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!HE C AROLIMIAN - Week Eniding Saturday, January PAGE FOUR The CAROLINIAN’S From the book of Matthew, 25 chapter, 42- 45 verses. For 1 was hungered and yr gave Me no meat: I war. thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink: I was a stranger and ye took M< not in: naked and ve clothed Mr not. siek and in pris on. and ye visited Me not. Then shall they also answer Him, tying. Will We Stop Such Nonsense? THE GEORGIA LEGIST A TURF conven ed Tuesday. January 13, for another session. One of the first items of the agenda according to certain representatives, will be n proposal to change election rules whereby voters will need to have higher learning to qualify to vote. Ap parently the purpose of the proposed legisla tion to limit the Negro's vote, simp !v is on the short end of educational measuring rod Eh Ginzberg, in The Negro Potential points out that the number of years completed in school serves as a rough measure of basic illiteracy, The armed forces have found that unless a man can read and write at least as well as the average fifth - grade student h» must be regarded as a Afunctional illiterate." Ginsberg's study shows that one out of every five Negro men reaching adulthood in the South has not completed the fifth yeat of school, This represents a greed improvement over the record of the proceeding generation, half of whom were functional illiterates. Mc#w ver, in the South function'd illiteracy is still three times as frequent among young Negro men as among white young men. We must riot marvel at changes in Hon laws, since In the past the South has wd de vious means to render the Negro politically Every Sunday School member and church goer will recall the occasion <'n which Jesus said to his mother. “1 must be about my Fa ther's business'* But most of us have the wrong idea about what this business is We fail to realise that there is no difference be tween working on our jobs and working in the church — work and religious work. Somehow we have been led to believe that our daily work is selfish and that- only time spent at church meetings and in religious and •octal service is consecrated. What did Jesus mean by his ' Father’s busi ness”? Most people would answer ‘'preach ing/* Bruce Barton tells us that to interpret the words in this narrow sense is to lose the real significance of Bis life." It was not to preach that Jesus Christ cams' into the world, nor to teach: nor to heal. These are a!! depart ment* of his Father’s business, but the busi ness itself is far larger and includes industrial, agricultural, commercial, educational, poli St. Augustine’s Founders Day Founders Day Celebration took place at the ft. Augustine’s Collffce in Ralegh on January 11 and 12. Features of the observance were an Alumni Workshop in the Peniok Hall of Sci ence. * basketball game between the college and Shaw University, a banquet on Saturday. On Sunday the Founders Day Address was de livered at the Sunday morning servicer. For ninety years, this Episcopal institution has served the youth of this land, and it has evolved from an elemtnta>-y school to four year college. Through its wails hundreds of in dividuals have passed into the sea of life and are pursuing useful vocations and professions. A catalogue of the graduates of St. Augus tine’s and St. Agnes was first published in 1923, and a second one in 1928 At the time of the latter catalogue 539 graduates were listed for Sf. Augustine’s and 172 for St Agnes Training School, including the classes of 1927. From 1928 to 1937 diplomas v. re awarded as follows: College DH Junior College (1928 only) Hi College- Preparatory 2*9 St, Agnes Hospital 68 Bishop Tuttle School .. 5 4 From 1938 to 1957, the college has graduat ed 27 Registered Nurses, 15 persons from Bis hop Tuttle School, 15 young women with R. S. degrees in Nursing and 923 individuals from the four-year college. The grand total of diplomas awarded by Sb Augustine’s College is 2.279. From the college were graduated 1.659, whip 269. finished the college preparatory department The St Agnes Training School for Nurses graduated a total of 267 Registered Nurse-, and 15 students THE CAROLINIAN Published by the Carolinian Publishing Company. 51S E. Martin Street. Raleigh. N. C. Entered as Second Class Matter, April 6. 1940, at the Post Office at Raleigh. North Carolina, under the Act of March 1879. Additional Entry at Charlotte, N. C. Subscription Ft’ s: Six *"'onths 52.75 Ors Yes? 54.55 Payable in Advance—Address all cotrmmn ’cations and mrW r'ri rV*ek* "rmd 'money or ders payable to THE CAROLINIAN. Interstate United Newspapers. Inr., 544 Fifth Avenue, N. T. 17, N. T. National Advertising Repre sentative. This newspaper is not re-ponsible for the return of unsolicited news, pictures, or advertising copy unless necessary postage accompanies the Copy. * „ , „ R- JERVAY, Publisher Alexander Borne .Advertising & Promotion Chas Tones News & Circulation I r*' w ’ » Plant Superintendent u ' a ? n Foreman. Mechanical Department SSS3J' exp ' CS3Rd ,n by^um "* published in this* ‘are net neceesartl, uL «f the^ fSJr^iXk'&x VltW*OtWT «Pb^ppi WORDS OF WORSHIP “My