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About The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1936)
KELLY MILLER SAYS BISHOP THIRKEIELD I)r. Wilbur 1*. Thirkfield be longs to the later half of the generation of philanthropists who came south on the wave of enthltudasin for humanity fol lowing the Civil War. When he heard the call in I88d to go to Atlanta au founder of the Cum in o n Theological Seminary, Presidents Ware of Atlanta, Tucker of Shaw, Cravath of Fisk, Howard of Howard, Rey nolds of Lincoln, Patoon of Hid-1 die and Armstrong of Hamp-J ton had already been working j in the missionary field for a de-| cud a and a half, and had found ed the principal Negro colleges and universities for the higher education of the Negro race. When Thirkield entered the missionary arena in 188d the wave of enthusiasm had reached its crest and was perhaps be ginning toreeede. All lowa (tanner anxi mer chant donate da quarter of a million dollars to the Methodist Episcopal Church to found at Atlanta an institution for the education of Negro ministers which was to bear the name of the donor and be^ known as the Gammon Theological Seminary. Rev. Thirkield, then a young man bubbling with enthusiasm and missionary zeal, was put in charge of this educational and religions enterprise. He put into the work the fullest meas ure of enthusiasm, consecration and devotion of which his ar dent nature was capable. He] gathered around him men of cognate spirit, consecrated to th euplift, and reclamation of the Negro race through an edu cated Christian ministry. Can didates for the mini-try under the persuasion of 1’resident Thirkield, flocked to this n w institution. Gammon Theologi cal Seminary was then, and still | is, the only well endowed insti tution for the pi'i paratiou of Negro ministry. The young men who were brought into close contact with l)r. Thirkield s highly surcharged personality quickly caught a full measure 0 This enthusiasm and spirit. In a few years Gammon Theologi cal Seminary turned out per haps the most remarkable list, of Negro ministers to lie found 1 nany of our dnominations. Dr. W. ill. 1>. mason oi no Freedmans Aid Society, Dr. Pzavious O'Connor, dean of the Morgan college, Dr. M. Oran dison, the most eloquent of them all, whose untimely drop ping out was a tragic calamity, Dr. Ernest Lyon, ex-minister to Liberia, and Bishop Robert E. .Tones are but samples of Dr. Thirkild’s early labors. Six bish ops and several Methodist de nominations are attributable to hhis influence and power as an educator and inspirer of men. When Gammon had reached its zenith. Dr. Thirkield became secretary of the Freedman's Aid Society in charge of the educational work of the Metho dist Episcopal Church among Negroes throughout the coun try- After serving efficiently in tliis capacity for a number of years lie accepted a call to be come President of Howard Uni versity, the premier institution for the higher education of the Negro, located at the national capitol. At the time lie took charge of Howard, the cause of higher ed ucation had reached the low water mark in the mind of the philanthropic public. Indus trial education, as symbolized by Hampton and Tuskegee, had all but monopolized the field. Atlanta, Fisk and Howard were thriving as a root out of dry ground, ami liviugat a poor, dying, rate. l)r. Thirkield threw into this field the full measure of his well known enthusiasm and ardorand gave Howard a newness of life. I was dean of the college throughout his ad ministration, and can speak with authority of the intensity ant success which was brought tration. Up to that time, the eol of his devotion and the abund to Howard under his adminis lrge was based on the admis sion requirement of Latin, (ircck and mathematics after the traditional plan of the old New Kngland academy. He put the admissionbnsi- to the mod ern high school curriculum up on which the subsequent growth and expansion of the eolleg has since been based. Iii INTO Congress appropriat ed $10,000 for maiutainanee and instruction of Howard I'niver sity.Tills inil/hl appropriation lias been increased year