July 1954 IN THIS ISSUE On the Cover Letters 2 Calendar 3 Current News 4
The Commencement Season • New Members of Atlanta University’s Board of Trustees • Tower Clock and Chimes for l niversity Campus • Colleges Unite to Emphasize Religion • The University Women’s Club Honors the Trustees * Three Are First-Time Winners at Art Show • The Field Workshop in Teaching the Language Arts • The Institute on Supervision • Sir Roger Makins Visits Campus • Nine Foreign Students Seek Advanced Degrees • University Plays Host to College Seniors • Academic Appointments and Promotions • Liberian Visitors Are Guests at Luncheon • Specialists in Librarianship on Faculty * The University-State Program for Supervising Teachers • The University Women 18 Whittaker Resigns 23 Quote and Unquote 28 Faculty Items 30 Alumni News 32 THE NEW ANNA A. HAASS TOWER CLOCK AND Alumni Association Activities 37 CHIMES Requiescat en Pace 39 (SEE STORY ON PAGE 7)
Letters
St. Louis, Missouri Boston, Massachusetts tribution from about 1930 to 1940. May 14, 1954 Their interest and support were with¬ May 16, 1954 Dear Mr. Clement: drawn just as Negro artists were be¬ In Dear President Clement: acknowledging the receipt of coming competitive and were begin¬ your letter of May 10, I would like to Your letter of May 10 with en¬ ning to distinguish themselves. extend my very sincere thanks to you, closed award has been received. the exhibition committee, and the dis¬ There have been sporadic efforts tinguished jury, for the coveted John Needless to say I am much pleased. from other sources during the past It is Hope Purchase Award. especially gratifying to have a tw'enty years but w'ithout continuity. This, without reservation, is one of part in what I believe at present to Often the artists invited to submit the most be the stimulating achievements in greatest sustained contribution work to the various places would do ray painting career. The publicity has by a great patron of the Arts. so at great expense, with only the been extremely favorable in the St. There is no other who is offering, possibility of the picture being ex¬ Louis newspapers. or has offered, so much encourage¬ hibited, as an incentive. I hope in the years to come to con¬ ment and incentive to Negro artists. tinue participating in the Atlanta It is a The project under your far-seeing great honor to receive the University Annual Exhibition and to leadership fulfills an obligation and award, and a great privilege. be fortunate enough to merit a place a great need. in the prize-winning ranks. Sincerely, Sincerely yours, The Harmon Foundation of New Romeyn V. Lippman Jean G. Flowers York City made a remarkable con¬
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2 CALENDAR
INAUGURATION EXERCISES: EXHIBITION: February B — Negroes in Europe April 21-22 — Spelman College FORUM: February 9—Helen Edmonds, Department of History. North Carolina College CONCERT: April 22 —Roland Hayes, Tenor Subject: “Does Negro History Hinder the Struggle CONCERT: for the Integration of the Negro in American Life April 23 — Atlanta - Morehouse - Spelman Chorus and Orchestra ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY: February 13 THE UNIVERSITY PLAYERS: April 24 — “The Merry- Wives of Windsor CONCERT: February 17 — The Bennett College Choir
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY: MEETING: February 26-28 — Southern Area, Student April 29 —All Y. M. C. A. Student Program
ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER RELIGIOUS EM¬ ANNUAL MEETING: April 30-May 1 — College Lan¬
PHASIS WEEK: February 28-March 4 — Henry guage Association Hitt Crane. Pastor. Central Methodist Church,
Detroit. Michigan. Leader RECITAL: May 2 — Nina Kudrek, Pianist
THE l NT VERSITT PLAYERS: March 4-6—“The Merry- FILMS: May 3 — “Claudel and Bourgogne Wives of Windsor" “AT HOME” FOR COLLEGE SENIORS: May 4 FILMS: March 8-—-“The Negro in America" FORUM: May 5 — Mozell C. Hill, Department of Soci¬ THE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY INSTITUTE: March ology, Atlanta University 10-12 Subject: “Social Status: Power and Influence in the Negro Community' FORI M: March 24 Rushton Coulborn, Department of MEETING: History. Atlanta University May 5 — State Medical Association Auxiliar\ Subject: “Russian Despotism Is Not a Communist Invention THE UNIVERSITY PLAYERS: May 19 —“Winter Sunset" FORI M: March 30 Sterling Brown, Department of English. Howard I diversity ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY: June 5 Subject: “American Regional Literature” BACCALAUREATE SERMON: June 6 —George D. Kel¬ sey, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, Drew EXHIBITION: April 4 I 13th Annual) Paintings, Sculp¬ University ture and Prints by Negro Artists SPELMAN COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES: I NSTITl I E ON SI PER VISION: School of Social Work June 7 Bernice Brown Cronkhite, Dean, Radcliffe April 8-10 College
CONCERT: \pril 9 Spehnan College Glee Club ATLANTA UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT EXER¬ CISES: June 7 Kenneth Holland, President, In¬ CONCERT: \pril 13 Virginia State College Band stitute of International Education
FORI M: \pril 20 Lee Eorcb, Department of Mathe¬ MOREHOUSE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT EXER¬ matics. Fisk I diversity CISES: June 8 — Philip Coombs. Director of Re¬ Subject: “Mathematics and Nature search. Fund for the Advancement of Education
3 CURRENT NEWS
COMMENCEMENT
Members of the graduating class lead the academic procession from Harkness Hall to the Trevor Arnett Library.
After the Baccalaureate Sermon, the plat¬ form party is photographed. (Left to right) President Clement, President Man- ley, Dr. George Kelsey, Rev. James W. May of Emory University, Rev. Monroe F. Swilley of the Second Ponce de Leon Bap¬ tist Church, President Mays and the Rev. Emory R. Searcy of the Mount Zion Sec¬ ond Baptist Church.
The receiving line at the Reception for the graduating classes. President Mays, Mrs. Clement, President Manley, Mrs. Mays, Mrs. Manley and President Cle¬ ment.
The faculty section of the aca¬ demic procession moves into the li¬ brary quadrangle for the exercises of the 85th commencement.
4 Dr. Kenneth Holland, President of the Institute of International Education since 1950, has served as chief of the education section, Office of Inter- American Affairs, and director of edu¬ cation for the same organization. He has been president of the Inter-Amer¬ ican Educational Foundation and direc¬ tor of the Office Exchange Program of the Department of State.
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON
a while the world looks to the United lli-lighting the commencement sea¬ “You have unique contribution States for son was the address by Or. Kenneth to make.” I)r. Holland stated to those leadership, this country still Holland, President of the Institute of before him, “not only because of your lacks the required number of trained International Education, on Monday, abilities and sensitivity, but because people needed to carry out the count¬ June 7, in the Library Quadrangle. the treatment of Negroes in the United less private, governmental and indus¬ trial In the commencement message on States is one of our greatest handi¬ operations in which we are now “The World at Your Door,” he ad¬ caps in providing political and moral engaged abroad, or to shoulder our vised the men and women who had leadership in the world. By represent¬ responsibilities at home as we try to earned graduate and professional de¬ ing us abroad, you have made it understand and solve world problems. clear that in grees. that the world still holds infi¬ spite of the remaining Calling the attention of the au¬ nite possibilities for growth and pleas¬ barriers for you, progress is being dience to the manner in which in¬ made in dividuals should be ure and service, and “you will never providing you with educa¬ developed who tional and work realize these possibilities unless you opportunities.” possess the right t\pc of leadership for world face realities and develop a determi¬ The speaker cited the contribu¬ service, Dr. Holland stated that First of all we must nation to achieve your objectives tions Negroes have made to interna¬ provide a so¬ cial environment in our communities without fear.” tional affairs, mentioning among oth¬ and in our nations that is tolerant of Sixty-nine master's degrees were ers, Ralph Bundle. Lester Granger. awarded by President Rufus E. Clem¬ Charles Johnson, and Max Bond, other races, religions and nationali¬ ties. He made it clear that if our ent. Ten completed their work in the President of the College of Liberia, Graduate School of \rts and Sciences. who was in attendance at the com¬ children and youth in the United 22 in the Graduate School of Social mencement exercises. States develop race, religious or color Work. 1<> in the Graduate School of In a reference to the work of the prejudices, they will find it difficult Librarv Service, 26 in the Graduate Institute of International Education as they grow older not to carry those School of Education, and 1 in the which today has exchange programs feelings with them. Respect for the Graduate School of Musiness \dmin- with some 80 different countries. Dr. individual and belief in the basic po- istration. Holland emphasized the fact that (Continued on page 6)
5 GRADUATES OF THE CLASS OF 1894 — THEY ATTENDED THEIR 60TH REUNION
George A. Towns Mrs. Mattie Arinand Jones Represented Class at Alumni Banquet At exercises in Quadrangle tentialities of all men are both essen¬ ior, who will study during 1954-1955 Atlanta; Jesse Alfred Gibson of At¬ tial as part of the make-up of individ¬ in the Department of Political Science lanta; Mabel H. Gray of Castle uals who represent us abroad, he said. at Atlanta Liniversily. Hayne, North Carolina; Dorothy Also necessary, Dr. Holland point¬ The Graduates Headley of New York, New York; ed out, is the development of persons (From 21 States) Mary M. Hennessee of Midway Park, who have been North taught the basic prin¬ In the Graduate School of Arts and Carolina; George B. Jenkins ciples of the of great religions, and those Sciences, four received the degree of Sacramento, California; Lois M. who have a Oldham of competent knowledge of master of science, and six the degree Lexington, Kentucky; history, economics, geography, phil¬ Madeline E. Robinson of of master of arts. John W. Bentley Hampton, osophy, religion, art. music, and the of Bessemer, Alabama, and Herbert Virginia; Heman Marion Sweatt of folkways of other countries, in addi¬ L. Williams of Prichard, Alabama, Atlanta; Willie J. Taylor of Lynch¬ tion to reading, writing, speaking and received the master of science degree burg, Virginia; Ann V. White of understanding the language of the in biology; and Matthew W. Hays, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania; Bettye J. countries they are to serve. Jr., of San Antonio, Texas, and Ratio Williams, of Marshall, Texas; Caro¬ But it is not necessary to go abroad C. Jones of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, lyn E. Williams of Montclair, New to participate in international rela¬ received the master of science degree Jersey; Mildred Wardlaw Young of tions, the speaker told his listeners, New in chemistry. The master of arts de¬ York, New York; and Richard as he mentioned the acceptance of gree was awarded to Walter Campbell Young of Detroit, Michigan. foreigners in our homes, being honest Barbour, of Fort Worth, Texas; Irene with them about America’s shortcom¬ Ten received the degree of master Bussey Childs of Little Rock, Arkan¬ of science in ings, keeping hospitality spontaneous, library service. They sas; Josie Belle Longino of Cuthbert, were Harold and following up international rela¬ Eugene Craig of At¬ Georgia, and Bessie Mae Washington tionships. lanta; Gwendolyn Stiggins Cruzat of of Anniston, Alabama, in English; With the world at our Midland, Pennsylvania; Joyce door, Dr. and James Calvin Randall of Haw¬ Holland concluded, we must Daughtery of Fort Valley, Georgia; prepare kins, Texas, and Cleo Roberts of At¬ to understand and solve its Ruby Flanagan Dhye of Atlanta; problems in lanta, sociology. Henrietta Dixon of and actually allow it to come into our Chicago, Illinois; Twenty-two received the degree of Lucille S. Jones of New room it Orleans, Lou¬ living for that is where be¬ master of social work. Included were isiana; James S. Miller of longs if we are to have an intelligent Atlanta; Johnnie Mae Blye of Birmingham, voice in Lucretia Parker of Portsmouth, Ohio; shaping its future. Alabama; Juanita S. Carroll of Talla¬ Doris R. Pegram of Baltimore, Mary¬ Scholarship Announcement dega. Alabama; Henry L. Catchings land; and Jaynie M. Shelton of Den¬ Announced by President Clement of Georgetown, Georgia; Ethel M. mark, South Carolina. on this occasion was the awarding of Chiles of Topeka. Kansas; Annie Lee the first Atlanta l diversity Women's Clark of Memphis, Tennessee; Mar¬ Twenty-six received the degree of Club Scholarship of $400 to Marion garet A. Coleman of Detroit, Michi¬ master of arts in education. In this Sherwood Marable of Birmingham, gan; Bernice Gaskin of Camden, group were Charlie Will Betts of Co- Alabama, a Morehouse sen¬ South Carolina; College Mary Alston Gay of (Continued on page 26)
6 NEW MEMBERS OF ATLANTA UNIVERSITY’S Tower Clock and
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chimes for
University Campus
Atlanta l niversity has become the possessor of a handsome clock and
a chime of ten hells which have been placed in the tower of Harkness Hall, the administration building.
The hell carillon was cast in the Eijsbouts Bell Foundries of Asten, Netherlands (hell founders for three generations). The installation re¬
GARFIELD I). MERNER J. W. E. DOWEN quired the personal supervision of a San Francisco Businessman Methodist Prelate trained specialist from Holland. Elec- trically tuned, the bells are construct¬ ed of copper and tin and are mounted At the April meeting of the Board College, the Ethel Harpst Home (Ce- on steel frames. The chime has a of Trustees, two new members were dartown, Georgia). Illinois Wesleyan beautifully clear tone and Pythagoric eleeted: Garfield I). Merner, San University, Ohio Wesleyan University, tuning. The smallest bell weighs two Francisco, California, businessman; and Pfeiffer junior College. Among hundred pounds. Weight of the chief and J. W. E. Bowen of Atlanta, resi¬ other affiliations, he has member¬ hell is 1,400 pounds. dent bishop of the Atlantic Coast Area ship in the California Historical So¬ of the Methodist Church. ciety and the Arctic Institute of North Roman characters were used on America. the face of the clock which is visible Mr. Merner, a native of Cedar Bishop Bowen is a trustee of Clark at Falls, Iowa, is the possessor of an night as well as during the day. College, Gammon Theological Semi¬ Its dials and hands are constructed honorary degree of doctor of laws nary, Claflin College and Bethune- from Illinois Wesleyan University. In of gold leaf of 23 carats. Cookman his wide College. A native of Balti¬ experience he has served as The more, Maryland, he was educated at arrangements for the installa¬ vice president and general manager Phillips Exeter Academy, tion required a little more than a of the William R. Warner Co., Incor¬ Wesleyan University and Harvard University. year from the receipt of the original porated, St. Louis Laboratories; vice Gammon Theological Seminary con¬ order in Holland. president and a founder of Merner ferred upon him the honorary doctor Lumber Company of Palo Alto, Cali¬ Inscribed on one of the bells are of divinity degree in 1929. fornia; a founder, secretary-treasurer the words: “In Memory of Mrs. Anna and chairman of the Board of Direc¬ Ordained into the ministry of the A. Haass,” a tribute to the generosity tors of the Anderson Methodist Church in 1917, he has Valley Lumber of the late Mrs. Haass of Rhode Is¬ held pastorates in Jackson, Mississip¬ Company, San Francisco; and at land who named Atlanta l niversity present, vice president; a mem¬ pi; Shreveport, Louisiana; New Or¬ and as one of the beneficiaries in her will ber of the Board of Directors of War- leans. Louisiana; and he has been a and whose legacy made the carillon ner-Hudnut Company, Incorporated. district superintendent in New Or¬ leans. The new trustee has had other possible. Mr. Merner has been director of experience as dean of Walden Col¬ suppl\ service for tin1 Pacific Area lege. field agent of the Board of Sun- of the American Red Cross. He is a da) Schools, a member of the facult) elected. This group includes Willette eo-found( r of the Allied Arts Guild of Claflin College and editor of the R. Banks of Prairie View, Texas; of California. Ltd., and a member of Central Christian idvacate. Sherman L. Greene of \tlanta; Mar¬ the Board of Trustees of the Ameri¬ During World War I. he was a tin L. can Foundation for the Blind. Incor¬ King of \tlanta: llenrv L. Min¬ chaplain in the l . S. Army. ton of New ’t ork. and Chauneey porated l New York); Baldwin Wal¬ lace College, Bennett College, Clark Five members of the Board were re- W addell of New ^ ork.
