THE OXFORD ORPHANAGE BAND
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OXFORD COLORED
MAKES EXCELLENT PROGRESS
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The Colored Oxford Orphana ge band is one of the most pop
ular grroups of the institution. Li addition to playing for the en
tertainment of the children at the home the band hast^een used
M eiitertain visitors who go there from time to time and has- ap-
[peared in various cities throughout the state.
FEMALE
SEXTETTE
AS
Tlie above singers are well trained and add much to the enter
tainment of the children. They too, have appeared in many
churches and schools. The quartette is well trained and is one of
the means of disoovering talent in the children.
Oxford Colored
Orphanage Doing 'A
Work
The above group is the girl’s s extette and director. This group
of singers is one of the most pop ular of the orphanage. It has
been heard in concert in many ci ties of the state.
Located in the southern part of
the hustling bus) ling little
city of Oxford, North Carolina is
the Oxford Colored Orphanage,
an institution whosft record for a
ly fl half eentiuy still remains one
of honest service to all the citi
zenry of this state as well ag its
Negroes.
The History of the Oxford
Colored Orphanage is one of Irard-
ships and struggles through many
difficulties to maintain itself and
at the same time render a mueh
needed service in caryingfor Negro
children who find themselves with
out homes on account of the loss
of parents, as well as other rea
sons beyond their childish con
trol. However this story of the
institution is not written to give
one an insight into its past record,
but to acquaint our readers with
what the Oxford Colored Orphan
age is doing now to serve those for
whom it was established.
Unlike many institution of its
kind the faces of its inmates show
and unusual amount of happiness
and contentment. There is no
sign of undernourishment, but on toodesty insisted that
the contrary all of the nearly 200
boys and girls found there on my
recent visit appeared to well-fed,
well-ek)thed and Above all neatly
attired.
I arrived at the institution un
expectedly and unannounced.
There was no opportunity, if the
management had so desired, to
make any special preparation for
a visitor. I wanted to see the in
stitution in the raw, and I purpose
ly gave no notice of my intentions
of visiting it.
Although the orphanage recent
ly suffered the loss of its superin
tendent, T. K. Borders there ap-
parenaly has been no deterioration
in its general morale or its man
agement under the leadership of
its assistant superintendent, Char
les Alonza Alston. Instead every
department seemed to be moving
with full spead and up to stand
ard.
I visited rooms of both the boya
and girls and other places at the
orphanage. I talked with many of
the children, as well as members
of the faculty and in no instance
did I fin4^any sigu of disintegra
tion- It was an inspiration as well
as 'a revelation. Here was a man
who as an assistant was equal to
the task of filling the shoes of
his chief when the latter had
faljen in the line of duty. Here
waV a man who because of his
I give him
no praise for whatever good I
found at the orphanage, but who
really felt that he was merely
keeping in process of operation the
program of his fallen leader, un-
il another could be selected .o
take his place.
When I told Mr. Alston that I
intended publishing a story about
the fine work he wag doing in
directing the destiny of the or
phanage, he insisted I not do so
for fear it might' be misunder
stood as an ambitious desire on
his part. Only when I told him
that I thought sujh a story might
help in the drive now under way
to secure funds for the institu
tion did he ■warm up to the idea
at all. He spoke with hopeful an
ticipation of the recent election
of Dean John L. Tilley as head of
the orphanage and he felt that the
election of such an outstanding
pengonality would mean more to
it than anything I could say about
himself.
Both Dean Tilley and Mr. Al-
stoft are well qualified to guide
the destiny 'of the orphanage*
D^an Tilley is a graduate of N
C. College, Shaw University and
Chicago University. As acting dean
of Shaw he has made an enviable
record and is well knawi^ in theolo
gieal and educational circles in
this state and others.
Mr. Alston ^vho is practilally a
young man was bom and reared
Interest At Shaw
Turns From The
(kid To Hardwoods
Raleigh, — Widr-the reign of
King Football scarcely over in
terest at ShawyTniversity has re-
tumfi/’ to basketball where al
ready coaches have issued calls
for candidates for the 1940-41
Shaw University Men’s and Wo
men's basketball teams.
Such new comers as George
Brown of New "Sork City, John
Vinegard, Cincinnati, Austin Davis
of Orange, New Jersey and “Big
Bill" Haynes of Wilmington have
given notice that they will be
strong contenders on a tame which
has lost all but two of last year’s
regulars. Shaw coaches must find
replacements for “Moon” Gamer,
Wobbly Legs” Sloan, and
“Gentleman” Smith as well as
capable substitutes for all po i-
tions.
The burden of this year’s basket
6all play of the Bears is expected
to rest on the shoulders of “Joe”
Springgs, sterling forward from
last year’s team and Fred Wil-
in Pittsboro, North ^rolina where
he attended public schools. He
is a graduate of N. C. College,
with the degree of B. S., and has
done further study at Columbia
University and N. C. College. He
has had appsoximately 10 "'ears
erperience as a teacher.
Assistant
Superint^dent
Chas. A. Alston, assistant
superintendent of the Oxford
Orphanagre, who has had the r»*
sponsibility of sroidinsr the des*
tiny of the Oxford Colored Oi>
phanage since the death of Su
perintendent J. K. Borden,
The man who never loafs is
not always the man who does
the most work.
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Nobody knows what the next
twelve months hold in store for
the people of the United States,
but it is safe to assume that
.there is sacrifice for every loyal
'American,
As near as it is possible the orphanage attempts to be self sus-
ninsr. The above scene shows a few of the many hog's raised at
e orphanage. The meat is kill ed and cured by the older boys
d put away for use when it is n eeded. In addition there are
cows that assure thfe children of a plentiful supply of fresh milk.
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Above ii a group of small boy s and girls of the institution.
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