Father's Business" Lord when saw we Thee an hungered or thirs ty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in pris on, and did not minister unto Thee? Then shall He answer them saying, Verily T i v unto you. inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least nf these, ye did it not to mo. Gur Weekly Words-We ask the question for thought during the week—"lS IT US?" impotent. Poll tax requirements. elaborate and confusing election schemes, complicated bal loting processes, and highly centralized elec tion codes heve been statutory technique* by which Negroes were disfranchised. Many states went to the limit in establish ing “legal” barriers to Negro suffrage. For ex ample, Virginia reapportioned its voting dis tricts five times within seventeen years in or der to nullify Negro ballots. Such changes as higher educational require ments always disenfranchises someone—whit' 5 and black from voting and the minimum re quirements for voting is always better. Such regulations as time of election, hours of voting, age of voter, affect all voters alike. But when a legislature designates educational qua lifications then it is transgressing on the citi zen's rights and any such law, constitutional or statutory, is unconstitutional. The mere fact that a citizen, illiterate or educated, wants to vote is requirement enough lor him to qualify. Rarely do unlearned men v ant to vote, and getting the educated to vote is the great problem. We hope that in the Georgia Legislature there are enough men who will vote against this proposal. deal, transportation, and domestic pursuits God seeks to develop perfect human beings, who in spite of adversities, will learn to live the abundant life with their fellowmen in peace and harmony. To achieve this end upon earth, the Almighty set going an experiment to which all His resources—human and physi cal-—are committed. No single kind of human talent (professional, vocational, or scientific) and effort can be spared if the experiment is to succeed. People must be fed and clothed, housed and transported, taught and healed, as well as to. Tims all business, daily and pro fessional pursuits are his Father’s business. It may be hard to conceive this idea, but all work is worship* and useful service is prayer And the people who work wholeheartedly and unselfishly at any worthy calling is a co-work er with God in the great earthly enterprise which He has initiated, hut which He can never finish without the help of men. holding the B.S. degree in Nursing. The Bis hop Tuttle School sent, out 69 graduates into Useful fields of service. St. Augustine’s College aims to develop in tegrated personalities and socially responsible individuals with a philosophy based upon Christian values and leadership. It seeks to furnish an environment conducive to intellect ual development of the capacities and abilitu s of its students in order that they tnay Jivr morc useful and purposeful lives in our dem ocratic society. Like all other colleges, St. Augustine’s must gear itself for a greatly increased enrollment to meet the problem indicated in our national trend. For example, a total of 3.068,000 stu dents enrolled in I 890 colleges and univer sities early last fall, an increase of 4.1 per cent over the enrollment in the fall of 1956. The 1957 fall enrollment was 45 per cent a hove the fall enrollment in 1951. the year of lowest enrollments in the immediate post-war years. Education is the biggest business and most vita! task of our country is that of rearing, training and educating youth. The future of o ir country depends upon how well institu lions, hke St. Augustine's College, do the job St. Augustine's has been doing its job for nine ty years, and may it e-xist to the end of time For the many benefits that this Episcopal col lege has bestowed upon Negro youth through out the land, let us hope and believe that it represents one of the greatest experiments in enhancing the aspirations, hopes, education, and prosperity of our people. On this your Ninetieth Anniversary. St Au gustine’s College, we salute you! A Civil Rights Committee Can Loosen These Chains By Removing Our Own V **[* V* V* " V*. -• . i-*'* * ‘*" i* ’ '■ ‘ ' »/-.{>. T What Other Editors Say DON'T SWEEP UNDER. RI G The City Council took a proper first step ini,enling the congregation of men at the comer of Dawson and Martin where they constituted an in creasing traffic hazard. That was a. poor place for hiring hall or a sort, of club around a wine store. The city should not merely invite these men to take up their stand in seeking “day work" on the Auditorium parking lot, however. It should now see what it can do to aid in the job quest, of these .-men. Undoubtedly some of those who gathered on the corner >f the park may have wanted no more work than that which would provide them money enough U> cross the street and buy a bottle of wine. It is evi dent, however, that too many good, ready-to-work Negro men are finding it difficult to secure adequate employment. Thehe men should not be moved from the corner mereiy to get them off the street, and out of mind. A traffic hazard ha? beers removed. But the human ha? ard which remains deserves this community's earnest at tention.