7 Colleges Unite ... To Emphasize Religion
This \ ear the colleges of the Atlanta participation for everyone in the Uni¬ passionate search throughout the Uni¬ l Diversity Center moved another step versity community. The committee versity Center for the secret of achiev¬ upward on the ladder of cooperative on theme agreed wholeheartedly on ing a richer and fuller life. ventures, combining their efforts as “Personal and Social Values of Chris¬ The response to this joint undertak¬ well as their resources for a joint re¬ tian Commitment”; the music depart¬ ing was not difficult to understand ligious emphasis week observance. ments worked out impressive offer¬ after one attended the opening con¬ ings from their respective resources In addition to regular campus pro¬ vocation on Sunday, February 28, in for each of the services; and the pub¬ grams, the Council of Presidents Sisters Chapel, on the Spelman Col¬ lic relations representatives came in agreed that this year they would hold lege campus, and heard Dr. Henry to lend their efforts in promoting the joint Center services. It was At¬ Hitt Crane, pastor of the Central services. And what was regarded with lanta University's first observance of Methodist Church in Detroit, Michi¬ concern as an unpredictable venture religious emphasis week since its re¬ gan, deliver the first of his five mes¬ proved to be one of the most success¬ sages. weather was at its organization into a graduate school. Despite that ful joint enterprises sponsoring of the worst, ending in a sleet storm, a ca¬ Planning committees appointed by colleges. But not only were the spon¬ pacity audience was in the chapel. the Council of Presidents entered sors fully amazed, but the participants The joint evening meetings that were into the spirit of the undertaking themselves were none the less so at to follow, held at 7:00 o’clock in Sis¬ toward the end that there was full the wide interest evinced in this ters Chapel, also were well attended
PARTICIPANTS IN RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK— (Left to right — seated) Benjamin E. Mays of Morehouse; Albert E. Manley of Spelman; Rufus E. Clement of Atlanta U.; Henry Hitt Crane, Pastor, Central Methodist Church, Detroit Michigan; James P. Brawley of Clark; Harry V. Richardson of Gammon; and John H. Lewis of Morris Brown.
(Left to right — standing) Samuel W. Williams of Morehouse; George A. Tate of Clark; Clarence Jordan, Ameri- cus, Ga., campus leader for Morehouse; Levi D. Miller of Washington, D. C., campus leader for Clark; Webb Garri¬ son of Emory, the Morris Brown campus leader; Juel Borders of Spelman; and Homer C. McEwen of Atlanta, campus leader for Spelman.
8 The University W omen’s Club Honors the Trustees
On April 23. following the annual Atlanta-Morehouse-Spelman Concert in Sisters Chapel, the Atlanta Uni¬ versity Women’s Club members were hostesses to the trustees of the affil¬
iated institutions and their wives at a reception in the Exhibition Gallery of the Trevor Arnett Library. On view at the time wfere the paintings, sculp¬ ture and prints entered in Atlanta University’s 13th annual exhibition.
Seen among the out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Crane (at extreme left) and Group at University Center Faculty Coffee Hour. Oth¬ Chauncey Wad¬ ers (left to right) are President Lewis of Morris Brown; George A. Tate, chairman of dell of New7 York: Mr. and Mrs. Hen¬ the Religious Emphasis Week Committee; President Brawley of Clark and President ry L. Minton of New York: Mrs. Clement of Atlanta University. Laurance Rockefeller of New7 York: Lawrence J. MacGregor of Summit. New Jersey; John Hervey Wheeler of Durham, North Carolina; Trevor by earnest students and faculty men cherish the service he had given. They Arnett of Grand Beach, Michigan, and women who were anxious to hear crowded around the platform in Sis¬ and his niece, Miss Dorothy Arnett: this great Christian leader. ters Chapel to bid him adieu and to Mr. and Mrs. William T. Gossett of urge him to return again some day. A tall and commanding figure in Detroit. Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. Religion was truly emphasized for the pulpit, Dr. Crane, without great Truman K. Gibson of Chicago, Illi¬ all who were privileged to attend. visible effort, reached out with his nois; C. Everett Bacon of New7 York: singular ability to touch and hold his W. R. Banks of Prairie View7. Texas, audience as he talked about the mean¬ and John West of Boscawen. New ing of Christianity, knowing one’s Hampshire. At an approximate cost of $75,000, style or personality, the secret of the School of Social Work building power and the way to achieve Chris¬ Serving as hostesses during the lias been renovated from top to bot¬ tianity. His sermons were simple and evening were Miss Ethel Fair, Miss tom, a job that covered a period of forthright, honest and convincing, Phyllis Wallace, Mrs. Josephine Mur¬ nearly six months. While the work dynamic and deliberate. phy, Mrs. A. B. McCoy, Mrs. Beulah was in progress, classes and admin¬
Dr. Crane held afternoon confer¬ istrative offices were housed else¬ Lewis, Mrs. Lynette Saine Bickers, ences Miss Effie Lee Morris, Mrs. Carrie throughout the observance pe¬ where on the campus. riod and cheerfully added a special Ashmore, Mrs. Jessie Ebanks, Mrs. talk on Offices of Dean marriage on Tuesday to an Whitney Young Elizabeth Clifford. Mrs. Lucia Ba- overflow audience of undergraduates and other members of the adminis¬ cote, Mrs. Lucy Grigsby and Mrs. Jo¬ in the Davage Auditorium on the trative stall are located on the fust sephine Thompson. Clark College campus. A faculty cof¬ floor of the building as are eight fac¬ fee hour in the Exhibition Gallery I hose who ulty offices, six of which were played an active part of the Trevor Arnett Library and in¬ newly in dividual conferences with students in added. The student lounge and the planning for the affair were Mrs. Dean Sage Hall were crammed into new faculty lounge are located on the Virginia L. Jones. Mrs. Marnesba the speaker’s busy schedule. second floor of the building which Hill. Miss Bessie Drewrv. Mrs. Lula has also additional office kenned\ and Mrs. Helene \\ ester- Wednesday evening at the closing space for field. (See session, the students were reluctant faculty personnel. Classrooms are on pictures on reception on tilt; third to see him go, so greatly did they floor. pages 20 and 21.1
9 All of the other winners for ’54 are represented (some several times) in the University Collection. Romeyn Van Vleck Lippman of Roxbury, Massachusetts, captured the highest cash award of $300 for his large canvas with four figures which he called “Eternal.” Exquisitely framed, it was sensitively painted in sombre tones of blue and gray, hut dramat¬ ically hi-lighted. Frederick D. Jones, Jr., of Chicago, Illinois, won the first Atlanta University Purchase Award of $150 for his oil painting, “Madonna Moderne; John Wilson of Boston, Massachusetts (presently studying in Mexico), won the first At¬ lanta University Purchase Award of $125 for his water color, “Roxbury Rooftops,” and the $25 print award for his lithograph, “Mother and Child.” Henry Bannarn of Brooklyn, New York, won the second Atlanta University Purchase Award of $75 for his water color, “Composition No. 5;” Jack Jordan, Columbia, South Carolina, art instructor, won the $250 sculpture award for his “Primitive Hunters;” Charles W. Stallings of Baltimore, Maryland, won the $15 print prize for his linoleum block print, “Swamp Fever;” and Samella S. Lewis of Tallahassee, Florida, won the third award of $10 for her drawing, “Barrier.” Honorable mention in the show was accorded to the following: Robert A. Lippman and prize-winning oil, “Eternal” Daniel of Tallahassee, Florida, in the landscapes for his oil painting, “Over¬ cast; Leroy C. Weaver of Prairie View, Texas, for his self portrait, Three Are First-Time Winners at Art “Yellow-Light Deception” in the por¬ Show traits or figures; Merton D. Simpson of New York City for his oil, “Land¬ scape Ballet" in the airy subject; Jewel W. Simon of Atlanta for her “Boats” Atlanta artists whose works have been shown University’s thirteenth an¬ in the water colors; Elizabeth Cat¬ nual exhibition of in the paintings, sculpture campus gallery throughout the lett of Mexico for her linoleum block and prints by Negro artists was years. print, “I am the Negro Woman” in marked by a wide assortment of can¬ A first-time winner was Jean Flow¬ the graphic arts; and George R. Shiv¬ vases that covered just about every ers of St. Louis, Missouri (recipient ery of Long Island, New York, for his phase of painting one might imagine. of an honorable mention in the 1952 plaster figure, “Spring” in the sculp¬ There were modern and traditional show), who won the John Hope Pur¬ ture section. still lifes, portraits, figures and land¬ chase Award of $250 for “Midnight Among the prize-winners and other scapes in varying shades, some of Market,’ a large modern landscape. exhibitors (from outside of Atlanta) brilliant hue, some in subdued tones, Another first-time winner, Margaret who were known to attend the show hut all of a rare quality that merited S. Collins of Tallahassee, Florida, re¬ were Jack Jordan, Orangeburg, South warm and since admiration from jury ceived the $100 sculpture award for Carolina; and Margaret S. Collins, Tal¬ patrons. her plaster “Rust of Woman.” And lahassee, Florida; and Arthur Rose of Among the eleven to receive prizes, Harper T. Phillips, an instructor at Orangeburg. three were first-time winners. A good the Mobile Branch of Alabama State In all, there were 127 works of art many of the newcomers who were ex¬ College, joined the ranks of the first¬ from 76 artists in the showing. Serv¬ hibiting for the first time brought time winners when he won the popu¬ ing as judges were George S. Beattie, a fresh vitality to the show and were lar award of $100 for his abstrac¬ Solomon Beton. and James Routh, a real threat to the better known tion, “Discernment.” all of Atlanta.
10 Dr. Lou LaBrant (center) with Paul Farmer (left) city coordinator of English and (right) N. P. Tillman of Atlanta University.
Significant in the University Eng- pus in which teachers have studied lish-Education program during the ways in which they might better teach semester was a Field Workshop in reading, writing and listening in their Teaching the Language Arts at the classes. During several summer ses¬ local David T. Howard High School. sions, Dr. LaBrant (then on the fac¬ I nder the direction of Dr. Lou La- ulty of New \ ork l Diversity) was in¬ Brant, guest professor in the depart¬ vited to serve on the faculty and to ment who was Field appointed to the fac¬ give to the students the benefit of Workshop ulty in September, 1953, it is proving her many years of experience in the to lie one of the brightest spots in area of English-Education. Atlanta’s educational progress. in To Dr. LaBrant’s courses in Sep¬ This unique University - Public tember came a number of local high School program is the fulfillment of school teachers who registered for a long cherished hope of the English English methods and theory. Department’s chairman. Dr. Nathaniel P. Tillman, who for years has looked Learning of this opportunity for in-service teachers and sensitive to forward to the dav when some means the needs at David T. Howard could he devised to promote a co¬ High. operative program between the l ni- Principal Floyd Sullivan, Atlanta l versity and the schools to combat Diversity .37 Math and ’46 Ed. the low achievement in literacy of sought the services of Dr. LaBrant for the city, tin* state and eventually the suggestions that might be em¬ ployed to s entire Southern region, (her a pe¬ improve tin* school teach¬ ing program. riod of years, he has set up special ( Continued on classes and workshops on tin* cam¬ page 12)
11 The Field \\ orksliop The enrollees in the Workshop were Dr. Tillman has pointed out that soon to discover that they had great future steps might well include par¬ (Continued from page 11) need to examine, read and evaluate ent education. This education could His request received earnest the books for their students. They felt begin with discussions about im¬ consideration of Dr. Tillman and Dr. that the great range in ability within provement of home conditions, selec¬ LaBrant, who together with President tion of Rufus E. Clement of Atlanta Uni¬ each class called for individualiza¬ magazines and books and versity, Dr. Wesley J. Lyda and Dr. tion of most of the reading, and the perhaps lead to classes for adults who wish to learn to read or to im¬ Lynette Saine Bickers of the School nature of many of the homes pre¬ of Education and Paul Farmer, city cluded reading outside of school. Con¬ prove their own proficiency. coordinator of English in the public sequently reading in class became an school system, worked out a plan for obvious procedure. setting up the Field Workshop. In the opinion of Dr. Tillman, the At the beginning of the second 'Institute program is of the utmost significance semester, the Workshop was included because o*t in the University curriculum. From (1) teachers requested the SufeeividicM David T. Howard High 23 teachers course; (2) teaching is closely re¬ A came out to enroll. Majority of this lated to weekly observations; (3) the three-day Institute on Supervis¬ number were teachers of ion English, but University instructor is able to get opened April 8 on the campus there were under representatives from the acquainted not only with teachers but the sponsorship of the Grad¬ social studies, mathematics, science uate School of Social Work. Its theme with high school students as well; and home economics departments. (4) the program envisages a long¬ was “Techniques of Effective Super¬ The pattern for the Workshop was term process, not to end with the vision in Agency Practice.’’ as follows: One a day week Dr. La- course (the University has promised Nationally known consultants who Brant put in a full day at the High to continue the services of the di¬ took part were Miss Sarah Ivins, a School. Upon arrival, she was given rector another year) ; and (5) re¬ former director of field work, New a visiting schedule which listed the sults are immediate instead of de¬ York School of Social Work; Mrs. classes, hours, teachers and room ferred (for example, a part of the Mildred C. numbers. Her Barry, assistant professor, professional duties to course is work in the classroom un¬ the classrooms were never static. School of Applied Sciences, Western Sug¬ der observation. As one check, the gestions and criticisms were given librarian is keeping careful records Reserve University; and Carl L. Ob- whenever requests were made. Fol¬ of check-outs from the library). (Continued on page 38) lowing the visits, conference hours were set up for teachers and students upon request. At four o’clock on the day of the visit, the teachers met with Dr. LaBrant for a two-hour seminar in the school library.
