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SMITH vs. LIVINGSTONE—EASTER MONDAY
The l^rdversity Student
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Vol. 5. No. 6.
JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, CHARLOTTE, N. C., MARCH, 1929.
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COLLEGE DEANS AND
PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS, MARCH
7-9, 1929.
We welcome Dean J. Henry Alston
back after a week’s sojourn at the Na
tional Association of College Deans and
Registrars in Negro Schools at Prairie
View, Texas. Each year the Association
of Deans and Registrars meets and much
is done to systematize the work of the
leading colleges.
Reception and registration of delegates
occupied the first day. Forty delegates
were registered, representing 26 different
institutions. Dean T. E. McKinney, found
er and first President of the Conference,
sent his paper with regrets at being unable
to attend.
The main business of Friday was the
President’s Annua! Address by Dean A.
Caliver, of Fisk University and discus
sions, led by Dean J. Henry Alston, of
Johnson C. Smil.h University, and Dean
J. P. Whittaker of Atlanta University.
The President’s paper was so interestingly
discussed that an extension of time was
voted for general discussion during the
afternoon session, Dean Alston outlined
a course of Freshman lectures to be re
quired of all new men as follows:
1. Dean of College—General College
Decorum.
2. Registrar—College Procedure.
3. College Physician—Health Talk or
How to Keep Well.
4. Head of English—The Place of
English in Education.
5. Business Ivianager—Assuming Re
sponsibility Essential to a Good Educa
tion.
6. Athletic Director—Play and Its
Part in Proper Training.
7. Librarian—How to Use the Library
Effectively.
8. School Chaplain or President—Mo
ral Development.
Dean H. W. Green, of Prairie View
State College, tlien discussed “The Super
vision of College Teaching.” This was
further discussed by Dr. L. M. Favrot, of
the General Education Board, his public
open lecture on Friday night. It was
thought that more real supervision should
be given the college teachers and that the
Dean, who is responsible for the educa
tional development of the college, should
do less teaching and more visiting of class
es and have conferences with the instruc
tors, A very significant statement from
these discussions was that the Negro
college could not hope to be accredited un
til the office of Dean was dignified and
this office given full control of the curric
ulum and be held i-esponsible for the ob
taining of an efficient corps of instruc
tors to carry through his program. Dean
Sanders of Mississippi A. & M. College
then read Dean McKinney’s paper and
displayed sample forms used for Deans
and Registrars.
On Saturday most of the time was used
in open forum d’scussions and with the
Question Box, led by Registrar Wilkinson,
of Howard University. In the afternoon the
business routine consumed the entire
time. In order to have continuity of pol
icy the Conference voted that each year
a Second Vice-President would be elected
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DELIVERANCE
Is life so hopeless, brother, to thee.
That nacj-ht i>nt death can bring
victory?
Rise thou above thine own despair.
Forget thyself and thy pressing care;
Let the voice of praise from thy lips
arise.
Thine Alleluia mount to the skies;
And on thy heart’s glad Easter Day,
Thy foes, in terror, shall flee away.
SAVELI WALEVITCH
IN RECITAL
The Lyceum presentation for the month
of March was a program of Russian folk
songs and Gypsy Ballads, by the Russian,
Walevitch. Throughout this hour and a
half program Mr. Walevitch interpreted
for us the moods of joy, pain and dejection
of his peasant people. Beginning with the
song, “Notchenka,” or “The Soldier’s Wid
ow’s Lament,” he carried us into every
phase of life of those people whose plight
has only been equaled in recent years by
that of the recently emancipated Negro,
from “Troika,” of “Of One Who Thinks,”
with its joyful abandon, to the plaintive
wail of the “Volga Boatman” as he plods
up and down the river bank, tied forever
to a barge. The expression put into this
song when sung as it was originally done
in Russia, makes one see and hear the
cries of the slaves, the shouting menace
of their voice. Nearer comes the sound
until it is upon you and there you see
them a ragged throng of struggling,
chained, human beings, straining upon
their ropes.
“Haida” furnished a pleasing relief
with its ring of reckless freedom. It also
added another, if not the first, Russian
word to our vocabulary, “Keep Going.”
“The Passing Bird” touched the sweet
heart theme and was very pleasing.
In “The Blind Beggar” Mr. Walevitch
reached the heights of the artist. His in-
terjiretation of the plea of the friendless
beggar was superb.
“Truchudo,” o»- “Things” gave an idea
of what syncopation means to the Rus
sian, “every one doing his bit to make
everybody else happy.”