—News and Observer, EMANCIPATION DA Y Today m many cities over the nation, there will be prog rams based upon the Negro group's emergence of slavery. Meantime, in many other sec tions of the nation the ninety fifth anniversary of the is suance of the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lin coln will be celebrated. New A'ear meant, a new day for free dom some ninety years ago ir. America. Emancipation Day is an other in the memorable free dom days celebrated in Ameri ca. It ranks along with inde pendence Day Bill of Rights Day, and Constitution Day The Emancipation Pro clamation is one of the golden documents of freedom which is made richer, more precious ami more gloriuus with the passing oi the years. Emancipation Day is one of which America as a whole should feel,proud. For is pav ed the way for this country to make amends for a system of life which never belonged to original America. It. has been no easy job for the Negro group to move into the open streams of real America. Vet he has fought, struggled, and suffered m an unceasing effort to gain frist-class status to which he is fully entitled. So the Emancipation Day programs will seek to give in spiration, spotlght the goals, and mark the signposts along the road of freedom. The Na tional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People is working on a timetable which calls for the arrival at port first-class citizenship by 1903, tire one hundredth anniversary of the freedom emergence. Ir. such a program the NAACP needs support. The goals of freedom must never be blunted, blurred or sidetracked. Free dom nor first-class citizenship comes easy. Let us all rcdedicate oursel ves to the cause of freedom and justice. And let us forever keep alive in our hearts the spirit of Abraham Lincoln who described, this nation as one 'conceved in liberty and dedi cated to the proposition that all men are created equal." But. more importantly, let. us keep vigilant and work toward the goal of “government of the people, by the people and for toe people,” not only for our- selves, but for the people everywhere. Te-dny at, noon the Atlanta Chapter ot the NAACP holds its annual Emancipation pro gram at the Wheat Street Bap tist Church. —-The California, Eagle WHAT PRICE JIM CROW? Alabama committed the fin al obscenity in its frantic ef fort to rob Negroes of the right, to vote when it dismembered R county out of fear that Ne» s?ro voters might ultimately dominate its choice of offici als Tuskegea Is located in Ma con county—the county which was dismembered and its teaching staff had begun to offer leadership to the neigh boring Negroes. First the legis lature put Negro voters out of the county seat to keep them from making themselves felt in city politics. Negroes promptly retaliated b.v boycotting tire town’s mer chants and at last reports many of those merchants had been forced out of business. The town is on its way to be coming a ghost city. Dismemberment of the coun ty was accomplished through a statewide referendum and the supporters of the measure made no bones about their purpose. They said in news awe m THIS 0 m DAY Emancipation Celebration It is often stated that when an individual begins to look back and starts talking about what "used to be" it is a signal that the individual is getting old.Well. I hope neither of the foregoing is true regarding the present writer. However, dur ing the past several years when 1 attend Emancipation pro grams, in my mind I am forc ed to look back to my younger days, and say to myself "what used to be." I can well recall the time when a large number of com munities invaluably had Eman cipation celebrations on New Year's Hay. Moreover, such programs were looked forward to by the vast majority of Ne grow* living in oommunitio.i which had them. ■ln thoso days Negroes were not ashamed to have long and elaborate Emancipation pro grams consisting ol such things as parades and .speeches. 80., now-a-days very ’ few com munities where they are had. just a mere handfuil of jpeop'e attend. unfortunately there seems to be many among us who sin cerely believe that to have cel ebration in memory of our freedom is an indication that we want to be reenslaved. Say such people, “Negroes are too far removed from slavery r,r> bother with such a program. It is time Negroes forgetting sla very. But curiously enough the selfsame Negro who makes such statements as the forego ing. will often compare Negroes with Jews. Negroes often men tion Jews as an example of a minority group who despite certain disadvantages have made great progress. To all of which I most, heart ily agree. But let us remind ourselves that Jews will still celebrate their escape from slavery tout of Egypt! In to ‘he Promised Land. As I un derhand it, Jews use such papers, on the air and In al most every possible medium of communication that their ob ject was to forestall Negro vot ing. In the face of this kind of a campaign the great ‘-liber als" and “middle of the road r rs”-—the moderates as they like to call themselves—were silent. They lacked the courage and the honesty to speak out against this rape of