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PAGE FOUR EDITORIALS S, C. VS. THE WA.RINGS We see by the papers that the House •oi* Representatives of South Carolina’s legislature Lis adopted a resolution to give I : S. District Judge J. U’aitea War mg- and .Mrs. Waring one-way tickets to leave Use state. It is quite probable that the Waringa vv: 1 i refuse the offer, and there is no way of forcing them into exih even by act of the legislature. We are sure that fudge Wat mg was absolutely right in his derision of some time ago which opened th South Caro- Democratic primaries : Negro vot • The decision, further! e, was sus tained by a higher U S court. It is also quite probable that Mrs. Waring was right in son. • or possibly ah the statements - he made at a recent annual meeting of the Negro branch YW'f'A in Charleston regarding the. shortcomings of the wti.it- people of that city, t ertainly they applied to a lot of Charlestonians. The city nas a record of being the must reaetn ary. s m ug, dis dainful and Confederate of all the cities of the South and it has enjoyed this unique record for mas years. Whether or not an nnual meeting of the Negro YWCA \v; the proper place for Mi 1 :-.. Waring to air- her views, which however accurate they may have been were obviously based partly on personal Resentment for the way Charleston ,so ■■e-ty has treated he: and her husband, is open to serious questioning. It is extremely doubtful that her state ments have improved conditions in Charleson. N e gr o t- s appreciate her championing of their cause and their sympathies are ali on her side of the *ssue Nonetheless there is grave doubt to nr she was considerate enough of the position of those who invited her to speak, or that in striking out as she dal she helped herself, or the Negroes of ( ha Heston. It is fairly certain that she diu no. help those who were responsible for inviting her to speak. McCLENNY AND ST. PAUL’S The choice of Ear! H. MeClenney to hend historic St. Paul’s Polytechnic In stitute is a happy one. At Voorhees School and Junior College, Denmark, S. Mr MeClenney demonstrated his marked ability as an educational admin istrator, and he w i! 1 leave that institu tion a stronger and better one than he found it as he moves to St. Paul’s In his three years of service there lie commend ed himself to all the groups interested in Voorhees, from the national Episcopal Church under the auspices of which both Voorhees and St. Paul’s operate, to the " i hot body. MeClenney moves into a position anded responsibilities and oppor :es. St- Paul’s is an institution with a proud history and fine traditions. Es tablished by the late Dr. James S, Rus sell, it was the first of Episcopal schools of higher learning to be launched by a Negro, and it grew and deveoped largely under the guiding genius of that remark able man, Dr. Russell, into a distinctive and respected institution. The work of the founder was ably carried on by his son and successor Dr Alvin S. Russell, now retiring. The new head of the institution is eminently well fitted by native ability, training and experience to carry on the work inaugurated many years ago by Dr. Russell. The CAROLINIAN wishes him well, and expects that St, Paul’s will prosper under his direction. The in terest and good wishes of many who came to know him while he worked in the public schools of the State, at St. Augustine’s college, and in civic and educational movements in Raleigh and THE CAROLINIAN Published by The Carolinian Publishing Co. 118 East Hargett St., Raleigh, N. C. Entered as second-class matter, April 8, 1940 at the Post Office at Raliegh, N. C., under lbe Act of March, 1878. P. R. JBRVAY, Publisher 0, D. HALLIBURTON, Editorial* Subscription Rates One Year. $3.50; Six Months, $2.00 Address all communications and make all checks payable to The Carolinian rather than to responsibility for return of unsolicited pictures, manuscript, etc., unless stamp* are eeut. she state, wiil accompany him as he goes to his new position. STAYING AHEAD OF THE REDS President. Truman has been called on twice dunng his presidency to make mo mentous and terrible decisions. The