From the very beginning of the program, the classes were concerned with methods of diagnosis, kinds of class records, reading interests and disabilities and general kinds of ap¬ proach. Because the work was done at the school, it was possible to talk in terms of specific situations, and there was evidence of little gap be¬
tween what was said and what was
understood. Participants in the Institute on Supervision April 8-10
12 Sir Roger Makins NINE FOREIGN STUDENTS SEEK ADVANCED DEGREES \ isits Campus Nine foreign students were enrolled graduate of the University of Liberia. in tbe graduate and professional James Ogunsanya of Nigeria, West schools of Atlanta University during Africa, a former principal of St. the year. Mary’s School and of St. Peter's Two of this group came from In¬ School, and a former departmental dia: Sri pat i Ranganadha of Bellary, bead of Holy Trinity School (all in West South India, a graduate of Annam- Africa), was enrolled in the alai University in that country, who Graduate School of Education; Gave- was enrolled in the Economics De¬ ston David of St. Thomas, Virgin partment of the Graduate School of Islands, is working for a degree in Arts and Sciences, and Sinpah Bhas- social work; and Gerardo Ebanks of kara Rao, also of Bellary and holder Havana. Cuba, a member of tbe fac- ultv in of a B.A. degree from the University Spanish at Morris Brown Col¬ of Madras, who was enrolled in the lege, is enrolled in the French De¬ Graduate School of Business Admin¬ partment at the Graduate School of istration. Arts and Sciences. Asumah E. Three of the enrollees matricu¬ Bassey of Nigeria, a lated in tbe Graduate School of Li¬ graduate of Morehouse College, is working in tbe field of economics brary Service. All Carnegie fellows at at the Graduate School of Arts and Britain s Makins and Atlanta's Clement Atlanta University, they were Sadao at Trevor Arnett Library. Sciences. Yoshida, a graduate of Doshisha Uni¬ versity of Kyoto, Japan, who worked On Saturday, February 6, Sir Rog¬ in a newspaper office in his country On February 14, students in the er Makins, British ambassador to before coming to the United States; Graduate School of Library Service the United States, was a visitor on Fritz Malval of Port au Prince, Haiti, entertained the a the University campus. He was ac¬ faculty with Tea companied by John C. Thomson, Brit¬ a former teacher of Greek, Latin and in the Music Room of the Trevor ish consul in Atlanta. French: and Osborne Diggs of Mon¬ Arnett Library. The faculty was pleas¬ rovia, Liberia. Malval. son of a law¬ antly surprised when William Jones of His Atlanta schedule was crammed yer. is a graduate of Petit Seminaire Cleveland. Ohio, president of the class full of engagements, but tbe distin¬ and of the College St. Gartial in Haiti. presented a beautiful Silver l ea Serv¬ guished Briton did have time to greet He obtained ice to Dr. \ irginia Lacv Jones, dean officers of the I niversity and the private training in li¬ brary service in Port au Prince prior of tbe School, as a gift from the stu¬ l niversity Center. to coming to this country. Diggs is a dents of 1953-54. Atlanta University was very glad to have Sir Roger on the campus because he is tbe son-in-law of Dwight F. Davis (Secretary of War under the late President Coolidge, later Governor-General of the Philippines and donor of the Davis Cup) who has been a contributor to and friend of Atlanta l niversity since 1928. Sir Roger became ambassador to the l mited States in October, 1952. Ilis first overseas post was in Wash¬ ington. Seeing wide service during World War II. he was in close as¬ sociation with General Eisenhower and Field Marshal W ilson. After the
war be was made economic minister First row COLLEGE SENIORS Opportunities for graduate and pro¬ fessional study at Atlanta l niversity ***>-••• were outlined to seniors of the At¬ ~ ..... lanta eolleges who were guests on the campus on May 4 at the first annual ‘‘At Home sponsored by the Grad¬ uate Schools. Dr. Paul I. Clifford, registrar, served as master of cere¬ Deans monies. oj the Graduate Schools — Atlanta University (left to right) Whitney M. Young, School of Social Work; Wesley J. Lyda, School of Education; Virginia L. Jones, School Assembling in the auditorium of of Library Service; Samuel Z. Westerfield, School of Business Administration; and S. Milton Nabrit, School of Arts and Sciences. Dean Sage Hall, the guests were in¬ troduced to Dean S. Milton Nahrit, School of Arts and Sciences; Dean Whitney M. Young, School of Social Work; Dean Virginia Lacy Jones, School of Library Service: Dean Wes¬ ley J. Lyda, School of Education, and Dean Samuel Z. Westerfield. School of Business Administration. The students learned of offerings in the graduate schools, of scholar¬ ship and fellowship aid available and of the manv placement opportunities for those who complete the work. Members of the various faculties were Atlanta University Registrar, Paul I. Clifford (second from left) and (left to right) introduced by the Deans. A. A. McPheeters, Dean, Clark College; Albert N. Whiting, Dean, Morris Brown College; and B. R. Brazeal, Dean, Morehouse Announcement of the Atlanta L ni¬ College. versity Women’s Club Scholarship of S400, which is open to graduates of the Atlanta colleges, was made by Dr. Phyllis Wallace of the School of Business Administration. Special guests were Deans of the undergraduate colleges and members of the personnel departments of the Atlanta University Center. Following the assembly program, the seniors were invited to visit with the Deans and their faculties through¬ out the classroom building and then to attend a social hour in the Exhibi¬ Personnel Workers — Atlanta University Center (left to right) William 1/. Nix, More¬ house College; E. Beatrice Brown, Clark College; Paul I. Clifford, Atlanta University; tion Gallery of the Trevor Arnett Charlton R. Hamilton, Clark College; Phoebe Burney, Clark College; and E. J. Odom, Library. Morris Brown College. 14 ACADEMIC APPOINT¬ Liberian Visitors Are MENTS AND Guests at Luncheon PROMOTIONS Internationally famous guests on Graduate School of Social Work the l Diversity campus on February 24 were the Honorable Ernest J. Dr. Joseph Golden has received an Yancey, Secretary of Public Instruc¬ appointment to the Graduate School tion for Liberia, and his wife, who of Social Work. were in the United States to tour col¬ A native of Austria, he earned a leges and universities in which Li¬ The Clements and Guests at Bumstead berian students were bachelor of arts and master of arts enrolled. At At¬ Hall (left to right) Mrs. Rufus E. Clem¬ lanta degree at the University of Pennsyl¬ University, they met with Os¬ ent, Mrs. Ernest J. Yancey, Mr. Yancey, vania in languages (including Semi¬ borne Diggs, a first-year student in and President Clement. tics) with a minor in the social the Graduate School of Library Serv- sciences. His graduate work was done in social University faculty and administrative work, sociology, economics At a luncheon honoring the dis¬ staff and officials of the and psychology. He has studied at colleges of tinguished guests President Rufus E. the Atlanta University Center, and the New York and the Pennsylvania Clement introduced members of the Schools of Social Work and he has then presented Mrs. X ancey and her received the Ph.D. degree in sociol¬ husband, both of whom spoke briefly. ogy from the University of Pennsyl¬ peared in the American Sociological Mr. A ancey told of the need for a vania. Revieiv. better understanding between colored Dr. Golden has taught at Florida Americans and the There have been two promotions at people of Liberia, State University, Beaver College and the school. Mrs. Marjorie Johnson of and made an eloquent plea for a sym¬ Temple l Diversity. His wide and va¬ country to cor¬ the group work department has been pathetic interest in his ried experience includes working with rect promoted to an associate professor¬ many of the false impressions the American Jewish Congress in of Africa and its inhabitants that are ship: and Mrs. Amanda Watts, field Philadelphia, being a classification work supervisor, has been promoted so widespread today. He cited Libe¬ in ria as a land of specialist the l nited States Army, to an assistant professorship. opportunity for Ne¬ serving as a research assistant for the groes who have something worth¬ l nited States Senate Special Com¬ Graduate School of Education while to offer. mittee on Small Business Problems, According to the visitor, who is Three being a caseworker with the National faculty members at the the son of a former vice-president of School of Education have been pro¬ Refugee Service of New York, a vis¬ Liberia, the average Liberian who itor with the Department of Public moted. Dr. Ras 0. Johnson and Dr. visits the United States, chooses Wash¬ Assistance in Laurence L. Philadelphia and a spe¬ Boyd have been elevated ington and New York, shunning the cial visitor with to full Boys’ Clubs and Set¬ professorships. Dr. Lynette South because of segregation prac¬ Saine Bickers has received a tlements in Philadelphia. promo¬ tices. He, however, has recommended Dr. Golden’s tion to an associate writings have ap- professorship. that his countrymen visit the South because of the courteous treatment he has received and also because of the significant activities of \egroes who live in this section of the country. In Mr. Yancey’s opinion, the most pressing need in Liberia today is for well-trained teachers. He told his lis¬ teners of Liberia’s great interest in increasing educational opportunities on all levels and of steps his gov¬ ernment is now taking to improve the situation. Ten per cent of the annual budget in his countn goes into edu¬ cation. with a good part of this sum allotted to foreign fellowships. One hundred and eight) Liberians are studying at the present time in the 1 nited States, he said, and 65 are in Europe. The Delegates to the fourteenth annual meeting of the College Language Association Yanceys were accompanied to which met at Atlanta University April 30-May 1. Dr. S. Milton Nabrit, Dean of the \tlanta b> David M. Thomas, cul¬ Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, welcomed the visitors to the campus at the tural attache at the Liberian Embassy opening session in the Dean Sage Hall auditorium. Principal speaker at the meeting in \\ was Dr. Lou LaBrant, guest professor of English at Atlanta University. ashington. 15 SPECIALISTS IN LIBRARIANSIIIP Cleveland, Ohio, who was appointed as a guest lecturer for the second ON FACULTY semester. She offered courses in Li¬ brary Work for Children and Young People, Story Telling, Children’s Lit¬ erature and School Library Service. Active in the work of the American Library Association, Miss Morris is chairman of the organization’s Hook Evaluation Committee of the Chil¬ dren’s Library Association; a mem¬ ber of the Newberry Caldecott Com¬ mittee (the committee which makes awards for the best children’s books published each year); a member of Miss Morris Miss Fair the executive board of the Associa¬ tion’s Junior Members Roundtable, Miss Ethel M. Fair, a former di¬ To meet the need of the library and chairman of the section for Work¬ rector of the movement Library School at the in Egypt, she compiled a ers with Children and New Jersey College for Women, was hook on Librarianship in the Service Young People. She is also a member of the execu¬ guest professor at the School of Li¬ of Youth. This volume has been trans¬ tive committee of the Ohio brary Service during the year. lated into Arabic and is the only book Library A in on Association. graduate of Vassar College and Arabic library service for young the Graduate Library School of the people. Miss Morris attended the Univer¬ University of Chicago, she served two Miss Fair has on taught the facul¬ sity of Chicago before earning the years a grant as ties of the at under Lulbright li¬ library schools the bachelor of arts and the bachelor of brarian of the American University University of Wisconsin, Emory Uni¬ library service degrees at Western at Cairo. Miss Fair participated in the versity and New Jersey State Teach¬ Reserve University. lecture series sponsored by the Cairo ers College. She has also worked with and the Alexandria Library Asso¬ the Pennsylvania and Wisconsin State She has had many years of exper¬ ciations. She also served on the execu¬ Library Commissions. ience in her field at the Branch Chil¬ tive board of the Cairo Library Asso¬ Another specialist to serve on the dren's Library of the Cleveland Pub¬ ciation. faculty is Miss Effie Lee Morris of lic Library. Students in the Graduate School of Li¬ brary Service are seen leaving Slowe Hall in Washington just before starting on their tour of that city. On the extreme left on the first row is Mrs. Gaynelle Barksdale, catalogue libra¬ rian at Atlanta University. The third from the end on the same row is Mrs. Jose¬ phine Thompson, a member of the fac¬ ulty of the Graduate School of Library Service, who was in charge of the group. 16 (Top) Workshoppers in Assembly in Dean Sage Hall Auditorium and (Bottom) a Workshop Study Group THE UNIVERSITY-STATE PROGRAM FOR SUPERVISING TEACHERS Atlanta tors as University and the Geor¬ certification requirements set I his and other relative factors were gia State Department of Education up by the Georgia State Department discussed in several conferences by of the have joined forces in launching a Education; additional salary in¬ Georgia Committee on Coopera¬ crements for state-wide program for the prepara¬ supervising teachers tion in Teacher Education and the tion of supervising teachers. based upon the level of their cer¬ Presidents of the nine institutions of tification and the dearth of sujier- higher learning which led to the init¬ Giving their whole-hearted support vising teachers of student teachers in iation of the present program in July, to the effort are the colleges of met¬ Georgia with any specialized train¬ 1953. on the campus of Atlanta l Di¬ ropolitan Atlanta: Morehouse, Spel- ing. versity. man, Clark and Morris Brown Col¬ To spearhead the effort, a study Serving as coordinator of the pro¬ leges: state colleges at Albany, Fort was made by Dr. Wesley J. Lyda, gram is Dr. R. (). Johnson of \tlanta Valley and Savannah: and Paine Col¬ Dean <>f the Atlanta l niversitv Grad¬ l Diversity s School of Education. lege in Augusta. I he uate School of Education, which staff includes the following su¬ Although Atlanta l niversity had brought to light that during the year, pervisors of student teaching in the been offering a less extensive pro¬ 1951-1952, four hundred and fift\ - participating colleges: Dr. Catherine one I. Duncan. Fort Valle\ gram for the training of supervising supervising teachers were needed State Col¬ teachers of student teachers, the ur¬ by the nine institutions of higher lege; Mrs. B. M. Braxton, Paine Col¬ gency for a more intensive period of learning in the preparation of Negro lege: Mrs. \. M. Cochran, Morris I Continued on training was necessitated by such fac¬ teachers in Georgia. /uige 38 I 17 UniversityJ women (In this issue, the Bulletin presents the third in a series of sketches on women of the University who serve on the faculty and staff.) had an additional year of study at M rs. Brooks into the “specialist the University of Chicago and she class. She served as a library consult¬ Mrs. Brooks has completed all course work to¬ ant for the Secondary School Study of ward the doctorate in her field at the Association of Colleges and Sec¬ the Graduate Library School in ondary Schools for Negroes, and she MRS. HALLIE BEACHAM which her specialization has been in taught summer courses for teacher- BROOKS communications and reading. Her librarians at Atlanta University be¬ graduate study was aided by grants fore the organization of the Grad¬ hacuity. School Library Service of from