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March 3, 1919
A momentous decision
Perhaps the most momentous decision
since Abraham Lincoln's Kmancipution
Proclamation is the <1 e d r e e of the
"“United Stales Supreme Court rendered
Monday by Chief Justice Karl Warren
ivhich outlawed segregation in the public
_ schools.
A decision against the continuance
of separate schools for white and Negro
. school children was expected but few
.looked for a unanimous decree. That the
ruling was concurred in by all the nine
justices within itself lent much added
weight to the decision as the personnel
of the court is composed of eminent jus¬
tices of both major political parties who
hail from every section of the country.
The decision is received in general
as a triumph for right, and even though
a few demagogic politicians are blowing
their tops in predicting a reign of terror
we see no mob violence or bloodshed to
follow in the wake of this historic decis¬
ion which will not only give much en¬
couragement and hope to America's fif¬
teen million Negro citizens hut will go a
long way toward strengthening this
country’s leadership in world affairs.
Of course, there are many difficul¬
ties which lie ahead in this monumental
transition from segregated to non-segre-
gjfted schools. Many grave complexities
will face the leaders who will be given the
taitk of master minding this change, but
tree.se difficulties will not prove insur-
mjhuntable if the leaders, both white and
Negro, work calmly and umlerstandiiigl.v.
; The decision of the court to allow the
leftdfers a little time to work out the kinks
attendant upon the transition is, in our
opinion, a wise one. It may also serve to
soften up some of the demagogues who
n<jfv see only chaos and gloom in the
ctfimge.
£ In touching its former upon the position reversal that of the
court from ‘'sep¬
arate hut eipinl facilities'' are considered
sufficient, the Chief Justice said:
'AA e conclude that in the field ol
pilblic education the doctrine of ‘separate
lq* equal' has no place. Separate educa¬
tional facilities are inherently unequal.''
Continuing, he said,
• “To separate colored children from
others of similar age and qualifications
solely because of their race generates a
feeding of inferiority as to their status
in; the community that may affect their
hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to
l»< undone."
* “Separate hut equal” has been noth¬
ing but a misnomer ever since this sub¬
terfuge was injected into the unfair
educational picture of the South and
even if il were earnestly attempted for
the next half century the schools for
Negro children would not compare favor¬
ably with those of the whites. The south
simply hasn't got the money to equalize
the schools.
For the past four decades the South
hasn’t been able to equalize the schools
and the spurt in new school buildings
which she has put forth since the fight
for equalization and integration was
started hv the NAACI* is but a mere
drop in the bucket.
The only solution for this problem is
what the court decided upon Monday—
integration.
DUNCANSON AND BANNISTER
As they thought of it. it was not to
the economic interest of slaveholders
that their slaves should learn to read and
write. Thev could be more easily managed
for communication between them could
be prevented. That education spoiled the
usefulness of Negroes, was a generally
accepted notion that survived the days of
slavery and reached well into later |x<st-
war times. Some of the states did not
welcome free Negroes and forced them
to go into other states. This was because
many free Neemes were well educated
and made it difficult to keep learning out
MASONS LAY PLANS
FOR ST. JOHN S DAY
On Sunday, representatives
from the five lodges and five
chapters met at the temple to
formulate plans for the 'cle-
bfation of St. John s Day. D.D.-
G.U. Donald tivi;hik prehded.
The officers are us fol'o:-
Mrs Dorothy Brock, secretary:
Mi's. Cluru Brownlee. Asat.
secretary: P M.. C. H. Bias,
executive secretary; D.D.G.M
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of the grasp of slaves. There was some¬
thing else that caused slaveholders to
issue strict laws and severe punishment
for persons who taught slaves to read and
write. Slave uprisings left no doubt in the
minds of slave owners that "a little learn¬
ing is a dangerous thing.” And yet there
were those who were saying that Negroes
couldn’t leilrn much beyond the most
elementary type, and tlint they had no
instinct or Valent for art. Thomas Jeffer¬
son, even, is reported to have said that
“he never saw an elementary trait ot
painting or sculpture in them.” Though a
wise spat well informed man who had
contact with many of the most acceptable
Negroes of his time. Jefferson could no*
have known that for a thousand years
before his time, Negroes had become pro¬
ficient as sculptors and workers in metal.
