THE CAMPUS ECHO
PRICE TEN
APRIL 15, 1929, DURHAM, N. C.
VOL. No. ^
Right Thinkina Is The Fouh>
dation of Moral
Character
START WORK ON
NEW BUILDINGS AT
N. C. COLLEGE
EAGLES WIN OVER""‘
VIRGINIA CHAMPS
William F. King
Thought and self-control are the
two most important factors in life’s
achievement. On these two aspects
depend our power of concentration and
they must be maintained by those who
wish to make life worth while. It
lies within our power to create a
world of thought which will enable us
to withstand the great storms of mental
tension. For sorrow and disappoint
ment pass no one by and suffering is
the loom in which character is made.
What is thought ? A product of the
mind, a mental vibration and therefore
a force which penetrates even into the
physical body and the worldly affairs
of mankind. On the other hand, it is
simply our manner of thinking. If our
iMnner of thinking is inspired-by high
. ideals a.i\d nourished by the practice of
virtue and honesty, and is submissive
to will power, it will be directed to its
highest end; it will achieve moral, in
tellectual and even material results as
surely as sound seeds planted in good
soil will come up, blossom and bear
fruit following its natural law of
growth. Through the same process
evil follows evil and sordid lines of
thought. And hence we must beware
of harboring all sorts of thoughts,
jsspecially unworthy sentiments, for
ei^ry bad mental habit louvers the ideaJ
sindweakens th? mor^natorc,a|id our
Appropriation of $145,000 is Avail
able at Once; Building Commit-
^tee Instructed to Secure Serv
ices of Architect.
N. C. College, Led by Vinson,
Reaps Revenge for Old De
feats by 9-8 Win.
Work on the proposed new buildings
for North Carolina College for
Negroes is scheduled to begin just as
soon as architect’s plans are completed,
it was announced yesterday following
a meeting of the board of trustees.
The lump sum of $145,000 appro
priated by the legislature for a new
dormitory and a dining hall and
kitchen plant is available at once, and
plans for these two structures will be
prepared without further delay, it was
stated.
A buildipg committee composed of
Dr. Frank C. Brown, J. B. Mason,
Luther Carlton and Dr. J. E. Shepard,
president of the college, was appointed
yesterday to see the building project
through to a successful completion. It
is planned to have the dining hall and
kitchen plant ready for occupancy at
the beginning of the fall term. The
dormitory will be ready for occupancy
by December 1, it is believed.
The new dormitory will cost in the
neighborhood of $100,000 and will
provide rooms for 100 girls. The din
ing hVll and kitchen will be ample
lenougl\^ to carp for the institution’s
future iexpansion.
A npw administration and class
room building, jiow under construction,
will be fcompl^tied during July, it was
Wreaking vengeance sweet upon
their last year rivals, N, C. College
Eagles handed a trimming to the fagt
Virginia State collegiate, nine of
ll’etersburg yesterday, the ^core being
9-8. Runners-up in the race for, .title
last year, the Eagles closed their season
then by losing to Virginia, and ’twas
with visions of sweet revenge that they
looked forward to Easter‘.Monday s
game. ‘ ’
Vinson, veteran pitcher for the
Eagles, carried the fight intccjlie eneniy
camp, winning his own game by strik
ing out eight, and lambasting the
horsehide for two triples and a home
run.
The fireworks started in the second
inning, when Thompson singled, Cald
well did likewise, and Vinson the same,
Thompson and Caldwell scoring on
Walker’s single, giving N.-C. first
blood and two markers.
Virginia opened up in the third,
when doubles by Corprew and Powell
enabled the former to didlk Up one.
Not to be outdone, N. C., in their
half of the third registered two more
on a single Ky qrjmpji. one by Strowd
and ditto by Thompson, ^primes and
Strowd completing tke trip,to the home
plate. .
N. C. scored a^in in the 4th, when
Vinson clotited the ball for-6 circuit
run.
Ja liie {jftb, both team?^ turned on
'iiiiSL
THE COUNTEE CULLEN
LITERARY SOCIETY
The second of a series of stories of
Negro life was read by Miss Pauline
Newton, professor of English. This
story was ‘^Mambot’s Daughters.
February 11 was observed as Fred
erick Douglas Day.. Frederick Doug
las was born a slave but in spite of
this condition and the difficulties
through which he went he gained na
tional fame. He held responsible posi
tions, such as: United States Marshal
for the District of Columbia, recorder
3f deeds there, and United States min
ister to Haiti.
Douglas, with Booker T. Washing-
:on, is one of the few Negroes who
has done such meritorious work that
will be a monument to him. Like
Washington, Douglas assumed a name
ind worked towards the uplift of the
Negro.
