WEEK ENDING, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 19-18
Graduation Exercises For
St. Agnes Held at Ist Bapt.
Though the streets were ie>’
and rain was falling, the nurses
of Saint Agnes Hospital in 1 u
tradition typical of their proles
sion braved the angry elements
and sauntered out in spotless uni
forms to celebrate their 51st Com
mencement Exercises at the Fir '
Baptist. Church here recently.
Unfortunately the bad weather
did succeed in preventing many
interested persons from attending
Alexander Webb Sr., President of
the Board of Trustees was unable
to preside in person, but Wc wt-.e
fortunate in having Dr. Harold
3 MILLION QUIT
SOOTH YEARLY
SAYS YEAR BOOK
TUSK EG EE i.ANP) - According
to The Negro Year Book 1947. in
each generation rnou than J.OOD.OOu
people born in the south vr vc * '
other states that! those in v ’•
they were born.
There is a much higher ratio o
school-age children in the south
than in any other section of the
country. The N>gro Yer.r Book
points out that oi the 17 states: nav -
in? 250 01 more children : 5 -■
20 with a ratio of 296 per 1.000 pop
ulation. has the large 1 ratio ci
school age children, the tverage f<
the nation being 227.
The eight daft- in which nv. oir...
per school age child i> least m
Mississippi. South Carolina, Arx
ansas. Alabama Nortl Carolina,
Georgia. New Mexixco and Run
tucky. The year book stale:- ihu*
Florida, having in 1940 an income
per school age child ol $2,094. wa
superior to 12 other southern states
in this respect, but tl; - .-um ropti
sent only 33 per cent of the aver
age for the entire nation
Commenting upon the problem ->
equalization in education, the ye.
boos declares that, approxima’ .-!y
four-fifths of ad Negro* s >»>. the U
S. have had acccr;- to •-••m 1
than segregated schools for the
public education, further, to th u
sands of Negroes in the : uuth. no*
even segregated senooU hove
available.
Posrottiee In Virginia
Honors B.T. Washington
8 O O K E R U ASHINGTON
BIRTHPLACE, Va.—The Book
er T. Washington Hirthplace
flfeitkwt’is.l Monday focused it
tenitoß- ttoe nation on the
sacred spot in Virginia where
America’s most outstanding Ne
gro leader was horn when cul
mination oi its efforts result
ed in establishment of a Vnilrd
Stat.se post office under the
name of Ronker Washington
Birthplace, Va.
President Truman sent a let
ter of corrinrit rielation and con
gratulations and the governors
of Virginia. West Virginia. Ala
bama, Florida. Minnesota, New
Jersey. Connecticut, Tennessee.
North Carolina Maryland. New
fork, Michigan, Ohio, Nebras
ka Arizona. Kentucky, South
Dakota ami New Hampshire
paid tribute to the occasion
through telegrams which bore
eloquent praise for Booker T.
Washington and the idea of
perpetuating his memory, bis
ideals and his teachings.
Paramount News had its;
cameras on hand to record the
colorful events which include
swearing in oi the Postmaster,
Mrs. Ada I) Chappell; mailing
of the first letter which was
sent to President Truman and
receiving of the first letter to
the new post office by Mrs.
Portia Washington Pittman,
only living child oi Booker T
Washington; and the lighting of
a toi'crt on the spot where
Booker T Washington was
born by a- representative of Ne
gro youth in Virginia
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X>on't Take Your Joe For Granted Even » ‘Sad Sack' Is Critical
fc Wiwisi I'lucts iuu Looking An Old Bs»g.
S Trigg, President, of Saint Aug
ustincVs Collet;.' with 11s. He glad
ly eon.'-ented to fill the breach and
aid so perfectly.
A..s the College Choral Group
comprising 45-3 students marched
in to fill the vacant seats reserved
lor them, otv- was deeply irn
pressed with .he true spirit of
comradeship that exists between
these two sister institutions
With this solemn setting, the
services began as the Rev Lloyd
Alexander, Chaplain of Saint
Augustine's College, audibly in
yoked God’s blessing.
The guest speaker the Rev.
Ray Holder. Rector of Chris.
Episcopal Church made a timely
address in which he stressed the
lollowing points:
1. In all professions we should
.be “coldly expert’ in order to
succeed.
2. A definite compassionate at
titude is an absolute necessity m
any field ci endeavor.
3. The nurse- should actually
become a part ol the patient’s
! suffering in order to adequately
i relieve his ill-? both mentally as
well as physically.
Mrs. EJma Rise Moncrietfe, Di
! lector of Nurses, presented tire
members of the graduating class
to the presiding officer, and as
one by one each answered i!u
roll call, thei. were responses
from Florida. Michigan. Arizona.
New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Geo
■ gia, Virginia, South Carolina and
North Carolina.
After earr. received her dipt-*
ma, Mrs. Mont loffe attached the
school pin each nurse’s uni
-1 orm.
The lights wire dimmed and
Miss Gwendolyn E. Turner, the
Assistant Dir ;ctov of Nui.-m am !
Educational Director, with
lighted candle' gave of ner light
to a member of the class, who in
turn passed it. on to her fellow
graduates.
