The University Student
LUX ET VERITAS
Vol. 4. No. 6.
•IMNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, CHARLOTTE, N. C., MARCH, 1928."
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IMPRESSIONS FROM THE
DUKE CONFERENCE
The Seventh Annual Conference of the
Students’ Volunteer Movement was held
at Duke University from February 17th
through the 19th. It was a Conference
composed of representatives from the
colleges all over North Carolina. Everyone
there was young—if not in physical age, at
least in viewpoint and outlook on life.
Everyone seemed to feel that the wisdom
of an individual’s lifetime could not be
placed on a par with the instincts fash
ioned by the hands of many past genera
tions.
Some of the major speakers were as fol
lows: Dr. H. Akagi, Mr. S. W. Chang, a
native of Korea, Miss Miriam Goodwin,
Mr. Gordon Poteat, Dr. Jas. Shepherd,
Prof. Orisshatuheh Faduma, Dr. Edmund
Soper and Dr. Elbert Russell.
The Student Volunteer Movement in
a brief manner may be called a corporate
expression of consciousness on the part of
Christian students, of the missionary im
plications of Christianity. The purpose of
the movement as officially worded, reads as
follows: “With the conviction that the first
task of the Church is ‘The Evangelization
of the World in this Generation,’ and with
the firm belief that every Christian should
put his life in harmony with the will of
God, we state as our objective that every
Christian student find his right relation to
foreign missions.”
This North Carolina Conference was an
appendage to the Detroit Conference, which
Conference was held last year. The De
troit Conference, composed of over 3,000
delegates from all over the world, was said
to have destroyed old ideas and to have
created new ones, both in respect to the
furtherance of Christianity and the status
of the colored races. And I might .say
that this North Carolina Conference was a
replica of the Detroit Conference in these
details.
The sessions were held in the East Duke
Building. 'There were persons representing
China, Africa, Japan, Latin America, Ko
rea, India and the white and colored races
of America. The brotherly and fraternal
feeling that pervaded the entire Conference
at each session was best shown on Friday
night at the “Get-acquainted-hour;” at
which hour the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W.
C. A. were host and hostess to the dele
gates. In this hour there was truly a mix
ture of races: Caucasians, sons and daugh
ters of Africa, Mongolians, each mingling
and intermingling in such a friendly spirit
as would cause an outsider to pause and
wonder if he were truly gazing upon a
scene from Utopia. There was no sensed
segregation, no prejudices, no petty hatreds
floating about among those boys and girls,
boys and girls that represented a condition
that must become a reality if the nations
of the world hope at some time to bow
before the majesticness of those ideals
that were propounded by the great Ideal
ist, Christ.
Seemingly, everyone there acknowledged
America’s position as a forerunner. But
every nationality represented asked her
to practice what she preached. Mr. Chen
in his address stated this: Amefica rocks
the cradle of nations as the mother rocks
the cradle of a babe, but dofes America re
member her responsibilities? America
must consider the fact that the Chinese
youth challenges American Christianity,
and America must supercede by practice
her religious theories if she hopes to
Christianize China. That was the spirit of
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CHRISTIAN IDEALS ARE ENCOUR
AGED AT JOHNSON C. S.MITH
UNIVERSITY.
Johnson C. Smith University endeavors
to keep alive the religious interest of the
students and to develop within them
Christian ideals of life which are necessary
for the development of true manhood. Va
rious religious services are held for the
spiritual grow'th of the students.
On Saturday evening, March 3rd, Mr.
C. H. White of the Middle Theological
class, conducted the vesper service. He
read the 12th chapter of Romans and cen
tered his discourse upon the beautiful pic
ture that is found in the 12th verse of this
chapter, “Rejoicing in hope, patient in
tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.”
He vivified this picture by comparing the
hope of the fulfillment of the students’
purpose here with the eternal hope of
Christians; and by comparing the students’'
struggle for education and the fulfillment
of their future purposes with tribulations
of Christians. Then he recommended the
prayer life as a means of securing confi
dence, encouragement and support in
trouble.
