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| EDITORIAL |
KANSAS UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATION
Truth has again pulled back the cover of pretense
and unveiled the monster social evil, RACE PREJU
DICE. This time racial prejudice apparently has taken
on a eform more dastardly and injurious to the Negro
people than any other type of discrimination. An in
vestigation into the attitude of one of our leading uni
versities reveals with no uncertain conclusiveness, that
the Chancellor is obviously small enough to sanction
segregation in a school supported by moneye from ALL
THE TAXPAYERS of Kansas.
Blount, conducted an investigation, and facts were re
vealed, which entered the record undenied by the Chan
cellor, establshing the truth of segregation of Negro
students at the University of Kansas.
The Cancellor said: “The Negroes at the University
of Kansas are relatively as well off as Negroes at other
universities.” We wonder what the Chancellor meant by
RELATIVELY AS WELL OFF, and why he compared
Kansas University to Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri,
and did not attempt to make te comparison on the basis
of other northern universities.
The Chancellor said the discrimination in the cafe
was purely an economic matter, and yet befoore the
beautiful union building was erected the students ate
at the Commons without segregation, and without
protest.
The Chancellor is by all means, a diplomat; but in
being a diplomat he has revealed his true character as
a leader, measuring ability, and alloting opportunities on
the basis of color. The State of Kansas has always been
a free state, and our books of laws set out in clear and
concse language that no segregation on the basis of color
shall be practiced in our schools—language that we feel
certain our Chancellor can understand, and if he does not
have the moral courage in the face of his oath of office,
to set aside his personal prejudices, so that he might
faithfully discharge his obligation to ALL THE PEO
PLE, we wonder whether he is big enough fo rsuch an
office of TRUST and CONFIDENCE.
There are men who are willing and able to carry on
such a great wrork, and it Lehooves every citizen to rise
up and demand fair play at a university where the Negro
youth is being educated, to the end that they will come
into service branded with an inferiority complex. The
Negroes in the state of Kansas should never forget,
March 5, 1934, and tre startling information that was
disclosed q nthat day by the investigation at the state
capitol.
ETERNAL SPRINGTIME
When Spring’s miracles unfold
A divine message is Told,
For nature speaks to you and I
OF AN ETERNAL SPRINGTIME?
Flowers blooming, trees budding
That long looked dead
Their di^y withered leaves have shed
Blossom forth more glorious instead,
Telling with joy the reason why
Our faith and hope should never die
Why should we murmur or repine
WTien just across the way
Awaits the Eternal Springtime
When we have shed our earthly clay.
—MYRTLE M. GOODLOW.
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ONCE REPRESENTED RACE IN HALLS OF CONGRESS
That Did service
D® It Again .
REV. 0. J BURCKHARDT 44TH
ANNIVERSARY IN THE STATE
The colored citizens of Omaha will
celebrate Rev Burckhardt’s 44 An
niversary as an untiring religious and
civic worker for the cause of human
ity, and the best interest of the race.
Temple and Iiyt ^denominational
Church. This meeting will be at
Pilgrim Baptist Church 25th and
Hamilton St. Sunday April the 8th at
2:30.
The program will be under the aus
pices of the Interdenominational
Ministerial Alliance of Omaha and
Council Bluffs, of which Rev. J. H.
Dotson is president and The National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People of which R. C. Price
is president.. Rev. J. H. Dotson will
be the master of ceremonies.
The speakers for the afternoon
program will be the pastor of the dif
ferent churches, and representatives
of The National Association. We feel
that all interested citizens who are
acquainted with Rev Burckhardt and
his untiring efforts for the best in
terest of the race will feel it their
duty a swell as privilige to take part
in this celebration.
At 7:30 p. m. the program "will be
continued at Christ Temple 26 and
Burdette St. and will come super
vision of The Pastor Booster club of
which Mrs. Bennie Love is president.
Mrs. Maudie Hogan will be The Mis
stress of Ceremonies, and the pro
gram will consist of The Local Mini
sters of the church who will conduct
the Devotional services. And men
chosen from the Business and Pro
fessional Men’s Club will be the
speakers for the evening.
MarchDR G W DISHONG
SPEAKS AT WOODSON CENTER
Our Junior High School presented
at their meeting Tuesday, Dr. G- W.
Dishong, noted mental and nerve
specialist. He was invited to speak
to teen-age boys and girls and their
parents on the subject—“Thinking
Straight About Sex.” TJiis meeting
was the outgrowth of a series of
meetings previously conducted by our
visiting CWS nurse Miss Azele Long
myer. Older boys have been meet
ing regularly with Miss Longmyer
in Health classes similar Health clas
ses have been held regularly with the
girls, and parents (mostly mothers).
Each of these three groups were
ready for the valuable information
which Dr. Dishong brought them. In
his talk Dr. Dishong urged parents
to begin early in answering ques
tions as soon as children are curious.
He urged parents to answer only
questions asked, being sure to sastis
fy their curiousity, but avoid leading
them on. He urged boys and girls
to keep their sex life beautiful.
Spend leisure time in reading good
books clean sports and in wholesome
recreation. The audience sat spell
bound for two hours listening to the
fine interpretation on the subject and
of the questions at the request of the
clubs.
Girls Look What’s Here!
KANSAS CITY ORCHESTRA IN
TOWN FOR INDEFINITE STAY
Tommie Douglas and his Aristo
crats, from Kansas City, Missouri,
arrived in Omaha Wednesday to open
an indefinite engagement at the Mid
night Frolic at 24th and Pacific
streets.