The most notorious part of Czarist Rus
sia was touched when “Baikal,” “The Es
caped Convict’s Song,” was rendered.
This song had its origin in a group of
men who had escaped from the mines of
Siberia. Each stanza was the experience
of one of the group.
The concluding number of this program
was a “Cossack Lullaby” and to some in
the audience it was the best- number of
the evening.
It can be said with all truthfulness that
Mr. Walevitch is an artist and a true in
terpreter of his own folksongs.
JOHNSON C. SMITH UNI
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Dll MCC.R0REY REPRE
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Friday evening, at 11 o’clock, March
29, the Johnson C. Smith University Club
of New York Gity will broadcast over Ra
dio Station W. A. B. C. One of the main
features will be an address by Mr. John
Edgar Smith, Secretary of the Board of
Trustees of Johnson C. Smith University
and editor of The Alumni Journal. This
address was to have been delivered by
President H. L. McCrorey, but on account
of his official connection with the North
Carolina Teachers’ Association which con
venes in Charlotte at that time, he must
remain at home. The yellmaster, Mr. V.
Henry Chavis, has mailed the school yells
which will be included on the program.
Another special feature will be the rendi
tion of the Alma Mater Song.
Mr. J. Egert .Allen, President of the
Club, is a teacher in the New York City
School System, contributor to the Harlem
Magazine, and one of Harlem’s most pub
lic spirited citizens. He is well known by
the Johnson C. Smith Alumni and stu
dents. Other members of the Alumni
who will help to make the program a
success are: Messrs. W. H. Richardson,
W. Astor Morgan and John R. Harris. All
possess singular musical ability and have
at one time been members of the Univer
sity Quintette.
Do not forget to tune in on Station W,
A. B. C., 11 o’clock. Good Friday, 1929.
T1 e Association of Colleges for Negro
You^h held its 15th Annual Session on
March 5 and 6 at Knoxville College.
Johnson C. Smith University w^as repre
sented by President H. L. McCrorey. Dean
D. 0. W. Holmes, of Howard University,,
succeeded Dr. J. L. Peacock, of Shaw, who-
had been President since 1921. President-
J. Kelley Gif fin, of Knoxville College, was
elected Vice-president, and Dean, Jj T.
Carter, of Talladega, was elected to serve
his ninth '^erm of office as Secretary-
Treasurer of the Association.
The object of the mee'ting was to look
after the rating of Negro Colleges in
Southern States. Dr. McCrorey’s inter
esting account of the meeting included
Dr. Jack, of Emory College, Atlanta, re
presentative of the Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools of the
Southern States. Dr. Jack pledged his
co-operation with the Association of
Colleges for Negro Youth in its endeavor
to secure rating for Negro colleges in the
South.
The membership of the Association and
the representatives present are as follows:
-Atlanta University, President M. W.
-Ad-ms; Benedict College, President G. B.
Ar.tisdell; Bishop College, Acting Pres
ident, D. C. Gilmore; Clark University,
Prof. E. L. Brooks; Fisk University,
President T. E. Jones; Howard University,
Dean D. 0. W. Holmes; Johnson C. Smith
University, President H. L. McCrorey;
Knoxville College, President J. Kelly Gif-
fin; Lincoln University, no representative;
Morehouse College, Dean S. H. Archer;
New Orleans University, President 0. E.
Kriege; Shaw University, President J. L.j
Peacock; Spelman College, no represen
tative; Talladega College, Dean J. T.
Cater; Vlirginia Union University, Act
ing Dean R. H. Wilson.
Paine College, an applicant for member
ship, was represented by Dean J. B. Cade.
The next meeting of the Association,
will be held at Talladega College.
ALUN FREW SPEAKS AT
EVENING WORSHIP
The Sunday evening vesper services
haye been unusually interesting of late,
due to the efforts on the part of those who
have charge of them to bring interesting
and outstanding men to speak to the stu
dents. Probably the most remembered of
these men is Alan Frew, a Junior College
, student at Davidson College.
The little bit of history that Mr. Frew
has already written for himself in his'
conquests along his particular line, lent
much to the interest of the audience.
He is an outstanding orator and win
ner of the All-Southern Oratorical Con
test 1928. This honor gave him the priv
ilege to represent this section of the coun
try in the National Contest held in Cali
fornia. Extending further his conquests
Mr. Frew won third place on the National
list.
At the present time he is doing very
effective work foi- the Y. M. C. A. at
Davidson, serving as one of a corps of
speakers who visit the nearby town.^
cities each Sunday.
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