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Published Quarterly by Atlanta University DECEMBER ■

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

3 Calendar

4 The New Music and Radio Center

6 The Annual Meeting of the As¬ sociation for the Study of Negro Life and History

8 Feature of the Issae French Graduates Lured hy Teaching

12 The 1950 Summer School

13 Sociology Department Con¬ ducts Post Health Survey

13 Private Library Bequeathed to University

14 The Conference on Library Ed¬ ucation

AT OPENING OF MUSIC AND RADIO CENTER 17 Charter Day Is Observed (See Page 4) 18 Three Hundred Ninety - to assistant director Eight (Left right) Thomas Bernard, of public relations, RCA Are Enrolled in Graduate Victor; President Rufus E. Clement, of Atlanta Udiversity; James M. Toney, School director of public relations for RCA. 19 Spotlight

20 The Countee Cullen Memorial Collection

22 Graduate Degrees Awarded to 99 at Summer Convocation

23 Sidelines

24 Faculty Items

27 Alumni News

29 Requiescat in Pace

31 A Letter to Alumni and Friends from the President of the University

Cover: Summer Graduating Class. 1950

Series III DECEMBER 1950 No. 72

Entered as second-class matter February 28, 1935, at the Post Office at Atlanta, Georgia, under the Act of August 24, 1912. Acceot- ance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in the Act of February 28, 1925, 538, P. L. 4 H.

2 CALENDAR

CHARTER DAY CONVOCATION: October 16 —Dr. Subject: “Integration of Undergraduate Pro¬ Charles S. Johnson. President of Fisk University grams with Graduate Programs in Library Ser¬ Subject: “Coming of Age” vice" CHARTER DAY DINNER: October 16 —Honoring CLOSING OF THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE: No¬ New Members of the Graduate Faculty vember 11 — Summary Delivered by Eric Moore. Di rector. Library School. North Carolina College OPENING OF MUSIC AND RADIO CENTER: October at Durham 23 — Trevor Arnett Library INSTITUTE FOR COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES BY ROOK REVIEW PROGRAM: October 24 — Truman, OFFICERS OF THE TEACHERS INSURANCE Stalin and Peace — Discussant. Dr. William M. AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION: November 13 Boyd, Chairman, Department of Political Science, Atlanta l niversity; ‘‘Other Recent Books on the BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: November 14 — Reprisal International Situation’ — Discussant, Dr. Hugo — Discussant, Dr. William H. Hale, Chairman, Skala. Chairman, Department of Economics, At¬ Department of Sociology, Clark College; “Recent lanta University Books on Race Relations — Discussant, Dr.

UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION: October 27 — Open¬ George Mitchell, Director. Southern Regional Council ing session of tbe Annual Meeting of the Asso¬ ciation for the Study of Negro Life and History — RECITAL: November 19 — Carrie Kellogg Ray, Soprano Speakers: Dr. Charles H. Wesley, President of the College of Education and Industrial Arts at FORUM: November 20 — Dr. Everett C. Hughes, Pro¬ Wilberforce, Ohio; Dr. Rayford W. Logan Chair¬ fessor of Sociology, University of Chicago man. Department of History, Howard University; Subject: "Race and Mavor William B. Hartsfield of Atlanta Work" UNIVERSITY PLAYERS: November 24-25 —“The LAYING OF CORNER STONE OF HEALTH AND Velvet Glove” by Rosemary Casey RECREATION BUILDING, SPELMAN COL¬ LEGE: November 6 — Dr. John C. Dixon. Yrice CANCER WORKSHOP: November 24-25 President, Southern Education Foundation FORUM: November 29 — Sterling Brown, Professor of PIANO RECITAL: November 6 — Edwin Gerschefski. English. Howard University Dean, School of Music, Converse College Subject: “The Sociology of Literature" FORI M: November 8—Dr. Melvin H. Watson, Direc¬ MOREHOUSE CARNIVAL AND BAZAAR: December 1 tor. School of Religion, Morehouse College

Subject: “The Sociology of Religion” RECITAL: December 2 — Natalie Hinderas, Pianist

UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION: November 9 — Gen¬ FORUM: DECEMBER 6 —Dr. Homer L. Hitt, Chair¬ eral William F. Brougher, Soldier. Philosopher, man. Department of Sociology, Louisiana State Poet University Subject: “What America Means to a Bataan Subject: “Population Study in Modern Society Survivor"

CONCERT: December 7 — The Xavier 1 niversitx Choir OPENING OF THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE: No¬ BOOK REVIEW PROGRAM: December 12 — Worlds vember 9 Miss Anita M. Hostetter, Secretary, in Collision — Discussants, Dr. Kimuel A. Hug¬ Board of Education for Librarianship, American Library Association gins, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, At¬ lanta l niversity, and Dr. Melvin H. W atson. Subject: “Recent Trends in Library Education Director, School of Religion, Morehouse College Miss E. Clarice Jones. Consultant. Georgia State

Department of Education FORUM: December 13 — Dr. Alain L. Locke, Professor Subject: “State and Regional Standards for Li- of Philosophy, Howard l niversitx brar\ Personnel" Mrs. Hallie Beachem Brooks. School of Librarx CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT: December 15-16 Service. Atlanta I niversitx Students of Affiliated Institutions

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In making the presentation to President Rufus E. Clement, Mr. Ber¬ nard spoke of the liberal interracial THE NEW MUSIC AND policy of RCA and of its employment of workmen who were selected not RADIO CENTER on the basis of race but on their capability to do a superior type of job. In responding, President Clement praised the high quality and crafts¬ manship of RCA products, stating “ . . . we are grateful to RCA Vic¬ Coincident with the formal open¬ Victor artists including Marian An¬ tor and those concerned with it for ing of Atlanta University’s new mu¬ derson and Dorothy May nor. this magnificent equipment. I am sic and radio center in the Trevor All of the equipment has become honored to accept it for our cultural Arnett Library on October 23 was a part of the newly set up music and use and enjoyment. We are also the announcement of RCA’s magnifi¬ radio center of the Library and is happy to form this new relationship cent gift of a 19-inch screen television open to faculty, students, alumni and with a friends of the Atlanta major industry.” receiver, a 1951 model combination University Cen¬ radio three-speed phonograph, and ter. Completing the furnishings of At a luncheon for the visiting offi¬ the room are a number of Atlanta several hundred dollars worth of cials from RCA Victor which pre¬ phonograph recordings. University’s prize-winning paintings ceded the presentation exercises, Mr. and sculpture which have been Toney told the 40 educators and press This gift established a precedent created by contemporary Negro and radio representatives who at¬ in community relations. It was artists. tended that, “Through the recordings brought about through arrangements Present for the opening of the new teachers would be able to convey effected by Joseph V. Raker, public center were three representatives of skills to students that would make relations consultant of Philadelphia, the RCA Victor Corporation: James them better men and women and who has been for many years deeply Toney, national director, public re¬ better servants of the community. interested in the cooperative program lations department; Thomas Bernard, RCA is proud to be able to make this of the Negro institutions in Atlanta. assistant director, public relations gift,” he stated, “and we hope to be In the selected collection of record¬ department: Mr. Baker, and RCA able to add to the collection of re¬ corded music.” ings are records by outstanding RCA Victor officials from the Atlanta area.

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4 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN

Top: Luncheon for RCA Officials at University Dining Hall.

Bottom: (Left to right) President Clement; Sam Wallace, Atlanta distributor for RCA; President Florence M. Read of Spelman College; and RCA public relations officers, Bernard and Toney.

Left: Music and Radio Center, Trevor Arnett Library. PRINCIPALS AT OPENING CONVOCATION

(Left to right) F. D. Moon of Oklahoma City, Okla., a member of the Executive Council of the Association; Dr. Rayford W. Logan, Director; Mayor William B. Hartsfield of Atlanta; President Florence M. Read of Spelman College; Dr. L. D. Reddick of Atlanta University; President Charles H. Wesley of the College of Education and Industrial Arts at Wilberforce, Ohio; and Attorney Louis R. Mehlinger, secretary-treasurer of the Association.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF NEGRO LIFE AND HISTORY

For three days, October 27 through lanta and other notables attracted an Brown College; Dean A. A. McPhee- the 29th, the Association for the audience of nearly 1,500. Another of ters of Clark College; Professor Study of Negro Life and History the events of significance on the cam¬ Glenn W. Rainey of Georgia Insti¬ held its annual meeting in Atlanta pus was the luncheon on Saturday at tute of Technology; Dr. Melville J. with several of the sessions con¬ the University Dormitories which Herskovitz of Northwestern Univer¬ honored Miss vening on the campuses of the At¬ Gwendolyn Brooks of sity; Professor Clarence A. Bacote of lanta colleges. The meeting was Chicago, only Negro woman to win Atlanta University; Mrs. Helen A. planned and promoted by an Atlanta the Pulitzer Prize. Other sessions Whiting of the Georgia State Depart¬ committee on arrangements which were held at Clark College, Morris ment of Education; William M. was spearheaded by Dr. L. D. Red¬ Brown College, the Phyllis Wheatly Brewer of the Washington, D. C., dick, librarian of Atlanta University, Y.W.C.A., the Exhibition Gallery of public school system; Dr. R. 0. John¬ and Clarence A. Bacote, professor the Trevor Arnett Library and the son of Morris Brown College; Dr. of history at this institution. Wheat Street Baptist Church. Forrester B. Washington of the At¬ Biggest event on the campuses of Among the conference leaders were lanta University School of Social the affiliated institutions during the Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, who Work; and Dr. Howard H. Bell of three-day period was the opening serves as president of the Associ¬ Dillard University. convocation in Sisters Chapel on Fri¬ ation; Dr. Bell I. Wiley of Emory Although she was scheduled to ap¬ day when a program presenting Dr. University; Dr. Lorenzo J. Greene of pear at the opening session, Dr. Be¬ Rayford W. Logan of Howard Uni¬ Lincoln University (Missouri ) ; Gen¬ th une arrived too late to deliver her versity, President Charles H. Wesley eral Alvan C. Gillam, Jr., of Fort paper which was entitled “The Torch of the College of Education and In¬ McPherson, Georgia; Dr. Robert H. Is Ours,” a tribute to the late Dr. dustrial Arts at Wilberforce, Ohio, Brisbane, Jr., of Morehouse College; Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Mayor William B. Hartsfield of At¬ Professor S. H. Giles of Morris Association. I he paper was read,

6 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN nevertheless, by Dr. Logan. Dr. Be¬ th une spoke at the afternoon session on Friday, at which time she stated: “We are living in a new day with new opportunities and advantages, and we must bring ourselves to real¬ ize our individual responsibility to help make this a world full of peace, prosperity, and brotherhood, fellow¬ ship, economic security and freedom

— real freedom — freedom going down to the grass roots and giving the most humble of us the things which bring security in years to come.”

At the business meeting which was called for Sunday morning, the dele¬ Delegates to History Meeting gates agreed to increase their efforts in support of the Association s pro¬ change the attitude of communities America’s educational institutions gram which calls for the following: toward the Negro; and increased should adopt programs that would assistance to investigators of Negro training of young men and women bring about a broader understanding life and history; publications of arti¬ in methods of research at accredited of the Negro’s history and of his role cles and documents giving facts which institutions. in the nation today. are generally unknown; production Dr. Logan w7as elected director of Elected to the Association's coun¬ of statistical reports and monographs the Association and Dr. Bethune was cil. among others, were Albert Brooks illuminating the past of the Negro; re-elected to the presidency. Louis R. of Washington, Dr. C.; J. R. Picott of expanding the circulation of the Asso¬ Mehlinger of Washington, D. C., w as Richmond, Virginia: Harcourt A. ciation's publications; organization re-elected secretary-treasurer. Tynes of New York City; and Dr. and stimulation of local clubs and One of the recommendations to Lorenzo J. Greene of Lincoln Uni¬ classes which have done much to come out of the meeting was that versity.

