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The Pen
LET US INTRODUCE TO YOU—MR. PAUL McSTALLWORTH
Jack E. Holsey, Jr.
Who hails from among the pines
and spruces of Wilcox County, Ala
bama, but very early moved to Bir
mingham, where he received his
first two years of elementary educa
tion. Following the death of both,
parents, he and his brother moved
to Monongahela City, Pennsylvania,
where he won and maintained a
place in the upper brackets of the
school’s honor roll through his sec
ondary education and graduated
with fourth honors in a class of 110.
At this point when everyone looks
forward to going to college, and this
being especially true in Mr. Mc-
Stallworth’s case, he suffered a tem
porary setback, having to stay out
of school for two years. Overcom
ing this handicap, as well as many
others, he entered Geneva College,
Beaver Falls, Penn., after receiving
a Community Scholarship.
Mr. McStallworth distinguished
himself in several different capaci
ties, chiefly in scholarship. He was
the first Negro to serve as a clerk
in the library of his college and as
a reporter for the “Gene.” The
only Negro in his class, he was
graduated from Geneva College
with fourth honors in a class of 133.
One can hardly think of Mr. Mc
Stallworth without thinking of ath
letics. He early began to distin
guish himself in this field, partici
pating in and becoming a member
of the varsity squad in every form
of sports that existed at his high
school and alma mater. Consider
ing his size—and he was the light
est man on the squad—one wonders
how he managed to hold a place on
the gridiron, but here he was best
known for his excellent blocking
and punting. He was a wrestler of
the 135-pound class. His produc
tion of a “St. Aug’s” championship
team surpasses anything that may
be said about his athletic ability.
He designates basketball, tennis,
and wrestling as his favorite sports.
Shortly after graduation he was
employed by the WPA in Pennsyl
vania. His fight for the intergra-
tion of Negroes into the WPA re
sulted in his being sent to training
school. During this period of em
ployment he participated in numer
ous conferences with important out-
of-state personalities.
It was while working in Harris
burg that he met Miss Charlotte
Young, to whom he was later mar
ried, and who was employed as a
reserve secretary at the YMCA in
that city.
With the aid of a University Fel
lowship he studied and received his
M.A. from Howard. His degree
was awarded in American History
with special emphasis on Labor
History as it affects minorities. He