Moton Regime Covers
Years of Constructive
Progress
By G. Lake Imes, Secretary of
Tuskegee Institute For A. N. P.
As the last notes of the Tuske
gee Choir, resounded through the
spacious Logan Hall, bringing to
a close the 1934-35 scholastic year
of Tuskegee Institute, there also
came to a close the second act of
America s great educational
drama, entitled “Tuskegee Insti-,
tute ” and with it the administra
tion of Robert R. Moton, its
second President and successor to
the world- renowned P>ooker T.
Washington.
Behind the retiring President
lay 20 years of constructive ach
ievement. marked by the rehabi
litation and enlargement of the
plant to almost twice its previous
size: the expansion of its course
of study from high school to col-1
lege grade; the increase of its
endowment to more than four
times its previous volumn; and
the spread of its influence in edu-j
cational racial and social develop
ment from its native soil to those,
far-flung regions inhabited by ‘
vast populations of underprivileg-:
■ea peoples.
Enlarged Plant
Dr. Mot on entered upon his
duties as President of Tuskegee!
Institute, in December 1915. He
had been in office less than a
year when a disastrous fire com-;
pletely destroyed the Boys' Trade
Building, which was educational
ly the very center of Tuskegee’s;
life, a rambling structure that had
grown by successive additions to
house the latest courses' in the
Trade School. In two year time
through the zealouss efforts of
the new President, on the spot
where the old build stood were
erected five new fire-proof build
ings at a cost of $350,000, with
the best equipment available at
that time for purposes of instruc
tion. Soon there was pressing
need of a new girls dormitory
and James Hall was erected at a
cost of $100,000; after that a new
dormitory for boys was erected to
replace the old wooden barracks,
at a cost of about $100,000.
Meanwhile new buildings were
added for the Agricultural De
partment of Women’s Industries,
from the gift of George Eastman,
made just before the passing of
Dr. Washington.
For years the water supply was
an ever-recurring problem at the
Institute until finally new walls
were driven, a new reservoir con
structed and the Institute was
furnished with a water supply
not only adequate for its daily
needs but for emergencies of fire
and drouth. Following the speci
al campaign for endowment, per
manent improvements and operat
ing expenses, three more new
buildings were added to the
school, a library costing $250,000,
a science building at the same
cost and an auditorium-gymna
sium, which with its equipment
and general landscaping cost
nearly $300,000. Once more fire
visited the campus, which aside
from minor repairs, made neces
sary the rebuilding of a girls
dormitory at a cost of about $150,
000. Altogether Dr. Moton’s ad
ministrtaion has seen the addition
to the plant of as many minor
buildings as graced the campus
when he came which, with lesser
additions and improvements has
more than doubled the value of
the material equipment of the in
stitution.
uumcuium is itaisect
All the time progress was be
ing made in the educational pro
gram. When the first adminis
tration closed Tuskegee’s work
was on the high school level with
a few students registered for what
was called post-graduate courses.
Eight years ago college courses
were introduced with a view of
raising the original vocational
work from the high school to the
college level. Today two-thirds
of Tuskegee’s students are regis
tered in rhe college and pursuing
courses leading to the bachelor of
science degree whether in agri
culture, business .education, home
economies, nurse training or me-!
chanical industries.
Tuskegee keeps her enrollment ;
for the regular session at some
thing like 1500. the limit of her
dormitory capacity. Many hund
dreds are turned away, either for
want of accomodations or for the
lack of funds to aid them; but
the demand for this type of edu
cation increases and more and
more its value is appreciated both
by eudcators and government ad
ministrators.
All Colored Radio
Station for Richmnd
Washington, D. C. June 23.—
ASX—If a pending construction
permit is granted, your favorite
radio artist will come to you from
a radio station owned and operat
ed bv Negroes. It is being built
with the idea in mind of serving
the colored population of Rich
mond and Neighboring cities.
Omaha N. A. A. C. P.
Split on Ruling
Omah, Neb.. June 29. (By R. C.
White for ANP)—A ruling that “a
branch office has no jurisdiction in
removal of officers” which was
handed down by Walter White, ex
ecutive secretary’ of the N. A A.
