uvin io ,Vd proves
Dr. Dil vrd’s conclusion, k here were
any correlaiin between fine s -1 buildings,
arid find and effective Has oom work,,
this nation woul dhave a sup brand 08
high school and colleg uadu tes - but such
is not til*' case of the cluuge a ' by this
Dr. of Education holds true.
-Children whoh went to the little Rod
-School House on the hill an absorbed
ACTIVITIES AT Wi ’?T FJR0AD ST. Y
Recently the Savannah Ex¬ Kinney. Buys Work .score-
ecutive Gra-Y Council was t./.- o; ;he V wa instrumental
formed at the Weal Broad
Street Branch YMCA. The io!-
lowing officers were elected'
Mrs. Anita Stripling, ex-venv:
chairman; Mrs. Mattie Forr-
secretary; Mrs. Doretha
K. Wells, chairman oi the pro-
gram committee; Mrs. Agatlr i
Curley, reporter,
The purpose of the organi¬
zation is t.o clear all activities
of Gra-Y clubs in the several
elementary schools in Chatham
County. Plan; have been per-
perfected to have an intra-school
radio broadcast February 0.
10.00 a. m„ direct from ie V.
At this time, each Gra
will be represented by mini-
ber on the program.
The following Gra-Y •uiers
were ur it: Mrs.
Campbell. ..<? TCii.
Mrs O. P Brough
1 Larcenta Loadholt. Firn-
* cilia Harr reft. Mrs .in Dtisp.
Mrs. Juanita B. Jackson. John
'rtbune honored in Look
pplauds in the issue of Look :
the' newsstands Tuesday, '
n
amiary 20 Iras been named
me of tire nation's ten top
voung men ol tire year by the
7. S. Junior Chamber of Com¬
merce.
Look joins the U. S. Chamber
of Commerce in saluting Mr.
Rowan who was selected by
them as one of the ten young
men of the United States who
marie the greatest use of his
i talents for the good of his
\ community and country.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
; lue-backcd speller could at least
Their equipment was the poorest
l/i. fr.i substantial mastery of fundamen-
■ -/mt, he gainsaid. Bigger and fined
no >1 buildings have not resulted in a
fin; d educational product?
T , our colleges have finer equipment,
an. more highly degreed teachers than ev¬
er ••or.-, and our nation is currently Icad-
i- world with greater financical re-
- ion for its teachers on all levels.
. o has spent nearly 50 years teaching
v, o-d-J !: ■ 1 he last to gainsay higher salaries
; u- -hers. Tire teacher holds the des-
th,' nation in the palm o^_his hads;
,ii- t is just as well for us to face the
IV- l at there is little or no correlation be-
: 'v high salaries and high class-room ef¬
ficiency.
I’m- writer once taught a little rural
school in South Carolina for $18 per
month, and it has been his privilege to live
i'/i) an era of larger salaries; but he cannot
co' /■ tenuously say that his efficiency in-
i..f.l in proportion to his pay check. For
t > IB th, month, we did our best and a
mu a annot do better than his best.
; finest teaching personalty this writ-
i ever known was a high school grad-
i !,• from Benedict College who was master
i one-room rural school. He threw
ab nit the learning process a kind of re-
h >us devotion. He had such complete
irr of tlie school room that he could
leave the school in charge of a lad of
twelve years and pupils beyond 20 were as
n-/ ( table of the lud in charge as of „he
teacher who was hundreds of miles away.
This meat teacher taught for $25.00 the
month and took butter and eggs and other 4
I a nil products for salary. But he was a
great teacher! -
Fine school buildings and highly degreed
am! i-’ldy paid teachers have their place
lull these are no guarantee that the school
mm; aliens are accordingly enlightened.
TL- imminent danger resides in the belief
;; h there is a correlation between fine
school equipment, highly degreed teachers
and high salaries, and the teacher’s heart
for his work.
V. hat does it profit the child if his equip-
nicnt is the finest and his teacher is highly
salaried with high degrees but lacks the
teacher’s heart?
i ' eonta- ; ,
Toby Sox> r- will appear
o- : re A oath Speaks program
.
Saturday 10:00 a. nr. Miss Euris
Smith will be in charge of the
program and John H. Law, Jr.,
coordinator, will be on hand.