first was the decision as to whether or not to use the atom bomb. Only history can tell, and even that is not assured, whe ther or not that was a wise and justifi able decision. It was made under diffi cult circumstances, and the American people, though many of them with a more or less vague sense of discomfort, generally concurred in it. Now the fateful decision b*as bee n made by President Truman to go on with the production of the hydrogen bomo, said to be far more terrible as a weapon of destruction th an the atomic bomb-. Again the people seem to concur amt back the President in this decision; but again th*-re is the uncomfortable feeling that in our limited wisdom we may be terribly wrong*. The atomic bomb was justified at the time it was first used on the ground that its use would bring to a quick end the war with Japan and thereby probably save many thousands of lives, primarily of our own people, but also of th*- then enwrw Oil x- it was used, however, it was a reasonable certainty that the sc ci*pt v i jt.s manufacture could not be kept, from olhei nation:', ia. 1 S ten that as solo custodian of th*- atomic se cret. being a peace-loving as well as powerful nation, it would be it! a post tion to be the guardian, of world peace. It was recognized, however, that this sit uation Vv o a i d obtain only so long as Russia remained in the dark as to the construction of the bomb. We showed our good faith bv propos ing* international control of atomic and ther new weapons through inspection of armament operations within each coun try by .in international authority under control of the United Nations. Russia has steadfastly refused to agree to thus proposal. We are sure that we art right on this issue and that Russia is wrong. But it cannot be forgotten that we first used the atomic bomb. Neither should it be overlooked that however much we may trust ourselves as a peace-loving nation which would never take an agres sive role even with guaranteed lethal su periority. it is not necessarily true nor is this very strange.) that other nations will take us la our own estimate. It is not easy for us to avoid the onus of leadership in developing new wea pons and thereby starting an armament race. The fact that we had the atomic bomb was ample assurance that Russia would try to get it at the earliest pos sible moment. The only excuse for going on with the hydrogen bomb development, with its advertised tremendous superiority m de structiveness over the atomic bomb, is that we must keep ahead of Russia, so that wo may be able to protect ourselves by discouraging attack, and preserve tho peace of the world by superiority in the ability to kill. The sad fact is that there is no guar antee whatever that the hydrogen bomb will place and keep us in that position K3f superiority for any great length of time. It may well be that Russia will learn how to produce hydrogen bombs as quid 'v as st ,r > learned to produce atomic b.ombs, if she has not that inform ation already. What we know deep in our hearts is that a national security and a world peace which are based on our keeping ahead in the armament race are a very insecure security and a very precarious peace. We are in the position of having a tiger by the tail and being afriad to turn loose. It may be that if we had not grabbed the tiger’s tail at Hiroshima and Nagasaki we would be better off, But we do not; know even that. All we ap pear to be certain of is that in the ab sence of some effective international con trol of the terrible new weapons, and considering the spirit of Russia, we had better try to keep ahead. At least until here is some fundamenal change-in the Russian attitude. It is not a happy state of affairs. THE CAROLINIAN I - ■ q-"-N -f- - rif'iCi' ’ -; • - --.V '' .- ■ - " •,-v, -" * ! ' A/ ■" ‘ U * .AY «. \ « j A CIVIL RIGHTS LAW WILL HELP” I |H| leciiici | I§| ihcuglits !,' BY C.O HALLIBURTON |jj #* ; have continue * to think shiv.. last week .bout Jes is. Vet i:i ai d St'naV.n Hoev o! North Carolina and their vo.i.vme * tdudes on exclusiveness within the f"hn -1 1 an < ’ tat re!). •Senator ■ H v-e v lias: tried to prove that racial separation and »Xrv i '■ ' 'v .... 