C. P , has caused a distinct rift in
the ranks of the local branch of the
N. A. A. C P., and a futile effort
was made here last week to have
delegates to the National convention
instructed to seek to have Article X
of the Constitution, upon which the
ruling was based, stricken from the
Constitution
The case bringing about the rift,
involved the action of a vice Presi
dent of the local branch, C. C. Gal
loway, in connection with the brutal
assault made upon one George
Crumbley by Melvin J - Levin, turn
key at the city jail. According to
the reports, Crumbley had been ar
rested, charged with beating his
wife, as he, along with his wife, was
being carried to his cell, Levin
whipped him unmercifully.
Levin was suspended from duty by
the Chief of Police and it is alleged
that C. C- Galloway interceded, ask
ing that the officer be restored to
duty, which was done. Sergt. Isaac
Bailey filed a complaint against Gal
loway, charging that by his action
he was “conniving to defeat the pur
pose for w’hich the N- A. A- C. P.
was organized” and sought his re
moval from office. When the mat
ter was brought before Mr. White,
he declared that under Article X of
the Constitution of the national or
gan.zation that the local branch
could not remove the offending of
ficer
The members of the local branch
expressed the feeling that since the
body was empowered to elect its of
ficers, that it should also be em
powered to remove any officer guilty
of flagrant misconduct. Leaders in
the move to have the Constitution
amended to provide this authority
declare that a statement from assist
ant secretary Roy Wilkins, that the
case in question was obviously a mat
ter which the branch itself should
have taken appropriate action, did
much to the nullification of the plan.
Mussolini Influence
Seeping Into U. S.
_
Chicago, June 23.—AXP— To
further his aims to subject Ne
groes everywhere. Premier Benito
Mussolini of Italy has set up a
highly trained and organized pro
paganda bureau in the United
States and from two centers, Chi
cago and New York, is spreading
fascists 'lews that can have only
one effect, that of driving a wedge
between amicable relations be
tween black peoples in the United
States.
This information was obtained
from an Italo-American citizen,
member of the antifascist move
ment being sponsored by intelli
gent Italian citizens of this coun
try. Mussolini is using certain
Italian daily newspapers to spread
his campaign of hate against
colored people and certain radio
stations have programs entirely
in Italian are being subsidized to
further the cause of Italy in its
fight to control Ethiopia.
For that reason, the Negro
World Alliance of which Robert
L. Ephriam, former Garvey or
ganizer, is president, has launch
ed a vigorous counter move here
in Chicago. With the assistance
of a liberal daily press which does
not condone the practices of the
Italian dictator, the World Al
liance movement ;s gaining rapid
grounds among both the intelli
gentsia and the common people
bo h races and meetings and
demonstrations are well attended
and supported.
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Memphis High
School Graduates 316
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Memphis, Tenn., June 23—(ANP)
—Three hundred and sixteen young
men and women, representing the
largst class in the history of the in
stitution, received certificates and
diplomas from the Booker T. Wash
ington high school here Tuesday.
Members of both races gathered at
the exercises to hear the reports of
the progress of the institution which
began years ago in a one room frame
building and now boasts of one of
the most complete and modern plants
in the Mid-South, and to hear the
address delivered by Dr J. F. Lane,
president of Lane college, Jackson,
Tenn.
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beautiful yard, double garage,
screened porch, reasonable price.
To appreciate this house you must
see it. No phone calls- 2212 Bur
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Attorney Ray L. Williams, 200
Tuchman Bldg., 24th and Lake Sts
Notice by Publication on Petition for
Settlement of Final Administra
tion Account—
Governor Signed
Civil Rights Bill
Trenton, N. J., June 23—ANP
—A campaign launched six
months ago to enact the passage
of Civil Rights Bill “with teeth’'
came to a successful end here
last Friday when Governor Har
old G. Hoffman, signed Assembly
Bill 326, in the presence of As
semblyman J. Mercer Burrell,
who introduced the measure.