the Carnegie Corporation and uate School of Library Service. the General Education Board. Mrs. Hallie Beacham Brooks is The field service program that she When her schoolmates were hav¬ one of the few members of the fac¬ conducted for the Graduate School was financed ulty who can boast of being a “first" ing loads of fun after classes at by a grant from the in her experiences at Atlanta Uni¬ Shortridgc High, young Hallie, a Carnegie Corporation. In this work versity. Not only did she have full sophomore, was busy learning the Mrs. Brooks visited school libraries in rudiments of responsibility for organizing the li¬ library service at the thirteen states including Alabama, Dunbar Branch of the brary of the Laboratory High School, Indianapolis Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Public she was the “first" librarian of the Library. Because of her great Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, interest in and love for School. When the School was discon¬ books, she was tinued. she received one of the “first" given a scholarship by the State Li¬ appointments to the newly-organized brary Commission of Indiana to take Graduate School of Library Service the public library training course. When she was awarded a certificate as part-time instructor and director of field service. At the present time upon completion of the course, she received an she teaches courses in communica¬ appointment as assistant librarian. tion at the Graduate School, as well as courses in the history of books She continued in her chosen pro¬ and libraries, methods and problems fession as an assistant librarian at in reading, and literature in the hu¬ Butler University during the period manities and the social sciences. that she was enrolled as an under¬ A native of West Baden, Indiana, graduate. However, her appointment to Atlanta University interrupted her Mrs. Brooks is a graduate of Short- ridge High School in Indianapolis. college study, which was continued and completed at Butler during suc¬ She earned the A.B. degree at But¬ ceeding summer sessions. ler University, the B.L.S. degree at the Columbia University School of There have been other phases of Library Service, and the M.A. degree professional library service that have at the University of Chicago. She has been of inestimable value in putting Mrs. Kennedy 18 Kentucky. Louisiana, Texas, Missis¬ For two terms she was president of the sippi. Tennessee and Oklahoma. Atlanta l Diversity Women’s Club. Among her professional affilia¬ Mrs. Brooks is the L niversity’s Ex tions. Mrs. Brooks holds membership hibit “A" of a career woman who in Pi Lambda Theta, national honor¬ has successfully blended social wel¬ fare and social activities into a satis¬ ary society for women in the field of education, and Beta Phi Mu, na¬ fying and well-rounded life. tional library science honorary fra¬ ternity. She has served as chairman of MRS. LYDA McCREE the committee on instruction for the Association of American Library KENNEDY Schools. Dietitian. Administrative Stall Several years ago, Mrs. Brooks designed a Panoramic Chart of the As an undergraduate at Spelman Manuscript Period in Bookmaking College, Lyda Hoyle McCree had high (fifth to the fifteenth centuries), hope of becoming a teacher of home which is being used in many library economics. And she did realize this schools throughout the country. ambition for a while at least at Ala¬ Mrs. Coulborn bama State College and at Bennett For years, Mrs. Brooks has par¬ College. ticipated in community welfare pro¬ taking their meals at the summer Her first grams. During her college days when appointment at Atlanta school. Mrs. Kennedy was not aware she was chairman the inter-racial of University was to teach home eco¬ of it at the time, but she was slated committee of the National Student nomics at the Laboratory High to become the dietitian for the Uni¬ Council of the Y.W.C.A., she visited School. She had not contemplated versity in the not-too-distant future. and spoke at colleges in Indiana, Ohio giving up her teaching for she loved and Michigan. working with the bright young stu¬ Although she excels when it comes dents who were attracted to that to direction of the University’s board¬ She was chairman of the telephone school. But the change came about ing department, it is at the banquets committee in the registration drive after she put in just one summer as and formal dinners on the campus during the Clement campaign for dietitian at the Atlanta University that she shows her mettle. An indi¬ membership on the Atlanta Board of Summer School. At the time, board¬ cation of this occurred not long ago Education during the spring of 1953. ing facilities were provided in the when a national organization held its Morgan Hall Dining Room on the week-long meeting in Atlanta. The Spelman campus. The delicious meals formal banquet was scheduled to be that were served attracted practicalb held in the Atlanta l niversity Dining every member of the summer facul¬ Hall at 6:30 P.M. on a certain day. ty and staff to the dining room, those But how could the planners have who lived away from the campus as foreseen the long and involved ses¬ well as those on the campus. In fact, sion that was to go far beyond the the meals were so delicious that stated hour? The business of the af¬ several of the teachers discontinued ternoon continued for 30 minutes, home meals altogether so that all then 60 minutes, then two hours and members of the family might enjoy into three hours. Mrs. Kenned\ had the food that was prepared under prepared a tempting menu for the the direction of Mrs. Kenned\ in the dinner meeting, but one that had to campus kitchen. be served when hot to be appreciated. Main dietitians would have been frus¬ I his was evidence enough of tin* trated at the dela\ in the serving hour. kind of reputation that Mrs. Ken¬ Perhaps our Mrs. Kenned\ was on nedy was building up for herself. the But the stamp of approval was put verge of something ver\ serious, what with on her ability when the President working with a new staff Mrs. Cochrane of the l niversity and his wife started I Continued on page 25 I 19 THE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S EL! * Exhibition (iallpr\ ; JO THE HC SSES to (Left right) Mrs. Beulah Lewis, Mrs. Lucia Bacote, . Beth Mrs. Carrie Ashmore, Mrs. Pilar Gokhale, Miss Barba Basker ette Bickers, Mrs. Gaynelle Barksdale, Miss Mildred S i, Mr; Theodora James, Mrs. Pearl Clement, Mrs. Virginia J i (Pre: Lilly, Mrs. A. B. McCoy, Mrs. Vivian Beavers, Miss F tie Ad < Top — President and Mrs. Albert E. Manley of Spelman College. Center — President Rufus E. Clement, Mrs. Benena Kerr of Durham, North Carolina, and John Hervey Wheeler of Durham, North Carolina. Bottom — (left) Willis Laurence James, director of the Spelman College Glee Club; and (right) Lawrence J. MacGregor, chair¬ man of the Atlanta University Board of Trustees. (Left to right) Mrs. Lee Lorch of Fisk University; Dr. ihu D. ton Nabrit of Atlanta University; Mrs. Gokhale and Di egel. « IIP, HONORS... THE TRUSTEES ! GJ ls Scene of hvent Tfi OSTESSES -ucio 3t Mrs. Betty Boyd, Mrs. Lucy Grigsby, Mrs. Ollie Love, 5, Misa ;ra Baskerville, Mrs. Josephine Thompson, Mrs. Lyn- \iss Mil imith, Mrs. Julia Neal, Mrs. Josephine Murphy, Mrs. irs. Virc Jones (President of the Women's Club), Mrs. Hortense lovers i -rankie Adams and Mrs. Dorothy Wright. > Top — Trevor Arnett of Grand Beach, Michigan, honorary chairman of the At¬ lanta University Board, with his niece, Miss Dorothy Arnett. Center — Mr. and Mrs. William T. Gos¬ sett of Detroit, Michigan. Bottom — (left to right) James Gussow of Atlanta; Mrs. Chauncey Waddell of New York City, and Dr. Morris Siegel of At¬ lanta University. liversity Vishnu D. Gokhale of Atlanta University; Dean S. Mil- Dkhalei Dr. Siegel. JOHN P. WHITTAKER Now Devotes Full Time to Mutual Federal 22 Whittaker Resigns To Give Full Time To Business Interests sored At the close of the calendar year, arts degree in 1915. As an undergrad¬ by the colleges of the Atlanta l 11953 ) Atlanta University reluctantly uate he was a member of the varsity niversity Center. debating team, treasurer of the ath¬ accepted the resignation of John P. For many years, Mr. Whittaker was Whittaker, letic association and president of the long-time registrar and di¬ a member of the National Association rector of the Summer School, who Y.M.C.A. He has pleasant recollec¬ of Collegiate Deans and Registrars. had made the difficult decision to tions of attending the first student He held offices as treasurer, vice pres¬ devote his full time and energies to Y.M.C.A. Conference for Negro col¬ ident, president and also as a mem¬ the program of the Mutual Federal leges in 1912 at King’s Mountain, ber of the executive committee. On North Carolina. Building and Loan Association, which numerous occasions he presented he had built from the ground up to In 1922, Mr. Whittaker studied at professional papers at the meetings of more than a five million dollar or¬ the 1 niversitv of Chicago, earning the Association. He has been a reg¬ ganization in a span of fifteen years. at the degree of bachelor of science with ular attendant the meetings of the Association of Mr. Whittaker was one of the of¬ a major in chemistry. Later, on a Colleges and Secon¬ ficials on the campus who served At¬ grant from the General Education dary Schools for Negro Youth. lanta University through its difficult Board, he studied college administra¬ One of the most valuable services transition period from an undergrad¬ tion at Columbia l niversity, this time rendered by Mr. Whittaker to Atlanta uate to a graduate institution. He is earning a master of arts degree. University was his chairmanship of well remembered and revered by a campaign for funds in 1929 which countless alumni and friends of the Upon his graduation from Atlanta netted his alma mater more than $40,- University as University in 1915, Mr. Whittaker who regard him their 000. was invited to take charge of all aca¬ connecting link between the past and demic work at Texas College. In 1916, the present. In Atlanta, Mr. Whittaker has been he returned to Atlanta University to prominent in civic and religious af¬ Ranking high in the first ten of At¬ teach Latin, civics, algebra, physics, fairs. For more than two decades he lanta University’s most distinguished chemistry and plane geometry in the has been chairman of the deacon graduates I he was selected in a Bul¬ high school. In the fall of 1919, he letin hoard of the First Congregational poll conducted during the 75th was appointed to the principalship of Church, chairman of the Board of anniversary year of Atlanta l ni- the high school, continuing, however, Directors of the Carrie Steele Fitts versity), Mr. Whittaker is a native to leach courses in physics and chem¬ of Home, a member of the Board of Di¬ Tuskegee, Alabama, and a son of istry. the late John William Whittaker. At¬ rectors of the Atlanta l rban League and a member of the Board of the lanta l niversitv, 23 Al the Anmull Banquet of the Alumni Association on Jane 7, 1954, Mr. Whittaker was given a gold watch, “indicative of es¬ teem and love and apprecia¬ tion.” The presentation was made by Clayton R. Yates, ’20. On December 29, 1952, the As¬ wife, the former Alva Louise Brown, ability of the instructional program sociation was converted to a federal who was graduated from the college to the experiences, needs and inter¬ association with the name Mutual department of Atlanta University in ests of the pupils and communities it Federal Savings and Loan Associa¬ 1919; and his two daughters, Edna serves. The greatest promise in bet¬ tion of Atlanta. Its headquarters are and Anna. located on Atlanta’s famed Auburn tering this condition is what he has Despite the fact that he is not of¬ Avenue in one of the most beautiful termed “life-related teaching.” ficially on the administrative staff of hank buildings in the city. the Lhiiversity and the Summer Mr. Whittaker’s long years of serv¬ School, Mr. Whittaker is still around The Trevor Arnett ice have not been without recogni¬ in the hearts of students, alumni and Library has tion. In October, 1946, he was hon¬ colleagues, who can never forget his many rare editions of the earliest ored by Atlanta University at the dignity of person, his quiet forceful¬ Negro newspapers preserved on mi¬ third annual observance of ness and his Charter unfailing devotion to At¬ crofilm. Included is the file of Free¬ lanta Day. On that occasion he received a University. dom’s Journal, the first Negro news¬ handsome two-suiter in leather from paper published in America. Some friends and colleagues in the affiliated of the issues date hack to the institutions. In 1953, he was honored period of the Civil War and by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity as Reconstruction. “Citizen of the Year’’ and Life-Related Teaching in Rural so by the 27 Al in the Library’s collection are Club as “Man of the both “for Schools, a monograph by B. F. Bul¬ Year,” newspapers that have a remarkable lock of the the Atlantan who had achieved most School of Education wras introduced into the history. There are copies of the Broad for the city and his fellowmen” during curriculum of the Atlanta Ax, a crusading journal published in the period. In March. 1954. at the University Summer School in 1953. The St. annual meeting of the National As¬ publication was prepared Paul, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illi¬ because “nowhere is there sociation of Deans and Registrars at any defin¬ nois, in the lo90’s; the Daily Creole ite Arkansas A.&M. College, he was giv¬ organized program in our elemen¬ and the New Orleans Tribune. The en a gold plaque for his outstanding tary rural schools to give the rural last named at one time was published service to education. Latest honor to youth a better understanding and in French as well as English. Also in¬ he accorded to Mr. Whittaker came deeper appreciation of rural life, upon cluded are the New York Age, which at the annual banquet of the National which to build a happy and successful for Atlanta University Alumni Associa¬ generations was considered as the official tion on June 7. The Association’s agricultural career." In the author’s mouthpiece in the North of gift to him was a gold watch, in¬ opinion, the program of rural edu¬ Booker T. Washington, and the Rich¬ dicative of esteem and love and ap¬ cation in the South is the weakest mond Planet, one of the most out¬ preciation. phase in the entire educational pro¬ spoken Negro newspapers in the Lending encouragement and sup¬ gram of the nation, both with respect South which wielded a wide political port through the years have been his to educational facilities and the adapt¬ influence at the turn of the century. 