If he had lived a little longer he would
have known Robert S. Duncanson who
was horn in Cincinnati in 1821 and be¬
came one of the most successful artists
of his day. fie was self-taught. Among his
patrons were Lord Tennyson, the Duch¬
ess of F.ssex and Sutherland, Queen
Victoria and Nicholas Longworth. Dun-
eanson grew wealthy from the sale of his
pictures. Another Negro who won fame
as an artist was Kdward M. Bannister.
Though born in New Brunswick. Canada,
in 1828, he learned painting, self-taught, i
while working as a photographer in Bos¬
ton, Massachusetts. ■
He was spurred on in his painting by
the New York Herald which said that
Negroes had no talent for art. Bannister
won the first gold medal for the best
painting at the Centennial Exposition
held in Philadelphia in 187(1. The prize
winning painting was entitled “Under
The Oaks.” When the judges later learned
that he was a Negro, they wanted to
withhold the award. Whjte artists pre¬
vented this from happening. Of course
there were other Negroes of the ante-
helium era who distinguished t hem.selves
as arfists. , ,
AN UNPLEASANT TRUTH
A representative of the National
Negro Insurance Companies' Association
was in the city a few days ago and spoke
at the luncheon meeting of the Huh. lit
emphasized, of course, the role insurance
in a Negro company plays in the econom¬
ic life of the Negro. The speaker soon
convinced evorylsHly that lie knew what
he was talking about: that he brings a
keen and analytic mind to the study of
the benefit Negroes can get from their
own insurance companies, if they them¬
selves could he brought to appreciate the
services Negro companies have to offer
them that they can not get from white
companies. He jKiinted out that the mass¬
es of Negroes do not buy insurance from
Negro cnipanies in anything like the pro¬
portion they buy from white companies.
That the total amount of insurance in
force is 284 million dollars and that Ne¬
groes have only 1-284 of it are discoura¬
ging commentaries on the Negro's boast
of his loyalty to and appreciation of the j
achievements of his race. In the discuss¬
ion that followed the talk, it was brought
out that one white company in Savannah
has more business from Negroes on its
books than all of the Negro companies
put together, and there are five of them.
W Ii 11 t e v e r reasons may have been
given when Negro companies first came
on the field for the lack of Negro buyers
from Negro cnipanies, have long ceased to
lie tenable. The speaker challenged Negro
leaders to do something to change the
picture in this and other fields in which
Negroes are doing business. Anyone who
has thought about it knows how greatly
we are guilty of careless thinking and
action in this important matter of sup¬
porting Negro businesses. This is not only
an unpleaasant truth, hut it is a weak¬
ness at a |K>int that will keep Negroes
terribly disadvantaged in many ways. I
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D Thomas, general chairman.
A number of letters were re-
reived from churches inviting
the celebration to be field with
them The committee selected
First Bryan Baptist church for
the occasion.
The follow ing committees were
appointed' pro/mm committee
will be headed by P.M. A. E.
Peacock > ith Eugene Doyle as
co-chairman. The finance com¬
mittee will bi headed by P. M.
C. Ti t email with P. M. S. D.
what happened to my news'”
!? a question that nearly every-
one in the newspaper business
lias to iace, sometimes
tinually. The question is pro-
pounded in various techniques
ind moods by the hundreds of
well-meaning news writers who
flood the editor’s desk each
day with hundreds of scraps of
paper. Each article bears news
that in the mind of the sender
is “important" and must not be
abbreviated in any way and by
no means left out. Such “news”
as the condition of the weather
on a certain day last week and
how many hot rolhma certain
socialite served tor, dinner, is
expected to merit front page
consideration.
The aim of the newspaper is
to serve the people. Therefore ,
the editor and his staff
somehow arrive at a new meth-
od of publishing fhelmper
week so that the best interests
of all the people will be met.
Bisard, co-chairman. The meet-
mg was well represented by the
lodges and chapters which
give evidence that the celebra-
tion this year will be largely
attended by members of the
order as well as the general
public.
An interesting as ell as jm- j 1
pressive service, will . . .
Oi _ can ea
out. Final reports of the com¬
mittees will be made Sunday
June 14, at 6 p, m.
TTTP. SAVANWAn TRIBUHB
•‘THE S-HOOL CASE DECISION COULD END SUCH DEFIANCE.’