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At the Atlanta University Luncheon honoring Miss Gwen¬

dolyn Brooks, Pulitzer prize winner. (Left to right) Dr.

Bell I. Wiley of Emory University; Miss Brooks, Dr. Mary

McLeod Bethune, and Dr. L. D. Reddick.

♦ Feature of the Issue during the afternoons for students and faculty to give experience and facility in the use of the French language.

The first summer that he was in French Graduates Atlanta Dr. Cook taught a course in Lured...by Teaching “The Negro in French Literature” which was a study of Negro charac¬ ters in the works of important French writers and of Negroes writing in the French THE LURE OF TEACHING IN THE EARLY DAYS language. He also gave a course in the of of “Methods Teaching has pursued the French masters from the graduate school there was an French. Another Atlanta University. This is true de¬ earnest effort by the administration interesting obser¬ vation is that Dr. Cook from the spite the fact that the program of At¬ to secure the services of brilliant very outset insisted on teaching one lanta University’s department of mod¬ scholars to build up and vitalize the undergraduate course in each of ern languages has been set up to newly established departments. If it the colleges. prepare men and women for positions happened that the man who was as interpreters, translators, diplomats, sought after was not available, rather IN DECEMBER OF 1936 bilingual stenographers, and for posts than take a substitute and jeopardize the in radio and international organi¬ the future of a department, the posi¬ increasing interest in French lit¬ erature zations as well as in teaching. In a tion awaited the man. by and about Negroes led to the recent survey publication by Atlanta Uni¬ conducted by the Bulle¬ IN THE YEAR 1936 tin, it was indicated that at least 60 versity of the first of a series of arrangements were finally effected for short stories for use in beginning per cent of those who have been Dr. Mercer Cook, brilliant French French classes dealing with Negro graduated have gone into the field and Spanish scholar of Washington, life or the work of French of education. This percentage does writers. 1). C., to head the Atlanta University Each not represent an accurate average, story was carefully edited with department of modern languages. For however, for 28 per cent of those introduction, notes and vocabulary, those years that intervened between and was a who have been graduated from the issued in well mimeo¬ the establishment of the graduate de¬ department could not be reached. In¬ graphed form with printed cover. partment and the hiring of Dr. Cook, I hese formation from relatives or friends publications were prepared Atlanta University relied on the under the direction of Dr. was received on approximately 16 Cook, exchange arrangement among the whose interest in such literature led per cent, but this data, of necessity, affiliated institutions to offer the lan¬ to this innovation in requires verification by the graduates classroom texts. themselves. guage courses that were necessary. Assisting in the preparation of the Dr. Cook had acquired eight years publications were Guichard Parris THE SURlEY CONDUCTED of experience on the faculty of Howr- (Amherst. 1927, and Columbia Uni¬ covered the ard period from 1931 University when he accepted the versity, 1932), who served for a brief through 1950, the length of time that Atlanta post. He brought along many period on the faculty, and Dr. Ed¬ the graduate school has been in exis¬ ideas that were immediately put into ward A. Jones, chairman of the de¬ tence. No graduate degree was earned operation; one was a French Insti¬ partment of modern languages at from the tute at the Atlanta Morehouse department, however, until University Sum¬ College, who for many 1934 when Anne M. Bass, a graduate mer School. This offered unusual years rendered invaluable service to of Shaw University, had the degree opportunities for in-service teachers the University’s department under of master of arts in French awarded as well as for those who w'ere pre¬ the exchange arrangement. Mrs. W. to her by the late president of Atlanta paring to engage in advanced work in Geter Thomas, chairman of the de¬ University, Dr. John Hope. Through French and literature. A feature of partment of modern languages at the August convocation of 1950, the the institute was the special table dur¬ Spelman College, has been another number to receive the master of arts ing the dinner meal permitting only to render great service. degree in French was extended to French conversation. There were, in 42. Coincidentally, in the years 1939 addition, social functions at which THREE OF THE PUBLICATIONS and 1949, there were no candidates only French was spoken. Distin¬ to be made available to teachers and for graduation from the department guished French speakers were students were Lea Singes de Dieu of modern languages. brought in, and meetings were held et les Hommes du Diahle by Alex-

8 andre Privat d’ Anglemont (1815- ing to Atlanta l niversity of Harry tative books on Haitian life, Dr. 1859), the story of a Negro from Mery, a native of Guadeloupe in the Bellegarde was one of the speakers Guadeloupe who went to Paris and French West Indies. Mery, a gradu¬ in May, 1940, at the Pan American became a friend of the elder Dumas, ate of the University of Paris, ar¬ Congress in Washington, D. C. Balzac, Baudelaire and other impor¬ rived in Atlanta on October 14 to Among others to address that Con¬ tant figures; Zimeo by Jean Fran¬ enroll in the English and French de¬ gress were the late President Frank¬ cois de Saint Lambert (1716-1803), partments of the Graduate School of lin Delano Roosevelt; and former one of the oldest stories about the Arts and Sciences and to assist Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Negro in the French language; and in the work in French conversation. ANOTHER STUDENT EXCHANGE Ourika by Claire de Duras (1778- In this role he became the first ex¬ AGREEMENT 1829), a tragic story of a Negro girl change student from a French univer¬ came into being in 1940 when, during the French Revolution, which sity to be enrolled in a Negro univer¬ through the efforts of Dr. Bellegarde was first published in 1824 and up sity in the United States. Another and Dr. Cook, students from Atlanta to that time had been available only Atlanta L niversity student. John Clin¬ University were to matriculate at the in rare editions. ton Long, who was enrolled during Ecole Normale de Instituteurs in 1938-1939, was awarded an assistant- Port-au-Prince and students from the ANOTHER IDEA OE DR. COOK’S ship for 1939-1940 in a French Haitian institution were to enroll in that bore rich fruit was the fellowship university. Atlanta University. Marion M.

Mery Cater Cagneron Speight Faublas

program worked out with the Franco- DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER Speight of the Class of 1940 at At¬ American Student Exchange. Bene- of 1939-1940, Dr. Dantes Bellegarde, lanta University and Mary Elizabeth fitting under this arrangement was Haitian educator and diplomat and Cater (Mrs. Charles Law) of the Emma Carolyn Lemon I Mrs. Roy a close friend of the late Dr. John Class of 1940 at Spehnan College Wilson), a graduate of the depart¬ Hope, came to Atlanta University as were selected to represent the Atlanta ment in 1937 who studied at the Lhii- guest professor of French. He was University System. M. Lelio Faublas versit\ of Paris during 1937-1938 a former professor of French lan¬ and Marie Cagneron. graduates of under the auspices of the Franco- guage and literature and also pro¬ tbe Ecole Normale, entered Ytlanta \merica Student Exchange of the fessor of law at the Lycee Petion, l niversity to study in tbe Graduate Institute of International Education. Port-au-Prince, and he had held School of Education and to assist in Miss Lemon's scholarship covered the position of minister of education the work in French conversation. tuition, board and lodging and was in Haiti. Ibis was the second time In 1940 Dr. Cook was among the first that Dr. fellowship for a foreign stu¬ Bellegarde had honored At¬ the 35 American professors whose dent ever lanta l granted by the Franeo- niversity with his presence. names were submitted In the State Ameriean Student Exchange to a stu¬ In May, 1937. he was invited to Department to the 11 Latin-American dent in a Negro college or university. deliver a series of lectures on the republics which exchange college lec¬ THE EXCHA \ GE STl DENT campus to students in French, Latin- turers. This exchange service was RELATIO N SIIIR American history, government and brought about under the terms of the was continued in 1938 with the com- sociology. Author of main authori- < Continual on next paf'e)

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1936 convention for the promotion the French Canadian novel Thirty of I liter-American Cultural Relations. Acres. Another of his publications bears the title, A Study in Coni[)ara- In 1943 Dr. Cook secured another tive Literature on Anglo-Portuguese leave of absence to supervise an Eng¬ Literary Relations. lish teaching project in Haiti which

was sponsored by the United States SINCE LEAVING ATLANTA Office of Education and the coordi¬ UNIVERSITY nator of Inter-American Affairs. In the this project he had the services of one graduates of the department have of the graduates of the University’s continued to study both in American department, Naomi M. Garrett and foreign universities. During sum¬ (1937), who served as a teacher of mers, Ola Adams, ’44, attended Mc¬ English at Lycee Stenio Vincent at Gill University; Joseph Anderson, St. Marc and also at Lycee de Jeunes 46, and Gladys Ransom Kellogg, ’43, have taken time to matriculate at Eilles in Port-au-Prince. Paul Richiez Richiez Laval of Haiti, another of Dr. Cook’s asso¬ University (Quebec); Sara ciates in this project, later enrolled Harris Cureton, ’37, has travelled to expose the pupils to another civili¬ the as an English student in Atlanta Lhii- University of Mexico and to the zation, to teach them France as well versity’s Graduate School of Arts and University of Havana as well as to as the French Western Reserve Sciences. He was, in addition, an language, and to University and the assistant in the French department broaden their horizon by this con¬ University of Wisconsin; and Mary conducting lectures at the French tact with another culture. E. Hoover, ’41, has studied at Laval, the seminar on Haitian geography, his¬ University of Havana, and Co¬ tory, heroes, literature, art, and the IT WAS IN 1945 lumbia University. John L. Perkins, country’s educational system. Richiez 41, who attained the rating of mas¬ that Dr. Cook reluctantly decided to was educated at the Lycee Petion and ter sergeant in the LTnited States resign from Atlanta University’s fa¬ at the Ecole des Science Appliques. occupation forces in Germany, upon culty to return to Washington. His At one time he worked with the receiving his discharge from the post was filled in 1949 by another Haitian government as instructor in army, entered the Sorbonne to studv brilliant French scholar, Dr. Felix mathematics and English in the Lycee toward a doctorate in the languages. Walter, a former colonel in the Cana¬ He was a member of the armed forces Gephard high schools. dian Army whose bachelor’s and mas¬ in the war-time China-Burma theatre Even the ter's degrees were earned at McGill youngsters at the Atlanta and became highly proficient in the University. Dr. Walter spent three University Laboratory School were speaking of Hindustani, Chinese, years on a traveling scholarship at given opportunity to learn French Spanish, French and German. After the customs as well as the University of Paris, which language. In completing his work, he plans either 1937, in awarded him the doctorate in 1927. keeping with this school’s to go into the teaching profession idea for the During his European study, he also development of a or to return to the army for intel¬ well-rounded child, the curriculum was enrolled at the University of ligence assignments. Others have included for the first time the teach¬ Madrid and at the University of studied at Columbia University, New Coimbra in ing of French through simple conver¬ Portugal. His wide ex¬ York University, the University of sations, songs, games and other nat¬ perience included service on the fa¬ California, Howard University, the ural methods. The classes were taught culty of Queen’s University in King¬ bv Mrs. Vashti Cook (wife of Dr. ston, Ontario; as professor of French Juilliard School of Music, Simmons at the Cook), who held a diploma from the University of Toronto and at College, Cleveland College, the Uni¬ the London School of All iance Francaise and a certificate Economics; versity of Southern California and and one from the University of Paris. No text year in the Canadian Foreign Ohio State Universitv. Service as first books were used yet the children secretary in the em¬ learned bv playing simple French bassy at Buenos Aires. Talented as a ACTIVITIES OF THE GRADUATES writer, the games and singing French songs. An present chairman is author have been of a two-volume significant in their scope. occasional use of a phonograph pro¬ anthology of French literature titled the Omnibus vided additional training for the ear. of During the period that she was act¬ French Literature and translator of The objective of this program was to ing head of the modern language de- THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 11 partment at Clark College, Sara Har¬ Evelyn Wynona Moore, Instructor of ris Cureton began a scientific testing French. Morehouse College (at the program in modern languages, or¬ present time on leave of absence to ganized a modern language cultural study on a Fullbright Fellowship hour, instituted the annual modern at the University of Paris) language honors day program, and Althea Valeria Morton, Assistant Pro¬ initiated the foreign students letters fessor of French. Savannah State exchange. An article by Mrs. Cure- College ton describing the program of the modern language laboratory at Clark Nora M. Patrick, Student, New York appeared in the Quarterly Review of University Higher Education Among Negroes John L. IJerkins, candidate for doc¬ for April, 1947. torate, the Sorbonne, Paris. France. Walter Although she has gone into a dif¬ Dorothy J. Samuel, Instructor of ferent field. Virginia Rose Hannon, Beatrice Stith Carter, Instructor, St. English, Mary Allen Junior College 35, has had occasion to use her Paul’s Polytechnic Institute, Law- French training while on vacation Marion M. Speight, Chairman, De¬ trips in Quebec and Haiti and dur¬ renceville, Virginia partment of Modern Foreign Lan¬ ing the period that she was over¬ Sara Harris Cureton, Professor of guages, Bethune-Cookman College seas with the American Red Cross. French and Spanish and Director Justine L. Watts, Librarian and In¬ Gladys Ransom Kellogg. ’43, has of Modern Language Laboratory, structor of French, Baldwyn, Mis¬ had four poems published in two Clark College sissippi anthologies of new poets; and Naomi Mary Shute Fitzgerald, Teacher, M. Garrett, who has done special Preparatory Department, Ameri¬ Magnolia Echols Wilkins, Instructor research into the poetry of Haiti, has of French and Librarian, Cham¬ can Baptist Seminary, Nashville, had articles published in Opportunity Tennessee pion High School, Columbus. Ohio and in Phylon. Julia B. Mclver, ’43. Naomi M. Garrett, Assistant Profes¬ was among the 100 American teach¬ OTHERS ON WHOM INFORMATION sor of Romance ers of French who were invited to Languages, West Virginia State College wras received hut not verified are: \ isit France shortly after the close of Emma Carolyn Lemon Wilson, social World War II. Edwia M. Graham, Area Music worker, Chicago, Illinois; Bernice Teacher, Elementary Schools of Oubre Rann, instructor, Clark High A REPORT ON SOME OF Penellas County, St. Petersburg, School, New Orleans, Louisiana; THE GRADEATES FOLLOWS: Florida Portia Hill McDonald, instructor in Ola Lee Adams, Instructor of French, Virginia Rose Hannon, Caseworker, public school system. Elkins, West Morris Brown College Family Service of Cincinnati, Ohio Virginia; Mary Cater Law. house¬ Joseph Conrad Anderson, Instructor Odess Edward Hicks, Assistant Pro¬ wife, Baltimore, Maryland: Robert of French and Spanish, Arkansas fessor of Modern Foreign Lan¬ T. Fowler, instructor, Mary Allen \. M. & \. College, Fine Bluff, guages, Fort Valley State College Junior College, Crockett, Texas; Arkansas and Mary Stamper Hicks, Washing¬ Mary E. Hoover, Associate Professor ton, D. C. II illie Burke Anderson, Instructor of of French and Spanish. Allen Uni¬