Douglas was a literary figure and
also an orator. His “July 4” is his
best oration. He was editor of Fred
erick Douglas Paper, a weekly abol
ition paper. *
On February 25 the program was
rendered by the Sophomore Class. The
program consisted of a short story
short talks, and vocal selections
“Creation’’ and “Go Down Death b>
James' Weldon Johnson and “Lil’
Brown Baby” by Paul Lawrence Dun
bar were presented in a manner that
captured the attention of those present.
Boost the Countee Cullen Society
Md help it grow I
Visitors are welcome always and
you will find the Cputitee, Cullen So-
“Triumph”
A STORY
H. Estelle Chresfie
Fay aw'oke with a start on
while after she had fallen
she had been sure she woult
she went to bed worrying,
was unable to sleep, she reste'
on her knees and gathering
her slender arms, set out wi
deter.-?iination to solve her p
(lie. in the attempt”.
Iri^the first place, the next
was to play in a recital, wl
would have at one time c
sensitive nature to sink into
jst despair, but of this she
no fear, for an enthusiast
had so successfully jnstilleU
love of music, that Her great
was to use her talent, so re
covered, for the enjoymen*
people. So it was not the i
she feared, but the nature o
as never before had she be-
piece interpreting fairies. Ff
had given her the piece,
that, with all her grace,
render it more effectively
of the other pupils. For he
to know that Fay even as :
been too practical, despiti
fairy like appearance, to be
Airy Creatures ? So now
hy Philip, wh-
her teacher |^d discover*
was entirely >^ble to renc’
grace it required^ her u
touch having disappeared,
had heard f'ne fairy stor;
csjdled upot^-io use her imag
and will spend itself in idle dreaming.
From another point of view, thought
is a creative force, a fact we must al
ways keep in mind. The creative
power of thought resides in every hu
man being for it was-'given fo man to
aid Kim'tti attaining his full develop
ment and consequent happiness. The
de^ee to which it can be taken de
pends upon individual efforts and true
faith in oneself.
And, too, thought slowly and uner
ringly builds up or tears down the
whole moral fabric of our being. Con
sciously or unconsciously, it acts upon
every one with whom you have near
or remote contact. The great discov
eries of science, the mechanical inven
tions, and the masterpieces in music
and art, are but the results of concen
trated thought.
If there is any faculty of the human
compound of greater importance thafi
thought, that one must be the will, for
it is the divine part of man and every
one of us possesses, in a greater or
less degree, this faculty as an essential
constituent of our individuality. When
the human will is directed by truth,
honesty, and confidence we are guarded
by an unerring vision of right.
We may think but we cannot tell by
a person who possesses all that life
has to offer, who seems calm and pros
perous, that he is happy, for he may
be in a turmoil of interior unrest and
dissatisfaction. While his outer lifp
may appear well ordered, inwardly he
can be unforgiving, grasping, and
self-seeking. • No matter how great his
suffering, he can possess moral strength
and clearness of vision unknown to his
prosperous brother that he has mental
peace that gives contentment, even in
suffering. His life is in a world of
• pure thought and into such a life the
whole world can gaze.
Thoughts are more important than
words. Many people are careful about
what they say because they realize the
' disastrous or beneficent consequences
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DR. E. S. COFFIN SPOKE
TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY
OF N. C. COLLE(^
Dr. H. S. Coffin, President of Union
Theological Seminary of New Y^,
delivered to the students of the North
Carolina College for Negroes, a very
interesting address on “Spirituality.”
Taking from the Bible four characters
of spiritual natures, he gave a very
helpful and enjoyable lecture. We are
glad to welcome such visitors in our
midst.
Dr. Coffin is now delivering a .series
of addresses at Duke University.
OUR DUTY TO BE HAPPY
By Henry Vandike
“You talk,” said I, “as if you thought
it was a man’s duty to be happy.” “I
do,” he answered firmly. “That is pre
cisely and definitely w^iat I think. It
is not his first duty nor his only duty,
nor his duty all the time, but a normal
man is not intended to go through this
world without knowing wHat happiness
means. If he does so he missed some
thing that he needs to complete his
nature.
“Especially it is a poor plant tfa^
cannot endure the wind sand the rain
and the winter’s cold, but it is a good
plant that will not respond to the
quickening touch of spring and send
out its sweet odors into the embraced
warmth of the summer nights.
“Suppose that you have made a
house for a chyd and given him a
corner of the garden to keep and set
him lessons and tacts and provided him
with teachers and masters, would you
be satisfied With that child, however
diligent and obedient, if you found
that the child was never happy, never
enjoyed a holiday, never said to him
self and to you, what a good place this
is and how glad I am to live here?”