1. ■ t . ■ Üble v. it 1; Cu i- U:.n tea-. lui g ,u,i v-.-ith God"? win He ' fj:s areuiv.ent partly or. the deir . tstr.-.hle ,he: on.eo.n that like people like to bo with each oth er. We do tii,t dispute this pro *>< sti* -it: we so' oi - that forced separation within the Church Is eo’itrarv ; . th* direct teachings * i the fouude: >• of ti t Faith, amt with *he practice of the ta: y Church ft shonld not he foi g->t ter, rhat u.<- Ch .ttr-h lias had u[;■•!<n'l.h tor slavery Part* of the Chiuch taught that slavery was r.ct only permissible, but a boon to the eust:* - . ed and this V-. as taut ht at the same time and by the same ones who ad v oca ted the christianizing of the slave.* it cannot be denied with any great success that disci unit,:; - tion and exclusion against tne "outriders ’ is ;. very old human practice. s.*me have argued that 11 1 i: tendem ■ t-> exclude to-*- who art cliff* I i.-r * f;-.m tuff fellowship with the "in-group' is ... natural human tendency. There is a great deal of evidence that tins i.-: true. But what Petei and the ether *ar 1 y i ’ln ist lar.s 1 *-a cued wav that however "‘natural this ten deucy war. it was incompatible with the will of God fur mem bers ■ f the Christian body, and that in the bond of Christ ait such distinctions would have to be wiped out ft is quite proable that in the early days there were churches or congregations made up who! I.v or mostly of people of one blood or class. But there is no evidence that any attempt war made by the congregations of any blood or class to exclude any Christian or seeker after Christ from the congregational IN THIS OUR DAY BY l A. CHICK, SR. NEGRO HISTORY VVEKK A WORTH WHILE ( I l KBRATION When this column reaches my readers, they will have, 1 hope celebrated another Negro His tory Week During the we | of February 12-18, Negro schools rid colleges m large numbers a> well as a host of other Negro organizations have conducted various activities centered around Negro life the part as well as the present. The idea i.f a week dedicated to a special study of Negro life is a "Chiid-ef Dr. Carter G. Woodson, an outstanding auth ority on Negro life. This writer feels that the idea of Negro His tory Week must eventually go down in history as a great con tribution to the well being of Negroes as well as to western civilization in general. He fur ther feels that too much praise canon t be bestowed upon Or. Carter for his untiring efforts in establishing the Week. Prior to the establishment of Negro History Week, the gloi ious past, of the Negro was on the verge of becoming a lost art, Befoie that time, Negro schools and colleges gave but scant at tention to the study of Negro history. Many Negro history teachers (Negroes) in Negro schools arid colleges pride them selves on the fact that they knew nothing, and apparently cared less, about Negro history, , But now the situation has chang tfc'.’iowship. Speakim: of this tendency to t-allow ones training and preju dices in one's attitude t evvard outsiders. 1 recently came- across an interesting interpretation by a Christian scholar of the epi c-f Jesus arid tne Caananite Vt Oman Th*- 1 w onKiri ia n,:n-Jew! call cd on beseeching him c ie hej demented damuhter tte ignored her, hut she kept implor sng him. Then Ho said, not nee esse.;. by to her, but thinkinf vut i-<uU ‘1 ;<iti not sent but im’e ti:e lost sheep of the House of Israel. A minute later he told the woman herself. "It is rios meet to take the children's bread arid cast it t-> dogs” 7'ht woman won out by her persis tency' and humility, and the daughter was cured. This pa«.t3ge. which has caus ed Cnristian ivlwisc much pel ■ [exit is c.fter interp-eted .a: -ho a u-.k hov, Jesus put toe woman's faith to a test bv I:,;! how she would react to the racial ret. iff The author of this different inteipretatlon I recent ly mad >ays, however: On the c ntrary. was it riot woman who was putting Je to tin test” Did Hi- ti< t sur vive the test triumphantly be cause w!» He was directly corn : • r.tt-d -.vith het piteous need a- d ):* : !