The orchestra is composed of four
teen snappy artists and entertainers
Paul King, Isaaco Bell and Sam
Franklin, trumpest; Kenneth McBey,
druma; Tommie Douglas, Odel West,
and Bill Saunders, saxophones; Theo
dore Connelly, John W- Rogers,
trombone; Charles Rousseau, gitar;
Jeff Allen, manager of the orchestra
and base and James Phillips, vocal
ist; Ceclia Williams, singing and
dancing and Vernon Ausbom, danc
ing.
Odel West and Paul King are
former residents of Omaha- Tommie
! Douglas was once associated with
| George E- Lee’s orchestra
The manager Jeff Allen is stop
i ping 2209 Ohio Street
Porter Takes Part in Con
troversy
On last Thursday while two of
Omaha’s prominent colored women
were being insulted, abused and man
handled by employees of the Brandeis
Theatre because they insisted on be
ing given equal accomodations as the
law specifies, and not be herded to
the balcony or gallery, when they
had paid first class admission for an
afternoon performance- While these
young women, Mrs- J- Harvey Kerns
and Mrs W. G- Haynes were defend-1
ing their rights, an Uncle Tom Port
er and mop handler employed by the !
theatre appeared on the scene as an
uninvited guest and assumed the
master roie oi defending the Jim
Crow policy of the theatre.
While the theatre manager was be- i
ing told by these young women the j
rights they had under the law, this !
porter asked one of the ladies, “Do j
you know that you are talking to Mr
Singer, the manager?” He than ad
vised that they go upstairs where
they belonged. We had hoped that
such Negroes as this were extinct.
Evidently this janitor felt he was
talking himself in the good graces of
his employer, when as a matter of
fact if the manager would be frank,
he lost some of the respect he had for
him, £
This is one case where it would
have been advisable for a person who
wields the mop and cleans the floor
to stay in his place- When Negro
men, under such conditions, cannot
defend the rights of their own wom
en it would be better to go away
from the scene or at least attend to
their own affairs
The Brandeis Theatre porter is a
typical example of an inferior Negro,
inferior because he feels that he and
his people should be ostracised and
segregated because they happen not
to be white. Such Negroes will al
ways be moppers and brass polishers
because they feel “that’s where we
belong.”
By J- Harvey Kerns
Tag—Local News Hdrru
Mrs. Namonia Slaughter Jones, of
Alliance, Nebraska spent two days in
the city on business- While here she
visit Mrs. J- D: Lewis, Tenolia Batts,
Mrs: Williams and Mrs. Marie Stu
art- Mrs: Jones is an old school
charm of Marie Stuart
The Carter Charity Club gave a
beautiful appointed St. Patrick tea
Sunday, March 25 at the home of
Mrs- Fredrick Hankins, 2318 North
22nd Street. This was one of the most
beautiful tea given recently. More
than two hundred persons called dur
ing the afternoon and evening- The
tea table was very artistic with love
ly cut flowers. The crowning event of
the afternoon was the interesting and
instructive talk brought to the ladies
by Mrs. Daisy E- Lampkin of Penn,
regional director of the NAACP
The Carter Charity Club wishes to
thank everyone who help to make the
tea a success
Mrs- W. F: Metcalf, president
Mrs: Marie Stuart, reporter
Metropolitan Spiritual
Church
2421 North 24th Street
Rev. R: W: Johnson, Pastor
Mrs: Georgia Peoples, reporter
In spite of the cold weather. Rev.
Johnson preached a wonderful ser
mon. He preached from the 2nd
chapter of Revelations. His test was
“Return unto me or else come quick
ly Everyone was filled with the
spirit, the fire was burning all day.
The Sunday School started at the
usual time at 2 p: m.
MT. NEBO BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday March 25th, Sunday School
opened at usual hour, 9:30 o'clock by
Superintendent Sinclair. The attend
ance was great: Service begin at us
ual hour by prayer service and Scrip
ture reading by Rev. Sinclair: Invo
cation by Rev: Patten, sermon by
Rev: J. T: Carter of Oklahoma: Sub
ject: “The power of the Spirit:” Rev
Carter is a very interesting speaker
Everybody seem to have enjoyed the
service very much- We will have a
very interesting speaker, Sunday,
come out and worship with us- April
1st
There will be an Easter program
given at the Mt- Nebo Baptist church
Sunday, April the 1st beginning at 8
o'clock p- m. sponsored by Rev: Sin
clair: Everyone is invited to come
out and worship with us and enjoy
the Easter program.
Rev. Sinclair, sponsor
Rev. C: L: Union, pastor
Miss Allia Mae Carter, Mr- J: C:
Rose, Miss Bonnie Lee Alexander and
Mr. B: Rose made a flying trip to
Lincoln, Nebraska Sunday March 25
on business.
GARDENING CLASS AT NORTH
SIDE “Y”
Men and women are invited to join
a FREE class in gardening to open
at the Northside “Y” on Monday
morning, April 2 at ten o'clock- Mrs
H: J: Grossman from the Board of
Education will be the instructor.
There will be information along all
lines of flower and vegetable garden
ing, care of lawns and suggestions as
to how to ir-'.prove the general ap
pearance of the yard- The class is
conducted under the General Educa
tion Committee of the Northside ‘Y’.
Mrs- Thelma Hancock is chairman
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR TO
SPEAK AT “Y”
Professor Lyman Harris, Univer
sity of Omaha, History, Economics
and Government is to speak at the
Public Affairs Committee meeting on
Tuesday evening, April 3 at the
Northside “Y”. Dr- Harris will dis
cuss the “Nazi Movement in Ger
many”
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nessing an accident occuring October
20 1933, 8:30 p. m- at 16th and
Nicholas. Car involved travelling
south collided with pedes trains at
north cross walk of said intersection.
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The Federal Government and the
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ty of like nature would pay. Coupties,
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creased taxes for remaining taxable
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