On Sunday night, March 4th, Rev. W. K.
-Mayberry, of the Theological class of ”26,
preached a heart-stirring sermon from
Genesis 7:16. He drew a splendid lesson
from the text mentioned. He aroused and
held the interest of the student body so as
to impress upon them certain vital spirit
ual truths that may serve to encourage
them to dwell in the Ark Christ Jesus. His
theme was: “Are You Shut in the Ark
Christ Jesus?” The following points were
thoughtfully developed: This Ark is a spa
cious one; It is safe; It is saving.
C. C. HOUSTON DELIVERS ADDRESS
Prof. C. C. Houston, of the Houston &
Houston law firm of Washington, D. C.,
was a visitor at Smith University on last
Saturday, March 3rd. Mr. Houston is a
graduate of Amherst College, Amherst,
Mass. Afterwards he taught at Howard
University. During the World War Prof.
Houston was a commissioned Lieutenant
from Des Moines, Iowa. He entered Har
vard Law School in 1919 and graduated in
1922 with a degree of LL. B. He received
his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1923. Prof.
Houston went to Madrid, Spain, after re
ceiving his degrees. After returning from
Spain he went into business with his fath
er as Houston & Houston law firm in
Washington, D. C. Prof. Houston is now-
traveling in the interest of the Rockefeller
Foundation.
Prof. Houston stated in his address to
the students and faculty of Smith Univer
sity that a youth who is planning to make
law his life’s work had far more to con
front than the one who was planning to
take medicine, for several reasons, one be
ing that a doctor had the advantage of one
year’s actual practice as an interne in some
hospital, but the lawyer had to come direct
ly out of school and face the world. This
disadvantage the Bar Associations of
America were trying to remedy by encour
aging every person desiring to take law
to get himself placed in some accredited
law office as a law clerk or stenographer.
There he will get the actual practice. Mr.
Houston mentioned the fact that as there
are only a few race attorneys able to em
ploy a law- clerk and stenographer, owing
to conditions, he recommends that every
Negro youth take along with his scholas
tic work, stenogi-aphy, in order that he may
be able to meet the demands of a law of
fice. Prof. Houston said many things that
were very inspiring and his address was
appreciated by both students and faculty.
UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB
RECITAL
The Glee Club went down town on
Wednesday evening, March 7th, for its first
annual concert. The boys have been high
ly praised for their work this year, and it
"Was hoped that they would draw a capacity
house but the audience was small. How
ever, the enthusiasm manifested by the
crowd was very pronounced. The ensemble
work was marked by shadings and manses
which anight be expected from a group of
mature musicians. The attacks and cli
maxes in the choral numbers were remai'k-
able for an organization just in its second
year. It is hoped that when the second
aaKfamil concert of the Glee Club is an
nounced a much larger audience will take
advantage of the opportunity to hear this
group of singers. The concert was inter
spersed with readings, quintettes and solos.
Our hats are off to Director W. S. Peyton
for such a fine Glee Club.
PRESIDENT OfIiUEENS
COLLEGE DELIVERS
SERMON
Many different speakers have given va
riety to the Sabbath evening chapel ser
vices during the last three years.
Speakers have been fumished by the
whitfe y. M. C. A. of the city. These speak,
ers have come under the direction of and
at the instance of Mr. A. C. Shelton.
The University has been blessed with
three annual visits by Dr. W. H. Fra
zier, the amiable and efficient President
of Queen’s College of the city of Charlotte.
The nature of the gospel messages, the
pleasing personality of the speaker and
the forceful manner of delivery are some
of the qualities which cause Dr. Frazier’s
discourses to abide.
In a message delivered recently. Dr. Fra
zier spoke disparagingly of eye-servants,
men pleasers or dodgers of rules and reg
ulations. Emphasis was laid upon the im
portance of developing from within. “New
life within,” said the speaker, “will throw
off and keep off the old man with his deeds.”