*..tdune faith. t;.e Jew ish t x.dusivetH»ss with winch He te d i.r«t met hei seemed to Hint unwoithy it the God whose will was his law?” Jesus was human as well as divine He was g-mpted like all men. and subject like 'hem to tin* influence of training, to deeply ingrained ideas as to the peculiar and exclusive relation of the Jews to God The beauty of the story is that like his great dboiple Peter at a later date, lie rejected the temptation and i vert ~me the "narrowness of ins heritage when he perceived it v.-.e contrary to the nature of God. however .strongly it might Ik- intrenched in the nature of man. ed. Many of our educational in stitutions are- at least doing a lit tle something, and a few are do ing a worth while job, in the field of Negro history. This writer is thoroughly con vinced that because of the cele Oration of Negro History Week for the past twenty-five years, Negroes have far more confi dence in, and respect for, their race than they otherwise would have And it must not be forgot ten that if a race is going to have confidence in its present and future, that race must know its past, must know its outstand ing personalities and their con tribution to civilization, Not only has the celebration of Negro History Week resulted in Negroes knowing more about their past and present history, but it has also stimulated other races to study Negro history And when one race knows something* of the contributions that, another race has made to tlie world, such gnowledge is certain to cause that race to have greater respect for the other race. It should be pointed out how ever. that despite our increased knowledge of our significant *past, probably one of our weak est points collectively, is a lack of confidence in, and respect for, ourselves as a race. How often deos one hear such ex pressions coming from Negroes that's what I say about, a. 'n--' 1 SENTENCE ? SERMONS BY REV f RINK CLARENCE LOWRY FOR ANP 'Phe Chicago Race Relations eommisions. urges gc -1 citizens tu -Tell 'Em Off when because of race, color or religion hate ful Densons vilify and scoff. Os the fine art of living, matt seems to have lost his way: or instead of making fife pleasant for his fedowrsar:. he puts im pediments in his way Christ 'ried Has best while He was here to teach men how to lore but he seems not to have r mcht the cistrrr even since Christ'? teien above We en si-fttud now- seeking the thittC? '.VP ;jt - i is- Pit coin!' V HOC ■ ltd creed, .or* ' aro almost blind te the into Vital thßig. "Christ. ,-irt ( 11.,'I 1 .,' ra-'tpi the world’s rre" test need. We -ce.n *o think and atmar ent)v ac t. as if m nev will can v ns thi-i instead of taking the tone h, observe Cod'- - laws, ce sie?:od to maite men honest and The average man even now in the mid- ’ -f ra merit world strife i> -nemimr- far more tune to ■ <• '« ■ ■ • S -UP , i;.. IV. I than eve! he has given toward making a life A »!:• tight less world like this •" •• hmdli opnroxtm.’i?*!-. Gods idea’ l, en ir>»’n who hate frsns c • : if,., taco and life a d< 'c : M\ • heel. A • duation worse than ball ond-ohain surron-dK our entire nation and nothing e)«e can hi-e.'d, bonds bin tree and full salvatkn. lor-d p« ii )-.£■ a* piv' idioe and rv-de here in our nation ic at li M ed t>-. endure, r.ur foundation "-it' roritinue tn lean and tier destruction win he ure. F'»'.*>|T”o" "’ith >( » cu t a do much dm!i».> I-- those within; no»- can men h've Reonilv from wi thru,t \v!io inwardly are he in de.-troyed by hate prejudice and rin Ohvmn..lv then r,n evtprior b'dh will , i.ffeet the p,mcr cure- '■hen *'ie head is sic*’ men's tiv - "his am not vt-i-v mire ofttv Mini Christ’s blood can man endure. A melon then i« onlv n \ strong as h»>< men and or. \hern doth her ctrnn-Til. and no ‘-nr detrend: if thev think Hiev know God vc give vent to hate nreiudire •’ ' -in no better sign:.) is need ed for the enemy to walk in. f'.f eniir'i'e ih*» ne> oons makin c ? ‘■".-'li d item. >d■; h ire reference to •' * * .'lK'l'UV’ilarrlPTlt irv 1-t On the ' '. ."t o? one. O'- ti .-,v Vo. jir..(«• nut wh..i. i Negro does o dTTiethinir M.-nrU-i invite curious 1v fined) '■•/> IMsneinO sr“ not so re--• 1 1- 1,. . ... -Hi fwlv't 1 far 'it.' iit fi ' n- " 1 nersonallv r.