The College Choral Group, un
tier direction of Mrs. Victoi ia Da
vis. Director oi Vocal Music and
the perfect playing of Theodore
C. Mayo, Dim;to: of Music, botn
oi St. Augustine’s Ccllc-g >. pro
vided music- lot the exercise*.
The following prizes were
awarded:
1. For thi ighest Scholastic
Avevugi of 33. i, Miss Josephine
Grc-goi y. Honorably mentioned,
Miss Erma White, average 92. t
unci ML-- Ist Cnmcrc:!. avc*
age 92.
2. For the highest proficiency
in Operating Room Technique.
Miss Yvonne Cason. Honor ablv
mentioned. Mis® Daisy Carv.m
anti Miss Lrlliv Baker.
3. For Executive Ability. Toe’
.-md T aching Ability Miss Ma-
Crawford. Honorably mer.tioni d.
Miss Josephine Gn.-yo; v and Mis?
Juanita Pugh.
4. For the highest Proficiency in
Obstetrical Nursing, Miss Krir.i
Whitt. Honorably mentioned.
Mis Mae Crawford, Miss Isabt 1
Cameron, Miss Emily Cuimer.
Miss Josephine Giegory and Miss
Mb' go ret Lattimoj
5. For being the best all round
student ifi Throiy, P, ictite and
Extra Curricular Activities. Miss
Margaret Clement: Hon r-thlv
mentioned, Miss Emily Culmer.
For outstasru ng Ethics. Miss
Martha Aw-y and Miss Hot tic
Williams. HonorToiy mentioned,
Miss Erma White and Miss Lillian
Mack.
7 For keeping the tidiest and
neatest room, Miss /Lease lias
ris. Honorably mentioned Miss'
Josephine Gregory and Mr-.
Roxie Vereen,
Charles S Templeton, Admini
strator of the hospital who was
introduced by Dr. Trigg offered
his congratulations to the class
and his thanks to Dr. Trigg.
Nr vie;' Un-versity has bought ;>
medal given to the. fina -Neg o 0
vote in the United States after If.
!■-fsi.se of the IStii amendment i
i U. S. Constitution Th.- firs
balloter was Thom at Pe-tersou
MuikK of Perth Am coy N *.}. Kc
voted the da-. after ::u amornrnui ll
Pissed. March 31 1870. and receive-;
his medal front the dtv May 50
1884.
It Pars To Advertise! ! ’
WITH PRESIDENT
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I’. it. Vomit. Jr.. Journal ami
Guidi editor vh«i is one of the
two Negro newsmen who i\ nil a.
- ompany Iresi k-sn Ptanim eat
his i'.tnbbi ;.r. trip which wifi
include a visit with Oovemt 1
William ii Hustle of the Virgin
islands.
Hie other Negro reporter to
make the trip will i.»- Llewellyn
V Coles of ( oinmlius Ohio
mm LAUNCH
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Bu’ti i 1 yisr-:0 lit 1 !! \
: awrenct.. k-d • a:jp> i •
j , cmt arid niam-aiu it u»vti vig-:t
us a!. 1 th'.-* people oi rLani'U.s’ \v..
i olved as iivc* obj-.vuve of U
: Ki.iisac Star I'- Mc': on Cn'i
I Bit’hu its first el fit. i-m! r>-o\:
I j:; 'j'opoksi So miry
Ralph Smit is L:. v-. . v••
elected chairman Rev. ilerPeti C
; D roc Km an, Wellsville. was eicet
! treasure r Miros Lo.cn ' - cen, I.a .
i roneca i- • ( ceut i\ e .a■ •. e
•'Kans:.-'* is tVu fir. i state wi-.r:
IMe xoept iui: Os C •iui a.d-. i aiio i
: ?foi'iiia to lake such a step .1: th-..
| dire lion of praetical ell nts to irn
I plemcnf Pro so ent ivuecan •• 1 ope*
J Tf..‘ S ci-re Th. sc Ka-;hts', .said Snv. 1 u*.
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cmji.Jv tne Di3ne ji.» -a. m at.
- k.v/s es Kafvm.s ii we arc to eu,:.-.
| the Uni led S-atcs ieinocralie ex
! simple 1.0 ih: weld."
About 15 organ ixai ions. wit e.
: • •;m : .m.d 'fr.tin'ibrr.-rjip vsbiTmtcd at
I . dirt* Karrmsans, are represented or
| h? eouneii. They iri-iudc )mm
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! i".at(an in Mkreh A staiomido ecr ; -
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. -.df-Wct!;. ; an*; )a Vc riiia you-u
I . -'.vii proporal i-- bar colored bf
| 'CiiUCi-sian r:.ee only. The pm
; O'Scii came t-; f. -i -<■ vi the p.\
i "co of Negro - ffr.f-:-.-. on the Nor- -
; --I.K rnv, Nrtvport Nows polici
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FOR HOME DELIVERY DIAL 2*3911
N. Y. Presbyterian Pastors
Protest White Clergy Bias |
Now y..r k (ANP) - ■ A recent
! rift. bin tvtfcu Negro av. vi white.