by year until now it lias reached over a million dollars. Hut until the coming of Dr. Thirkirld. the government never had been known to contribute a building to a private institution of any kind, type or character. With unheard of audacity, Dr. Thirk ield asked congress to appro mate $100,000 for a new science hall. At the time 1 conferred with Dr. Hooker T. Washington who was the worlds greatest expert on contributions for the eausic of Negro education, lie was of the opinion that such a proposition was utterly impos sible as it was contrary to the history and policy of the fed eral government to contribute buildings to private institu tions. Hut Dr. Thirkield accom plished the impossible. Thirk ield Science Hall, which adorns the campus of the university, is a living monument to his aud acity. This building might well be called .‘Thirkield's Miracle’ Tic also secured from the gov ernment ami engineering build ing and a modern heating plant. Fnder the last two adminis trations the federal government has placed on the Howard cam pus buildings to the amount of three or four million dollars. Hut all of these are based upon the foundation which Dr. Thir kield laid. An account of President Thir kield’s administration of How ard would not l)e complete with out mentioning the! fact that on the fortieth anniversary of thi institution, he brought to the platform perha])s the greatest aggregations of celebrities that has ever appeared at once on the rostrum of any institution in America, including President Theodore Roosevelt, Ambassa dor James Bryce, the author of the American Commonwealth. Andrew Carnegie, the/ world fa mous philanthropist, Hr. Wil liam T. Haris, the philosophic Commissioner of Education, the Hon. James A. Garfield, See retary of the Interor, and son of President Garfield. Dr. Thirkiekl's devotion to the high standardof education may be judged from the fact that he brought tothe institu tion such men as Dr. E. E. Al just, who gained has world recognition in the field of bio logical research, and Dr. Alain Leroy Locke, the only Negro Rhodes scholar. Dr. Thirkield, impelled by the ambition of every Metho dist preacher to become a prince of his church, resigned the pres idency of Howard University to become Bishop of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, where he spent the last twelve years of his active life. Though as a Bishop he was a General Super intendent of the Methodist Church at large, nevertheless, he considered himself, and was regarded, as the special cham FISK'S HOMECOMING COMMITTEE Left to right—Top row—Mercedes MeGovoek, Chicago; Eleanor Loss, New Wochelle, N, Y ; Gertrude Auter, Indianapolis; Helen Scott, Cleveland; Dorothy Scott, Savannah, Ga.; Char lotte Anderson. New York City; "-'■mm Second row—Laura Jackson, Charleston, W . \ a.. Elaria Dtiraut, N w York City. Madeline I Hradfield, Lima, Ohio; Yonra QuJalls, Alamosa, Colo.; Josephine Dorsey, Chattanooga, Tenn.: Third row—\V. S. Grady, Nashville; Wus-<|| Lawson, Louisvill" ; Leroy Anderson, Charles ton. s; c.; Thomas Taylor, Hart ford, Coon.. William Birdsong, Moores town, N. J.; Virgil Young, CLARENCE MUSE SCORES HIT IN COAST TO COAST RADIO BROADCAST Chicago, Nov. 28 (ANP)—On his return to Ch'cago from Now York City where he took part 'n an NBC coast-to-coast broadcast for Gener al Motors, Clarence Muse stage and screen star and composer of popular songs, was highly praised by local rad'o fans for the excel lence of h's presentation over the national network and for his deve lopment of the un'que tableax idea wlvch gave his songs a colorful and picturesque background. Muse was co-starred on the program with Irving S. Cobb, noted humor ist and wr'ter. Asked how he concieved the 'dea of this new and delightful type of song presentation, the new NBC star on the Oldsmobile program de clared: “Songs are the blossoms of ideas. Follow- that song to >ts birth birthplace, reveal >ts original en vironment and setting and the rea son for ‘ts being, and you have a jewel—a symphon'c picture.” Presents His Own Composition A feature of the NBC broadcast was Muse’s presentation of h's own