-el h-iI e'i. chniiid i.iO a course in fiipii of fmr rnhoi’ls < begin riii-or «.l«h the tir'd ar.adrO arid Cfilier-ne fpn rnnin" nS'i of wbl.'Tl '"O'drl ho to »r.-..'h Moal'OPn roP fifl»nco )• <heh. ■-•'o tint at nrv rate "’U'n tl-ioro in aiUho’*’- I'| ate deh-tine ad eihoi* or not ■aioh a pnnrcp feasible lei', contint’o "’'’i' added emoh' 1 ' i? ♦*'« celebration of Negro His tory Week TTvifvv nr.tiTq vt R*\' A s* ceric condemnation Hnatnrt thn »•,r»f?ini t.^i|(tr Qr fltf Ad tr-MVo* nr*t'' kV ' Ol Ihf* t/ptprnr.c io+'’v<?r. n Publfr WoHth | ' ,< rt)l V\ wa« »'ot*»••* it a ron fPvor\rp of nr.H ™f»TnberS * of tho F'nrU'rfD Wr'vV« r <j TTftWin, Lo* i ml |Tnl+prf Pii* Tin of las* Saturdi>v. ThE* mffon bv fnvvpr? MrifNlvj *>4 hoiP'R fho Hr-fjcfOTl of Phi!|r. Mnrrnv nnd thr* CIO Ev. T>»xr,r.rl t/i OVir.pl fhf* XJfhtOGl Pub 1 ' • of America from the cio. _. ___ 'tmntmi WmK ENDING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, .1950 MAGAZINE ROUND-UP SPURTS MAGAZINE Top performers of'49. Vfcr.sn lile UCLA grad, Jackie Robinson has done it again. The lightning fast Brooklyn Dodger second baseman won a convincing vie lory to achieve the honor of, t lections as Top Performer of the year in baseball. Robinson was one of the twelve brightest stars in the sport constellation chosen by a panel of nationwide experts, as the besi ui their re speotive fields fn Boxing, Ray Robinson, welterweight champ, wa- the only other Negro win ner of tin- coveted Sport Maga zine Trophy. Los Angeles' Pan eho (Phantom Voice > Gonzales now turned pro, was the temn.- winner. Grantland Rice, dean us American sport writers intro duces the "Top Performers ut 49," In tiie February Sport ivfag azim*. HOLIDAY MAGAZINE Washington, D. C. Almost on the fiecls of its famed “Harlem issue. Holiday Magazine has ci me up wiff, an excellent study oi Washington tht- nation - capital. Dealing with the Negro situation in Waslugtun, the February issue dwells on lire slum conditions and urges home rule. Says Holiday, "The Negro, his treatment in democracy's capital is a demuc i anc rents a dition.’ The Capitol dome pie setits a contrast of irony to the Negro slums it overshadows. Overcrowding, dirt and disease at rampart. About Howard Uni versities throughout America it is better than many while uni versitise throughout America, it offeis ui: excellent non-secte gated education iot ali. Snrn prehensivt-, the Holiday study .isunusually mtonnativc- on -i* phases of Washigntc>n life, tits tory and wheie.vithaii KEDBOOK Children of today may not, be smarter than you were, but they learn more and they learn tast er. declares Stanley Frank in the February Red Book. Maga zitie. "How Do They Know S<-» Much”" Modern education is the answer. With more and more Negro child, eii attending pro gressive schools, the question is what is it. this modern edu cation?'’ Modern education is a composite of hidebound conven tional practices and the fancy progressive tads - the more ex treme of both which have been junked. Concerned with ttie iro s i ess ut irow children learn as ■well as the subject taught, the ii.ajoi philosophy is based oil a, 'Use of it or lost- i» slogan. These schools turn out vigorous, well-informed kinds who appre ciate and handle controversial is sues racial problems, t-der jr.ee. sex-educatioiv'religion, oet ter than traditional schools. Yes, education is the answer GOOD ItOl’hE KEEPING MAGAZINE Fever What is it” Affecting ail children of any race, creed, LEST WE FORGET We greet CAROLINIAN read ers after a long absence with an accounting feu our actions. When we first introduced this column in 1943 we were in an upswing of liberalism in the Old North State and the “inclusive” organi zations for good will were speak ing with a new voire in th« sc part? We were impelled to call attention to the significance oi these groups and their program?, because the reactionary forces were alert and too few of us were acquainted with the new forces of liberal bent. We saw a recession of the liberals and a resurgence of the reactionaries and we were left out on the proverbial limb. We had prophesied much for some groups of liberals and when they retreated