A Hi-Y club from Beach high}
will broadcast a program |
ating National YMCA I
Weck at 12:45 p. m. Friday
over Station WJIV.
The Junior Dobs will be thej
lirst organized group tc • receive
cooki-i" instructions ur idor the
slip: •Lion of Miss Augusta
I ’I'tii" instructor at Paulsen
s ! reet school. The or .in will
i r lie ' with Miss Pettir Tuesday
•veiling. Feb. 2. 4:00 m. at
t . y
Boihel AMK church ill give
;■ i silver tea Sunday in he ban¬
sue! room of the V at co p.m.
■ Tremont Temple Baptist !
^ < :hurch will give a m lea
i n the Y ballroom Bui: lay,
HOME EDUCATION
Issued bv the National Kindergarten Association, 8 West
10th Street, New York City. These articles are appearing
weekly in our columns.
“THE CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY"—Froebe)
SPECTATORITIS
Jackson (I ;<r
Mabel-Ruth
“What do you have a piano
for, Marjory" Mr. Ransom's >
father asked, looking over at |
the closed instrument. ]
“Why—’ His daughter-in-law >
hesitated. “Well, I used to
play, but, well, we could get
;uch wonderful music on the
radio—much better than any-
thing I could ever produce—so,
as a result, I stopped playing."
Mrs. Ransom, Jr., liked her
husband’s father immensely. He
was so gentle and understand-
ing and he often offered in a
casual, sugar-coated way some 1
wise advice that helped her |
with the children. She had a ]
feeling that he had something
in mind now.
One of pleasantest recollect¬
ions,” he went on, settling his
glasses more firmly on his nose,
“is standing around our old
oiano while Mother played for
us. How we did sing! Old songs
and new songs. Hymns, folk
sonsrs—all kinds.”
“I know.” Marjory said eager¬
ly. ‘ We did, too. I can see
Daddy yet. He couldn’t carry a
tune, but I believe he enjoyed
it more than anyone else. He
would stand up behind Joan—
mv sister who did the accom¬
panying — hook his thumbs In
his vest and just let go—’On,
on, on to Burgundy’!”
Father Ransom laughed gent¬
ly. “You didn’t have to have an
expensive musical education to
join in those family sings,” he
said. /
They both weres silent for a
few moments, each thinking
back to those happy days.
different now,” Marjory re¬
marked. "The youngsters settle
themselves before the radio
aand get their entertainment
that way.”
“I read an article once.” said
Father Ransom thoghtfully,
that made quite an impression
on me. it was t.o the effect
that the American peonle were
afflicted with speefatoritis.
They sit on benches and watch
groups playing baseball foot-
LEADERSHIP INSTI-
TUTE ENDS TOMORROW
Thc Seventh Annual Leader-
ship Institute will close at
Savannah State college Janu-
ary 29. The theme is “Preparing
Youth For Leadership Respon¬
sibilities.” Among the out¬
standing local leaders who have
participated are Rev. J. H.
Taggart, pastor, Asbury Meth¬
odist church; Father Benedict
Burke, principal. Pope Pius X
high school; Miss Marguerite
M. Hunro, Executive Director,
Family Service of Savannah,
Inc.; Mrs Esther S. Warrick,
principal, East Broad Street
school; and P. H. Stone, State
Agent for Negro Work of the
Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service.
The opening session was held
in Meldrim Auditorium Sunday.
January 24, at 10 o’clock with
Rev. Taggart delivering the an¬
nual sermon. Music was fur-
nished by the DeRenne school
chorus.
The complete program
lows: On Monday, January 25,
at 130 o’clock in the College
Center there was a seminar
with E. A. Bertrand, comptrol
ler, as leader; Tuesday, in the
Center, there were three sem¬
inars at 1:30 p. nr., Mrs. Luetta
C. Upshaw, instructor in Eng-
lish. served as leader, 2.30
J. Dean, associate professor
social sciences, served
leader, and 6 30 p. m. Student
Organizations clinic with Den-
nis Williams, presiding, Timo¬
thy U. Ryals, leader and Mrs.
L. L. Owens, assistant professor
of English, as consultant.