21 the Graduate School of Social Work. assistant director of the After-Care The University \\ omen Department of the New York State Mrs. Lyda McCree Kennedy Proud of her Newr England heri¬ Training School for Delinquent Girls. tage. Mrs. Cochrane, like many of the I Continued from page 19) In the last-named position, she was youngsters growing up in that sec¬ instrumental in promoting and or¬ during the holiday season when reg¬ tion of the country, learned to swim ganizing the first Negro Advisory ular and student help were on vaca¬ and ice skate at an early age. She Committee for a New \ ork State tion. But through it all. she main¬ can recall, and frequently does, the institution. On a scholarship from tained an equilibrium that was amaz¬ very happy days that she spent in Columbia University, Mrs. Cochrane ing to say the least. When the more and around Boston Bay’s Point Shir¬ was enabled to study special prob¬ than 600 delegates finally sat down ley. lems of the socially and emotionally for their most important event of the During this youthful period she handicapped child and to observe and week (shortly after 9:30 P. M.), the studied voice and piano which were study institutional and residential waiters moved swiftly into the hall to stand her in good stead when she treatment programs for juvenile and w ith trays of steaming-hot steaks cov¬ was later a teacher in the Hillside adult offenders. ered with mushroom sauce, flaky hot Park High School in Durham, North In 1945, Mrs. Cocbrane became rolls, fluffy rice, a crisp salad and Carolina. Although she w as employed chairman of the case work department fresh garden-sweet peas. The delegates to teach history and English, she was at the School of Social Work. It was who had given up hope of a decent active in the programs of the music under her direction that courses and meal gasped! It was unbelievable! department. curriculum in delinquency and psy¬ Since her graduation from Spel- chiatric social work were developed Because of an man, Mrs. Kennedy has studied dur¬ affinity for the fine meriting accreditation by the Ameri¬ ing several summer sessions at the arts, she was encouraged by her fam¬ can Association of Psychiatric Social l Diversity of Chicago. At the time ily to take dramatics at Emerson Col¬ Work. In 1949, Mrs. Cochrane was that her husband, Dr. Melvin D. lege of Oratory in Boston and courses invited to teach during the summer Kennedy, chairman of the depart¬ in dressmaking at the McDowrell session at New Y ork University. ment of history at Morehouse College, School of Design. Mrs. Cochrane has served as a was studying abroad on a Rosenwald I pon graduating from Winthrop board member and officer of many fellowship, she made the most of her High, Hortense Sanders entered social welfare and civic stav in France organiza¬ by studying the lan¬ Teachers College in Salem. Massa¬ tions. She is an active participant in guage of the country at the Alliance chusetts. majoring in secondary edu¬ national meetings and was a dele¬ Francaise. were in at They France the cation. Her studies were continued at time that World War II broke out, gate from Georgia to the 1950 Vi hite Teachers College. Columbia Uni¬ House Conference. Extensive research and lost no time in returning to the versity. at which she earned a mas¬ United States. by Mrs. Cocbrane has been completed ter of arts degree in vocational guid¬ on public care for mentally disturbed Despite the fact that she has a po¬ ance; and at the New York School persons in the South. She has been sition that calls for long hours on the of Social Work (concentrating in aided in this special study by grants job. Mrs. Kennedy still finds time psychiatric social work), at which from the Carnegie Foundation. On to devote to her two boys, one of she earned the degree of master of occasion Mrs. Cochrane has contrib¬ whom is a student at Exeter Acad- social work. On a General Education uted articles to such publications as emy in Massachusetts. Board fellowship, she later entered the the National Education Outlook. Geor¬ Mrs. I Kenned) has a simple recipe Diversity of Chicago for post grad¬ gia Historical Quarterly, The Journal which never fails to uate work in bring success— psychiatric and med¬ of \egro Education. Mental Hygiene. hard work and devotion to a task ical social work. Phylon and the Journal of Social whatever it may be. Mrs. Cochrane’s experience has Work. been extensive. A state licensed coun¬ Mrs. Cochrane is the wife of War¬ MRS. I lORTEXSE SANDERS selor for New N ork. she served as a ren Cochrane, executive secretary of coci iraxf: counselor in the New ^ ork Citv jun¬ Atlanta’s Butler Street Y.M.C.A. When school is out. Faculty, School of Sot ia I w ork ior high schools under the direction they head for of Dr. Harr\ Dexter Kitson. She has Saratoga. New \ ork, where they Among the New Englanders on the been assistant director of the Har¬ maintain a vear-round home, to rest facult\ is the former Hortens** San¬ lem Children’s Center in and relax from their ders of \\ inthrop. Massachusetts, who upper New many activities is professor of social work and di¬ ’t ork Cit\. In another post, she has in the deep South. (Continued on next rector of field world placement at worked with maladjusted vouth as page) MRS. HELEN M. COULBORN that to which they are usually ex¬ Walter T. Pace of Americus, Georgia; posed. Lillian Collins Parker of Macon, I am 11 y, hnglish Department A past president of the Lovett Georgia; Eunice Smith Pearson of A newcomer to the Atlanta Uni¬ School Mothers Club, she is co- Sandersville, Georgia; Helen C. Shorts versity community might get the chairman of the study committee of of Atlanta; Lettice Torrence of Mot impression on hearing the name, Dr. the Northside High School P.T.A. Springs, Arkansas; Margaret Samuel Ware of Coulborn, mentioned that the august She is also one of the most active Rome, Georgia; Geraldine Rushton Coulborn, chairman of the members of the League of Women W. Williams of Beckley, West Vir¬ Department of History, is the person Voters and serves on the Board, as ginia, and Robert J. Williams of Ma¬ to whom reference is made. Rut there editor of Facts (the League’s monthly con, Georgia. is another Dr. Coulborn on the Uni¬ publication), and as chairman of the One graduate received the degree versity scene—an energetic commu¬ tax committee. She also has been sec¬ of master of business administration. nity executive who since 1947 has retary of the League and a member He was Ester Junior, Jr., of Waycross, been associated with the Department of the committee on local government. Georgia. of English. In May, 1954, Mrs. Coulborn was The Baccalaureate Service Born and educated in the lone star elected to the presidency of the At¬ The use of power for righteousness state, the former Helen McIntosh was lanta University Women’s Club. Al¬ was the central theme of the bacca¬ graduated from Southern Methodist ready she is busy on plans for mak¬ laureate sermon University with University honors. preached by Dr. ing this a bigger and better organiza¬ She takes George D. Kelsey, associate professor pardonable pride in the tion for serving the University and of Christian Ethics at Drew Univer¬ fact that she was elected to post¬ the community in ways an organ¬ that sity on June 6, at the 23rd consecutive graduate membership in Texas Gam¬ ization of determined and able wom¬ combined service for the ma of Phi Beta Kappa upon the in¬ graduating en can serve. classes of stallation of that Atlanta Lhiiversity, More¬ chapter. She earned Her many friends are constantly house the A.M. degree at Southern Method¬ College and Spelman College. amazed at her boundless energy and ist University and the Ph.D. degree According to Dr. Kelsey, who not her ever unfolding versatility which at the University of Chicago. long ago was on the faculty of More¬ have done much to further better race house College as director ,of the Dr. Coulborn has a well earned relations throughout Atlanta and es¬ School of Religion, “There is no solu¬ reputation for being an authority on pecially in those communities that she tion to the problem of justice in the Chaucer. Her name is known to schol¬ serves so well. wTorld by the exercise of any ars around the world for her collab¬ earthly power, for power oration on the most righteousness and distinguished and The are not in perfect balance.” comprehensive work ever done on Commencement Season Chaucer — namelv, eight volumes of Advancing the theory that the (Continued from page 6) Canterbury Tales. righteous shall live by his own faith¬ fulness, Dr. went on to For a number of years she taught rinton, Mississippi; Charles Sumner Kelsey say Brabble of that he did not want to at Southern Methodist University. She Portsmouth, Virginia: go on record Evans B. as has been a research assistant in Eng¬ Cooper of Riceboro, Geor¬ saying that the righteous shall be lish at the University of Chicago, gia; Mildred L. Davis of Rome, Geor¬ prosperous while the wicked will suf¬ fer. But he did declare that to live working part time in Chicago and gia: Abbie Harris Dendy of Clinton, South in unity with God is its own end and part time in England. It was during Carolina; Viola E. Evans of that the purpose of life is realized the period that she was in England Augusta, Georgia; Ozzie B. Freeman of when one enters into that she was destined to meet her Atlanta; Helen W. Gray of At¬ fellowship with God. scholarly and distinguished husband. lanta; Beatrice B. Gore of Atlanta; Louise R. Hicklen of Cedartown, As busy as a mother with five lively Warning that in this day it is easy to lose our children can be, Helen Coulborn, nev¬ Georgia; Nannie Lou Jenkins of spiritual anchorage, Dr. ertheless, finds time to teach grad¬ Cuthbert, Georgia; Farris T. Johnson Kelsey told bis audience that there is of an uate students at Atlanta University Atlanta; John Wesley Jordan of analogy today between those peo¬ and also to teach literature to chil¬ Eufaula, Alabama; Katherine Hail ple who do not attain a full measure dren from the third to the seventh Long of Atlanta: Lewis M. Lowe of of justice in society and the ancient Judeans. He told the candidates that grades at the Lovett School in At¬ Americus, Georgia: Jessie H. Mc¬ Whorter of lanta. It is her belief that youngsters Athens, Georgia; Mattie any graduate who goes out into the Birdie Neal of Madison. kind of world we have at are able to comprehend and get pleas¬ Georgia: present and ure from much better literature than Johnnie Jordan Owens of Atlanta: (Continued on page 27) 26 The The l niversity State Program The third and final phase of the. Commencement Season program, covering a period of three ( Continued from page 17) weeks, was a seminar which was (Continued from page 26) Brown College; Mrs. Pearlie E. Dove, held during the summer of 1954. This Clark makes a mark for himself will be the College; Dr. Calvin Kiah, Sa¬ program provided for three work con¬ vannah Stale College; Miss Annie L. ferences in which all of the coordina¬ person with the kind of deep and abid¬ Sheffield. tors of student ing faith represented in Habbakuk in Albany State College; and teaching participated. Mrs. B. E. Williams of the Old Testament. Spelman Col¬ It is the plan of the sponsors to lege. Also lending their services are devote serious attention to those prob¬ In the opinion of the speaker, the Dr. A. A. McPheeters, Dean of Clark lems demanding research as well as chief subversive in a College; and Mrs. Helen A. Whiting, society who be¬ to individual a problems growing out gins to undermine any system pioneer in teacher-training pro¬ social of the experiences which have been is the grams, was a person who created it. He in¬ who until recently shared member of the throughout the program. formed the audience that there are Georgia State De¬ r t Numbered numbers of Americans today who are partment of Education as well as co¬ among the enrollees under the impression that the Amer¬ ordinator of student teaching for the were 39 elementary school teachers, 19 ican way of life and the American colleges of the Atlanta University high school teachers and 5 ele¬ Center. creed are one and the same thing. mentary school principals. Public and Even the Church sees itself in a false private elementary and secondary' The program has three distinct schools were light, he said, as he recalled that cer¬ represented. phases: A Workshop (the first was tain Protestant leaders are constantly held during the summer of 1953 on saying we must use spiritual means the Atlanta University campus) for IT IS A FACT for the establishment and mainte¬ identifying the problems and the nance of social relations. If we would ® 1 hat three current members of needs of student teachers; for point prevent tyranny from the faculty of expanding, Dr. ing up competencies needed by in- Meharry Medical Col¬ Kelsey explained, there must be an lege hold degrees from the service teachers; for providing op¬ biology exercise of power for righteousness. portunities for experiences in the de¬ department of Atlanta University— Birdie Scott velopment of such competencies; and Rolfe, Landry E. Bur¬ The audience was told in closing gess and Calvin Calhoun. for developing a point of view, pros that earthly power, on its own, can cedures and instruments necessary to) never he a solution to the problem ® That two graduates of the de¬ the program of student teaching of justice, for earthly power writes its partment of biology have received among the participating colleges and own post-doctoral Ford Faculty Fellow¬ obituary with earthly power. the cooperating schools. ships—Mary Logan Reddick and President Clement Barnett F. Smith. presided at the Second phase of the program was service and requested that President the period of internship, which be ® That every graduate of the biology Benjamin E. Mays ot Morehouse Col¬ gan on February 1. 1954, and which department who has was concerned principally with the sought medical lege introduce Dr. kelsev to the over¬ education has been admitted. evaluation of principles and proced flow audience in Sisters Chapel. The urcs recommended by the Workshop © That graduate schools have ac¬ scripture reading was given by the l rider the guidance of the coordi¬ cepted all recommended Reverend James W. May of Emory nators. the 63 enrollees in the initial graduates for the doctoral study. l Diversity; prayer was offered by Workshop applied the principles and the Reverend Monroe F. Swillev, Jr., procedures which were set up in • That graduates w ith a master’s de¬ that minister of the Second Ponce program. In weeklv seminars de Leon gree in biology are teaching on the held on the campus of the partici¬ faculties of: Baptist Church: and benediction was Bennett, Dillard, Ala¬ pating colleges, there was a sharing pronounced In the Reverend Emory bama State. Savannah State. Fort and evaluating of problems and ex¬ R. Searev. minister of the Mount /ion \ alley State. Morgan State, Johnson periences on the local level. In hi C. Second Baptist Church. Smith. Southern. Texas Southern, monthly central seminars on March Jarvis. \\ iley, Claflin. Benedict, Ken¬ Musical selections were rendered 12 and May 7. the group shared ex tucky Stale. Morehouse. Spelman. \t- l>\ the \tlanta-Morehouse-Spelman perienees on a state-wide basis and lanta l niversity. Bethune Cookman, Chorus under the direction of Pro- endeavored to develop further the Knoxville. Meharrv. North Carolina (cssor at Durham and \lhanv State. Kemper I larrcld. program on a state-wide basis. 