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THE ATHENAEUM 81 taught that the Negro is inferior because of his color and pre^ous condition of servitude; and (3) that white people are not thrown constantly in direct contact with colored people, and that it is u a W ^ ,te man t0 accept a Ne S ro as his brother due to the fact that he has always been taught not to mingle with Negroes. As we can readily see, most of our white friends have been mis- ^Negroes' brotherly feelings and abilities, and have ac cepted the old unsupported testimonues from the old fathers. They bav .? c . ons , tantIy overlooked the fact that Negroes have abilities equal to that of any people, and that they can compete on an equal basis with any people. They have not tried to find the root of the matter be a brother* **** kn ° Wn whether or not the Ne S ro was willing to c . . B “ t what is the . Student Fellowship doing? It, like all other ,w e n« ™ vemeat . s ’ « bringing to pass a radical change in the exist- nf S a ^-? d i tl0 " S ;», The u? tUdent Fellowshi P is creating a marked change rnn in the ™ hlt . e people toward the colored. Many have been f°"I e ^ ed T °, v . er t0 J h ® ,d ® a that the Negro wishes to be regarded as a i* This marked change of attitude has come about, not instant aneously but by constantly placing white and colored people togeth- fj* T b e Student Fellowship has caused a better feeling to grow- The Lnoken * n0t f ° rced upon the dit merely sSfritl i A V C0I !!f ar V5 y pIacing the two S roups together the spirit is allowed to grow. Many thousands are converted over to the new idea yearly, and it will not be so long before the entire attitude fnri k 1B A Ca iT ll L be l ? . accordance with the principles of Christianity and brotherhood as laid down by Christ. 7 h^,T!l e K StU i ent K Fell0WSh i? is indeed a new da Y in race relationship, ntw by th * U - S b J ,ng,ng the P e °P Ie into constant contact with each new J ttlt “ de u toward race problems is taken. The groups learn 6aC r » F bet 7’ and a new day dawns upon u5- a day in hich love for all mankind takes precedence over everything. th _ Let us work . untiringly—knowing that success is dependent on nntim^ 0U " of . ,nteI bg en ce and effort put forth—and in greatest a ° rder that £ he .? tudent Fellowship will not falter one p ’ -i? d 1 aasu f e you that if such relationships are encouraged the hTtrJT!, ^ 0t b u ° ng When pre i udice ’ jimcrowism, disfranchisement, hatred, and maltreatment will become lost factors to this civilization. OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD WOMANHOOD mlI1 , .. ' , By John W. Lawlah, Jr. T^HE ideals one has in early life leave their ineffaceable trace on even Jhou7 r rnn^*n 6 nerV ° US SyStem which traces are never ^st even though conscious memery may have completely faded out—for once the organic modification has been fixed in the growing brain it 0f n0rmaI fabric ’ is re e ula rly maintained^ nutri tive substitution, and may endure to the end of life like the scar of a wound— a nd it can be truly said that these ideals in a large measure will determine the ideals in later life. 8 measure