Wednesday, in the College
Center at 2 30 p. m. there was
a film forum, “Men Around
Eisenhow’er,” “Parliamentary
Procedure,” and "You Can Do
It.” Thursday at 12:30 there
I was w “° an a “ all-college assembly.
! Miss Carol yn Patterson,
1 ing. prelude, invocation by
Wallace Johnson, music, intro-
duction of speaker by Mr.
c. Meyers, dean of faculty,
[ dress by Father Burke, and the
alma mater; at 7:00 p. m. in the
college center there will be a
panel on Preparing Youth for
p- m -
The Hub met Wednesday at
1:30 p. m. at the Y. The nrem-
hers heard the report of the
.special program committee. Dr.
j g D ryan j s chairman.
The Blazers will give a dance
all young people Friday
night at 8:00 p. m.
The weekly servicemen’s so-
Hal will be held Saturday night,
8 O' o'clock, Mrs. Francis
Ashe, supervising.
The Senior and Junior Host¬
esses met at tire Y Tuesday to
make plans for celebrating the
13th anniversary of USO. A free
forma! dance will be given for
the organizations that give
dances or hold meetings at the
Y. A program is also being 6
planned.
The Milton Cab Employees
heard a lecture Tuesday deliv-
ered bv R r Long. Department
of Business. Savannah
rollege His subject was
Relations.'
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1954
ba.l, basket bail, and all the
other sports. They go to con-
certs and let trained musicians
entertain them. They go to
movies—” he looked earnestly
at his daughter-in-law. ‘The
point is, Maryory, they, are
merely spectators. They’re not
experiencing the joy of doing
things themselves. They let
comparatively .small' groups
express themselves, do the
creating. And that isn’t fight,
Our people should be doing
things themselves."
“I see what you mean," re¬
sponded Marjorie. “Even if one
can't play, sing, paint, or write
like professionals, he .should,
nevertheless, for relaxation, do
whatever gives him enjoyment.
It will make his life richer and
more satifsying. And I''believe
that, applies particularly to
children.”
Father Ransom nodded his
head slowlv. pleased that he
had put his point across. "You
are a good girl, Marjory,” he
commented as he stood up to
go. “and a good mother.”
That evening Marjory Ran-
snm wandered casually usually o over to
the piano, lifted the lid and
began to play. Litte Roger ran
over to her immediately and
sat. on the bench beside her,
watching her fingers- on the
keys. Trn-vrar-old Lvnette
deserted her book. Then her hus¬
band came sauntering over.
“Play ’When I Get. Too Old To
Dream.’ ” he suggested;
Before long they were
singing away enjovably,, maybe
making excellent music.
but having a grand time,;,
"That was fun, Mummy.”
saiad Lynette. “Let’s do it
again.”
“Do it, adain.’ echoed Roger.
“We surely will,” promised
their mother, resolving they
would have Father Ransom
present next lime. He would
be delighted to know how the
members of the family were
reaeting to (his antidot,e for
spectatoritis.
Leadership Responsibilities,”
wlth Miss Lillie Jackson P re '
siding. Miss Marguerite N. Mun-
ro will discuss “In The Horne.”
Mrs. Esther S. Warrick will dis-
cuss "In Tire School,” and P.
H. Stone will discuss “In The
Community” on the panel. On
Friday there will be, six sem¬
inars in Meldrinr Auditorium,
at 8:20 a. m, Mrs. Dqnella G.
Seabrook. assistant professor
of education, will serve as
leader; 9:20 a. m. A. E. Peacock,
assistant professor of social
sciences, wifi serve as leader;
10:20 a. m. Dr. E. K. Williams,
director of the Division, of Arts
j and ^nces, will serve as lead
er; L30 p. m. Ben Ingersoll,
registrar, will serve as leader;
at 2 30 p. m. in the College Cen¬
ter W. E. Griffin, assistant
professor of social sciences, will
be the leader, and 6:00 p. m.
| there will be a movie, “The
Roosevelt Story.”
The committee follow's: Miss
M. G. Harrison, chairman;
Miss Carolyn Patterson, Wal¬
lace 1 Johnson, Dennis Williams,
Eugene L. Isaac, and W. J.
Holloway.
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