composition, the ever popular “When Its Sleeply Time Down South,” which b'ds fa'r to replace Carry Me Back To Old Virginny” as the unforgettable song of the souhlands. With this song Muse demonsrated how, ln offering a number, you can give to the public not only the blossom but the ent're fragrant flow-er—stem, leaves and all. The tableax started m rec'tauve manner. There was night ‘n all its subl'me perfection—a sweet south ern night. The cr'ckets were chirp ing 'n the underbrush, a night owl hooted occasionally, the whipper will’s call sound in the distance. Dark shadows were cast as the col ored folk were seen coming through the cotton fields and off the nearby tobacco plantations, down the river bypaths to the common meet‘ng place. There was a party in progress— music and warm, happy laughter in wh'ch the ent're Oldsmobile’s '“Shiloh Choir” participated, babl'ng gayly of th's and that. There wa danc'ng on the sand-covered floor, the pot liquor jug boys played heir errie tune;, the hour grew late Then out of that confusion of vo'ces pion of the Negro membership of this great denomination. He was active in securing the el c tion of three Negro bishops, with full status as princes of Bishop Thirkield was the last the church. of the great missionaries who gave themselves with detached consecration and devotion for the uplift and redemption of the Negro race. Kelly Miller of melodies, of small talk, came Muse’s clear, rich baritone: “Pale moon shinin' on the fields below. Darkies croonin’ songs soft anil low, You needn’t tell me because I kn»w It’s Sleepy T'me Down South." And so on through that entire song. A complete mood was built i up—r mood typical of the south, j fam'Uar t<> everyone who ever l'v-; ed on a plantation. It was a com plete symbol—-or as Clarence Muse terms it, a symphonic p'cture. Methodical Beat «f Tom-Toms Recently Muse did a beaut'ful and awesome interpretation of “That’s Why Darkies Were Born.” For this picture, Muse went baeg to the time when he Zulus had con quered the land and were acclaimed leaders of all that wild barbaric country. Over the a'r rose the pae-1 ons of the victorious war songs, the! harsh babel of the native d'alects, j as they celebrated their v'ctor'es. | The tom-toms beat steadly on w‘th | a dull, methodical, fearsome beat! j Out of th's gladsome celebration, there rose gradually a mournful wailing—the cr'es of those lost souls, the Negroes sold on slave sh'ps and carted from the'r home kinds t" new worlds, there to labor till they perished. The'r angu'shed song rose 'n power, then d'ed to a frightened whimpering, as of l*ttle ch'ldren lost 'n the dark. A high violin obUgato lent a shr'll, sad insistence to their cries of desola tion and despair In the next vocal p'cture, Muse painted the cotton and tobacco plan tations down south. Now were heard the babel of all these varied tr'bal d'alects from different parts of the homeland, confusion and noise. The chant of the voodoo cere mon'es were clearly sounded, the beat of the tom-tom brought mem ories of Old Mother Africa. Then out of this confus'on came under standing and peace and Muse’s vo'ee rose clearly, triumphantly in the tonal beatutles of “That’s Why Darkies Were Born.” Plans Other Symphon'c P'ctures Muse has created a beautiful, symphonic p'cture of “R'ver Stay Away From My Door.” He plans many other songs of his people— folk songs, work songs, sp'r'tuals. A student by nature, Clarence Muse takes a deep delight in tracing the melod'es of h s people to their sources. He then presents them in all the wealth of mythology, suffer ing, early struggle andfinal em ergance as complete mus!cal ent1 t'e-’, to the interested publ'c all over America. FACULTY DRAMATICS AT HAMPTON INSTITUTE Hampton Inst'tute, Va., Nov. 28 —The Ira Aldr'dge Players, a dra matic group composed almost whol ly of faculty and other staff work ers at Hampton Institute, will pre sent Eugene O’Ne'll’s “Beyond the Horizon " on Dec. 12th, In Ogden hall, at eight o’clock, p. m. This drama wa-' haded, upon its appearance *n 1020, as “The most notable accomplishment In the field of serious drama;" and drew forth