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VOLUME IX OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1935 NUMBER FIFTEEN
Complete Plans for New Building at Arkansas State College
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Two Brothers Win High Honors at Law School
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LAWLESS RECOGNIZED
EXPERT DERMATOLOGIST
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RECEIVES THREE MINUTE
APPLAUSE WHILE CON
DUCTING CLASS
Studied in the Medical
Centers of Europe and
America
Chicago, June 20. (By Jacob And
erson for ANP)—-I sat in a class of
senior medical students in one of
America’s great universities last
Monday morning. It was 8 a. m.
and the group of thirty-five men and
women had assembled for the last
lecture of their graduation year, in
this particular course.
The son streamed by the windows
of the gothic skyscraper which
houses the medical division of the,
school and from which one could look
out upon the blue waters of Lake
Michigan, as these soon to be fin
ished professionals turned expectant
ly toward their professor. I turned
too. He was a Negro
It was the class in dermatology at
Northwestern university here in Chi
cago. The teacher was Theodore K.
Lawless. For years this colored
man. recognized everywhere as one
of the authorities in the fields of
skin and social diseases, has taught
at this great institution. A gradu
ate of Northwestern himself, his stud
ies have led him to the great medical
centers of Europe and America and
into research activities which have
brought new information to the pro
fession.
The class began, taking the form
of a review. Every man and women
(there were three of the latter in
the class) was quizzed—some twice
and three times. From drugs, their
derivataes, to their effects and the
patient’s reactions, the questions
ran. Cryptic comment, pugent ob
servations. keen railery at an error
—all in an atmosphere of absorbed
interest, characterized by the typical
abrupt Lawless style, filled the ses
sion. It might have been a mid
term quiz rather than the care free
procedure which ordinarily one might
expect from a last day class, and
there was no question about the
teacher’s mastery of the situation.
Then the questions ceased—charts
were lifted to the wall—and in brill
iant, fascinating fashiojii the profes
sor lectured. He touched upon the
practice, the care, the social signifi
cance of the study at hand. inter
est was avid.
“If you have mastered the treat
ment of these diseases,” he said,
“then you are able to practice medi
cine. That is all. Good morning.”
And then, what was for me, a
strange experience, happened. Spon
taneously, without warning or word,
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applause rang out—eager, unre
strained applause. A minute, two,
three, it lasted. Then the class
filed out. That probably is some
thing of a medical school custom, but
there was more than the prefunctorv
spirit behind a custom in the ap
plause that morning. There was re
spect, admiration and appreciation.
MV mind went back to a banquet,
I had attended, just a few nights be
fore, 250 people, one third white, sat
at the initial banquet of the South
Central Community Council. The
mayor of Chicago had finished
speaking. Next came the superin
tendent of all the great Cihcago
parks, George T. Donoghue. He be
gan by expressing has belief in men
being privileged to serve on the basis
of their merit, whether professional
ly, artistically or in a business way,
and to prove his own attitude told
the following story:
Six or seven years ago,” Mr.
Donoghue said, “my little daughter
was afflicted with a skin disease. I
went to a friend of mine, one of Chi
cago’s most eminent physicians, a
specialist in another field.
“Who is the best skin man in Chi
cago, I inquired?”
“A group of four men high in med- I
ical circles were discussing that very
question a few days ago,” my friend
said, “and we decided that Lawess
was the best man in the field.”
“The result was I called this col
ored physician. My daughter was
cured. He has been my family
physician for skin ever since and
more over I have sent fifteen or six
teen of my friends to him as well.”
I tumd to leave the class-room. ‘
My mind was whirling with the in
consistency of life in America. Here
was a man admittedly a leader in his
field. Here was a Negro teaching -
in a great university. Yet this same
medical school which had graduated
him. which gives him a place on its
faculty, which takes credit for his
; research, by subterfuge and deceit
has not matriculated a Negro student
for a number of years. The bars
are not visible but they are up, nev
ertheless. i looked back at this
teacher bent over a microscope. Out
side sat twenty white men and wom
en, patients in the university’s free
clinic waiting to be treated by this
black healer. I passed on wonder
ing—wondering at the paradox of so
cial situation in America. When will
injustice and prejudice want? May
be you know the answer. What
formula will curethe disease of ra
cial intolerance?
Rev. C. C. Brandon, Sr., D. D.,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
Forrest City, Arkansas, is visiting
in the city. While here, he is the
house guest of Rev. Z. E. McGee,
2521 Blondo.
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An Outstanding Omahan Honored
'J’HE Honorable J. E. Davidson, a civic worker and
a member of Douglas Relief Administration Board,
was honored by the Edison Electric Institute a few
days ago. He was elected vice-president of this
service organization. This means that the minds of
the electrical world will be turned west for some
time to eome.
One writer said there was enough water that
went over the dam to heat every Home, to turn
every industrial wheel and to furnish America with
electrical refrigeration to preserve the nations
health.
These things may come to pass in due time with
such men as Mr. J. E. Davidson in charge of Ameri
ca ’s electrical research. J. E. Davidson is a broad
minded man. who believe in service to his fellow
men, to his city, his county, to his state and to
his country.