English and Speech. Booker T. versity THOSE TO FINISH Washington High School, Dallas, Florrie Jackson, Teacher. Manhattan- Texas from the department hut on whom ville Day Nursery. New York City no data was available are: Anne Lois Greenwood Bailey, Assistant Gladys Ransom Kellogg, Assistant Maud Bass, Wilma Knowles Ed¬ Professor of French, Allen Uni¬ Professor. Department of Modern wards, Jeannette F. Spruell. Charles versity Foreign Languages. Tennessee Leroy Henry, Gladys II. Peoples, William I). Bell. Atlanta, Georgia A. & I. State College Felix L. Paul, Rosalie O. \\ hitmore, Mamie Joyce Broussard, Instructor Julia B. Mclver. Instructor of French, Frances M. Haynes. Naomi II. Pierce, of French, Texas State I diversity Williston Industrial School, W il¬ \\ illie Burke Anderson, and Jessie B. for Negroes mington. North Carolina Miller. 12 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN

were held in an out-of-door campus theatre. THE 1950 SUMMER SCHOOL In the summer forum series, which

was concerned with national and For the eighteenth consecutive English, speech. French, history, international affairs, the leaders were year, the Atlanta University Summer mathematics, music, physics, philoso¬ Dr. William M. Boyd and Dr. Rufus School was presented as a combined phy political science, psychology, E. Clement of Atlanta University; offering of the Atlanta Negro col¬ religion, sociology, Spanish, social Reverend Homer C. McEwen of the work, leges. The 1950 session, with the library service, education, First Congregational Church; Editor largest on rec¬ business administration and graduate enrollment religion. Ralph McGill of the Atlanta Consti¬ ord, to one most For those with special proved have of the problems there tution; Dr. Benjamin E. Mays of attractive were programs for summer workshops in arts and crafts, Morehouse College; and Attorneys study and all around cultural im¬ language arts and educational super¬ Austin T. Walden and Morris vision. provement in the Southeast. Eleven Abrams. hundred and thirty-nine were regis¬ The Cultural Program tered for graduate courses and 624 Large and enthusiastic audiences at the book reviews were a were in the undergraduate depart¬ Since it was the aim of the spon¬ good indication of the ment. The enrollees represented a sors to provide for the most eclectic popularity of this wide area covering 26 states, the Dis¬ of tastes, there were activities planned program. First of the books dis¬ trict of Columbia, West Africa, the for the cultural enjoyment of the cussed was Stranger and Alone by J. British West Indies and Canada. One summer community which included Saunders Redding which was re¬ hundred and thirteen of those in the book reviews, forums, exhibits, plays viewed by Atlanta University’s presi¬ session were children in the practice by the Atlanta University Summer dent, Dr. Clement. An over-all look at “Recent school. Theatre, music programs by tal¬ Negro Fiction” by Dr. To meet the needs of its appli¬ ented summer school students as Thomas D. Jarrett of the department of cants, the summer school offered 220 well as by visiting artists, and social English, came on the same pro¬ courses in 22 departments including functions. For those who enjoyed gram. Paul Clifford of the School art, biology, chemistry, economics, lighter entertainment, weekly movies of Education brought a fresh inter-

Scene from “Macbeth' at 1950 Summer Theatre THK ATLANTA l NIYERSITA BULLETIN 13 pretation of The Mature Mind by candidate for the master s degree in H. A. Overstreet: and Dr. Mozell C. sociology at Atlanta l niversity. Co¬ Hill of the department of sociolog) operating with Atlanta l niversitv in and Dr. Glenn Rainey of Georgia sponsoring this study is the l nited Institute of Technology, completed States Department of Health. the series with Lillian Smith’s latest Mr. Mugge was formerlv employed hook. Killers of the Dream. as a vital statistician in the Chicago Department of Health and also as With Baldwin \A . Burroughs, a an assistant chief in public health June graduate of A ale University methods. He worked on the Chicago with the degree of master of fine Community Inventory under Dr. arts, guiding the histrionics of the At¬ Philip M. Hauser and he has also lanta l niversity Summer Theatre, the hittaker engaged in research on a census proj¬ audiences found the summer hill of Mr. W ect for the Chicago Metropolitan fare much to their liking in “The Program Directed by Mr. Ifhittaker District. Heiress' by Ruth and Augustus The success of the summer school The Goetz; “The Traitor by Herman survey includes taking a sam¬ program year after year has been due Wouk; and Shakespeare’s immortal ple of two population groups in the to the hard work and the conscien¬ "Macbeth. The players graciously Negro community from the volunteers tious effort of many and the non-volunteers for the screen consented to cut their vacations short people who have worked together for the success of a test. The researchers will determine and to stav another day in Atlanta common goal. But the man who has the differences between the two to do a fourth performance of “Mac¬ shouldered the heavy responsibility beth" as a benefit for the United Ne¬ groups in terms of health and socio¬ for heading this combined program economic characteristics. gro College Fund. The net receipts, of six colleges for nearly two decades totalling $90.50, were turned over is Jolm P. Whittaker, registrar of At¬ to the Atlanta committee. Creating lanta University. considerable interest at this perform¬ PRIVATE LIBRARY Although soft spoken and quiet in ance was the presence of Dr. Anne his BEQUEATHED M. Cooke, director of dramatics at ways, the director, none the less, has been a TO UNIVERSITY Howard l niversity, who organized potent force in building up this important cooperative pro¬ the Atlanta l niversity Summer Thea¬ The Trevor Arnett Library has re¬ gram of Atlanta’s University Center tre in 1934 and who served for a ceived the large private library of the for Negroes. number of years as its director. late John M. Glenn, a former director of the Russell Sage Foundation and The Visiting !•acuity at one time SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT president of the National Conference of Social W ork. Among those who served on the CONDUCTS POST HEALTH visiting summer faculty were Dr. Hal- The to one SURVEY library is said be of the son \ . Kagleson of Howard Univer- largest private collections tin social sit\ ; John Howard Morrow of Talla¬ Atlanta University’s department of work in the country. It was be¬ dega College; James Bowmer McRae sociology is conducting a post survey queathed to the School of Social of Lincoln l niversity; Gwendolyn A. of the multiphasic health program Work by Mr. Glenn who also made a Newkirk of Bennett College; William that was held in Atlanta during the substantial bequest to the legatee of B. Pollard of the St. Louis Public spring of 1950. $5,000. Schools; and Canute M. Richardson For This survey is directed by Dr. many years Mr. Glenn was a of Paine College. Mozell C. Hill, chairman of the de¬ close friend of Dr. Forrester B. \\ ash- Dr. Robert C. Pooley, director of partment. who has the services of ington, director of the School of So¬ the Division of Integrated Liberal his associates at the university. Hv- cial Work. It was through this friend¬ Studies cit the l niversity of W is¬ lan CL Lewis and Albert V Whiting; ship that he became deeplv interested in the School. consin. am 1 Dr. John J. DeBoer, and two reasearch workers Robert professor of education at the I ni- H. Mugge of Tampa. Florida, a candi¬ On numerous occasions during his versitv of Illinois and editor of Ele¬ date for the Ph.D. degree at the l ni- lifetime, Mr. G lenn had sent books mentary English, were among the versitv of Chicago, and Miss Lucile and periodicals to the School of So¬ consultants. Logan of New A ork City, who is a cial Work. LEADERS AND OTHERS AT CONFERENCE ON LIBRARY EDUCATION

(Leff to right) Mrs. Frances N. Cheney, George Peabody College for Teachers; Miss Lois Daniel, Tennessee A. & I. State College; James Hulbert, Virginia State College; Miss Anita M. Hostetter, American Library Association; Theodus Gunn, Johnson C. Smith University; Mrs. Leonead P. Drain, West Virginia State College; Dr. Virginia Lacey Jones, Atlanta University; Ken Knight, Radio Station WERD; Mrs. Alice Washington, WERD staff; Mrs. Dorothy Wright, Atlanta University; Mrs. Hallie Brooks, Atlanta Uni¬ versity; Eric Moore, North Carolina College at Durham; Mrs. Carrie Robinson, Alabama State College; Miss Alice Lohrer, Univer¬ sity of Illinois; and Miss Zenobia Coleman, Librarian, Tougaloo College.