from the posit ions where we had backed them to stand, we were silenced by trie disillusionment Now we stand corrected The liberal movement is not permanently in recession. Forms »t organiza tion are changed Sub-agencies aie carrying on where the pat - cut groups have been pressured into silence. Liberalism had to retreat under the hysteria of smear tactics and reform under rnoie basic patterns of tradi mST l or ijjlj VCAME in’ I/Mll E «TOO< CUTFiTS. M ’•y" and he finally won ppaise. ,>■ ki. jy - IN JOHN DRJNKWATER'S "ABRAHAM A G#| Wm z Conelnmtxl Feehtcti _ . f|^ or color, fever is one of natures mechanisms to overcome infec-w turn if is an evaluation ol avei aye normal body tempera ture. Dr. Josephine H. Kenyon in the February Good House keeping amswois all questions relatives to "Fevero and what it is Flushed face, dry skin and lips, rapid pulse are all symp toms associated with fevet 'When a child shows these signs, consult a physhan immediately, warn Or. Kenyon. 81. 1 EBOOK MAG AZIN E "The Fretb.d Porcupine."' a Duly delightful and . cmarkable story of the African wilds abou' .1 porcupine m which C. I' titoneham in the February Blue br.olc Magazine, follows Shake hieare'i: spellings "He was gree dy. bed-tempered am.l arrogant, having faith in his remarkable '•qmpnient to withstand most enemies. Sapuki was his name, his head, back and flanks were covered with long flexible quills. AH predatory beasts knew 3a pi.ki and his capabilities. They devir,.-d bis sweet flesh, but fear ed the terrible black-and-white spears that rattled sinisterly as he walked through the brush. He knew but one method of attack it was peculiar he ran back ward against the foe. flogging in juries with his powerful tail “Gruntitn* with rage he flogged the elephant’?, fuel with his brist ling tad ’ ESQUIRE ••■Women the iw, . rated Sex " S-.ys J B. Rice M D. in the February Estmire Magazine. “I'm bus n’t up." Seems .every mag azine. has an article pointing out the nhvsical mental and ific.r;.! -upeiiority of females over male? Declares the Doc. "Sure they stand alone in sweet motherhood and live learner, but the’. walk . not run to the inevitable exit." Tire truth of . -.-tii>-. hoed is that most women, “blunder into it Instead of piannin>? toi it. y<ei dir fiaa-r-,. disease of the heart arterieii. kidnevs, and luma ailments directly or in direct! v connected with muscu tar activity Twice as many wom en die of diseases that single out inactive people who over eat and have more than their share of lead in the pants TE LEG AST MAG VZINE Teen Age School *Ol Television Teen-ager? Negro and white, ~nxt- to get into television can now :’et an early start m lea a nirc’ soniething about the wonderful new world of video. If they're in New Ynf Guy. that is The N V Se’ruHii Hoard has developed a new High School of Performing Arts. Students si,end hall their school day study jng music, drama dance, radio or television, the other half they cram themselves with biology, EncUsh history. French etc., so reports the February Telecast Magazuit tunaS dernoci'bcy Liberalism has come back stronger and with mure true follow: is We must nut lose sight of this latft-i truth. When the issue of higher edu cniion at the State University to; ali North Carolinians came to ttie f'.rc We saw the orthodox agency for recommending proce dure in r-.uch cases lean toward tin.- ever-detestable compromise cf caste recognition Our dis couragement was short lived and the new approach very encour aging. The Red Smeared South ern Conference foi Human Wel tare dissolved but the Southern Conference Educational Fund brought out the liberals south wide so; opening up the univei sities of the South to all the cit izens of the States The Inter racial Commission? were pres sured into compromise proposals that amounted m silence but the State NAACP conference and local liberal groups cursed by caste restrictions have filled the courts with cases suing tor dem ocracy on all levels of educa tion. VVe must rediscover the lib eral movement and accelerate it: progress
The Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
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