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ell, who were given Tiases-flffSMTs, aiu
Williams who singled./'Medley g»ve
his team mates a chance to-St'ore by a
ttipie.
Thereafter’, N. C. quit. But not Vir
ginia. In a vain but valiant attempt
to rally, the Cavaliers scored two in
the seventh and two more in tlie eighth
frames.
Thus our tale is ended, and a good
game has passed into the records of
colored intercollegiate baseball.
Score by innings: R- H. E.
Virginia 001 030 220—8 7 3
N. C 022 140 090—9 16 2
Batteries; Virginia: Rowe, Brown
and Williams. N. C. State: Vinson,
Thompson.
Extra base hits: N. C.: Home runs:
Vinson; three base hits: Vinson, 2;
Walker. Two base hits:. Stroud, 2;
Walker. ' Virginia: three base hits:
Medley. Two base hits': Corprew,
Powell. Struck out: by Vinson 8;
Rowe 2; Brown 4. Base on balls: off
Vinson 5; off Rowe 1. Umpire: Har
graves, Shaw.
THE DRUG HABIT
The state hospital records show
there is^a higher percentage habitues
per capita in the South than in most
of the Northern states.' In 1912 the
records stated that the proportion of
drug-t^kers admitted to the hospitals
for the insane, in the South, was from
five to forty times greater than in
New York state.
It was assumed that the large Negro
population of the South was respon
sible for this striking difference in
conditions, but the assumption was
not sustained by hospital records.
“In Georgia state hospital where the
proportion of Negro patients to white
is about three to four there were only
four cases of drug intoxication among
the Negroes, while the number of
white patients was, twenty-six.” A
(Continued on Ptge 4)
B. McLaurin, Reporter
The Commercial Club is making,
wonderful progress under its president,
Mr. William Moore. Two very inter
esting programs were rendered at the
last two meetings. One program was
composed entirely of music. The
members of the club were fortunate in
having Prof. C. C. Smith app^ on
the program as soloist and reatier and
Miss E. H. Sanders as pianist. It
seems that the Commercial Club has
developed a love for music. Mr. Wiley
Gray also gave a very interesting dis
course on “The Negro in Business.
At the next meeting, which was held
Wednesday, March 20, the club had
for its speaker Prof. Dyer. The
musical part of the program was con
ducted by the members of the Fresh
man Commercial Class.
Miss Alice Smith has received sev
eral typewriting awards—given for
speed and accuracy. The Gold Pin
and the Advanced Certificate of Pro
ficiency awarded by the Royal Type
writer Company have both ■ been
awarded her. The School of Coni-
merce is indeed fortunate in having
such an expert typist. Other awards
have been won by Miss Josephine
Thomas, Olivia Dixon, Thelma Gor
don and Margarette Jones from the
Underwood, Royal and L. C. Smith
Typewriter Companies.
Visitors are always welcome at our
meetings. '
VIRGINIA CLUB
J. W. Grimes, President
This is a small club composed of
members who reside in Virginia. The
aim of the club is that the students who
reside in Virginia may be able to keep
in close touch with each other. They
meet twice a month.
The club has a drive on now to
raise money to get the Journal of
Negro History for the library.
Dream” ih hope that su’
speare’s ^Ariel” and “P
{jwakq SQirte spark pf imagl
t^ CQtjys;to ^e^d.conclusi
ihiaginatibn^ was not 6hi!
she had onc^ thought, but
qf which sh^ had been slij
God% pi birtii. Why shot
been deifiied ^ this one gn
which ^e so longed and w
speare, Phillipp, her teac
many others had possessec
! Hearing the town-cloc’
Hour and being too lazy
sitrokes. Fay turned on h
and found it to be ex:
o’clock, that time when sh
ghosts, fairies, witches,
earthly beings come fort
plish their nightly tasks,
pected to believe in the re
beings.
; Still wide awake, she
room smiling as she rem
some of her friends hac
fairyland—it was not fair
Presently her eyes rested
ful pair of bronze book
she had received a few n
on her sixteenth birthday
ticed for the first time tl
creatures they represented
With a frown on her us
I countenance, she snapped
and settled down to thi
perturbed by the fact t
proof that another per
coveted gift.
Never for long able ti
malignant thoughts, I
smiled happily as she rea
was only one of the n
music. Why should sh
this one piece? Had si
proved her ability to p’
every other type ? A li
smiling, she felt hei
I softly into a deep, dark
Slowly it grew li'^
found herself in the 1
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