27 HELEN EDMONDS WHITNEY YOUNG Atlanta University Forum Atlanta s Hungry Club February 9 February 24 Quote and Many of us are discovering that Since integration is a process which accepted values must be reappraised. must he based upon mutual respect for the dignity, the inherent worth IVe have been worshipping the gods and the personality of all human be¬ of science and material advancement until notv we see ings, what we as Negroes carry to ourselves almost it will be our economic, political, so¬ trapped by the monstrous weapons cial and cultural . . past. . . We can we have devised. We are learned possess the true knowledge of this in the art of war—we are ignorant past only as we know the facts about art in the of peace. .. We have got ourselves and the correct interpre¬ l Jn to understand that important as it is quote tations of these facts from unbiased to produce efficiency in the factory, printed pages. . . Until such time as it is even more a general textbook historian fulfills important to build this search for truth, Negro history character in its workers. . . No stan¬ should continue to serve as a founda¬ dard of living is high inhere we do tion for integration. . . A motivating not fulfill our obligation to the needy, factor for Negro history is the ap¬ the aged, the crippled, the blind; the palling omission of reference to the dependent and neglected children; Negro in school textbooks. .. From where we 1826 to 1939, the Negro has been fail in our duty to the in¬ treated from the aspect of slavery dividuals sick of mind; when we deny with the only change being the length¬ equal rights to people because of race, ening of the slave story. There has creed, color or nationality. .. As been no material on the free Negro, we enter this new half-century in nothing of organized activities of the American history, we are confronted Negroes to resist slavery and no ac¬ claim by a two-fold task; first, to mark for the Negro as a soldier. .. Textbooks since 1920 by northerners out new horizons in human goals do not differ vastly from those by for which to strive; second, to pro¬ southerners, except that southern his¬ vide economic means by which these torians have emphasized more the hu¬ goals may be achieved. .. Our prog¬ maneness of slavery. .. There is a ress, technologically, is commendable fundamental need for re - writing and a tribute to our way of life, but American history because new tools the test of our real and permanent of superior penetrative poiver are greatness shall be in an ability to from time to time installed in the lend equal vigor, intelligence and ac¬ toolshed of historians. . . because the tion to the social and cultural constant discovery of new materials prob¬ lems which these material advances necessitates a re-casting of our vieiv of the past. have created. NATHANIEL P. TILLMAN RUFUS E. CLEMENT LEE LORCH Atlanta N. (.. Stale Teachers Meeting Atlanta junior Chamber of Commerce University Forum March 19 April 20 March 25 It is a great tragedy that man¬ The A sober second problem of articulating the thought may change kind’s present ability to use wisely work in the altitude English in the high school of white southerners who scientific techniques lags so far be¬ with freshmen involves moving down fear a Supreme Court ruling outlaw¬ hind the development of these tech¬ and building a language arts pro¬ ing segregation. The second thought niques. The problem now is to direct lies in the economic gram from the elementary grades impossibility of mankind to the place where vast up. . . If we fail to recognize that supporting separate but equal schools scientific knowledge is exclusively a the language habits of the earlier for Negroes. .. In spite of the law boon and not a menace. and decision of the Supreme Court, grades affect greatly the level of There is no indication that math¬ achievement in the upper grades, ive you and I know that schools for Ne¬ ematics is showing any signs of sen¬ shall have to continue to provide for groes and whites are not equal by ility. In 1953 there ivere published almost wide any yardstick. . . Three fac¬ gaps in the preparation of our throughout the world about 10,000 tors students. . . Our first step should be plague education in the South. mathematical papers bristling with to include the elementary teachers as These are rapid growth in pupil pop¬ new results and reinterpretations of well as the ulation, the fact that the South is high school and college old. It should not be thought that teachers in our total backward economically, and its ef¬ planning. .. mathematics merely trails for situa¬ Much has been said today about the fort to support two school systems. . . tions outside mathematics proper to These lack of knowledge of grammar on the factors have presented the pose its problems. Purely intellectual South with almost part .. seem insuperable ob¬ of freshmen. Authorities concern, as typified by the ancient to be stacles in spite of the will the agreed that formal grammar Greeks, has led restless and penetrat¬ drill does not insure efficiency in South has to educate its children ing minds always to seek the full well. .. The otdy answer is to aban¬ speaking and writing. . . Whatever logical consequences of the work at plan is adopted should give ample don the doctrine of separate but hand. equal schools. . . There are many emphasis to aspects other than cor¬ Scientists are often accused of pro¬ rectness. A signs that Negroes and whites can at¬ high degree of literacy ducing their work unthinkingly with involves not tend schools together in the South only the ability to write no regard for the social consequences and speak according to accepted fiat- despite predictions to the contrary. of their technical creations. H hat terns In 12 oj the 17 southern states, more of grammar, but also the abil¬ some scientists, for example those than 1.000 \egroes are note admitted ity to think logically, to test the working in certain inverted fields of to state universities or private col¬ validity of what one hears and reads, scientific research have done, is to to tone a catch the of a communica¬ leges ami there has not been single create instruments which can destroy. to disturbing incident. .. I he an- tion, read between the lines and to final Scientists non have a duty to alert steer revolves around the question: express oneself with clarity ami hon¬ the rest of mankind to the extent of Are we a law-abiding are esty. .. Any elementary-secondary people and the danger and then to join with the school program that achieves these we trilling to give a sober second rest of humanity to see to it that the goals will adequately prepare the stu¬ thought to the problem; and do we have the wise constructive possibilities are realized dent for successful performance on leadership in the South and the destructive possibilities out¬ the college level and. best of all, for that will help people to make that sober second lawed. intelligent living in a democracy. thought? boro, North Carolina, June 6-11. by President Clement entitled “Racial FACULTY -5f ** Integration in Sports.” ITEMS * * * Mrs. Ilallie Beacham Brooks of the School of Library Service at¬ Mrs. Hortense S. Cochrane of the tended the June meeting of the As¬ School of Social Work is author of Miss Frankie V. Adams of the sociation of American Library “Some Realistic Features of Social School of Social Work attended the Schools. She was invited to present Work Field Work Practice” which ap¬ Southeastern Regional Conference of a paper at one of the sessions on “The peared in the April issue of the the Y.W.C.A. in Blue Ridge, Ken¬ Teaching of Literature Courses in Li¬ Journal of Social Work. tucky, June 11-14. She lias attended brary Schools.” She attended the At Stillman Institute in March, other out-of-town meetings in Green¬ February meeting of the Association she spoke on “Philosophy of Social ville. South Carolina, and Rome and which was held in Chicago, Illinois. Work Field Work.” Vugusta, Georgia. At the Pre-Inaugural Conference Mrs. Cochrane was the faculty rep¬ Miss Adams has been elected a at Spelman College in April, Mrs. resentative at the meeting of the member of the delegates assembly Brooks was invited to serve as chair¬ Southern Sociological Association in for the Metropolitan Community man of the study group on the college March. She was in attendance at the Services. She also has been elected to curriculum. National Conference of Social Work the executive committee of the Geor¬ which met in May in Atlantic City and * ** gia Chapter of the American Associa¬ at the National Conference of Social Work Education met in the tion of Social Workers. Dr. Rufus E. Clement has been ap¬ which nation’s * * * pointed by the President of the capital in June. United States as one of the nine cor¬ * * *X* Clarence A. Bacote, professor of porate members of the Lhiiled Serv¬ history, delivered the commencement Dr. Helen M. Coulborn of the De¬ ice Organizations, Incorporated, who address at Oconee High School on partment of English has been elected represent him. June 8 in Dublin, Georgia. He was to the presidency of the Atlanta Uni¬ Dr. Clement has filled at Miles College on May 19 to de¬ speaking en¬ versity Women’s Club. She also has liver an address on “The Negro’s gagements in Buffalo, New York; at been reelected to the Board of the Civil Responsibility.” the Institute of International Educa¬ League of Women Voters. tion in New York City; in Wilming¬ During the observance of Negro * ** ton, North Carolina; Little Rock, Ar¬ History Week, Professor Bacote gave Dr. Rushton Coulborn, chairman of two addresses at Morehouse College. kansas; Langston University, Okla¬ the Department of History, is author * * * homa, and at Paine College in of “The Rise and Fall of Civiliza¬ Augusta, Georgia. At the meeting of Dr. William Madison tion” which Boyd, chair¬ the National Education Association appeared in the April man of the Department of Political 1954 issue of Ethics, LXIV. On April on June 30 in New York City, he Science, was one of nine leaders at 29, he was at Emory Lhiiversity to the 21st Annual Carolina Institute of spoke on “Education and LIN.” discuss “Russia and the West” for International Relations which was in In the July issue of the Journal of the Graduate Institute of Liberal session at Guilford College in Greens¬ Negro Education, there is an article Arts. Dr. Hylan Lewis of Atlanta University (left) and Commander R. G. A. Jackson, chief commissioner, Volta River Project Preparatory Commission. This picture was taken at Accra, Gold Coast, West Africa, in January, 1954. Dr. Lewis served as consul¬ tant on the labor and sociological aspects of the proposed multi-million dollar hydro¬ electric scheme which will be jointly spon¬ sored by the Gold Coast Government, the United Kingdom, and Aluminum Limited of Canada. 30 around Atlanta including one on the “1 se of Social Group Work Skills' at the A Teen Workshop held on the campus of Oglethorpe l Diversity. Dr. R. 0. Johnson of the School of Education filled speaking engage¬ ments in Columbus, Georgia; Chi¬ cago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; and Swains- boro, Georgia. He was a consultant at the Spelman Inaugural Conference. Dr. Johnson attended the first of Thomas D. Jarrett, associate professor Wesley J. Lyda, dean of the Graduate of English, has given jour lectures o' the official meetings for the Joint School oj Education, is the successor to Kings College on American literature. He John P. Whittaker as director of the joint Committee of the National Education Summer School has appeared on B. B. C. with George sponsored by Atlanta Uni¬ Lamming, author of In the Castle of Mv Association and the Adult Education versity Morehouse College, Spelman Col¬ Skin. On lege, Clark College, Morris Brown College January 19, Dr. Jarrett was in Association of the LT.S.A., in Wash¬ Manchester for three lectures. In February, and Gammon Theological Seminary. The he lectured at Oxford and Cambridge ington, 1). C., May 22-23. School opened on June 12 for its 21sf con¬ Universities. secutive year. Dr. Virginia Eacy Jones, dean of Miss Bessie Boyd Drewry, cata¬ which appeared in the Fulton County the Graduate School of Library Serv¬ log librarian at Atlanta University, Medical Society Bulletin for April, ice, attended the mid-winter meeting was married on June 10, 1954, to 1954; and “Epilepsy” which appeared of the Association of American Li¬ Major William Thompson Briscoe in the Fulton Countv Medical Society brary Schools in Chicago on Feb¬ of the United States Army. Bulletin for May, 1954. * * * ruary 1. She also attended the meet¬ On Radio Station WGST in April, Dr. Mozell C. ings of the American Library As¬ Hill, chairman of Dr. Lipton appeared in an address on sociation and the Association of the Department of Sociology, spoke “Mental Hygiene. He discussed the American Library Schools which on “Career Opportunities in the So¬ same subject later during the month convened in Minneapolis, Minnesota, cial Sciences' at the Career Confer¬ on WAGA-TV. June 20-26. ence at Alabama A.&N. College. At In December. 1953, Dr. Lipton was Dr. Jones was initiated into Beta the meeting of the Association of So¬ elected President of the National Phi Mu. national honorary society cial Science Teachers in Richmond, Committee on Alcohol Hygiene, In¬ for outstanding scholarship and Virginia, he was invited to speak on corporated. achievement in library service while * * * “The Meaning of Social Prejudice in and Discrimination. Minneapolis. Mrs. Frances W. Logan of the * * School of Social Work attended the Dr. Hill was one of the speakers Dr. Lou LaBrant of the English meeting of the National Conference at the National Conference of Social Department has filled speaking en¬ of Social Work in Atlantic City. May Work in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 9-15. She was a gagements for the state teachers’ as¬ participant in the On this occasion his Career subject was “The sociation and other groups in Topeka, Day program sponsored h\ Atlanta's Pending Supreme Court Decision on Kansas, and Washington High School. Pittsburgh, Kansas; the * ** Segregation in Public Schools: Its Los Angeles and Detroit public Implications for American Commu¬ schools and the Wayne University Mi ss Oilie I). I.me. who teaches at the Lahoraton nities.’' English Club. She has spoken also School, received the bachelor of science * * at Fort Valley State College, the degree in ele- mcntar\ education on June 10, 1953, Mrs. Marjorie Johnson of the Georgia State Teachers Association, the at Morris Brown School of Social Work was in at¬ Georgia State Council of Teachers College. of * ** tendance at the National Conference Speech and the College Language \t the December I of Social Work, May 9-15, in At¬ Association. 1953) meeting of the American Societ\ of Zoolo¬ lantic City, New Jersey. She has been re-elected to the Board of the Dr. Ham R. Lipton of the school gists. Dr. Alar\ L. Reddick, professor of Y.W.C.A., and to the personnel com¬ uf Social Work is author of “Anxiel\ biology, was elected an associate member. mittee of the Board of Atlanta s Stales, which appeared in the Ful¬ Bethlehem Center. ton Count\ Medical Societ) Bulletin Dr. Reddick read two papers at tin* Mrs. Johnson also has been ap¬ for Februarv. 1954; “Alcoholism and April meeting of the National In¬ stitute of Science in New Orleans, pointed to the Board of the American the Community which appeared in Association of Grav Workers. She has Alcohol Hygiene, for March. 