The following are a few of the honors, which
have been bestowed upon him, unsolicited, since j
i=0 arrived in our city and took part in its c; ri«
affairs. He was chosen as King of Ak-Sar-Ben.
1923; chairman of the State Bureau of Personel of,
the Red Cross during the World War; he was,
elected Omaha’s first citizen, 1929. He was one of j
the strongest fighters in establishing the organiza-1
tion known as the Community Chest, and headed its
first drive. He has been continually interested in
the organization and has conducted another drive.
At present he is president of the Board of Municip
al I niversity, of Omaha, a director of the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce and of the Omaha Stock
yards company and is on the Board of Directors
of the Chicago-Great Western Railroad and Occi
dental Building and Loan Association.
J. E. Davidson has always felt and demonstrated
the fact that we, at any stage, are just mere servants
to our fellow-mem When he came to Omaha, as
' president of the Nebraska Power Company
Douglas County was in the act of passing in the
legislature, a bill for a municipally power plant
The late R. B. Howell had just finisued his JO year
struggle to get the citizens of Douglas County
through the state legislature, to take o • the
water and the Gas Company. J. E. Davidson did
not make any strenuous fight against the late
Senator R. B. Howells' activities. He set about to
find out why citizens of Omaha were considering
such drastic change, and what he found in his re
search work that what the people of Omaha
wanted most of all. was service, with a smile .*«••1 a
reasonable charge for the service.
He began reducing the price for electric service,
and in less than ten years he had reduced the price
of power to the consumer 62 4-00 per cent. He
proved to the citizens of Douglas County that
privately owned electric industry could serve
them with efficiency and at a more reasonable price
than a municipal organization could do. As a
re*ult of this courteous service and reduction in
price it became unpopular for anyone to advocate
a municipally owned power plant.
J. E. Davidson has never been the man to take
any pan in any of the past Nebraska political
scraps.
He started his career in the Port Huron, Michi
gan Power and Light. Company as a wiper in the
engine room. Through successive steps from that
position, he rose to the position of president of Ne
braska Power Company. which position he now
holds, and became a mth'iml figure in the National
Industry, and is widely known as a speaker and
writer on utility affairs, lie has always taken the
position that we are only cusp dians entrusted with
the stewardship of this world's gifts to its people.
Coming from the low posh ion of wiper in an en
gine room to the position he now holds, he was able
to study and understand human nature in all walks
of life. Let us hope that he will continue to climb.
final nans Made For
New Building Program
at Arkansas College
Pine Bluff, Arlc., June 20, (ANP)
—Final plans have been completed
for the new building plans for Ar
kansas State college here, it was
announced recently. Bank deposits
here have been increasd by $61,
508.33, total cost of the improve
ments. Included in the nlans are
eight cottages for teachers and a
gymnasium.
It is planned to build the cottages
in line with the president’s cottage,
extending backward toward the ath
letic field. The gymnasium will be
erected near the athletic field. Plans
for the building program were con
ceived 18 months ago when an appli
cation for a PWA loan and a grant |
of $60,000 was made before a meet- !
ing of the board An additional grant 1
had to be requested, however, be
cause of the rise in price of mate
rials.
The school is the only institution
for Negroes in the country, it was
said, to be erected from the ground
up within the past six years. New
additions to the college plant will
make it modern in every respect. j
J. B- Watson, is president of the
school. He is a native of Smith
County, Texas, and received his early
training at Bishop College in Mar
shall, Texas. He was a teacher in
Texas public schools for several
years. In 1900 he went to Colgate
university and after a year there, I
transferred to Brown University
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from which he was graduated in
1904. He then went to Morehouse
college, Atlanta, Ga., where he
taught. He won fame for himself in
the reorganization of Y. M. C. A.
work among the Negro colleges of
the South
Youth Deceased
Harry Thomas, 16, of Chicago,
formerly of Omaha, grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Carr, 2715 Wirt
street, died Sunday morning, June 16,
in Chicago. He lived with his
grandparents here until two years
ago.
He leaves two grandfathers, one
grandmother, one sister, four cousins,
one uncle and a host of friends both
in Omaha and Chicago.
White WToman Says
Husband Made Her
Dig Own Grave
Augusta, Ga-, June 20, (ANP)—
Josephine Rentz. Richmond county
white woman, reported to the sher
iff’s office last week that her hus
band. Edward. 64 years old, had made
her dig her own grave before he car
ried out his plan to kill her. She
said that, under his threats, she went
into a field and dug a large hole two
feet deep and that while she contin
ued to dig, her husband walked away
to get a stick to kill her with. While
he was looking for the stick, she fled
and notified officers. They are now
searching for Mr- Rentz.
Omaha Girl Runs Close
Second to Winner of
The Elks’ Oratorical
Scholarship Contest.
Will be Awarded $1000 Scholar
ship, Also Says G. E. E. J.