THE CONFERENCE FOR LIBRARIANS

The fourth conference for libra¬ gional Standards for Library hour program as a basic program on rians, sponsored by Atlanta Univer¬ Personnel”; and “Integration of which to build a graduate program, sity within a period of ten years, was Undergraduate Programs with Grad¬ making it clear, however, that such held on the uate campus November 9-11. Programs in Library Service.” was not to be considered as a termi¬ Its purposes were to clarify new Group meetings throughout the con¬ nal program; and (2) that insti¬ trends in library education and to ference were concerned with “Or¬ tutions undertaking library education give guidance and direction to teach¬ ganization and Administration”; should have special facilities to pro¬ ers of library service courses in Ne¬ “General Library Materials”; and mote such a program. gro colleges. “Materials for Children and Young Miss Anita Hostetter, executive Approximately 50 librarians from People.” secretary of the Board of Education 31 for Negro colleges together with rep¬ The Conference Findings Librarianship of the American resentatives from selected schools of Library Association, told the dele¬ One of the at library service and the American Li¬ significant findings gates that “If graduates of programs the conference was that the demand brary Association attended. Much of in library science offered by insti¬ the discussion for librarians and library teachers is during the three-day tutions other than library schools are so period centered around the length of great that graduates of library to be accepted for further study by time that should be schools are going spent at the immediately after the library schools, their programs graduation into undergraduate level in library edu¬ positions of leader¬ must correspond to the beginning cation and the content of the courses ship and into teaching positions in courses in the fifth year program of that should be offered at the under¬ librarianship and that this places an library education.” She also made it added burden on graduate level. Among the topics graduate library clear that these graduates must quali¬ schools. discussed in the general ses¬ fy for admission to the graduate sions were: “Recent Trends in Li¬ The conference went on record as schools of the institutions in which

brary Education'’; “State and Re¬ (1) being in favor of an 18 semester the library schools are located.

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Miss Clarice Jones, consultant for Others on the Program Trevor Arnett Librar\ during which the Georgia State Department of Edu¬ Others who participated were Miss time several of the librarians spoke cation. summarized the state and re¬ Tommie Dora Barker, dean of the on a broadcast over Station W ERD. gional standards for library person¬ Division of Librarianship. Emory Later, during the morning, an offi¬ nel; and Mrs. Hallie B. Brooks, a University; Miss Clyde E. Fettus, cial welcome to the l Diversity was member of the faculty of the Atlanta also of the Division of Librarian- extended by President Rufus E. l Diversity School of Library Service, ship. Emory University; Mrs. Fran¬ Clement. ces B. spoke on the need for integrating and Cheney, Library School. A tour of Atlanta libraries on Sat¬ differentiating undergraduate and George Peabody College for Teach¬ urday brought the activities to a graduate education in terms of ob¬ ers; Miss Alice Lohrer, Library close. jectives, course content and methods. School. University of Illinois; and Those If ho Attended She indicated the need for stabili¬ M rs. Annette Hoage, Mrs. Josephine Among those attending were: Miss zation to facilitate students moving Thompson and Mrs. Vivian D. Hew itt Margaret Scott. Talladega College; from various programs and from one of the Atlanta University School of Miss Lucille Love, A. & M. College, school to another, using the program Library Service. Mrs. Charlemae Normal. Alabama; Mrs. Carrie of the Atlanta University School of Rollins, children's librarian, Hall Robinson, State Teachers College at Library Service as one that might be Branch, Chicago Public Library, w as Montgomery, Alabama: Mrs. R. H. followed on both the undergraduate the speaker at the dinner meeting on Tillman, Shorter College: Miss Ann and the graduate levels. Friday; and Eric Moore, director of L. Collins, Florida A. & M. College; Dr. Virginia L. Jones, director of the Library School at North Caro¬ Miss Martha M. Berhol. Bethune- the Atlanta l Diversity School of Li¬ lina College at Durham, gave the Cookman College: Miss Madeline brary Service and the conference conference summary on Saturday. Harrison, Savannah State College; leader, led the discussion on the type Preceding the conference opening Miss Homie Regulus, Fort Valle\ and content of undergraduate courses on Thursday morning, the delegates State College; James Sloan, Albain that should be offered for prospective were guests at a coffee hour held in State College; Mrs. Rose Banks, librarians. the Music and Radio Room of the t Continued on page 30)

Delegates to Conference CHARTER DAY RANOUET SCENES

{Left to right) Standing, Dr. Vishnu D. Gokhale and Mrs. Gokhale; I*resi¬ dent Rufus E. Clement, Mrs. Kemper Harreld and Mr. Harreld. Seated, Rresident Florence M. Read, Mrs. Ru¬ fus E. Clement, Clinton M. Gibson and Mrs. Gibson.

{Left to right) Standing, Dr. Wesley J. Lyda and Mrs. Lyda; President Clement; Mrs. Hugo Skala and Dr Skala; and Mrs. Ollie I). Love. Seat ed, Mrs. Selma W. Richardson; Mrs. Clement, and Mr. and Mrs. Gibson.

(Left to right) Standing, Dr. Samuel 7. Westerfield and Mrs. Wester field; President Clement; Mrs. Nathaniel P. Tillman and Dr. Tillman. Seated, Miss Rubye B. Wise, Clayton R. Yates, Mrs. Clement and C. R. Gib¬ son. fpl'Pi

The Charter Day Dinner

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that Observance of Charter Day on maturity that one possesses." In the maturity is protection against the almost inevitable frustration of mind October 16 was marked by two assessment of this maturity he and memorable events — an All Univer- pointed out that “There must be an spirit that exists in the kind of interest in world in which we are sity Convocation which was held at things and purposes be¬ expected to live. 11 :()() a.m., in Sisters Chapel, and yond our self-centered selves; we must a Formal Dinner, honoring new possess the courage to be true Critical of the false sophistry of to our convictions even when not members of the faculty, which took youth which at times is only a mo¬ place at 8:00 p.m., at the l diversity approved of by society, and we must mentary convenience, the speaker de¬ Dormitories. Both occasions were have faith in God. clared that such sophistication lacked Dr. a presided over bv President Rufus E. Johnson was speaking specifi¬ steadying theme and eventually led i Clement. cally to the youth in the audience to chaos. He gave as a philosoph\ of The distinguished president of Fisk when he stated that “ I bis coming of minority living having the courage to University, Charles S. Johnson, was age means not merely getting older, face aloneness and the possibilitv of i this years convocation speaker. In but acquiring a balance of mentality defeat in one’s personal life without bis address on “Coming of Age," he and emotion by which to understand being morally destroy ed. The average told those who attended that “In and control a new arrangement of the American, be said, who can accept the a world facing swift transition due social universe." He described the prevailing social standards and not to a changing of cultures but universe as having a back-thrust as mores need not be alone or morally rather to a change of pace, the test disconcerting as the take-off of a isolated even if he is a failure. of survival will be the quality of jet propelled plane, and made it clear (Continued on next page)

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Members of Platform Party at University Convocation nished by a Spelman College trio which was made up of Juanita Col¬ lier, Bernice Byrum and Leatrice Traylor. Dr. Nathaniel P. Tillman, acting dean of the Graduate School of Arts

and Sciences, was chairman of the Charter Day Banquet Committee. Serving with him were Mrs. Annette Hoage, a member of the faculty of the School of Library Service, and John B. Turner, a member of the faculty of the School of Social Work.

THREE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT ARE ENROLLED IN GRADUATE SCHOOL

The graduate enrollment for the first semester of 1950-1951 just missed the 400 mark. In the five

schools that are offering work on Clement Iohnson Brawley the graduate level, there are 397 who are working toward the master’s degree in the arts and sciences, so¬ cial work, library service, education, In the opinion of President John¬ prayer; Clarence A. Bacote, profes¬ and business administration. One son, students should learn how to sor of history, who presented each of spe¬ cial student is enrolled. control immediate action in the light the special guests to the assemblage; of future each goals and should acquire honoree, who was called upon The largest enrollment in any of the knowledge that one is free to do to respond; Miss Ruby B. Wise, presi¬ the schools continues to be in the only that for which he has paid the dent of the Atlanta University Alumni Graduate School of Education which price of discipline. He emphasized Association; Clayton R. Yates, trus¬ has a total registration of 162. Social the fact that “You are not mature tee, and President Clement. Those work is second on the list with 112 until you have developed an internal who were honored on the occasion students; 74 are in the arts and sci¬ authority that gives a sense of per¬ were Mrs. Selma White Richardson, ences, 36 are in library service, and sonal responsibility for making principal of the Laboratory School 14 are enrolled in the School of choices in the light of the best that and a member of the faculty of the Business Administration. you know.” School of Education; Dr. Vishnu D. In the various departments of the Preceding the evening’s program, Gokhale, professor of mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences, the en the guests, including faculty and staff, School of Arts and Sciences; Mrs. rollment figures are as follows: Bi alumni who serve on the executive Mary Gibson, an instructor at the ology, 14; Chemistry, 13; Eco committee and trustees, gathered in Laboratory School; Dr. Samuel Z. nomics, 2; English, 6; French, 1 the lounge of the dormitories for a Westerfield, who joined the faculty History, 8; Mathematics, 3; Politi social hour. Upon being ushered into of the School of Business Adminis¬ cal Science, 9; Sociology, 17; and the beautifully decorated banquet tration: Mrs. Ollie D. Love, also ap¬ Social Science, 1. hall, each received a colorful crim¬ pointed to the Laboratory School; Two hundred and three of those en¬ son and gray program which carried Dr. Hugo Skala, professor of eco¬ rolled are men and 195 are women. out the Atlanta University colors. nomics, School of Arts and Sciences; Those who appeared on the eve¬ and Dr. Wesley J. Lyda, director of In the Laboratory School of the ning's program were John P. Whit¬ the School of Education. Music, School of Education, 171 boys and taker, registrar, who offered the throughout the evening, was fur¬ girls are enrolled in Grades 1-7.

18 MRS. RHEABLE EDWARDS at North Carolina College at Durham, TO HIGH BOSTON has been appointed to the staff of SPOTLIGHT HOUSING POST the Evaluation Committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Mrs. Rheable McKinney Edwards, Secondary Schools. His duties will MISS M. LYNETTE SAINE who was listed as a housewife in be to inspect the Negro colleges of RECEIVES HIGHEST DEGREE the feature story on graduates with Georgia. the master's degree in English (At¬ Dr. Brown was formerly on the At the September convocation of lanta l niversity Bulletin, July, staff of the Atlanta l niversity Labo¬ the U niversity of Chicago, the doctor 1950), has moved out of her status ratory School. For five years he was of philosophy degree in education in the home to an enviable position associate director of a studv of secon¬ was awarded to Miss M. Lvnette in the public life of Massachusetts. dary schools sponsored by the Asso¬ Saine of Atlanta, a member of the An active worker in civic, political ciation of Colleges and Secondarv English and education departments and social affairs of Boston, Mrs. Ed¬ Schools for Negroes and for one year of Spelman College and frequently wards in May, 1950, received an ap¬ he served as director. an exchange teacher on the faculties pointment with the Boston Housing of Atlanta l niversity and Morehouse Before accepting his present post in Authority as administrative assistant College. 1949 he was director of the division in management. Her duties include of arts and sciences at Georgia State all Miss Saine s dissertation entitled phases of management including College. “Relationships of Selected Factors to rent collection, social problems, in¬ the Reading Interests of Negro Col¬ spections pertaining to the cleanli¬ ness of lege Freshmen,” was a study made of tenants, regular management students enrolled in the colleges of reports, and writing for the Author¬ MISS BLANCHE COOMBS the Atlanta University Center, includ¬ ity’s magazine. GOES TO KOREA ing Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown, Mrs. Edwards also finds time to and Spelman Colleges. It was written serve as publicity director for the Atlanta under the supervision of Dr. William Boston Branch of the National Asso¬ University graduates con¬ tinue to be among the first to serve S. Gray, a leading authority in the ciation for the Advancement of Col¬ their country not only in times of field of reading and teacher edu¬ ored People. cation. peace hut in war. One of the first After her graduation from Atlanta women graduates to he actively in¬ Miss Saine s undergraduate train¬ University, Mrs. Edwards was em¬ volved in the Korean war situation ing was obtained at Spelman College ployed at Arkansas A. & M. College is M iss Blanche Coombs, a 1950 and her first graduate work was done in Pine Bluff as secretary to the di¬ graduate of the School of Social at Atlanta rector University where she re¬ of mechanic arts. During Work, whose first assignment since ceived the master of arts World War degree in II, when she was em- graduation was with the American education in 1942. Twice she was the employed at the Arsenal in Pine Red Cross for the Far Eastern Thea¬ recipient of fellowships from the Gen¬ Bluff, she received the highest rating ter of Operations. eral Education Board. available for government workers. ( Continued on page 30) Mrs. Edwards has two daughters who are attending nursery school in Boston. She plans to study law in the ven near future.