the judgment from another com mentator that “the play 's elbow to elbow w'th life.” The It a Aldridge Players take the'r name from the famous Negro actor Ira Aldridge, whose remark able interpretations of dramatic roles in Europe made hint the re cipient of royal honors in England, Pru-s'a. Austria and Russia. The play given here last year by the group was presented with great power. The cast for “Beyond the Horizon” will include Emmy Chur chill Wilson, a pr me favorite on the angry father; Charles Flax and the Institute stage; Lorenzo White, William Moses, two brothers who ate 'n love with the same grl. Mrs. W'lson is that g'rl torn between her love for the brother who dreams and the <»ne who isa real'at—a man of act'on. The play is be'ng direct ed and coached by Miss Helen Brown, associate professor of pu ht'c speaking >n the college. The Aldridge ITayets are wiuen ng the field of dramat'c endeavor at Hampton Institute, adding to the more frequent offerings of students the stage interpretations of an old er group of performers. LEW LESLIE WANTS BLACK ACTORS TO STAY BLACK London, Nov. 28 (By Rudolph Dunbar for AND)—Lew Lesl'e, who last week started a new ed'tion of his “Blackbirds of 1936," has issued orders that he wants his actors to tay the color they were when h'red The showman declared that Ne gro art'sts he brought here from Amerkti changed several shades lighter after being •n London for a few months. The g'rls in part'cular do eeryth'ng possible 'n make-up to rel'eve their dusk'ness. But Leslie wants them good and black. He declared the essence of his show 's the color of his stars w'th its accompaniment of what *s called “Negroid talent” and that 's what the British publ'c wants. When performers start bleach'ng out or making up l'ghter, they are inclined to forsake the'r “ native” style in enterta'nment also model themselves on wh'te stars, he de clared. Sharing his sent'ment along these lines 's T'm Moore, the dark hued comed'an who's one of the b'ggest features of Blackbirds. So the rule now 's “stay black as you are, or else.. ” In this new edition, wh'ch 's do ing two shows n'ghtly, Eunice Wil son, who was engaged for the chor us last time, has been promoted to the rank of leading lady. The two Nicholas Brothers are also star ting, and Walter Bat e, who recent ly had court trouble over fees t" a theatrical booking agency, has been added to the cast. CLEO McGUFFY FALLS Cleo McGuffy, 45, 2111 Clark St., suffered a fractured left forearm in a fall down the rear steps of her home the night of Nov. 18th. Following the fall she was taken to the Nicholas Senn hospital. LEGAL NOTICE Charles F. Davis, Atty. 2504 No. 24«h St. —Not*ce of Sale «f Personal Pro perty to Satisfy Storage L'en— You are hereby notified that 1 w'll to sat'sfy storages charges sell the follow'ng described goods and property "f the follow'ng persons to w't: Tom Mayberry: 1 Whippet 4 door sedan model 1929—Motor No. 339621— Storage due $34.00; Minn'e Wallace: Three trunks and contents .Stor age due $11.00; Mrs. D'llon: 1 p'ano and bench, 1 gas range, l full s'ze bed, 6 one-half s'ze beds, 1 full size bed spr'ng, 6 one-half ",'ze mattre ses, 1 bundle n'ne slats, j 1 cedar chest, 1 wooden box and contents, 1 trunk tray and contents, 1 icebox, 1 wicker settee and chair, 1 w'cker center table, l large lea ther rocker, 3 small rockers, 1 lounge cha'r, 8 straight back cha'rs, 1 metal k'tchen stool, l day-bed and fed, 1 o'l pa'ntln, 1 k'tchen cab ; •net, 4 I'brary tables, 2 mirrors, 11 box and contents, 1 pede tal, 1 mu •Pc cab'net, 1 typewriter, 1 v'ctrola.l 3 rolls of rugs, 8 floor lamps, 4' dressers, 5 ch'ffon'ers, 1 childs ta ble, 1 van'ty bench, 1 book shelf, 1 smoking stand, 1 metal cabinet, 1 •to) ladder and stool, 2 k'tchen ta bles, 1 card table, 1 screen, 1 bun dle of 4 rollers. Storage due $30.00; l). H. Booth: 1 riaybed and i>ad, 1 roll of rug, 1 mattress, 2 beds, 1 I'brary table, 1 o'l. painting, 2 pedestals, 1 ch'f fon'er, ! dresser, l victrola, 2 w'ro chairs, 1 armchair, 1 rocker, 1 kteheu chulr, 1 handbag and con tents, 1 bundle of picture-, 2 ear tons and contents, 2 floor lamps, 1 table