Assemblyman Burrell introduc
ed the bill at the beginning of the
session in January, and continued
a strenuous campaign throughout
the state enlisting support for the
measure. Many strong organiza
tions including the state Associa
ton of N. A. A. C. P., both Demo
cratic and Republican Branches
political organizations, fraternal
orders and hundreds of prominent
individuals kept the members of
the Assembly and Senate flooded
with postcards, letters, and tele
grams urging support of the bill.
The bill passed the lower house
by unanimous vote on March 19th,
after some difficulty had been ex
perienced in having it released
from the judiciary committee for 1
a vote.
I he greatest difficulty was en
countered in getting the bill out
of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. Some members of this
committee had first insisted on
drastic amendments which would
have greatly limited the benefits
under Assemblyman Burrell’s or
iginal measure. Finally a com
promise was brought about
whereby a slight reduction was
made in the amount of minimum
attorney fee requested in the Bur
rell bill, and it was mutually
agreed to place jurisdiction in the
Court of Common pleas in counti
es where there was no District
Court. The sponsor of the bill
then introduced two further
amendments making the features
of the bill absolutely mandatory
by the elimination of the phrase,
“shall be entitled to receive,’’ and
substituting the word “bringing’’
in the part of the act referring to
the payment of costs of court to
the aggrieved party.
By reason of these amend
ments payment of full taxed
costs to the aggrieved party and
also of a minimum attorney fee
of $20.00 and a maximum at
torney fee of $100.00 was made
absolutely mandatory on the
court in the case of judgement.
The amended bill passed the
Senate without a dissenting vote,
but encountered a last minute at
tack in the House, which was
overcome by a legislative counter
attack which secured the full
support of the speaker of the
House and the majority and
minority leaders.
Through the cooperation of
speaker Lester H. Glee and
Clerk Frederick Brodesser, the
bill was given a favorable spot
on the calendar and the house
concurred in the senate amend
ments with no discussion and not
a vote in oppostiion.
Assemblyman Burrell in a
statement to the press, said, “we
do not claim to have plugged all
of the loop-holes in the civil
rights law, but the act signed |
by Governor Hoffman will ab
solutely insure the prosecution of
a meritorious action without the
aggrieved party being saddled
with the burden of expenses of
trial, including payment of his
attorney. Many points of legal
obscurity in relation to jurisdic
tion hi courts, the amout of costs
and attorney fee to be paid, and
the method of determining the j
amount of these payments are no !
longer questions of debate, as
they are clearly set forth in this
new an.
“The aggrieved party will be:
able to obtain an estimated maxi
mum of both attorney fees and
taxed costs of about $125.00 when
as a practical proposition there
are few cases on record under
the 1921 law where courts have
allowed the aggrieved party any
more than an average of $5. to
$6. Much remains to be done to
bring the New Jersey law up to
the standards of the Levy law of
New York, but public sentiment
must be aroused by campaigns of
education before any such legisla
tion will stan-d a possible chance
of passage.
Those who so ably assisted in
arousing the colored citizens and
many fair minded -white in sup
port of Assembly 325, have earn
ed the thanks not only of myself,
but of the entire race group in
New Jersey.”
Catholics to Meet
In Washington Aug. 31
Pittsburgh. Pa., June 23—(ANP)—
The Executive Committee of the Fed- I
erated Colored Catholics of the Unit
ed States completed arrangements
for the Eleventh Annual Convention
to be held in Washington, D- C.,
August 31 to September 3. 1935.
This promises to be the largest
gathering of colored Catholics in
any year as invitations will be form
ally sent to the Interracial Feder
tion to convene with the Federated
Colord Catholics.
INCREASES
ENDOWMENT
Tuskegee was established by an
appropriation of $'2,000 by the
Alabama Legislature for a normal
school for the training of colored
young men and women, but no
| provision was made for land,
! buildings or equipment. This
made it necessary to appeal to
the public for funds. From the
beginning the work was locally
supported by friends throughout
the country, but always the needs
of the school have been greater
than its available resources and
the head of the institution was
compelled to spend the greater
part of his time on the field in
quest of the funds necessary to
continue in operation and to sup
port the ever-expanding program
of activities. In this way at the
passing of the founder, the plant
had expanded in value to $1,482,
716 and the permanent endow
ment to a little more than $1,800,- j
000.