SMITH “T REPRESENTED
AT STATE COUNCIL AND
CONVENTION
The North Carolina State Council and
Convention of the Young Men’s Christian
Association held its annual meeting in
'Winston-Salem, February 18th-20th, 1928.'
The State Council which is composed
only of Student Local Associations
throughout the State, held its sessions at
the Winston-Salem Teachers’ College,
February 18-19, with Mr. J. S. Jackson, of
Livingstone College, presiding. j
In the first session after formal intro
duction, the Council was greeted by Dr. S.
G. Atkins, President of the Winston-Salem
leachers’ College, and at the same standing
he gave an inspiring lectui-e pertaining
to “Christianity on Our Campuses” which
was quite suggestive in helping to solve the
many campus problems.
Mr. W. A. Robinson, Supervisor of State
High Schools, effectively led a discussion
on the WHY problems on our campus and
how they can best be solved. Among
those giving valued suggestions were:
Profs. Trigg, Harris, McGrew and Dean
Turner. The most outstanding revelation,
of the day was the demonstration and ex-,
planation of the evolution of the Y. M. C..
A. Program, given by Prof. W. C. Craven,
the Director of the Council, and Student
Secretary.
In a lecture by Prof. McGrew, the Boys'
Secretary, made a sympathetic appeal
to the delegates to fill the unoccupied fields.
In reply to the question. What is an un
occupied field? he stated that any field
where there is a necessity for what is
not, there is an unoccupied field. He point
ed out many very needy places right here
in our own State along with other States
and Max Yergan’s field.
The one topic which held our attention
throughout the entire meeting was our
present situation in the “Y” organization.
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DEBATING AT SMITH
THE LOWELL PATTON
TRIO
The Lowell Patton Trio appeared in Bid
dle Auditorium on Monday evening, March
5, 1928, before a very enthusiastic audience.
Much had been said of this trio before its
coming to the University, and, very natu
rally, much was expected of it. To say
that the trio lived up to the high expecta
tions of the students, faculty and citizens
is but to state a simple truth very mildly.
The Trio gave one of the most varied and
most vivid and most entertaining concerts
it has been the privilege of the University
to hear. Beginning with a Chinese Fanta
sy it ran through the various episodes. One
of the most gripping and moving of these
episodes was that devoted to the life of
Christ. There was a solemn hush and
stillness in the auditorium during this epi
sode which touched the most blase. One
of the most liked numbers on the program
was “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” by
Sousa.
The students were highly pleased with
the Patton Trio and are very sorry that this
is their last year on the road.
It can hardly quickly be dismissed, as we
are wont to do so often, with the stressed
and politely disciplined “congratulations.”
There is possibility of a marvelously new
benefit arising for the special reward of
Johnson C. Smith men. In fact, there is
nothing new or marvelous in college debat
ing, and our men are to be congratulated.
Messrs. Terry A. Steele, ’28; W. A.
Scales, ’28; A. J. Clement, Jr., ’30; A. R.
Dawson, ’28; A. S. Powe, ’29; and Leon
Steele, ’29; are the members of the 'Varsity
Debating Squad. They will represent the
University in the Pentagonal Debates. On
the evening of April the 13th the negative
team will meet Knoxville College at Knox
ville, Tenn., on the resolution; “That the
Curtis-Reed Bill Providing a Department
of Education Should Be Enacted.” That
same evening the affirmative team will dis
cuss that question with Talladega in Biddle
Memorial Hail at J. C. Smith University.
We congratulate each man more on the
possibility of yet being selected in the squad
debates as one to represent the school; on
the privilege of having the oppor
tunity to subject all feeling and hastiness
to effectiveness in speech and conclusivenes.s
in argument mainly because of the great
emotional and intellectual experiences
they are having and will have, and not
solely on what ability and industry they
must have shown to survive the elimina
tions.