democracy. What has happened in Ala bama certainly gives Congress warrant «> act under that sec tion of the Fourteenth Amend ment which provides that where voters are disqualified on the basis of race the repre sentation of the offending state shall be reduced. Alabama has shown that it is determined to krep its Negro citizens from voting. It should so.se a proper proportion of its representatives. It has just struck us that the time may come when Mis sissippi will have to be carved up and divided between its sis ter states: if the federal gov ernment ever gets around to enforcing the Fifteenth A mendment Negroes will domi nate its elections. But what other state i nthe Union would Other state in the Union would Mississippi ? Rv C. A. CHICK, Sr. celebration . not for looking buck into Egypt and their days in slavery there but rather to look at the present and into the future. The Jews, it would appear use such a day to build deeper reference to their God for His having preserved the racial solidarity as well as a, race despite of its many ad verse circumstances. My contentions has been, and is currently that a well planned Emancipation prog ram could serve Negroes in many ways It could serve to enhance racial pride. It could serve to .build racial solidari ty. It could be a means of in creasing racial confidence. If could serve to further our de sire to be anticipation citizens in our respective communities. It could serve to increase cir education for economic survi val in a world of economic competiton It could be a means of securing mass think ing and action on social prob lems It. could serve to in crease our thanks to and faith in the wisdom. mercy and love of the Creator of all man kind. My Neighbors A “Q.K., it'* a deal. Ton help me roll ray taxpapers and 1 11 help you roll yo-irs—er, ah, I mean Togs.’ w —Atlanta Daily World JUST FOR FUN CORN FARO AT FOUNDER'S DAY WORKSHOP PE NICK HAUL OF SCI ENCE: I persuaded Cornyard to become “highbrow” and register for the St. Augustine';-; Alumni Workshop last Satur day morning. Reluctantly, he consented; but I had to pull him in by “his tail.” When Cornyard had relax ed, he began to enjoy the eru dite lecture on the responsibi lities of an alumnae to his col lege. But soon Mr. Moses Bel ton, public relations director of Johnson C. Smth Universi ty, was driving home the point that "we beg for what we need, but pay for what we want.” Cornyard beamed with a smile. Then the speaker illustrated bis point by gaping. "We pay for Cadillacs, Eldorado*, Olds mobile- 98‘s ranch style homer, and A.BC "American Business College” <Alcoholic Beverage Commisriin as known in N, c.) The shock mads Cornyard swallow hard and uncomfort - ably. (You know Cornyard is especially fond of Blow' Gin, Scotch, and—White Com— and he pays for it too.) By George, T felt for Corn vard .and others like him. The statement, like a punch below the belt, stunned, FOUNDERS DAY BANQUET: <ln Cheshire Building dining hall>. Conspicuously absent was ray guest, LORETTA (Cornyard’s sister). You know one thing, she went off with Rudolph "Piney Woods Pete” Golds ton. bigtime magnate who impressed her with the surface of things—Cadillac U goes to ssjr that walking won't get me anywhere. Where did you go, Loretta? I must explain that empty seat. BOLITA SAM: That hot. gtsi farist at the Ftoggie Bottom Christmas party. Bolita Sam. works regularly as an auto mechanic during the day. Ho was being questioned by an employer on his suitability Gordon R, Hancock $ BETWEEN the Money Or Morals Our great country is terribly distressed and embarrassed, as Russia takes the lead in the missle and space-race. Too long have we been complacent, and tou long have we been content to substitute money for morals. We have postponed our drive for brotherhood and concen trated on studied attempts to eternalize segregation and dis crimination. This country is one of the world leaders in segregation and this has prejudiced the darker peoples of the earth &- gainst our vaunted democracy. Today instead of boasting of world leadership in the matter of human brotherhood, we are startled and humilated before the up and coming communists, who seem determined to ulti mately take over the world and rule it according to the com munist. formula. It is somewhat disconcerting to see our proud and mighty nation fighting for Its life. And the outcome of this fight con cerns every American regard less of race or nationality or creed We would be poorly ad vised if we minimized the threat that is upon us, and it is going to take the best that our nearly 200,000,000 can give if our way of life is to be saved. We are worried and alarmed, as we well shocld be, and our statesmen must prove that they are real statesmen in such a time as this. But if as much lime is spent in the future as in the past—holding the Negro down and throwing him for losses, as in the current to stamp out the NAACP root, and branch in the South, the fut ure of our great, nation leads up-hill and into the dark. Tilts matter of rushing the Negro to the front in time* of war and to the rear in times of peace is a moral matter that must be faced if the grave sit uatiorj that