..past oik of tho Presbyterian
\ church here ivas <li.-x-l. st-t ii
-1 Week as fiv - cnlon-.t mi u.-hi-i •
: It Ik. a protest with the Wrotcs
tanl. Council of Now York when
! authorities refused f ) allow joiut
Negro and ‘.vi'-ite residents in
a estchestcr county.
t \-h; Heel Teacher
Wins Podoratc Degree
WASHINGTON <ANP) A. o
, 31ackburn ha? hoc .-.>.«arded !h.
jci - R doctor of education d
CiJumbia University it '.vas re
ttThursdii.y by University - i
i fid ils.
- If Blackburn, . native of Dari
■ ih. \i teoived hi: oat lj t;du
-■ 1 ; i-i ;i rsn:i; mo rc- i 1 i,- A B. jo
: 1 at Howard Uiov - •• • and 'res
; A. M. at Columbia.
He began hi> career as a school
teacher in 1928, a.- the principal «»!
. '-I--- elementary school ;u Rowli.n
N. C.. end faugh’ En.-.Msh at
1 . K Smith High Sen -.J in F
ottcville, N- C- toi two years, o
; ! .:, which he served • principal ; f
• -amt* high scho-u
h 1940 ho came to Howard to
a i' -id agent ioi the Uni
■- ■ iho position, v, rich he stir
o in new to serve as acting direc*
i -i' ol Ktudont affairs m Howard.
Wr.ilo not.’, a;.; for ;e.; do-. e-i ;.
. t (ft-liimiti.:. .10 wa. OkCl.d -O t
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--burn tv: met 1; a if - : : vllL-, S
- --vh... r new - tea -tor in t..- r
D.-si-Ti. oi Columbia public school
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THE C/MOLINIAN
Tim viaitii were dated in con
nection with the nation;'' Pre<
rrian ui ivt? for m\> membt.’s
md the return 01 former mem
f-ei-K to chu’.'tdi.
Ttte five (.>l-0 testing minister---
\v..-ro the Rev Dr EtJler G. Haw
-1 ■ ms. St Aiiguatme Presbyterian
enureh’ the Rev Shelby Reel-..--, ’
■St .lames F. sbylerian church,
lh.e Rev. James H, Robinson,
Church 1 - tr - Mii.stor: the IF •••
Eugene Adair, Mount Morris ’
;f t ..;byi:m church, and the Res.
A Eugcru Houston Jr.. Rtlt.-F
. Memni ia; Pre.-bvlerian church.
In -a Sunday sermon, the Rev.
John Paul Junes of the Union
(Presbyterian) church of a Bay
Ridge made the incident public
tailing it an "absurd an i regret
table incident.’ He .said this
snowed “a lack of im .gmation
end common sense causing di.-
uption whore unity was needed ’
.: r> unming interracial re-lati.-ns.
As an aftermath of thi protc-si
the Negro ministers al refused
to attend the recent visitation
evangelical school conducted by
the Presbyterian church -fanua-v
28 39.
REDO. MEET >l*i a KER
fSIJVILLE To; m Doctc: '■
iv-' ks head of ’-ho dij.artmcr.t o :
lu-ritiun it Fisk Ifidv.-vsity, will
a r. ;.)”i 1 on " Tht Skilus o.
R( - .I'v" or'. K 'n< - ioo in,.
•f ” r-urm-.- d'a- un; ml tin/
of ‘be American Kdui .uionrj K,
"• wfh A sw,-i:itioi! wiuch canvci.cs
vi; Clu Jersey k'-u
■ ! I: !: 1: 1 r.f Fcbl'ii. :,v 28. He.
't i-Oe 't< t. ;l c lo: r!),lt J.:>
• ihe History of tn Ua-u; ' is biting
■ ■ »j ih v" e Hit* ry
"i - oi Terr,' Haute.
12-Ycar-Olcl Girl
Gives ku sh To Baby
MULLINS, S. • Or. James
(~ Marlin, director of thv> Mari in
Hospital thi* week r* {forted the
birth of a seven and one-halt
'•'ii i bah.v bo} *o a it-yeur old
mother.
I . ;<vs her, Ruby E>as is Vi
>i old daughter «r a l air
lllu., fanner, and the baby
v. ere tie c:-bed as dnijti; line.
' »erie> os Sermons v
f irst Baptist Ending
l! A LEIGH The sere : of s. vr.r ,r
--. iiie piedt.htHl by the hov S >•
;) 1; at. thi Fits! Bap is* Church, •
,!r O. S Bullock. 1-krr.or, wtil
• mended Sunday. Fot niary 22nd
sis übjed Sunday n.onwi.a wi» I
i "The Fall of Adam and Ev\'
.1 which time the speaker expscnS
i > i'll just hi>w the ■ iovi! trit
iAt i.o taste of 'To v, forbidden l
whose mortal tu-tc brought
d ,ath into the worid. and all a
woo."
At 7:20 r. M. he will speak oh !
world’s public one.ny nunnn a
■no '•Sin: What u is and Wi
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FIRST TIME IN I HIS CITY
AMERICAN PALMIST AND ADVISOR
Wiii ad ycur entire life without asking any
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