It was long realized that this
method of financing the school
deprived the institution of the
necessary administrative over
sight for ts best development,
this in mind, a special campaign
was launched in 1927 for increas
ing the resources of the Institute.
At the end of two years the
school's endowment was increas
ed to nearly $9,000,000 and nearly
$2,000,000 were put into new
buildings, repairs and general im
provements. At the same time
the annual budget for operating
expenses was increased to nearly
more than $67,000 but this has
been reduced during the economic
crises, through which the country ,
is passing.
Influence Extended
Paralleling the advance made in
education, material growth and
financial security, is the expan
sion in the influence exerted by
teh Institute. From its begin
ning Tuskegee Institute projected
its activities into the life of the
Xegro race as a w'hole. Not only
did it touch young men and
women on the campus but it
reached back into the homes and
communities from which they’
came, with the improved methods
ods in agriculture, a program for;
better home-life and general acti- i
vities for the promotion of better j
health, business advancement, the^
buying of land, building of homes,
the erection of schools and what
ever interests vitally affecting
the Negro race.
The leadership of Tuskegee In
stitute in work of this kind has
continuously expanded and has
extended the influence of its
presidents led five presidents of
the United States to seek his
counsel and help in problems of j
administration where Negroes
were concerned and to the estab
lishment of the United States Vet-!
terans Bureau Hospital No. 91 ad
jacent to the Institute, represent- j
ing one of the finest and most
modern equipped institutions of
its kind being operated by the
government.
Find Convict Wanted
For Murder
—
Montgomery. Ala.. June 23.—
—AXP—.Tames Glenn, convict,
from Montgomery county, has*
been identified through army fin
ger-print records, as Lee Som- j
erviFe, wanted in Pickens coun
tv for the murder of two officers ;
there nine years ago. Kilby pfis- j
on officials announced this week.
Glenn was convicted in 1932 in
Montgomery Circuit court Xo. 21
of assault with intent to murder
and was sentenced to three and
a half to four years in the peni
tentiary. While stationed at
Camp C at Scottsboro, Glenn was j
found to be the same man wanted j
in Pickens county through a com
parison of his army and prison
fingerprint records.
e*—
BIOLOGIST AT DILLARD
WITH a wide reputation as
one of the most brilliant of the
younger scientists, Dr. Charles
Wesley Buggs was recently ap
pointed to be in charge of the
Biology department of the new
Dillard University, which is to
open in New Orleans in Septem
ber.
Dr. Buggs made an extraord
inary record at the University
of Minnesota, where he was
elected to Sigma Xi, National
Honorary Scientific Society. For
two years he held the Shevlin
Fellowship at Minnesota for or
iginal research. For the past
year he has been Associate Pro
fessor of Biology at Bishop col
lege, Marshall, Texas.
(ANP PHOTO)
Shot By Clerk in Store
Chicago, June 29, (ANP)—Sandy
Childs, 4630 Prairie avenue, a patron
was shot and wounded Wednesday
evening here by Thomas Knapp,
white clerk in a grocery store at 128
E-. 47th street, in an argument which
nearly precipitated a race riot.
Wabash avenue rushed to the scene
in response to a riot call and averted
any racial disturbances. As a result
of being shot in both legs above the
knees, Childs, may lose both legs, it
was feared.
The man was shot, according to
his story, following a dispute with
the grocery clerk. Childs had left
the store after buying some grocer
ies. He remembered he hadn’t ord
ered some sugar. Returning he
asked for it
Knapp, yelled angrily, “Why
didn’t you get everything while you (
were ordering.” When Childs tried
to offer an explanation, he was shot
without warning Arrested and
charged with the shooting, Knapp
didn’t attempt to make an explana
tion of his action.
Murray’s Race Dope
They’re Off!
If you haven’t been out to the
Ak-Sar-Ben race track yet, then
you have been missing some real
thrills. The sound of horses hoofs
beating the ground; the pack
coming around the last turn,
heading for the stretch and the
mad dash to the finish line in
that few yards, ah, that is sweet
music to the ear and balm to the
sould of all you horse lovers.
Every morning, until track
time, I’m busy at my system dop
ping them out. Oh yes, I have a
system, a pret v good one too.