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What Happened To My News?
Bv George E. Jenkins
Now, many weekly newspapers
have only eight pages; ’ yet the
interests of thousands of read-
ers must be served. What can
Mm editor do? What does he
do?
He digs away a space on his
cluttered desk just big enough
to push a pencil across and
begins his patient but earnest
fishing-out proress, tor the
deadline is fast approaching.
He has to decide momentarily
what “news” shall be used and
where it shall go. not to mention
the heavy load that is put on
him and the staff to decipher
bad writing. * poor construction
And misspelled words. If nvany
1 h a( j their requests granted who
want their “news” published
just as they wrote it, they !
1 would held public
be up to
shame “professional” writers
J included.
ft seems strange that people
who have had little or no
j experience in newswriting, and
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APPOINTED — Sherman Dana
president of Lincoln
university * at Jefferson City,
Missouri, who has been ap¬
pointed a member of the Board
of Foreign Scholarships by the
National Committee.
Dr. Scruggs, born in Nash¬
Tennessee, June 22, 1894,
received his AB degree from
Washburn college in Topeka.
tfl
Dr. J W. Wilson, chairman of
the committee of management
of the vffst Broad Street Branch
V MCA. le sceiving a RCA tape
recorder! Ulysses Stewart, senior
vice coilmauder. Vance Allison
ost 2933 Veterans of For¬
eign Wars, making the presen¬
tation.
Reading left to right. C. O.
no
grammatical construct¬
should feel that it is an
injustice for the editor to re¬
their articles. Actually, |
he is doing them a favor. It
be a good thing if more
was placed upon journ¬
alism in schools at every level,
Th? newspaper forms an impor- |
t an t j n ti 1P c hain of corn-
:r ,unity progress and a better
understanding of this relation-
ship is greatly heeded.
Newspaper people love news—
they want your news. They
spend thousands of dollars an-
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nually trying to publish it. But
it is sincerely hoped that the
purpose of the newspaper will i
not be defeated and that the '
public and the paper will join
hands mere closely and
harder t* keep each other well
informed on the tremendously
important events that are taking
place in bur world today.
uc GET 1 Y i mem, MEMBERSHIP AWARDS
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Dr. J. W. Wuson, chairman of
the Commtitee of Management
of the West Broad St. Branch
YMCA presenting membership
awards to. left to right: Wilton
C. Scott, 1954 membership 1
Kansas, and M. A and PhD.
degrees from the University of
Kansas.
Ryals. commander: Charles Gor¬
don. M. O. Johnston. Isaac
Dowse. Floyd Adams, Zannie
Maynor. Willie White, commun¬
ity service officer: Comdr
Frank Spencer, Elmo Wiley.
Robert Blake. Isaac Jones.
Walker Stringer, chaplain and
chairman of program commit¬
tee; Dr. Wilson. Mrs. Dorothy
WHITES ENTER ELKS
ORATORICAL
(Continued from Page One)
Ind., contest. As in Texas, this
was the first time whites have
participated in Evansville, lo¬
cated near the Indiana-Kentuc-
ky border, according to Ray¬
mond J. Hill, Jr, Indiana state
director of education.
Robert H - Johnson, grand
exalted ruler of the EUuy re¬
cently paid this tribute to the
department of education:
“Under the dynamic leader¬
ship of George W. Lee, we have
more students in school under
our banner this year than in
any previous year.”
Among the past 700 winners
was Keesler Montgomery, a
graduate of Prairie View col¬
lege, recently named assistant
attorney general of Massachus¬
etts.
The Elks have inaugurated a
$50,000 scholarship program
tor 1C54. Awards will go not
only to oratorical winners, but
also to underprivileged and
specially endowed students who
otherwise would not have the
opportunity to attend college.
Among donors of individual
grants are Dr. J. B, Martin.
Chicago, trustee. Sanitary Com¬
mission of Chicago; Dr. L. W.
Williams, Valdosta, Ga„ and
others.
Lt. Lee reported the following
students now attending college
on Elks scholarships:
Gloria Freeman, Talladega
college: Thelma Reynolds, Cher¬
ry. Cheyney State Teachers 1
college; Charles A Jones. Morris
Brown college: Shirley MeWor-
ter. Fenn college: Ardeth J
Perkins. University of Iowa.
