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Our Choice for President
in 1928 is
WALTER W. HEAD
of Nebraska
An Astute, Able, Clear
headed Business
Man
LOOKING TOWARDS
MERGING
The Methodists, both black
and white, in their respective
general conferences now as
sembled, are to be commended
for several things. Chief
among these are the stand they
are taking w’ith reference to
divorce, which is one of the
greatest menaces of the day,
and another is their attitude
towards union. Both the A.
M. E. conference, in session in
Chicago, and the M. E., meet
ing in Kansas City, the one a
distinctive and powerful Negro
organization, the other a gi
gantic and influential mixed
organization, embracing all
races of mankind, have taken
high grounds for the sanctity
of marriage and against the
evils which endanger this safe
guard of the family. Both, too,
look with favor upon a merger
of denominations. The Negro
Methodists, who it would seem
have the easier task, are favor
ably considering a union of all
Negro Methodist bodies, such
as the A. M. E., the A. M. E.
Zion, and the C. M. E. These
all have the same polity and
the same faith and the advan-j
tage of merging into one great j
ecclestiastical body ought to be
apparent and doubtless is be
coming more and more so to
the outstanding and thoughtful
leaders among them, and no
doubt to the rank and file of
the laity. Were there marked
differences in their faith and
polity such a union would pre
sent greater difficulties.
These difficulties have to be
considered with the proposed
union between the white Meth
odists and the Prebyterian and
Congregational bodies. The
polity of the Presbyterians dif
fers from that of the Metho
dists and from that of the Con
gregatioualists. There are only
minor differences, however, of
faith. Neither polity nor faith,
however, offer insuperable bar
riers and that there was such
an overwhelming vote of the
Methodists favoring overtures
looking towards such a union
is a significant indication of the
changing sentiment among
Christian folk. How the atti
tude of the Methodists will be
met by the others in their Gen
eral Assemblies and Conven
tions remains to be seen.
If church unity is ever to
come, and come it undoubtedly
will, it will be brought about
by the great Protestant bodies,
like those under consideration,
whose differences are so slight
first uniting. This will pave
the way for union between
those like the Roman and the
Greek Catholics and Anglicans
whose faith and polity are sim
ilar, remote as that possibility
may seem, followed by a co
alesence of Catholics and!
Protestants in fulfilment with i
the Founder of Christianity’s
High Priestly prayer, “That I
they all may be one, even as j
Thou and I are one, that the
world may believe that Thou
hast sent Me.”
That these great bodies are
willing to consider such a
movement is not without signi
ficance.
HOW ABOUT OUR LOCAL
BAPTISTS?
While reading about these
gestures towards mergers be
tween these great denomina
tions our thoughts turned quite
naturally to the unfortunate
situation which exists locally
with reference to our Baptist
brethren. We consider it tra
gic that there should be some
eight or ten Negro Baptist con
gregations within a radius of
as many blocks, all save one,
heavily burdened with debt
and struggling for life, when
two or three would take care of
all present members and pro
vide for growth. We have said
this before. Some weeks ago
we were invited to a meeting
where this matter was dis
cussed and several expressed
themselves as favoring a mer
ger of Baptist congregations.
We wonder how this movement
is progressing?
RACE STUDENTS IN STATE
UNI. GRADUATING CLASS
Lincoln, Neb., May 15. — Of the
forty-six race students attending
the University of Nebraska, five will
be graduated this June. They are
Zelma Nichols of Lincoln, Millard
Woods of Lincoln, Cleopatra Rose of
Lincoln, Shumpert Logan of Omaha,
and William Miles of Kansas City.
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will
give their first annual stunt night,
Friday evening, May 18th, at the
Bancroft auditorium.
The new officers of the Eta chap
ter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity for
the coming year are John Adams, jr.,
Omaha, polemarch; Henry Gordon,
Omaha, vice-polemarch; Marcellus
Ritchie, Omaha, steward; and Harold
Adams, Omaha, keeper of records.
An unique feature about the officers
for the coming year is the fact that
all of the men are from Omaha.
Three coeds were initiated into the
Omicron chapter of Delta Sigma
Theta sorority Saturday, May 12th.
Those initiated were Consuelo Cross,
Teresa Liverpool and Glenna Fae
Roan. The officers elected for the
coming year are Corinne E. Fergus
on, president; Consuelo Cross, vice
president; Teresa Liverpool, secre
tary; Zelma Nichols, treasurer; and
Glenna Fae Roan, reporter.
Maxine Holmes gave a delightful
May morning breakfast Sunday, com
plimentary to Consuelo Cross of
Omaha. A large floral bouquet of
uridal wreath formed the simple but
effective table decoration. Covers
were laid for eight. The remainder
sf the morning after the three course j
breakfast was spent informally until !
;he departure of Miss Cross for her
iome.
The Pyramid club, the pledge or
ganization of Delta Sigma Theta sor
>rity, entertained the members of
their sorority and other Greek oreali
zations at a delightful spring party
Saturday evening at the Masonic hall.
The decorations were quite in keeping
with the spirit of Nebraska univer
sity. The sorority colors of scarlet
and cream were carried out in artistic
paper decorations, lights, favors and
punch. One feature of the collegiate
party was a prize waltz in which Stan
ley Madison and his partner, Thelma
Hammond, carried off honors. Music
was furnished by Harold Jones, who
is a very popular pianist, and played
over radio last summer in Sioux City.
The chaperones were Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Holcomb, Mrs. Cruz-Fair,
and Mr. O. W. Ferguson. Thirty j
couples were present.
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Alpha Kappa sorority has elected
•he following girls as officers for the j
coming year: Katherine Thompson,;
president; Dorothy Dixon, vice-pres
ident and secretary; and Thelma
Hammond as treasurer.
Helen Price, Thelma Hammond,
Dorinne Ferguson, Zanzya Hill, La
irerta Pyle, LaLeta Washington, Dor-1
Dthy Dixon, Joy Conrad and Char- ;
lotte Loving with as many white girls,
enjoyed themselves at the annual in
terracial staff picnic of the Young
Women’s Christian association last
Wednesday on the agriculture college
campus. This commission was estab
lished here several years ago in an
effort to better conditions among
the white and Negro girls on the
campus of Nebraska university. The
group has been able to kill several
minor attempts at segregation on the
campus. The group is a very popular
one, being evinced by the large crowd
that attended their tea which was
given late in the fall. Miss Erma
Appleby is the sponsor while Miss
Juliette Derricotte of New York
City, a member of Delta Sigma Theta
sorority, is the inspiration for the
group. It was while Miss Derricotte
was lecturing in the city in the in
terests of the Y. W. C. A., that the
idea originated.
Miss Cleopatra Elaine Ross, a sen
ior in the school of fine arts, will
give her graduate recital in voice and
organ Tuesday evening, May 18.
Members of Delta Sigma Theta
gave their annual May Educational
week program Sunday evening at the
Mount Zion Baptist church. Rev. H.
W. Botts delivered an inspirational
educational sermon which was well i
received and enjoyed by a full audi
torium.
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