lamp, 1 end table, 2 jars and contents, 1 large doll; storage due $27.00. Mait'e Johnson: 1-2 p*ece living room suite, 1 mu sic cabinet, 1 s'de chair, 1 footstool; ■torage due $9.75. Sa^d goods to be sold at my ware house, The Northside Transfer, 2414 Grant Street *n C*ty of Oma ha, Douglas County, Nebraska, on the 21st day of December 1936, at the hour of 9 a. m. to sat'sfy char ges and costs of the respective par t'es heretofore mentioned. Dated th's 23rd day of November 1936. Northside Transfer Preston Hieronymous, Owner By Charles F. Dav's, Attorney j ( 2T) j ROOM 2429 Parker WE 0247. | Thanksgiving Greetings to Friends 1.1.25 No. 19th Street Wo. 4835 . Tarboro, N. C„ Nov. 28 (ANP) —Troop 18 of Washington h'gh sch, entertained more than 100 Boy Scouts and leaders Wednesday, at the first Camp for colored scouts to be held !n the state f Norh Caro lina- John J. 'gwald, Scout Execu tive of East Carolina, stunts, cere monials and demonstrations. Eight troops assembled for the meet, scouts com'ng from Wilson, W*nston-Salem, Greenv'lle, Grimes land, Washington and other points in the state. At Thursday n'ght’s bonfire meet'ng the principal speak ers were P. S. Jones, G. W. Cox, C. G. Morr's and Mr. Sigwald, who, as d'rector of the camp, was as sisted by Scoutmaster K'ng. Judges of the competitive events were Dr. J M. Lloyd, Rev. E. S. Johnson, O. A. Dupree, A. W. Douglas, G. J. Posey, R. E. Jones, C. S. Yates and Herman Marshall. There are more than 200 scouts 'n the East Caro lina distr'et. Elese Turner’s BEAUTY SHOP Specializing in recondition ing the hair by marvelous hot oil process. None other like it,try andbe convinced. Reasonale Prices 2512No. 24thSt. AT 3036 __ FRIEDMAN’S Shoe and Shoe Repair Shop 1510 N. 24th St. Happy feet make healthy ap petites. Keep your feet in condition with properly re paired shoes. j MASON’S Bar-B Q, Chili, Tamales and Fried Chicken to order 2024 Burt St. WE 6015 GETS ONE YEAR Fannie Davis, 46, was Benteneed t<> one inoar in the state reforma tory for stealing 29.40 from a man at 26th and F Sts., last Sept. 6h. Thq members of the L'ttle Thea ter project of which Mr. B. B. Cowan 's pres dent, started thc'r rehearsals last Sunday n prepar ation for “Sun Up” tha f'rst of a ser'es of four plays tt be g'ven at the Urban Commun'ty Center Au d'torlum dur'ng December, Janu ary, March and May. The cast of “Sun Up” wh'ch ts be'ng directed by Mr. Joesph Mar ion,. stage manager of the Federal Theater, w'll include, Mrs. Ull'an Pett'ford, Rngene Murray, Sus'e Whltes'de, K'chard Lew's, Boyd Galloway, Ga'tha Pogg, John W'll iatns and Koy Gordon. “Sun Up,” a backwood melodrama with set tings in the mountain district tf North Carolina, will be given on Doc. 17th while the other three plays will bo given as follows: “Mil lionaire,” Thursday, January 20th; “As Husbands Go,” Thursday, Mar. 19th and “In Abraham’s Bosom,” Thursday, May 7th. Season tickets may be purchased at the YWCA or the Community Center. Mr. Guy Wiley, for 16 years a bank om| loyee in Lincoln, Nebr., has now moved to Omaha where he will assist his nephew, Mr. Mil ton Johnson in the drug store bu siness. Chicago, Nov. 28 (ANP) —John P. Dav's, exeeut've secretary of the Nat'onal Negro Congress an nounced in a lecture at Good Shep herd church here Sunday that he has completed a 9,000 mile tour in interest of the Congress wh'ch in cluded spoak'ng engagements throughout the south and west. The Congress will conven in Philadel phia 'n May 1987, at wh'ch time 2,000 delegates, representing every major community of the country, are expected t*» be present. Evelyn Frampton and Eva Meeks, returned to their homes from Lin coln, Nebr., after three weeks of being "on their own." B»th girls were bit by that old bug, “let’s go see the world for ourselves.” After running low in funds Ihey decided that h«me, sweet home, is always the best, Mrs- Rebecca Martin, 2115 Clarlc St., will leave Monday morning to attend the funeral of her mother in Nebraska City. • M'ss Tulseye Henderson adv'ses us of change 'n her address to 2811 V*ne St., Kan-us City, Mo. 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