1)R. BROWN APPOINTED TO STAFF OF SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Dr. William Harrison Brown, who earned degrees at Atlanta l niversitx I in 1927 and 1933, and who serves I)r. Sunk as director of educational research Miss Coombs

19 The Negro Collection is in charge of Mrs. Marnesha Hill (who is seen assisting student)

mi comm mm memorial common

A Haitian exchange student writ¬ of all arts. His remarkable collection the invitation of Yale’s librarian to make New Haven a ing to a friend of a recent American surely proves it.” depository for tour had this to say: “I must tell This student’s enthusiasm for the the James Weldon Johnson Collec¬ tion in you of one particular thing on the Countee Cullen Memorial Collection 1942, he thoroughly intrigued Mr. trip so far which has impressed me is well founded, for the collection at Jackman with the idea of lending a hand in tremendously. Two weeks ago 1 ex¬ Atlanta is perhaps one of the most putting together the com¬ plored the library at Atlanta Univer¬ significant of its kind in the South. plete series of manuscripts of The Lost Zoo (in several drafts filled with sity . .. what thrilled me there was Mr. Jackman, a teacher in the pub¬ Countee Cullen’s first written the Countee Cullen Memorial Collec¬ lic school system of New York, has notes) tion,1 founded by Harold Jackman. moved in the creatively productive as well as the typed manuscript of his It is a growing collection of irre¬ circles of America and Europe. He version of “The Medea. Hounding placeable materials of the many is associated with the brilliance of the friends the country over for gifts of achievements of Negroes from all Negro renaissance which produced items for Van Vechten, Mr. Jackman walks of life. I regretted my short such indelible people as Langston spent many days typing letters, mail¬ visit for 1 wanted to look at every Hughes, Rose McClendon, Claude ing parcels, rushing off at odd hours manuscript, handbill, picture and McKay and Countee Cullen. Al¬ in answer to a cryptic summons from hook. How wonderful it would he though born in London, he received Van Vechten who would be ecstatic at our university! 1 am told that his education in the public schools over some inescapable article. Then, Mr. Jackman is a true, rare patron and universities of New York. one day, a note from a friend in¬ quired as to when Mr. Jackman was How the Collection Started going to start a project with a Jack- 1 The Bulletin is indebted to Bill Small¬ When Carl Van Vechten, the noted man by-line for a change. This, then, wood of Columbus, Ohio, for much of the novelist and marked the information included in this article. photographer, accepted beginning of the Harold

20 Jackman Collection of Contemporary collection by holding an exhibit of Negro Life. many of the important new items Through the interest of a friend, that have been received annually. In who was an alumnus of Morehouse this wav the community is kept aware College, the library serving the Negro of the materials which are available colleges of Atlanta was selected as for research and other purposes. I he the depository for the materials. At¬ materials are placed in the glass dis- lanta University was grateful. pla\ cases in the foyer of the Trevor Arnett The founder dug deep into his own Library and stay on view for from two to three weeks. library and came up with a startling wealth of inscribed first copies, pro¬ The Van Vechten Photographs grams long forgotten, autographed pictures, personal letters from the One important aspect of the Cul¬ great and the almost great. Promi¬ len collection is the large group of nent among the items was a gallery photographic studies which were of photographs from Van Vechten’s contributed by Carl Van Vechten. famous camera. Artistic creations, these Van Vech¬ Mr. The first boxes arrived in Atlanta ten studies are dramatic and distinc¬ Jackman tive in 1942. One year later, the first portrayals. Mr. Van Vechten’s exhibition appeared in the foyer of subjects are famous men and women Door is there, along with Leigh Whip- the University Library and attracted of the concert stage and in the thea¬ tre. Mam of his artistic per’s famous scrapbook, and the draft wide attention. Even though com¬ portraits in of Eslanda Robeson’s African Jour¬ paratively small, it nevertheless at¬ the collection appear on post cards ney which was given by Ira DeA. tracted a great deal of comment. Dis¬ and are typical of cards which the Reid. The manuscript of Balance of played in the collection were pro¬ photographer uses frequently in his Power was contributed by Miss Ivie grams of art. dance and music; hand¬ correspondence. Jackman, sister of the founder. bills, invitations and testimonials. Name of Collection Is Changed How the Collection Grows Among the books and manuscripts When Countee Cullen died sud¬ were two prize-winning poems by Each year the Countee Cullen Me¬ Langston Hughes: the printer’s proof denly in 1946, Mr. Jackman lost a morial Collection receives about of For My People by Margaret Wal¬ life-long ally. Shortly thereafter he 1,500 items which are contributed by ker was there: a fragment of the dedicated the collection to his friend, friends throughout the country. Larg¬ original manuscript of Miquel: Boy officially changing the title to the est contributor, however, is Mr. Jack- Countee Cullen of the Border by Arna Bontemps was Memorial Collection man. and many of those who give, founded included. An early Owen Dodson by Harold Jackman. Of do so through him or at his request. Cullen’s works is manuscript, and a list of Negro plays there the hand¬ The latest priceless item to he written mimeographed for a Federal Theatre manuscript of “The Ballad added is the original manuscript of of the Brow n Girl, which was a 1942 Project were in the display. a poem b\ Paul Laurence Dunbar Christmas entitled “To a Dead The second showing had a vastly gift to the founder; the Friend, which richer cross section. Van Vechten printer’s proof of “My Lives and How was written in 1899. The donor, I Lost Them,’’ and a L. S. Alexander added more pictures and there were photograph of Gumby of New ^ ork other additions of a theater bill of Christopher Cat telling of The Lost Citv. previously gave the collection a Harlem by Wallace Thurman (Apollo Zoo. first edition of Dunbar’s first book of Theatre), and Earl Conrad’s epic Items of great value are a William poems, Oak and Ivy. poem. “I Heard a Black Man Sing Grant Still score, Gwendolyn Brooks’ Atlanta's Negro Collection Last Night. A few words clipped original manuscript of A Street in One of Nation's Pest from the New York Times revealed Bronzeville. rare pictures of Jules Atlanta University’s Negro Col¬ that the special O. Henry Memorial Bledsoe, the French translation of lection. of which the Cullen material Award of SI00 in 1945 went to Frank Walter White's Fire in the Flint, a is only a part, today contains more Yerby, at that time a virtually un¬ photostat copy of a letter from Tous- than 20.000 books and other ma¬ known. saint rOuverture to Commander Silas terials. Housed in spacious quarters Since that time the Talbot, written Library at \t- \pril 1

21 GRADUATE DEGREES AWARDED TO matics— Calvin Cornelius Singleton of Atlanta, and Virgiida Elizabeth 99 AT SUMMER CONVOCATION Smith of Savannah, Ga.; in French William I). Bell of Atlanta; Mary Stamper Hicks of Atlanta; Jessie C. I here were 99 to receive graduate compassed about so we by much that Miller of High Point, N. C.; and Jus¬ degrees at Atlanta University’s fifth can no longer be human.’ He cited tine L. Watts of Baldwin, Mississippi. annual summer convocation at exer¬ as the duty of all educated persons In Rolitical Science — the graduates cises held on August 10 in Sale Hall “to educate, regulate and control our were Harrison E. Lee of Eanett, Ala.; Chapel on the campus of Morehouse society,” admonishing, however, that and J. T. Miller of High Point, N. C.; College. in a time of crisis mere action is not and in Social Science, Francena The convocation address was de¬ enough. He was prophetic in his Clarkson Robinson of Columbia, livered by Dr. Ira DeA. Reid, chair¬ statement that “The thing that needs S. C. In Sociology the graduates man of the to be done department of social sci¬ may not mean for sur¬ were Fannie Irene Blanton of Okla¬ ences at Haverford vival but for death.” College. Degrees homa City, Okla.; William H. Bow¬ were awarded by President Rufus E. ens of Those who were finishing were told Atlanta; Mary Willie Johnson Clement of Atlanta University, prayer that regardless of the century in of Griffin, Ga.; Winston Quain Jones was offered by President James P. which graduation takes place, man’s of Bluefield, West Va.; and Arminta Brawley of Clark College, and bene¬ major problems have been fl) the Parks Sweeney of Atlanta. Six who diction was pronounced by President nature of the universe; (2) man’s received the master of science degree Benjamin E. Mays of Morehouse place in the universe; (3) man’s re¬ were: Biology — Benjamin J. Coo¬ College. lationship to his group; and (4) per of Kingstree, S. C.; Lowell L. Urging the men and women gradu¬ man’s understanding of himself. Dr. Davis of Tuskegee Ala.; Versia Mae ates to be active in their communities Reid pointed out as the three requi¬ Lindsay of Houston, Texas; Albert and to plan, point out and interpret sites of the intellectual’s life the Nixon Wardlaw of Atlanta; James human relations that will have mean¬ following: (1) a recognition that Edward Washington of Atlanta; and ing, the speaker stated “ ... it is everything is relative; (2) that there Willie James Whittaker of Atlanta. important to consider our human are always next steps to be taken; Two, who received the master of relations because we have been en- and (3) that there is something to science degree in Chemistry were: be salvaged from the wreck. In this Joseph Drakeward of Detroit, Mich.; respect, he declared that although and Alexander Alphonso Hall of At¬ Reid at Convocation Morehouse College and Atlanta Uni¬ lanta; and two who received the versity came into existence through master of science degree in Mathe¬ segregation, those institutions might matics were Burtis N. Mabra of Talla¬ well destroy segregation. “However,” dega. Ala.; and Hazeal M. Thompson be stated, “that is only a part of their of Meridian, Mississippi. responsibility, for they should also In the Graduate School of Social salvage their traditions and their Work, six finished with the degree ideals which down through the years of master of social work — Mary have earned lives of respect for their Agnes English of Beaumont, Texas; graduates.” Ida Martin Gray of Chicago, Ill.; In the Graduate School of Arts Dorothy Chase Hisle of Hartford, and Sciences, 21 received the degree Conn.; Frances Louise Hoskins of of master of arts and 10 the degree Philadelphia: Kay Rozelle Latimer of of master of arts science. Master of Philadelphia: and Floyd Eric Tipton degrees went to the following: Eng¬ of Atlanta. lish— Geneva Browm Blalock. Jack- Fifteen finishing from the Gradu¬ son, Miss.; Henry Lindsay Brooks, ate School of Selma, Ala.; Mary Cesna Hogue, Library Service re¬ Chattanooga. Tenn.; Ella Parkhurst ceived the degree of bachelor of Lawr, Savanah, Ga.; and Arthur J. science in library service and two the Safford, Atlanta. In History — Pearl degree of master of science in Martin Maye of Warsaw, N. C.; and library service. Receiving their bache¬ Lucille Briscoe of Atlanta; in Mathe¬ lor's degree were: Olivia Warmslev