1954: Louisiana. t Continued on filled speaking engagements in and “Post Traumatic Psychiatric States. jxige 36) i ALUMNI NEWS Mrs. lxuny Funchess Johnston Is Author ot Hook on Religion 1920 culture. This necessarily involves a consideration of human motiva¬ Mrs. Helen Escridge Johnson, nor¬ mal, is author of “Remedial Read¬ tions and the experiences which create them. ing Practice,” which was published in the National Remedial Reading The book includes a presenta¬ Bulletin for 1954. Mrs. John¬ March, tion of types of religious men and son lias been on the faculty of the the effects of the various types Wiltwyck School for Boys (Esopus, upon the Protestant Church, as New York), since 1946. as Incidentally, well the goals of the Negro as she played the role of the teacher expressed through the Christian re¬ in the documentary film, “The Quiet ligion. The writer shows what men One.” believe, what they experience, and Ex 1921 what Mrs. they expect from religion. George Maceo Jones, college, of Ruby Funchess Johnston, Sociology, 37, is author of The As specific preparation for this Chicago, Illinois, has received an ap¬ Development of Negro Religion, study, Mrs. Johnston observed the pointment as architectural engineer which has been published by the attitudes and actions of to Liberia. He will work jointly with religious churchmen in various denomina¬ the Foreign Operations Administra¬ Philosophical Library of New York. tions and conducted tion and the State Department. Since interviews with church members under va¬ he attended Atlanta University, Jones The author is a native of ried situations. earned the Pli.D. degree in civil en¬ Orangeburg, South Carolina, and gineering at the University of Mich¬ a teacher in the public schools of According to one reviewer, Mrs. igan. He has done additional study at that city. Her work is a study of Johnston has made a contribution the Armour Institute of the to our Technology religious expressions of colored knowledge of a subject that in Chicago. A former member of the people in relation to the American never can be exhausted. department of architecture at How¬ ard University, Jones has been work¬ and northernmost of the four main ing in Chicago as an architect and leadership. islands of the civil engineer. country. In November, Dr. Irene Diggs, sociology, profes¬ he read a 1926 paper on “The Mission sor of sociology at Morgan State and Thomas Jefferson Flanagan, col¬ Message of Sinclair Lewis." at College, left the United States in No¬ a lege, of Atlanta, was the recipient of general session of the convention vember, for her second trip around of the the honorary D. D. degree at the English Society of Japan at the world. A series of articles, hi- 1954 Morris Brown Ehime College com¬ LIniversity in Matsuyama. In lighting her tour, appeared in recent mencement exercises. December, he spoke on “The New issues of the magazine section of the 1933 England Renaissance" during the Afro American. Dr. Aaron Brown, education, will formal opening of the new American 1934 study in the field of adult educa¬ Cultural Center in Tokyo. He was Dr. Barnett F. also a Smith, biology, will tion at Columbia University on a participant in American lit¬ erature seminars in the American study at the University of California grant awarded by the Fund for Adult Education. Cultural Centers in Hiroshima and during the coming academic year on a fellowship awarded by the Fund In June, Dr. Brown was the re¬ Kyoto. for the Advancement of Education. cipient of the honorary degree of The honorary degree of doctor of doctor of letters which was conferred laws was conferred upon President 1935 James A. Colston of Knoxville Col¬ on him by Lane College. Dr. William H. Brown, chemistry, Dr. Hugh M. Cluster, English, of lege, education, in March by Mon¬ chairman of the department of edu¬ Hampton Institute, who has been mouth College of Illinois. In making cation at North Carolina College in the serving this year as guest professor presentation, President Robert W. Durham, is author of “Vocational Gibson cited Dr. Colston for the out¬ at Hiroshima University (Japan) Aspirations of Juniors at North Car¬ has been on a lecture tour of Kyushu standing developments that have taken olina College: A Follow-Up Study” and Hokkaido, the southernmost place at Knoxville College under his which appeared in the January 32 i (1954) issue of College and Uni¬ Trustees Elect Clifford and Birchette versity. to Mrs. Cecilia Jamison Mercer, edu¬ High Administrative Positions cation. served as dean of women at Morris Brown College, during the second semester. Douglas E. H. Williams, social work, executive director of the Dun- har Community Center of Ann Ar¬ bor. Michigan, has been named to membership on the Federal Hospital Council, an advisory unit to the Surgeon-General of the Public Health Service in Washington. D. C. 1937 CLIFFORD BIRCHETTE University Registrar University Comptroller Robert E. Cureton. history, who he held has been principal of the English Ave¬ Two graduates of Atlanta Uni¬ responsible positions in the Governor’s Office, in the Pennsyl¬ nue Elementary School in Atlanta, versity have received high admin¬ istrative vania State Senate and in the Au¬ has been named principal of the new¬ appointments by vote of ditor General’s Office. ly-constructed Judson Price High the Board of Trustees. Dr. Clifford is married to the School in South Atlanta. This mil¬ Paul I. Clifford, who was ap¬ former Elizabeth E. Sterrs of At¬ lion dollar high school will be ready pointed to the faculty of Atlanta lanta, who is also a graduate of for occupancy in September. University’s School of Education Atlanta l Llewellyn K. Shivery, social ivork, in 1948, has been named Registrar niversity. and Associate Professor of Educa¬ Mr. Birchette was educated at a former executive secretary of the the l rban League in Washington, D. C.. tion. and G. Cletus Burchette, who Stephens Lee High School in Asheville, North Carolina: Wil¬ has joined the administrative staff formerly was superintendent of the Houston liams Business College in Atlanta, of Hampton Institute as assistant to Negro Hospital in Texas, is the new and Morehouse College. He earned the registrar and secretary for place¬ Comptroller. the M.A. ments and records. I)r. Clifford received his mas¬ degree in Economics at Atlanta l Robert A. Thompson, economics, ter of arts degree from Atlanta niversit) in 1938. He has held the associate secretary of the Atlanta University in 1948. He was following po¬ awarded the Ph.D. sitions: Assistant in the Atlanta of¬ l rban League, has been elected to degree by the fices of J. B. Blayton & Company, membership on the American Vet¬ University of Chicago in 1953. A native of Certified Public Accountants; In¬ erans' Committee National Planning Mechanicsburg, dustrial Board. Pennsylvania, he earned the B.S. Secretary, Atlanta Negro Chamber of Commerce: Registrar 1938 degree in Education in 1938 at State Teachers College. Shippens- and Business Manager, State A. To secure first-hand data on her burg, Pennsylvania. Valedictorian & T. College, Forsyth. Georgia: study of the life and works of the of his class, he received an award Area Supervisor. National A outh modern Spanish novelist, Armando for maintaining the highest schol¬ Administration of North Carolina Palacio Valdes, Mrs. Sara Harris astic average during the four years (Charlotte); l niversity Account¬ Cureton, French, spent the summer of college. ant and Instructor, Department of of 53 visiting Spanish cities and Before coming to Atlanta l ni- Business, Lincoln l niversit\ (Jef¬ towns. With Madrid as her head¬ \ersit\. the new Registrar taught ferson City, Missouri). Mr. Bir¬ quarters, she visited Sevilla, Gren¬ chemistr\ at Paine College in Au¬ chette also has been Assistant to ada, Cordova, Cadiz, Aviles (the the President and Secretary to the childhood home of Senor Valdes), gusta. Georgia. During V orld War II. lie was stationed at Tuskegee Board. Lincoln l niversit\ : Busi¬ and Barcelona. Before her return to \rm\ \ir Field as Administrative ness Manager of Delaware State the l nited States. Mrs. Cureton in¬ Assistant to the Post Deput\ Com¬ College and Business Manager of cluded Ireland. England. Holland, mander of SuppK and Mainte¬ the Houston Negro Hospital. Belgium. France. Spain. Portugal. nance. Before World War II. he Mrs. Birchette is the former Tangier, Spanish Morocco. Casa¬ Louise Hubbard of Forsvth. Geor¬ was active in politics in the Com¬ blanca and Italy on her itinerary. monwealth of Pennsvlvania where gia. The) have one daughter. I Continued on page 35 ) 33 Mrs. Alberta Shepheard Lockhart, Ed ’51, a Mrs. Eva S. Martin, Ed ’53, residence di¬ Mi ss Naomi M. a teacher in Garrett, native Adel, Georgia, has been chosen rector in personnel at Clark College, is the of Columbia, South Carolina, was the first president of Georgia’s Negro Vo¬ recipient of the first counselors professional awarded the Ph.D. cational Homemaking Teachers. Organized degree in French certificate issued by the Georgia State De¬ past year, from during the this group is now a Columbia University on April partment of Education based on work done part of the American Vocational Associa¬ 20, 1954. Her dissertation hears the at Atlanta University. She is also the third tion which has more than 35,000 members. title, “The Renaissance of Haitian Negro to be granted this certificate by the Georgia State Department of Education. Poetry.” M iss Garrett was graduated from Benedict College summa cum laude. She taught in the public school sys¬ tems of North and South Carolina prior to receiving her master’s de¬ gree. Since 1937, she has taught at Kittrell College in North Carolina Police Commissioner of Los Angeles and in the public school system of and Family Baltimore, Maryland, resigning from Atlanta University Family the last Atlanta University graduate, Herbert A. position to become a mem¬ Greenwood, college ’20, is completing his ber of the U. S. Government’s Eng- (Photographed at 50th Wedding Anniver¬ sary of Attorney and Mrs. Thomas W. second year as a member of the Board of lish-Teaching Project for Haiti, 1943- Police Commissioners of Los Angeles, Cali¬ Holmes, February 21, 1954.) 1944. Upon returning to the United fornia. For 16 years he was an enforcement The Holmes family is one of the numer¬ officer for the California State Board of States, she studied at Columbia Uni¬ ous All-Atlanta University Families of Equalization. For 14 months he was an As¬ on a versity Rosenwald fellowship today. (Seen from left to right) Mrs. Grace sistant United States Attorney for the and later a Columbia Holmes DeLorme of Atlanta (A. B., 1926, Southern District of California. With Attor¬ University M. S. Biology, 1933) ; Attorney and Mrs. ney Greenwood are his wife and daughter. scholarship. Holmes, former students of Atlanta Uni¬ In 1947, Miss Garrett was ap¬ versity; and Mrs. Louise Holmes Elder of pointed to the faculty of West Vir¬ Durham, North Carolina, (A. B., 1925, B. L. S., 1945.) ginia State College as an assistant professor of romance languages and later as associate professor, a position she now holds. Miss Garrett returned to Columbia 1 niversity in September, 1951. on a fellowship from the Fund for the Advancement of Education. She remained there until June, 1953. On June 21. 1954. Dr. Garrett sailed from New York for a tour of Holland and England and for study at the Sorbonne in Paris from July 13 through August 16. 34 towards the Ph.D. ALUMNI NEWS istration with special reference to degree at Co¬ lumbia University. Her special inter¬ (Continued from page 33) higher education. ests are childhood and pre-school edu¬ Mrs. Troas Lewis Latimer, educa¬ She returned to her post at Clark cation. Mrs. Howlette is on leave tion, of Albany State College was one College late in September. from her post at Hampton Institute. of five Darwin D. Creque, economics, of Georgians to be awarded study 1946 grants by the Fund for Adult Educa¬ Miss Willie S. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, was the Allen, MSW, daugh¬ tion. She is to study adult educa¬ ter of Mrs. Peyton Allen of Atlanta, recipient of a master of science de¬ tion at Columbia l niversity and New was married on December 26, 1953. gree in hygiene from Harvard Uni¬ in Atlanta, to William A. Bowers of York l niversity. versity at commencement exercises William Morris Nix. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. in English, di¬ Cambridge. Massachusetts, on June 1948 rector of 17, 1954. personnel at Morehouse Col¬ Paul Cooper, MSIE, has been Miss Lennie Green, Latin, of At¬ lege, served as chairman of a panel named executive director of the Ur- on “New Dimensions of Responsibility lanta bas received an all-expense trip ban for Personnel Workers in World Re¬ League in Morristown, New Jer¬ to New York to be an official guest sey. latedness” at the March at Columbia meeting of University’s bi-centen¬ John Reid, sociology, is a candi¬ nial celebration on the National Association of Personnel July 20. date for the Ph.D. degree at the 1939 Deans at Howard University. University of Chicago. Dr. Marion R. Myles, biology, Mrs. Lottve Washington Russell, 1949 chairman of the division of science education, is the eleventh grade teach¬ John 0. Boone, MSW, social work¬ and mathematics at Fort Valley State er at Phoenix High School. Hampton, er and group therapist at the United College, attended the eighth Inter¬ Virginia. States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Geor¬ 1942 gia, was married to Miss national Congress of Botany at Paris, Gwendolyn William H. Frances Bell of Atlanta, on February France, in July, 1954. Dennis, Jr., education, 27. They are residing in Atlanta at was named acting president of Albany 1940 235 Sciple Terrace. Stale College in June by the Georgia Carter E. Dr. Coleman, MBA, of At¬ Sophia P. Nelson, English, is Board of Regents. lanta, was married on spending five weeks during the cur¬ August 16, Mrs. Frankie Golden, education, 1953, to Miss Gwendolyn Webb of rent summer as a full-time teacher has been appointed principal of the Chattanooga, Tennessee. in the University of Chicago Reading new DcRenne School in Savannah. Mrs. Clishie P. Howell, education, Clinic. She was an apprentice teach¬ Mrs. Evangeline Jones Howlette, is the recipient of a John Hay Fel¬ er in the Clinic during the spring education, is completing her work lowship which will enable her to session. study during tbe coming school year 1941 Mrs. Marie Davis Cochrane, at Columbia University. She is an Mrs. Winifred E. Daves, education, who was a member of tbe English instructor in English at Booker T. of New Bern, North Carolina, has the faculty at Dillard University dur¬ Washington High School. ing 1953-54, received the Ph.D. distinction of Mrs. Mildred Rivers, SLS, who being the first Negro degree from the LIniversity of Wis¬ bears teacher to be employed in a white consin in June, 1954. tbe distinction of being the first school in the State of North Carolina. A graduate of the Department Negro librarian in Columbus, Geor¬ On March 8, 1954, she began work of English at Atlanta University gia, and the first Negro public li¬ in 1945. she spent two years at was at Camp Lejeune’s Children School brarian. responsible for setting Oxford University in England in as teacher of tbe fifth grade. up tbe new Fourth Avenue Public study and in research for her dis¬ Emile LaBranche, economics, of sertation “The Minor Playwrights Library in Columbus. New Orleans, Louisiana, participated of the Abbey Theatre.” Mrs. Rivers is a former assistant Since leaving Atlanta University, librarian at David T. Howard in a panel discussion on “Adminis¬ High Mrs. Cochrane has received a fel¬ School in Atlanta as well as a former tration of an Independent Drug lowship from the National Coun¬ teacher and librarian at Store” at tbe 28th Annual Clinic and Tennessee cil of Negro Women, a special serv¬ State l niversit\. tbe 25th Annual Meeting of the Flor¬ ices teaching grant from the State ida A. & M. University Clinical As¬ of Louisiana, a Philip Loring 1950 Award offered to students at Wis¬ sociation. Harrison E. Lee. political science, consin and a Fulbright fellowship. Wendell P. Jones, education, a for¬ Abroad Mrs. Cochrane visited principal of the A. Speight High mer dean at Elizabeth City State Turkey, ’t ugoslavia. Greece, Aus¬ School in I' ort Gaines. Georgia, is Teachers College, recently earned the tria, Germany, Italy. Spain, author of a new book. Poems for the France. doctor of philosophy degree at the Belgium. The Netherlands. Day, which came off the press in Denmark, Norway. Sweden and 1 June. The book is published In the niversity of Chicago. His field of I reland. Comet Press Books concentration was educational admin¬ Corporation. 