Finley. V. Wilson
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By M. L. Harris
At Kansas City, Mo., where the
Midwestern Association of Elks’,
! consisting of the following states:
Nebraska, Iowa. Minnesota, Missouri,
Kansas, Colorado and Oklahoma, was
held this year. Miss Mjuirre Jack
son, Omaha,, who graduated this
June from Central high and the only
girl contestant in a class of five, ran
a close second to the winner of the
contest Monday night, June 10th, at
the Paseo Baptist Church, where
the contest was held, losing only by
one point. Mr. Rueben Brown, son
of Prof. Rueben Brown, principal of
Sumner School, Kansas City, Mo, is
a graduate of Lincoln high, Kansas
CSty, Mo., had as his subject “Fred
Douglas and the Constitution.” He
was loudly applauded by the audi
ence, but it was only an echo com
pared with the resounding rounds of
applause given to Miss Madree Jack
son when she concluded her oration
“Slavery and the Constitution.”
While the judges (all of Kansas
City) awarded first place to young j
Brown, it was plain to be seen that
theirs was not a popular decision
with the large group that filled the
spacious auditorium of the church.
Strenuous protest was made before
WARDED INDIVIDUAL
PRIZE IN MOCK COURT
the contest began by Prof. F. L.
Merry, of St. Louis, M,. L. Harris.
Omaha and the principal of Douglas
high school, Kansas City, Kansas,
against permitting two Kansas City,
Missouri young men from contesting,
Roland Rhodes and Rueben H. Brown,
both of Lincoln High, for the reasons
that they had already been elimin
ated in the state contest recently by
Virgil Harris, of St. Louis, at Jeffer
son City, Mo., but however, Regional
Director Elmore Williams ruled that
they remain, giving as his reasons
that the young men complained of,
having been certified to Oklahoma
and Colorado, respectively by permis
sion of the Grand Exalted Ruler, and
that it required more than three to
have a bona fide contest. He did not
explain, however, why there was only
three in the contest at Denver, 1934.
By recommendation of Iroquoise
Lodge, No. 92, and Cherokee Temple,
the G E. R. promises to take care of
the Omaha contestant, as she was
second winner in the contest. There
is no doubt that the same course will
be taken in this case as was in the
case of Miss Jnez and Evelyn Bat
tles, of Omaha, in 1928.
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Colored Girl Makes
Gorgeous Garments
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Chicago, (June 20, (ANP)—When
High Mass was celebrated at Corpus
Christi Parish Church, located at!
South Parkway and 49th street, last
Sunday at noon, the congregation
which filled the large and beautiful
auditorium gazed admiringly at the
gorgeous new robes worn by the
three priests who celebrated the sac- j
rificial mass- Few knew however
that these striking vestments with
their intricate designs woven in gold.
on scarlet pentacost cloth, had been
fashioned by a member of the con
gregation, Miss irene Wilson assisted
by a group of associates.
As a rule the handsome garments
worn by the priests at these services,
are imported from Europe, the pro
duce of the skilled fingers of ex
perienced European needle artist.
The consignment of the order from
Corpus Christi to Miss Wilson is
one of the few of its type which have
been entrusted to Americans and
undoubtedly is the first order of its
kind to be executed by a colored
woman.
Miss Wilson is a designer by pro
fession. She received her early
training in St- Monica’s Convent and
for six years has been employed at
Mollers, an exclusive Chicago house
which specializes in intricate em
broideries. She and another talented
young colored woman, Miss Lelya
Smith, are both highly regarded for
their efficiency and skill- These, to
YOUNG GIBSON COMPLETES
COURSE IN TWO YEARS
Are Sons of Prominent
Business Man
Chicago, June 20, (ANP)—Legal
courses at different universities,
fraught with high honors, ended this
week when Truman K. Gibson, Jr-,
and Harry H. C. Gibson, sons of
Mr. and Mrs- Truman K. Gibson,
of this city, received the degree of
Doctor of Jurisprudence and Bachel
or of Laws at the University of Chi
cago and the University of Illinois,
respectively
Truman K. Gibson, Jr., completed
his college work at the University
of Chicago and recently represented
the University Law School in an In
ter-law school mock court, winning
the only individual prize awarded for
the presentation of fthe argument.
The prize was a set of law books. The
younger Gibson holds the distinction
of winning a double promotion which
enabled him to complete the legal
course at the University of Illinois
in two years
Truman K. Gibson, Sr., is prom
inent in business and civic circles
here and is Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Supreme Liberty
Life Insurance Company.
gether with the group of white
women who work side by side with
them spent many hours and days
completing the vestment order which
originated with Miss Wilson. Even
the cloth had to be specially woven
for the costly rainment.
Corpus Christi Church, located in
the heart of Chicago’s colored resi
dential settlement, has a congrega
tion which is 90 per cent racial- Con
ducted by the Franciscan Order and
with Father Clement as the priest in
charge, it has grown phenomenally.
Mrs. Rosie Matthews, 1912 Paul
street, was called to Fremont, Ne
braska to attend the funeral of an
aid friend, Mother Brannon. Mrs.
Matthews returned to Omaha Tues
day.
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