confronts us la to be saved. Nations like individ uals must eventually account before the bar of God for their sins. The rise and fall of na tions is in itself a mute testi monial to the unerring work ing of righteousness and evil in the world. The great pity of history i* that there has not yet appear ed on tiie horizon a nation that could stand prosperity. There is always some besetting sin that ends ultimately in des truction. Race prejudice is the besetting tin of America and if not. cured will ultimately de stroy us Today in the hour of our gravest peril since the four .i --ing of the nation nearly 500 years ago, we are divided and race prejudice divides us. If the Russians would find an open- Ins tredee for rrvmrnnri|cm they will find it in the cleverage that race prejudice is making in our country, Divideed we fall and nofchng divides us more surely than race prejudice and its ccncommitants. But race prejudice is a matter of morals not money. Our great President Eisen hower is calling for a. conser vation of our talents and our genius. God only knows how much genius has been sacrifio pd to the goodness of segrega tion. Os tire millions of Ne groes disqualified for their services to mankind because of the limitation of race preju- BY MARCUS H. BOILWARE for a fairly important job as a mechanc in the newly complet ed Fair lane Auto Service Shop. “But,” said the employer, “are you an all-round man— a thoroughly trained mechan ic?” “Oh yes.” Bolita Sam assur ed him. "For six years I had experience at Froggie Bottom Auto Works.” “And what did you do all the time?” said the employer. “Well," sad Bolita Sam. "I (screwed or nut 639.” AW NO; There is a story go ing around about the man In the flying trapeze who caugnt his wife in the act. HOW WE SPEND OUR TIME; A statistician went to the trouble of finding out jurt what * person does with tUn* during his Itfetme He wrrh*sd es. the. following conclusions: A person of 5o year# of «#» be* slept 6,000 days, worked *. SCO days, walked im day*, amused himself LOGO dayj, spent 1,500 day* eating arid was sick 500 days. He has #»&* cm n.ooo pounds of bread <h* wondsd som* of ua yet f*f.), 16.000 pound* of meat, pounds of veegetable# (j hop# spinach was not included), egg* and fish, and has drunk 7,Of»G gallons of liquid. That takes ears of about everything except the number of days which a person ha* spent in argument but I gnaw the statistician couldn’t figure this out until he knew the sub ject was married or single. SAYS FATS: Fate, the local piano “jiver”. says if a certain bowlegged man who is ir* trouble will see me, T will straighten him out.. “What gives. Fat? I am anxious to know!” LOCAL PARAGRAPH: A.lo cal boy who was determined to learn the latest step® exasper ated his teacher. Cornyard, wanting to be helpful and en couraging. said naively: '•Don’t, give up. It takes some circuses si* years to train a jacks as.” Boy. was I embarrased. dice, there were perhap- thnee who might have made st pos sible for the Vanguard to rise. The fact that with limited opportunities Negroea hive made such substantia, con tributions Ito the country - ® welfare shows and suggest* what might have been had had they not been fretted by prejudice. There is one thing of which we may be sure and that is, a nation that functions ninety per cent can never com pete with a nation that func tions a hudred per cent, With every Russian giving his best and with only the whites of our nation giving their best, we can never over take Russia in the missle and space-race. The genius that is needed to get our nation back on. equal terms in tills race that must be run at full .strength, may be wrapped up m a dark skin. We appreciate end applaud the scientific genius of George Washington Canter, but we of ten forget that there were— and are—other Carvers just waiting for a chance that race prejudice would deny them. And so our predisposition to spend and spend our billions is not the answer by itself, un less there is & moral reforma tion to match our great expen ditures for national defense, we are coming to grief . The morals involved in seg regation are just as important to national defense as money. Race prejudice is the mill stone about the neck of mu great nation, not poverty. LETTER TO THE EDITOR To The Editor: Early last fall, I received per mission from Superintendent Jesse O, Sanderson, to observe the special education classes in the Raleigh public school* for Negroes. I have prepared three articles describing the work in these classes, and they are appearing in the Carolin ian in the January 11, January 18, and January 25 issues. Copies of these issues will o? sent to the superintendent at the end of the series. As writer of these article*. I must say that the experience has been very rewarding. The Raleigh special education un dertaking is one of the most ■worthy efforts in educational and social services of which wa are aware. I want to thank the superin tendent for granting this pri vilege. and T urge Raleigh citizens to visit these school# and *r# what ts being done for retard ed pupils. LINES Jaeuary 11, 1958 M&reu* H. Boulvptra ,
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