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Black of Shreveport. La.; Hilner V. Fla.: Hovev A. Henderson of Hot Connor of Vicksburg, Miss.: Alfreda Springs, Arkansas. SIDELINES M. Greene of Richmond, Va.: Con¬ William Henry Ingram of Sparta. Lovers of the legitimate stage wel¬ stance E. Howell of Marshall. Texas: Ga.: Rosemary Curley Jackson of comed the return to the University Hazel S. Johnson of Grambling, La.: Savannah, Ga.: Verna Worthy Jack- Players in September of Baldwin W. Mildred F. Montgomery of Wichita son of Forsyth, Ga.; Mary Alice Burroughs, who headed dramatic ac¬ Falls, Texas; Vesta Brawley Nelson King of Decatur, Ga.: Luther James tivities on the of Marshall, Texas; Sherley D. New- Marshall of Jackson. Miss.; Irene campus of the affiliated institutions during 1942-1943. some of Lynchburg, Va.; Martha L. McCrary of Griffin, Ga.; Cabal Green O’Rourke of Tuscaloosa. Ala.; Louise Merritt of Richmond, Ky.; St. Elmo The Players opened their 1950- Marie Rountree of Barnwell, S. C.; Morgan of Eastman, Ga.; Thelma 1951 season on November 24 and 25 Lucille D. Sims of Ocala, Fla.; Mo- F. Seay of Americus, Ga.; Albertlia with “The Velvet Glove,’ a comedy zella E. Weston of Birmingham, Ala.; D. Singleton of Plaquemine, La.; by Rosemary Casey. Clotea Collins White of Lawrence- Ann Lane Smith of Minden, La.; ville, Va.; Dorothy Watters Wiley of George Brown Thomas of Macon, * * Chicago, Ill.; and Cleopatra Nesbit Ga.; William Thorn Thomas of Au¬ Alumni of Atlanta Winston of Glenn Allen. Virginia. gusta. Ga.; William Dunbar Tolbert University will Those who received the master's de¬ of Conyers, Ga.; Calvin Carlton recall that Mrs. Ruth Hall Hodges, gree were William Walter Bennett Washington of Panama City, Fla.; newly-elected president of the P.T.-A. of Atlanta, Ga.; and Fannie Mae Bur¬ and Cordelia M. Wymbs of Athens, Council of the Atlanta University rell of New7 Orleans, Louisiana. Georgia. Laboratory School, formerly attended In the Graduate School of Edu¬ Five who received the degree of the normal department of Atlanta cation, 12 were graduated with the master of business administration University. Other officers of the from the Council are Mrs. Barnett Smith, who degree of master of arts — Charles Graduate School of Business serves as the William Aycock. Rome, Ga.: Lillian Administration were — Eugenia E. secretary, and Fred Peck Campbell of Memphis, Tenn.; Bradford of Oakland, Fla.; Robert Gunn, treasurer. Roseland F. Days of Atlanta, Ga.; E. Brower of Greensboro, N. C.; Lil¬ # * Rachel C. Flemister of Raeford, lian M. Brown of Houston, Texas; N. C.; Ruth Marion Harper of At¬ Alice Marie O’Reilly of Benton, Newly installed officers of the At¬ lanta; Ephraim Madison Henry of Miss.; and Bismarck S. Williams of lanta University Women’s Club in¬ Clanton, Ala.; Indiana Smith Henry Mobile, Alabama. clude Mrs. Hallie Beachem Brooks, of Clanton. Ala.; Thomas Hardy School of Library Service, president: Jones of Okolona, Miss.; Louise F. Mrs. Amanda F. Watts, School of Leigh of Newman. Ga.; Jamie Gaither THE COUNTEE CULLEN Social Work, vice president: Miss Martin of Atlanta; Andolia V. Oak¬ MEMORIAL COLLECTION Jessie Bentley, School of Arts and ley of Oxford, N. C.; and William (Continued from page 21) Sciences, recording secretary; Mrs. Madison Patton of Marion, Alabama. depository for research on the Negro Alice C. Foster. Laboratory School, and Twenty-eight received the degree Negro life. corresponding secretary; and Mrs. of master of education from the The Atlanta collection took on a Marnesba D. Hill, Trevor Arnett Li¬ Graduate School of Education. national They significance in 1946 when brary, treasurer. were Oliver P. Baham, Baton Rouge, the University purchased one of the La.; Ehvood L. J. Banks of Jackson¬ country’s best private collections on ## # ville. Fla.; Harriett Barfield Black of the Negro which was owned by Henry Atlanta; Ola Mae Bowman of At¬ P. Slaughter of Washington, I). C. Dr. Ravford W. Logan, who read the lanta; Earl J. Brinson of Snow Hill. In this collection were many rare and paper prepared by Mrs. Mary N. C.: Floyd M. Campbell of Mem¬ unique books by and about the Ne¬ McCleod Bethune at the opening ses¬ sion of the annual phis. Tenn.; Leslie G. Cogdell, Jr., of gro in Europe, Africa and America. meeting of the Association for the Jesup, Ga.; Cora Lee Curry of The more than 10.000 items included Study of Negro Smoaks, S. C.: Lillie Mae Douglas of 8,500 books and pamphlets, 70 fold¬ Life and Historv. October 27. 1950, in Sisters Cartersville. Ga.; Frederick D. Dun¬ ers of clippings. 157 portraits. 400 Chapel. Spelman College, was for several vears chairman of the can of Kannapolis. N. C.: Norman letters. 64 prints, 217 pieces of sheet Brokenshire Elmore of Savannah, music, 12-5 famous signatures, and department <>f histor\ at \tlanta l niversit\. Ga.: Clarence \\ . Harris <>f Deland, ( Continued on page 80 I Council of Churches of Christ in the Dr. Henry C. Hamilton of ttie U. S. A., which met during November School of Education attended the in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also a 14th Annual Conference of Profes¬ member of the Mid-century White sors of Educational Administration, House Conference on Children and which met at Cornell University, Au¬ Miss Frankie V. Adams, a member Youth which met in Washington, gust 27-September 3. of the December 3-7. faculty of the School of Social * * * Work, was a speaker at the Regional President Clement was a guest Induction Institute of Y.W.C.A. Sec¬ Dr. Mozell C. Hill, chairman of speaker at the annual meeting of the retaries in Atlanta on “The Y.W.C.A. the North Carolina Negro Library Asso¬ department of sociology, is head Worker and the of a staff Community.” ciation on November 3 in Rocky making a survey on the Miss Adams served as a recorder “Social Structure of the Atlanta Ne¬ Mount. His subject was “Books for at the gro Mid-century Conference on a Democratic Society.” Community.” Cooperating in the Children and Youth which met in project is the United States Depart¬ a a * Washington, I). C., December 3-7. ment of Public Health. Mrs. Hortense Cochrane, chairman Dr. Hill was at the University of of the case work Clarence A. Bacote, professor of department at the Pittsburgh on December 5 to lead a School of Social Work, was one seminar on “Social Structure of the history, has had speaking engage¬ of the consultants at the Insti¬ Modern American ments at Clark College and at Albany Community” with tute for Camp Fire Girls which special reference to public health. State College. He was one of the met in Atlanta, October 16-20. On During the same week he was a con¬ speakers at the annual meeting of the November 8, she was a recorder at vocation Association for the Study of Negro speaker at the Pennsylvania the Institute conducted State Life and History which convened in by the Mental College for Women. Atlanta, October 27-29. Hygiene Society in Atlanta. Recent articles of which Dr. Hill Mrs. Cochrane has been * * * appointed is co-author are: “Cracker Culture: to A membership on the program com¬ Preliminary Definition,” which ap¬ Jesse B. Blayton, professor of busi¬ mittee of the Georgia Conference on peared in Phylon; “Social Stratifi¬ ness administration, was recently en¬ Social Welfare; to the child care cation in a Georgia Town,” in the rolled at the I.B.M. School in Endi- study committee, research project of December, 1950, issue of the Ameri¬ cott, New York for professors of ac¬ the Community Planning Council; can Sociological Review; and “Some counting. and to the Child Guidance Center Methodological and Theoretical Mr. Blayton was one of the speak¬ Advisory Council for metropolitan Problems in Community Studies,” ers for the Laymen’s Convention of Atlanta. which appeared in the December, the National Baptist Convention During the early part of December, 1950, issue of Social Forces. which met in Philadelphia during the she was in at attendance the Mid¬ ■* * # month of September. century White House Conference on ** *- Children and Youth, in Washington, Nelson C. Jackson, a member of D. C. the staff at the School of Social Work, Mrs. Hallie Beachem Brooks, a * has the distinction of member of the faculty of the School * * being the first of his race to he elected to a vice of Library Service, has been elected On October of the American Associ¬ to membership in Lambda Chapter 29, Dr. Rushton Coul- presidency ation of Social Workers. of Pi Lambda Theta, national honor¬ horn, chairman of the department of an on ary organization for women in edu¬ history, delivered address “The Two universities on the Pacific Schism in the Social Sciences” to the cation at the University of Chicago. coast heard Mr. Jackson speak in graduate students of the Social An article by Mrs. Brooks entitled October. At the University of South¬ Science Club of Haverford College. ern “One Word More: Reading of Col¬ California his subject was “Cul¬ On October 31 and November 1 he lege Students” appeared in the No¬ tural Patterns in Social Work,” and was at Princeton vember issue of the Southern Uni¬ University to attend at the University of Washington, his a meeting of the American Council of was versity Library Bulletin. address on “The Future of Learned Societies. * * * Bigotry in the South. Other speak¬ Dr. Coulborn is a member of the ing engagements on the tour were Atlanta l niversity’s president, Ru¬ Council s steering committee on “uni¬ filled by Mr. Jackson when he ad¬ fus E. formities. He is Clement, was a member of the also the managing dressed a meeting of the American organizing conference of the National secretary for the conferences. Association of Social Workers at Ce-

24 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 25 dars of Lebanon in Los Angeles, Cali¬ of the Laboratory School at this or¬ which appeared in Phylon (Vol XI, fornia. and when he appeared before ganization's October 23 meeting. No. 3. 1950) and of “The Role of the Oklahoma Association of Social * * * Anxiety in Individual Functioning” W orkers. Hvlan Lewis, a member of the de¬ which appeared in the Canadian On November 28. Mr. Jackson was partment of sociology, recently ad¬ Journal of Psychology for October, in New England to address the dressed the Sociology Club at Emory 1950. Massachusetts Conference of Social University on “Orientations and A talk delivered by Dr. Milner in Workers. Values in the Negro Sub-culture.' the Morehouse College Chapel on Oc¬ * # His manuscript, Black ways of tober 18 during student orientation Miss M. Lucia James, a member Kent, has been accepted for publi¬ week, was entitled “To Be or Not to of the faculty of the School of Li¬ cation by the University of North Be an Alcoholic by Age 35.” brary Service, spoke on “Books and Carolina Press. Aided by a Carnegie Dr. Milner received a research Materials for Elementary Grades" at Grant-in-Aid, Mr. Lewis has a study scholarship to the summer workshop the Workshop for Elementary School underway entitled “Occupational of the Institute of General Seman- Teachers held during the summer on the campus of the Atlanta University Laboratory School. On July 9, she presented a review of Room for One More by Anna Perrott Rose at the Book Review Tea. sponsored by Les Madames des Jeuner.

Miss James was in Cleveland, Ohio, Jul\ 14-22. to attend the annual meet¬ ing of the American Library Asso¬ ciation. During the fall she has had speak¬ ing engagements in Atlanta at the l niversity Homes Library and the West Hunter Branch Library; and at Albany State College, Albany, Georgia.