Joseph L. Hayes. William II
Pitts, Jr., Nathaniel Hueston ’•
Taylor, Herbert K. Wilson.
Yvonne King and Rea Carson.
Howard university; Roland Ran¬
dall. Morgan college; Richard
Rogers, Franklinand Marshall; j
Ethelrine Shaw.Ohio State Uni¬
versity;
Endilee Pinders, Elsa Leona
Ingraham and Katie Weaver . 1
Bethune-Cookman college; Hel-j
en Saunders, Tuskegec Insti-1
,ute: Beulah Thomas - Seattle
" niverslty: Bcssio Smith, West
Virginia State college: La-
Vonne Ingraham. University of
Colorado: Beutihe Parker, Er-1
nest M. Thomas. Jr.. Jessie
Marie Simmons. Xavier univer-]
sltv; Norman C. Amacker. Am-
Flck- '
herst college; Ralph Leon
Notre Dame university:
| Deloris Adams, Boil State
Teachers college; James H.
Lattimer, Wilia Ann Robinson.
; Indiana university; Doris Crain,
; Southern university; Samuel L.
Armfield. II, Virginia State
college: Gabriel William Solo-
1 mon. Eeanor Ellis, University of
California; Hariett Highsmith,
Janice Swanson. Augustine col -
i lege; Huey Shepherd. Long
Beach State college; Gloria
Beverly Woods. Fisk university:
: Cecilia Lewis. LeMoyne college;
Leona Keys. Blucfield State
college, and Ethel Marie Terry,
North Carolina college.
Board of Directors of the Mis¬
souri League for Reduction oi
Delinquency and Crime, Senti¬
nel Loan and Investment Co.,
Kansas City, and the Douglass
State Bank, Kansas City.
Dr. Scruggs is a member of
Phi Delta Kappa and Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternities and the Mas-
j ons, and is an associate of the
Edwrnrd Hazen Foundation and
a Fellow of the Research Acad¬
emy. Kansas City. Kansas.
The Board of Foreign Schol¬
arships administers the Ful-
i bright scholarships.
Former Savannah Man
Named Moderator
j QUINCY. Mass. — Tile Massa¬
chusetts Congregational Christ¬
ian Conference elected
■ D. Steele of West Newbury
first Negro moderator in 155
'
years.
i Steele, a 47-year-old layman
, is a former Boston social work-
: er. He was born in Savannah.
Ga.. and graduated from Har-
1 vard college in 1928.
He is the West Newbury town
moderator.
Mr. Steele is the son of the
fate Mrs. Minnie Ellis Steele,
former teacher in the Savan-
nah public schools, and nephew
of the iate Miss Alice Ellis and
Miss Helen Ellis of Roxbury,
Mass., both former Savannah:
school teachers. I
chairman; Walker Stringer,
American League winner iNew
York Yankees', C. O. Ryals,
National League winner (Phil-
adelphla Phils)
Dr. Scruggs is a consultant
the American Council of
Education; a member of the
B. Taylor. S. L. White. John
McIntosh, post advocate; J. R
Jenkins. M W. Washington. S.
J Brown. John F McKinney.
E. A. Bertrand. Tellis Ramsey.
Samuel A. Jones. David John¬
son. quartermaster Clarence i
Lofton.
THURSDAY, may ’JO 19iJ«
DR. WALTON DIES
SUDDENLY * a —
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citizenry paying him a
tribute at the funeral ser¬
Dr. Walton, who was one of
most distinguished
had practiced dentist¬
here ever since his graduation
Meharry Medical college.
to pursuing his dental
he was graduated from
the 'Georgia State Industrial
now Savannah State
He was widely known in his
and was at one time
president of the National Den¬
Association. He was also a
president of the Georgia
Association.
In addition to his widow,
M. L. Walton, formerly of
New Bedford. Mass., he is sur¬
vived by a son, Dr. M. L. Wal¬
ton. Jr., a teacher at Meharry
college; four umjes.
DeWitt Walton of Macon.
Walton of Washington,
C.; Fentress Walton of Cleve¬
Ohio, and Jake Walton
Philadelphia; an aunt, Mrs
of Philadelphia, and a >
Mrs. Everctte Stephens
Savannah.
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