Xo. I’m not going to let you in
on it: but I will let you in on
some good ponies to watch.
Here the yare: Pelves Pride,
Later On, Yal J, Lorraine S, In
dianole and Souer Blanche. They
are fast, ready and due. Have
the two bucks ready right on
their boozers. See you at the
track.
Mr. and Mrs. Alford. 2412 Cold
well, gave a surprise birthday party
in honor of Mrs Alford’s sister,
Mrs- Eula Melton, on June 19th.
The party was at 1908 N. 28 Street.
Everyone enjoyed themselves. Mrs.
Melton received many presents. There
were twenty-nine guests present.
Orchard & Wilhelm Co. ;
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STOVES A most unusual value in Detroit Jewel Gas ;
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Physician Describes
Conditions in
Scottsboro
Knoxville, Tenn., June 23.—
ANP—“The light of education is
needed by both races in the sec
tion surrounding Scottsboro,’’ de
clared Dr. 0. B. Taylor, to a rep
resentative of the Associated Ne
gro Press, here last week upon
his return from a trip to Mem
phis which led through northern
Alabama and Mississippi.
“When we reached Scottsboro.”
continued the physician, “I could
not resist the urge to get off and
look around. I noticed scores of
workers, white and colored, who
had laid down their tools to take
their daily look at the ‘fast train.’
An inquisitive passenger queried
‘What kind of place is this’ and
another passenger obligingly an
swered ‘All right for Negroes
who know how to live here, which
means doing what the white man
wants and nothing else.’ Hearing
this statement, the inquiring pas-1
senger made haste to get back on [
the train and everybody felt bet
ter after the train moved out.
“A black billy goat wras seen
mingling with a flock of snow
white ones on absolute equality
and believe it or not was not
molested. But just let that con
I dition prevail among the human
elements.”
Special to The Omaha
Guide.
Omaha, Nebraska.
Gentlemen:
Below please find a list of my
party sailing June 29th, for our
tour of Europe, Asia and Africa.
You will note there are 26 of us.
I am very' proud of my accom
plishment in getting such a large
group together. I am sure I am
the only Xegro doing this sort of
work, surely the only one to suc
cessfully do so for such a long
period. I feel that next year will
find my number greatly increas
ed, as my tours present a splendid
oppori unity for our group to en
joy the advantages and thrills of
foreign travel. I shall have a
picture of my party taken on the
boat and send it to you from j
Paris. |
Colorado Women’s
Federation Adds
55 Local Clubs
Denver, Colo., June 23—AXP_
Fifty-five new clubs have been
added to the roster of the Colo
rado State Federation of Colored
Women’s Clubs. This fact was
made known here last week
when the 32nd, annual session of
the organization was held at the
Campbell A. M. E. church.
Other highlights of the report
of the year which brought to. a
close the administrations of Mrs.
Rebecca M. Glenn, as president,
were the contribution of $4709.30
to charity, $150.00 to education,
$90.00 for national dues. Mrs.
Rnie M. Stewart, of Colorado
Springs was elected president and
also head of the State delegation
to the meeting of the National
body at Cleveland next month.
Woman Sentenced to
Death for Murder
Houston, Tex., June 23— (ANT)_
Mrs. Neil Brooks, 40, convicted on a
charge of murder in connection with
the death of her husband, Will
Brooks, a Pullman porter last May,
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair here last Tuesday
The statement alleged she entered
into a conspracy to have hr husband
killed by a gunman in oredr to collect
his insurance policies.
Following her conviction, the de
fense attorney, filed a motion for a
new trial. Mrs. Brooks, a graduate
of Prairie View college in 1905, was
formerly a public school teacher and
is the first woman to receive the
death penalty in Harris county.
Howard to Help
Needy Students
Washington, D- C., June 23—
(ANP)—Prof. Max Meeners, chair
man of the committee on scholarships
and student aid of Howard university
announced Wednesday that 72 tui
tion scholarships for students of ex
ceptional scholastic standing and
employment for 125 students on the
campus to cover tuition and board,
will be available to needy students
for the 1935-36 scholastic year. Ap
plications should be filed before
July 15.
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