35 Mrs. Shirley 1). Newsome, SLS, Miss Harriet Louise Mitchell, po¬ Dr. N. P. Tillman, chairman of has resigned from a post at Campbell litical science, a teacher at the South the Department of English, addressed Fulton Count) Junior High School in Rust- High School in East Point, the North Carolina Teachers Associa¬ hurg, Virginia, to accept a new post Georgia, has received a fellowship tion on at librarian at Virginia State Col¬ from the School of Advanced Inter¬ April 9 on the subject, “Ar¬ lege. national Studies of the Johns Hopkins ticulation Between the High Schools Lee B. Stephens, Jr., biology, has University in Washington. She is and the College.” He was the speaker been awarded a fellowship for prc- taking the graduate study program for the Language Division of Miles doctoral study at the University of on “Contemporary Africa” which is College on March 19. This time his Iowa by the National Foundation for offered during the current summer subject was “Literary and Democ¬ Infantile Paralysis. session. Irwin L. Wolfe, mathematics, of M iss Leal,rice Traylor, sociology, racy.' On May 14 and 15, Dr. Till¬ man served as consultant for Washington, D. C., an employee of served as a teaching assistant during English the federal government, was married the year at Washington State Col¬ and the humanities at a Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, on Decem¬ lege in Pullman. held on the campus of Dillard Uni¬ ber Ernest 26, 1953, to Miss Henrietta A. L'kpaby, sociology, is a can¬ versity. Haynes, a teacher in the public didate for the Ph.D. degree at Brad¬ schools of West Point, Georgia. ley Institute of Technology. ★ ★ ★ 1951 1953 Mrs. Amanda F. Watts, who teaches Miss Ola Mae Beavers, MSW, was Miss Marjorie Jenkins, MLS, li¬ at the School of Social Work, attended married on May 18, 1954, in Winston brarian of Miles College, was initiated the annual meeting of the National Salem, North Carolina, to Richard into Beta Phi Mu, national library Conference ot Social Work in At¬ Littleton Thurston, a veteran of the science honorary society, in Min¬ lantic City, New Jersey. Korean War. neapolis, Minnesota, in June, 1954. A daughter, Lynette Andrea, was Charles Perry Mobley, political ★ ★ ★ horn to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Cam¬ science, a native of Brooksville, Flor¬ Dr. Edward K. Weaver of the De¬ eron of Los Angeles, California, on ida, is an instructor in the division partment of Education is as January 16, 1954. was serving Mr. Cameron of social sciences at Lane College. graduated from the School of Social coordinator of a state research proj¬ 1954 Work. ect studying teacher supply and de¬ Casper L. Jordan, MLS, librarian Miss Mary Alston Gay, MSW, has mand, 1954-1960. In this capacity, received an he at Wilberforce University, was hon¬ appointment as a staff is a member of a team which visits ored recently when he was invited member of the National Board of schools to determine the to become a member of Beta Phi Mu, the Voutig Women’s Christian As¬ personnel in national light of the new facilities and honorary library science so¬ sociation. She has been assigned to program ciety. He was honored also at a Con¬ the southern region with headquarters of education in Georgia. Dr. Weaver tributor’s Tea sponsored by the H. in Atlanta. represented Atlanta University at a W. Wilson Company. Mrs. Lucretia J. as¬ Parker, MLS, conference on audio-visual 1952 education, sistant librarian at Wilberforce Uni¬ held on the Herman F. Bostick. French, a mem¬ campus of Virginia State versity, was initiated into Beta Phi ber of the faculty of Grambling Col¬ College, May 5-8. He was a member Mu. national library science honorary lege, has been awarded a scholarship of a committee of the National As¬ to the societv, in June, 1954. University of Paris. He will sociation for Research in Science participate in the Summer Seminar Teaching which met in Chicago, Feb¬ for Teachers of French. The all-ex¬ Faculty Items ruary 28-April 1. pense grant was made by the Edu¬ (Continued from page 31) cational Exchange Service of the An article, “Science and Develop¬ State Department. Washington, D. C. Dr. Hugo Skala, chairman of the ing Democratic Theory” by Dr. Marvin L. Head, education, has Department of Economics, addressed Weaver appeared in Science Educa¬ been chosen as one of four New the Bicker Club at Georgia Tech on tion for December. 1953. Volume 37. York University students to receive April 9. His subject was “Stalin ver¬ ★ ★ ★ Fulbright scholarships for study sus Russia.” He also addressed the M iss Madeline V. assist¬ abroad next year. He will attend the Philosophy Club on May 17. This White, University of Marburg in Germany time his subject was “Communism ant to the director at the School of I on for studies in mental deficiency. versus the U.S.S.R. ’ Continued page 39) 36 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES Report from Atlanta The National Alumni Association, with headquarters located in Atlanta, has taken on a new vitality under the leadership of President Josephine Dibble Murphy, ’09. Because of her successful efforts in reactivating the program of the Association, she was re-elected for a third term at the annual business meeting on June 5. Three annual events, initiated since M rs. Murphy took over the presi¬ dency, have had their effect in re¬ awakening loyalties which had sim¬ mered down through the years. The fall reception for alumni and stu¬ dents entering the University; the (Top) A check for $500 to the Alumni Association from the 1924 Reunion Class. Mrs. breakfast and tour of the city for Marian Allen Mitchell makes the presentation to Mrs. Josephine Dibble Murphy. (Bottom) They represented the Class of '24 at the Banquet. (Seated, left to right) Mrs. Isma W ilker- visiting alumni and parents of grad¬ son James, Mrs. Eliza Brown White, Mrs. Susie Paul Brown and Mrs. Susie McAllister uates during the commencement sea¬ Ellis. (Standing, left to right) Mrs. Selma White Richardson, Mrs. Mary Johnson New¬ son and the lawn party for students kirk, Mrs. Marian Allen Mitchell, Miss Carrye I. Terrell, Mrs. Irma Gault Bowen, Miss and alumni during the summer Frances Thomas, Mrs. Sarah Kellogg Lowery, Mrs. Eleanor Coles Hayes, Mrs. Lois Burge Hawkins, Mrs. Flossie King Hickman and Mrs. Anna Robinson Watkins. months are successful projects that have been launched. Mattie Armand Jones of But what has been especially com¬ Tuskegee. Westmoreland Funderburg of Mon- mendable is the concerted effort of Alabama, and George A. Towns of ticello, Georgia; Mrs. Laura Riley Atlanta McGhee of the members during the past two (1894) ; Mrs. Annie Smith Orangeburg. South Caro¬ Derricotte of years to raise sufficient monies to Athens, Georgia, and lina; Mrs. Allie Hughes Hall of Chi¬ furnish the faculty lounge in Dean Mrs. Locie Robinson Hinesman of cago, Illinois; and Mrs. Mary John- (Continued on Sage Hall. The successful culmi¬ Columbus, Ohio (1904); Mrs. Ethel pope 38) nation of this project was announced at the banquet of the Association on June 7. At that time a check was presented to President Rufus E. Clem¬ ent by Miss Ruby Wise. 10. of At¬ lanta. a past president of the As¬ sociation. Each graduate attending the banquet was given a copy of a bro¬ chure which listed the more than 400 contributors. Total amount raised was S4.382.38. The project for the vear. which was sponsored to raise the balance of the monies due on the furnishings, was a baby contest. The banquet was a great occasion for members of the Classes of Of. At Alumni Breakfast on June 6 who returned for their reunions. (Left to right) Mrs. Irma Gantt Bowen. Mrs. Annabelle Watkins. Mrs. Sarah Kellogg Among those attending were Mrs. Lotvne, Miss trances I. Thomas and Mrs. Marian Mitchell. All are tram Atlanta. 37 At Luncheon Honoring Dr. For¬ rester B. Washington {left to right) Mrs. Helen Jacobs Cave, Chairman of the Luncheon Com¬ mittee; Nelson B. Jackson, l)r. Washington, Mrs. Washington and Dean Whitney M. Young of the Graduate School of Social Work. Report from Atlanta Theme for the occasion was “Mr. The Institute on Washington as I have known him.” Supervision (Continued from page 37) The speakers were President Rufus (Continued from page 12) E. Clement of Atlanta University; son Newkirk of Wilmington, North Aliss Ann E. Carolina (1914) ; and Mrs. Eleanor Neeley of the Council enauf, director of Grace Hill H ouse, on Social Work Coles Hayes of Asheville, North Car¬ Education; Miss St. Louis, Missouri. olina, and Mrs. Susie McAllister Frankie V. Adams, Atlanta Uni¬ James of At a dinner meeting on April 8. Albany, Georgia (1924). versity School of Social Work: Dean Standing up when the roll was called a panel discussion on “Social Prob¬ Kenneth Johnson, New York School for 1934 was Dr. Barnett F. Smith of lems and Community Services in At¬ Atlanta; and for 1944, Mrs. Edith of Social Work; Miss Mary Gay, lanta,” featured Miss Margaret Gra¬ Henry Beavers, also of Atlanta. Mrs. Graduate Student, Atlanta Univer¬ Lilia C. Parker of ham, psychiatric social worker, Child Macon, Georgia, sity; Frank Wood, President, School Guidance Clinic, Atlanta; was called upon to represent the Edward of Social Work Alumni; Maurice most recent class to be graduated. Kahn, executive director of Jewish Moss, National Urban Seen among the out-of-town alum¬ League; Dean Federation Agencies; Mrs. Sadie ni at the banquet were Mrs. Isma Whitney Toung, Graduate School of Mays, advisory board, Atlanta Uni¬ Wilkinson James, '26. of Asheville, Social Work, Atlanta University; versity School of Social Work; Rev¬ North Carolina, and Mrs. Katie and Hobson R. erend Homer C. Stocks Carr, 00, of Chicago, Illi¬ Reynolds of the Na¬ McEwen, board nois. tional Urban League. member, Carrie Steele Pitts Home; David Ragan, secretary, health sec¬ Nelson Jackson, director of Com¬ tion, Atlanta Community Planning munity Services for the National Ur¬ Council; Donald Reed, (Social Work Alumni) director, At¬ ban League, was the master of cere¬ lanta Community Planning Council; New ^ ork City monies. John Scanlon, secretary, child care Tribute to Forrester B. Washing¬ A significant event during the ban¬ section, Atlanta Community Planning ton s years of service to Atlanta quet was the announcement of the Council; R. W. Tyndall, deputy com¬ Forrester B. l niversity was paid by the New Washington Scholarship. missioner, Fulton County Department At the 't ork Alumni Chapter at a Luncheon present time, Dr. Washing¬ of Public Welfare; and Mrs. Hortense on January 23 at Hotel Statler. ton is associated with the National Cochrane, director of field work, At¬ Approximately 180 graduates and l rban League as consultant in pro¬ lanta l niversity School of Social friends attended. gram development. Work. 90 DO once asked him, "‘Well, what are you cation in 1947. he received his bach¬ elor's trving to make of these boys? Mr. degree from Ciallin College in 1928. He was one of the outstanding Tucker replied in a single word. football “Men.” players of his time. After leaving Atlanta l niversity, For over 23 vears. Mr. Blake w as a school administrator in CLARENCE C. TUCKER Mr. Tucker served in a similar ca- Hillsborough County. His other teaching experi¬ pacity at Tougaloo College in Mis¬ Clarence C. Tucker of ence was obtained in Quincy and Peppereli. sissippi. Later, in the early 1900 s, Manatee Counties. In addition to Massachusetts, who was an instruc¬ he was superintendent of buildings following a career in education, he tor arts at and of mechanic Atlanta Uni¬ grounds at Spelman College. had business interests and at the time versity, 1883-1892, died in Baltimore, In July, 1953, Mr. Tucker had of his death was owner of Blake's Service Station located at 22nd Street Maryland, in April, 1954, at the reached the ripe age of one hundred. and 14th Avenue in home of his youngest daughter, Mrs. Tampa. MRS. WILLIAM H. JACKSON Maud Tucker Maxwell. Mr. Blake took an active part in Mrs. William H. Jackson, a native community life. He was a member of It was under the late Mr. Tucker Tvler Temple Methodist Church. Phi of Atlanta, Georgia, and a graduate that the Knowles Industrial Building Beta of Atlanta University’s normal de¬ Sigma Fraternity, the Odd Fel¬ was erected and that the first reg¬ lows and the Shriners. partment in 1899, died at her Web¬ ular school of mechanics arts was ster Street home on February 27, Funeral services for the deceased started in Georgia. It is believed by were held on March 28 from Tvler 1954, after a brief illness. Mr. Tucker’s contemporaries that Temple Methodist Church with Rev¬ She was the former Addie Elaine when visitors came annually from erend G. T. Tver officiating. Lee, who had the Georgia Legislature to inspect the taught in the Atlanta Among the survivors are his widow. public schools both before and after work of Atlanta University, they Mrs. Margaret Blake: and his mother. her marriage. Possessing exception¬ were so impressed with the excellence Mrs. Pearl Blake. al musical ability, she served for of the instruction given in Knowles vears as organist at Big Bethel that they thought the State of Geor¬ A.M.E. Church in Atlanta. Faculty Items gia ought to provide similar instruc¬ ( Continued from page 36) tion for white boys. Some of the vis¬ She was married to William H. Social Work, was on leave from her Jackson on June 24, 1903, and out itors actually made that statement. It post during the second semester. of this union were born eight chil¬ was not long afterwards that the # * # dren. four of whom have died. Georgia School of Technology was Dean Whitney \ oung of the School started. are Among the survivors her hus¬ of Social Work was appointed by band, William II. Jackson; two Mr. Tucker was an expert work¬ Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby as a daughters, Miss Mabel Elaine Jackson consultant for the National man. and he insisted that every boy Juvenile of Atlanta and Mrs. Julia Jackson should leave no Delinquency Conference which met job that did not rep¬ Bragg of Baltimore. Man land; and resent the best he could do. He in¬ in Washington, I). C., June 28-30. two sons, Lawrence Jackson and Dean sisted upon such details as the care Wendell Jackson of Atlanta. Young also has been appointed a consultant for the and arrangement of tools, the clean¬ National liness of benches and floors after N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Edu¬ work, and the bringing into use what HOWARD W. BLAKE cation Committee. He has filled nu¬ the merous hoys had learned in their classes Howard W. Blake, principal of speaking engagements during in science and mathematics to help Booker T. Washington Junior High the second semester including the them in the problems before them. School in Tama. Florida, died on Charter Day Dinner for the Omaha. March His aim was not merely to train 23, 1954. after an illness of Nebraska Metropolitan Communit\ several months. He was 49 \ears of boys to be skilled artisans, but to Council and tin* meeting of the Na¬ age. develop in them intelligence and char¬ tional Conference <»f Social Work in \ acter through work. When a \isitor graduate of the School of Edu¬ Ulantie Citv. 39 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers courses leading to the Master's degree in the fields of biology, chemistry, economics, English, French, history and prehistory, mathe¬ matics, political science, social sciences, sociology and anthropology The School of Social Work a graduate school offering a two-year curriculum for prospective social workers, leading to the degree of Master of Social Work or to the professional certificate. The School of Library Service requiring college graduation for admission and offering a program of graduate professional study leading to the degree of Master of Science in Library Service. The School of Education a graduate school offering curricula leading to the M.A. degree, de¬ signed to meet the needs of men and women who have chosen educa¬ tion as a professional career. The School of Business Administration a graduate school offering thorough theoretical and practical train¬ ing in the fields of business affairs, leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration. Spelman College a strong, fully-accredited undergraduate college for women. Morehouse College a strong, fully-accredited undergraduate college for men. The Summer School in which the Atlanta institutions for higher education of Negroes combine under the direction of Atlanta University to offer courses on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Laboratory Elementary School and the Nursery School offering an opportunity for experimentation, observation and prac¬ tice teaching. ★ For information address the Registrar of the school in which you are interested.