Dr. Thomas I). Jarrell of the Eng¬ Dr. Nabrit aboard the Queen Mary en route to Belgium lish is department author of “The Dean S. Milton Nabrit of the Grad¬ of Dr. A. M. Dalcq on causality and Literary Significance of William J. uate School of Arts and Sciences, has morphogenesis and using the tech¬ Grayson's ‘The Hireling and the made use of his sabbatical leave of Slave'" which niques developed by Dalcq, Brachett appeared in the win¬ absence to continue his scientific and in ter issue of the Pastels experimental develop¬ Georgia Review, Uni¬ studies at the l niversity of Brussels ment and morphogenesis. versity of Georgia literary journal. in Belgium. Another article from the pen of Dr. Dean Nabrit will return to Atlanta Assisted by a Carnegie Grant-in- Jarrett entitled “Toward Unfettered Aid. he is investigating the theories at the close of the first semester. Creativity: \ Note on the Negro Novelist's Coming of Age appears in the December, 1950, issue of Structure and Career Patterns in tics held at Great Barrington. Massa¬ Phylon. Atlanta.” chusetts, August 11-September 3, Dr. Jarrett was in attendance at A son. Guv Edward Lewis, was 1950. She also attended the annual the annual meeting of the National born to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis on Oc¬ meeting of the American Psycho¬ Council of English Teachers. No¬ tober 4. logical Association which was held vember 23-25. in Milwaukee. Wis¬ » * * at Pennsylvania State College, Sep¬ consin. Dr. Esther Milner, who teaches in tember 5-8. ** « * * * the School of Education, is author Marvin H. Jones, purchasing of the article. “Childhood Bases of Dr. L. 1). Milton, director «>f the agent, addressed the P/I. \. Council Marital \ttitudes and Adjustment." School of Business Administration. 26 THE ATLANTA UNIVERSITY BULLETIN spearheaded the 1950 drive of the 7th, he was one of those who attended of the Association for the Study of Negro Division of the Community the work conference on graduate edu¬ Negro Life and History; “Social Chest, which reported $40,600. Phis cation in Daytona Beach, Florida, Work and Race Relations in a Chang¬ represented $11,200 over the quota sponsored by the Board of Control for ing World,” at the Julia C. Hester assigned to this division by the Southern Regional Education. House in Houston, Texas; “Social Work as a at Greater Atlanta Community Chest. # ** Career” Texas State *** University; “Employment Opportuni¬ John B. Turner, a member of the ties in Social Work at Prairie View Mrs. Selma White Richardson, faculty of the School of Social Work, College; “Social Work and Race Re¬ principal of the Laboratory School, was recently elected vice chairman lations in a Changing World" be¬ addressed Atlanta audiences recently. of the Atlanta chapter of the Ameri¬ fore the Social Planning Council in Her talk on “Clubs in the Commu¬ can Association of Group Workers. Oklahoma City; and “Community nity,” was delivered at the South At¬ Mr. Turner’s speaking engagements Organization and the Urban League” lanta Church; and her discussion of have taken place before the Palmetto in Oklahoma “Women in the City. Home,” was given at Street Community Club, to the camp Dr. as the Trinity A.M.E. Church. directors and staff workers in At¬ Washington served chair¬ man of the * * Negro Division of the lanta, and at the Y.M.C.A. Day Camp Greater Atlanta Multi-Phasic Health Parents’ Night. Dr. Hugo Skala, chairman of the Program. * # * department of economics, appeared 4f # # on the book review program spon¬ Dr. Felix Walter, chairman of the Albert L. sored Whiting of the depart¬ by the Atlanta University department of romance languages, ment of School of sociology was married on Library Service, October represented Atlanta University at the June 10 to Miss Lottie Luck of Dan¬ 24. His subject was “Trends in Re¬ 25th anniversary of “Cite Univer- cent Books on the ville, Virginia. International sitaire” and at the World Congress At the Situation.” On November 1, Dr. of Student Housing, both of which present time, Mr. Whiting Skala addressed the is engaged in a research en¬ Hungry Club of were held in Paris in June, 1950. project titled “The House of Atlanta on “The Iron Curtain as a Three articles by Dr. Walter have Prayer for All Historical. People,” which is led by Cultural, Economic and appeared recently in Time and Tide, Daddy Social Phenomenon." Grace. Mr. Whiting is particularly a London weekly. “The Crown and concerned with * ** the Commonwealth” was carried in determining the types of the issue of June 3; “Mr. personalities who are attracted to Gerone H. King of Taylor, assistant to the such religious sects. Canada” was in the issue of July 29; registrar, was selected to serve as * # # and “Second Class Citizens’ ap¬ chairman of a discussion group on peared in the August 26 issue. “Techniques for Improving Regis¬ Registrar John P. Whittaker was Dr. Walter received a tration and Recording” with special Carnegie one of those who attended the Work¬ Grant-in-Aid for study on the con¬ emphasis on the use of I.B.M. equip¬ shop for Deans and Registrars which was held on the ment at the Workshop for Deans and temporary French novel during the campus of Howard summer of 1950. Registrars held on the campus of LIniversity, November 1-3. Howard University, November 1-3. * * * ** *

* * Dr. Forrester B. Washington, di¬ Officials of the Teachers Insurance rector of the School of Social Dr. Nathaniel P. Tillman, chair¬ Work, and Annuity Association met wtih man of the department of English, was one of five participants on a representatives of Atlanta University, is serving as acting dean of the Grad¬ panel at the Mid-century White Morehouse College, Spelman College, House Conference on uate School of Arts and Sciences for Children and Clark College, Bennett College, Tus- the first semester of 1950-1951. At Youth which considered “Differ¬ kegee Institute, Shaw University, the annual conference of the National ences in Family Income and their Morris Brown College and Xavier Effect on Council of Teachers of English which Family Life.” LIniversity on November 12 at At¬ met in Dr. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, No¬ Washington’s recent speaking lanta University to consider ques¬ vember 23-25. Dr. Tillman was chair¬ engagements follow: “Knowledge of tions and problems on the extension man of the discussion session on the Negro History as a Psycho-thera¬ of Federal Social Security to the pri¬ training of teachers of English. In peutic Instrument in Strengthening vately endowed institutions and col¬ September, from the 4th through the Personality* at the annual meeting leges in the L nited States. teresting assignment was carried out Riverdale Children’s Association of at the Unitarian Conference at the New \ ork City, the Children’s Aid ALUMNI NEWS Isles of Shoals (10 miles across the and Home Society of Montclair bay from Portsmouth, New Hamp¬ (New Jersey), and Youth House of shire). After a week in Newr Hamp¬ New \ ork 1903 City. For a period she shire, M iss Lemon was transferred to was executive director of the Wil¬ Mrs. L. D. Shivery, Atlanta edu¬ Tufts College. Her first assignment liam W ilson Nursery and the Ruth cator and civic worker, recently was was to conduct a worship service for Bennett Home of Chester. Pennsyl¬ in to serve Charlotte, North Carolina, the enrollees in the School of Re¬ vania. as the Woman's Day speaker at the ligion. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Norris Clinton Methodist Church. She u as (Hen¬ 1924 rietta Trawick) have a guest at the tenth anniversary cele¬ resigned from the State bration of the Charlotte N.A.A.C.P. In September, Mrs. Selma White Teachers College at Fayette¬ ville, North are now during her stay. Richardson joined the faculty of At¬ Carolina, and lanta connected with Johnson C. Smith 1907 University as principal of the Laboratory School and as a member University. Austin T. Walden, Atlanta attor¬ of the staff of the School of Edu¬ 1937 ney, was honored by Eta Omega cation. M iss F Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity annie Allen has been pro¬ Ex-1931 in November for his dynamic leader¬ moted to the post of program direc¬ Dr. James tor at ship as president of the Georgia Hope Birnie of Syra¬ the Wharton Settlement in Association of Citizens’ Democratic cuse, New York, was married to Miss Philadelphia. Clubs. Cassandra Maxwell of Orangeburg, Dr. W. 0. Bryson, Jr., has been 1916 South Carolina, August 1. Dr. Birnie awarded the chartered life under¬ is on leave from his post this year as Mrs. Mae Yates has succeeded her writers designation by the American associate professor of biology at Syra¬ mother, the late Clara Thomas Pitts, College of Life Underwriters. Dr. cuse as University to lecture and engage manager of Atlanta’s Carrie Steele- Bryson heads the department of eco¬ in research at the University of Bris¬ Pitts Home for Children. nomics at Morgan State College. tol in England. 1920 Dr. and Mrs. William H. Pipes of 1933 M rs. Ida R. Lamar, widow of the Philander Smith College (Little Rock, late Dr. Nathaniel Lamar (Atlanta James A. Colston, former president Arkansas) announced the birth of a of University, 1922), has been ap¬ Georgia State College in Savannah daughter, Willetta A., on October 22, and of Bethune-Cookman pointed registrar of the Beaumont College at 1950. The Pipeses are the parents School of Practical Nursing which Daytona Beach, is chairman of the of another daughter, Harriett, who is opened in Atlanta, November 7, 1950. department of education at A. & T. 10 years of age. The school offers training to young College, Greensboro, North Carolina. George Rathebe has been ap¬ women on an Hubert Jackson, former head of economy budget basis. pointed to the board of directors of Mrs. Lamar the University Homes and the John formerly taught in the an interracial committee in Johannes¬ public schools of this city. For the Hope Homes in Atlanta, is now serv¬ burg, South Africa. He is the sec¬ ing as race relations officer for the past 5 years she has been a member ond graduate of the School of Social of the Southeastern Region, Housing and faculty of the Reid Business Work to receive such an Home Finance appointment College. Agency, Federal to this important social welfare or¬ Housing Administration. 1921 ganization in South Africa. President Alphonso Elder of North 1935 President C. V. Troup of Fort Val¬ Carolina College at Durham was the Mrs. Helen C. Cathcart has re¬ ley State College was among the only Negro member of the Com¬ heads of land turned to her home on the Tide¬ grant colleges in atten¬ munity Chest Committee in that city. dance at the water Peninsula after a three-year Mid-centur) White 1923 House Conference on Children and stay in the Virgin Islands as chief Youth, December 3-7, in Washing¬ During the summer of 1950, Miss of the Insular Division of Child Wel¬ ton, I). C. Elizabeth Elaine Lemon, a teacher in fare. Mrs. Cathcart’s experience in the public schools of Gary, Indiana, the field of child welfare is wide and Dr. Dorsey Walker, a member of filled a demonstration teaching post colorful. Prior to going to the \ irgin the faculty of Bethune-Cookman Col¬ at Tufts College in Medford, Massa¬ Islands, she was employed by the lege, appeared on the program <>f the chusetts. The first phase of this in¬ Children’s Aid Societ\ of Detroit, the 65th annual meeting of the American

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Historical Association <>n December Vivian Lisette. Mrs. Fitzgerald is the Waters College in Jacksonville, Flor¬ 29 in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Walker former Mary Shute, a graduate of the ida. discussed “Needs and Opportunities department of French. Miss Sadie L. Barrow is the Teen- for Research on Certain Areas of 1947 Age Director at the Young Women’s Africa.” Christian Association in New Or¬ Miss Mary II. Bridges was mar¬ 1939 ried to Simpson S. Southall of leans, Louisiana. Dr. Marion R. Myles, associate Mrs. Napoleonville, Louisiana, in Novem¬ Harriet B. Black is teaching professor of agronomy at Tennessee in the Atlanta ber. They are residing in Louisiana public school system. A. & I. State College, has Miss Fannie Blanton completed where Mr. Southall is a member of has been ap¬ a special course in radioisotope tech¬ the Louisiana public school system. pointed to a teaching post at Talla¬ niques. t he Tennessee State educator 1948 dega College. was among 32 scientists who were William H. Bowens is Jesse B. filling a pub¬ enrolled in a series of one month Blayton, Jr., was married lic relations post at Savannah State to Miss Zettie Louise Abies on courses in radioisotope techniques College. August 12. Mr. Blayton is manager offered by the Oak Ridge Institute of Miss Ola M. Bowman is Radio teaching of Nuclear Studies. Dr. Station WERD. Myles plans at the Ballard-Hudson High School Paul L. Hyde has accepted a new to use radioisotope in studies of plant in Macon, Georgia. and nutrition and position as assistant business mana¬ photosynthesis. Earl J. Brinson has a teaching ap¬ ger at Bethune-Cookman College. 1941 pointment at the Green County Train¬ Julius A. Lockett is directing the ing School, Snow Hill, North Caro¬ Dr. Robert J. P. Foster, who re¬ newly established Columbus, Geor¬ lina. cently completed his fifth year in gia, Branch of Albany State College. Henry L. Brooks is a teacher of surgery (four years at Homer G. John D. Reid, who was studying English at the Arlington Phillips Hospital in St. Louis and this year towards the Ph.D. degree Literary and Industrial one year at Kate Bitting Reynolds at the University of Chicago, has been Institute, Arlington, Ala¬ Memorial bama. Hospital in Winston-Salem, inducted into the United Stales Army. North Carolina), has received a fel¬ Miss Johnnye Maria Sellers be¬ M iss Theresa W. Burleigh began work on lowship from Provident Medical came the bride of Alva Tabor, Jr., September 1 as executive Associates to director of the study for one year in on Sunday, September 24, at the Phyllis Wheatley the field of surgery at the Presby¬ home of her parents. Y.W.C.A. in Lynchburg, Virginia. terian Medical Center of New York 1949 Mrs. Lugene L. Burton is a case City. Dr. Foster expects to be in New worker with the American Red Cross Miss Willie Verdelle Day, who York through October, 1951. in Buffalo, Newr York. taught during the past year at Still¬ 1943 Julius C. Caldwell has been man Institute in Tuscaloosa, was mar¬ ap¬ Miss Wilmoth A. Carter has joined ried on August 25 to Buster Martin pointed principal of the high school the department of sociology at Shaw of Birmingham, Alabama. department at Edward Waters Col¬ University. Miss Mary Ella Robertson became lege, Jacksonville, Florida.

1944 first of race the her to be appointed Calvin L. Calhoun has been ap¬ Mrs. Anne McKay Duncan is en¬ medical social worker with the Gov¬ pointed to the faculty of Morehouse rolled in the Library School at Catho¬ ernor Bacon Health Center of Dela¬ College. lic L ware diversity. City, Delaware. Floyd M. Campbell has an appoint¬ A Miss son, James Antonia, Jr., was Evelyn B. Williams has en¬ ment as principal in the public school born to Mr. and Mrs. tered James A. upon her duties as a case system of Memphis, Tennessee. Patrick of Atlanta on October 21. worker with the Family and Chil¬ Mrs. Emmellen Mitchell Cliff, who M rs. Patrick is the former Dovie dren's Bureau of Columbus, Ohio. is teaching at the E. A. Ware Ele¬ Mai Touchstone. Charles V. Willie has a teaching mentary School in Atlanta, did addi¬ 1946 fellowship at Syracuse University. tional study in supervision of student Emery Wimbish has been Miss Willie A. Allen is a case ap¬ teaching and elementary education pointed assistant librarian at Lin¬ worker at the Bureau for Colored during the summer at Atlanta Uni¬ coln Children in Philadelphia. University in Pennsylvania. versity. Reverend and Mrs. Charles Fitz¬ 1950 Leslie C. Cogdell is employed as Elwood L. Banks gerald of Nashville, Tennessee, have is head of the a clerk in the railway mail service. announced the birth of a daughter, language arts department at Edward (Continued on page 30) occasions she had visited in Atlanta MRS. ANNA S. INGRAHAM and had developed a sincere interest REQUIESCAT IN PACE in main of the teachers and students.

Mrs. Arnett was a member of Riverside Church in New York City.

Among the survivors are her hus¬ MRS. BERTHA STETSON ARNETT band: a sister. Mrs. James B. Fleugel of Kalamazoo, Michigan; a niece, Mrs. Leslie Lagoni, and nephew, John Fleugel. both of Kalamazoo: and two grand nephews. Atlanta l niversity’s president, Dr. Rufus E. Clement, attended the fun¬ Mrs. Anna S. Ingraham, a gradu¬ eral services for Mrs. Arnett which ate of the normal department of At¬ were held in the Hyde Park Baptist lanta University in 1894, died in Church (Chicago) on July 21. Rome, Georgia, on July 15. Mrs. Ingraham was one of the faithful

alumnae of this institution and one of The Atlanta friends of Mrs. Bertha its staunchest supporters. Stetson Arnett were grieved to hear of her passing on Tuesday, July 18, DR. LORENZO GLADSTONE Born in Eufaula, Alabama, her 1950, in Grand Reach. Michigan. marriage to the late educator, Linton She was the wife of Dr. Trevor Ar¬ CRIMES S. Ingraham, took place on nett, who served as chairman of At¬ February 19, 1885. lanta University’s Board of Trustees, Dr. Lorenzo Gladstone Grimes, a 1944-1949. and who since 1949 has native of Elberton, Georgia, and a Air. Ingraham attended Atlanta been honorary chairman. graduate of Atlanta University in University from 1879 to 1883. He 1922, died on Thursday, November Mrs. Arnett’s last visit to Atlanta was 16, at the Lawson General Hospital principal and founder of the was in the spring of 1949 when she in Atlanta. He had been ill about Sparta Agricultural and Industrial attended the dedication of the Uni¬ a month. Institute, a school which gave useful versity Library. training to hoys and girls in farm¬ Following his graduation from At¬ Daughter of the late Dr. Herbert lanta l diversity. Dr. Grimes entered ing, carpentry, cooking and sewing. Lee Stetson, president of Kalamazoo Meharn Medical College from which Mrs. Ingraham worked side bv side College, 1912-1922, the former Ber¬ he was graduated after the required with her husband as assistant prin¬ tha Stetson was a graduate of Des period of study. cipal of the Institute. After his death, Moines College. She was married to she carried on the work. The name Dr. Arnett at the time he was audi¬ For a number of years he was tor and vice president of the Univer¬ secretary of the Atlanta Medical of the school was later changed to sity of Chicago. For 24 vears she Association. He had served on the the L. S. Ingraham H. \ I. School was a staff of the gracious hostess to countless Battey State Hospital in in honor of the man who had given students and friends in her position Rome, Georgia, resigning from that so many vears of his life in its cause. in Chicago. post just a few months before his death due to failing health. He prac¬ In 1944. Mrs. Ingraham was at In 1928. when Dr. Arnett became ticed medicine in Cedartown, Geor¬ Atlanta l ni\ersit\ to celebrate her president <>f the General Education gia. and also in Atlanta. At one time fiftieth Board and the International Educa¬ graduation anniversary. he was on the facults of the Atlanta tion Board of the Rockefeller Foun¬ College of Mortuan Science. Among her survivors are a daugh¬ dation. the\ moved their home from ter. Mrs. Maude Ingraham Poteet of Chicago to New York. Mrs. Arnett Among the survivors are a wife, Aragon, Georgia; and a granddaugh¬ accompanied her husband to all parts Mrs. Fannette Grimes; a daughter, ter. Mrs. Simon P. Jackson of Los of the 1 nited States and around the Marjorie: and a sister. Mrs. Alex world visiting schools. On mam Chatman. Angeles, California.

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MRS. CLARA THOMAS PITTS Coleman, Tougaloo College; Mrs. on Negro life to he found anywhere Ernestine Lipscomb, Jackson College; in the world todav. The entire col¬ Theodus L. Gunn, Johnson C. Smith lection is under the supervision of l niversity; Mrs. Constance H. Mar- Mrs. Marnesba Davis Hill, a graduate teena. Bennett College; Eric Moore, of the School of Library Service at North Carolina College at Durham; Atlanta University. Miss Martha Riddick, Charlotte, North Carolina; Mrs. Josephine P. Sherrill. Livingstone College; Ernest ALUMNI NEWS C. Wagner. Shaw University. Mrs. (Continued from page 28 ) In the passing of Mrs. Clara Thom¬ Ann Johnson, North Carolina Col¬ Jeremiah M. Coleman is a coding as Pitts on September 19, 1950, At¬ lege at Durham: Mrs. Glossie J. clerk in the research education and lanta University lost a most faithful Cole, Morristown College; Miss Lois information division, alumna. She was the former Clara Immigration Daniel. Mrs. Velma S. Love and Miss and Naturalization Camilla Service, Wash¬ Thomas, a native of Athens, Collie Lee Riley of Tennessee A. & I. ington, D. C. Georgia, who was graduated from State College; Miss Patricia Mc¬ Miss Hazeline Collier is a teacher the normal department of Atlanta Whorter of Fisk University; Mrs. on the University in 1886. faculty of the Gray Street Rebecca A. Hudson of Bishop Col¬ School in Atlanta. Mrs. Pitts was associated with the lege; Mrs. Gertrude Mason of Wiley Willie E. Combs is a state Carrie Steele-Pitts Home for Children super¬ College; Miss Delores Posey of But¬ visor of in Atlanta for nearly four decades Negro secondary schools in ler College; Miss Frances V. Smith and for more than half of this Tallahassee, Florida. period of Texas College; Mrs. Florence Byrd Miss Hilner V. Connor is a teacher she served as its manager. Davis and James Hulbert of Virginia in the Mississippi public school sys¬ In addition to being a faithful State College; Miss Emily Copeland tem. member of First Congregational of South Carolina A. & 1. College, and Miss Church. Mrs. Pitts was chairman of Dorothy M. Cowan teaches Mrs. Leanonead P. Drain of West at the Dora the Deaconess Board. She was also High School, Dora, Ala¬ Virginia State College. bama. state secretary of the Order of East¬ Mrs. ern Star of Georgia for approximate¬ Gladyce E. Crawford teaches MISS BLANCHE COOMBS at the Hunter Hills School in Atlanta. ly a quarter of a century. Miss Hilda Funeral services for the deceased COES TO KOREA Derrett, who did her field work as a student of the School were held on September 22 at the (Continued from page 19) of Social Work at the Friends First Congregational Church. Among Miss Coombs has joined with 307 are one Neighborhood Guild in the survivors son, Leigh Red Cross workers now serving with Philadelphia, Benjamin Maxwell: two daughters, combat units in Korea and at the Pennsylvania, joined the staff of this M rs. Clayton R. Yates of Atlanta, hospitals in Korea and Japan. Daugh¬ organization in September. Woodrow W. and Mrs. A. C. Williams of Detroit; ter of Mrs. P. M. Coombs of Atlanta, Dorsey is on the fa¬ culty of Dillard and three grandchildren, Mrs. James she holds a bachelor of arts degree University in New Orleans, Louisiana. R. Hayley and Reverend Theodore from St. Augustine’s College in Ra¬ Williams, also of Detroit; and Clay¬ leigh. Joseph Drakeward is working on ton R. Yates II. of Atlanta. a project in chemical research in Detroit, Michigan. THE COUNTEE CULLEN Frederick D. Duncan is employed THE CONFERENCE FOR MEMORIAL COLLECTION as LIBRARIANS principal-teacher in the Kan¬ (Continued from page 23) napolis, North Carolina, public (Continued from page 15) hundreds of copies of newspapers, school system. Louisville Municipal College; James monographs and magazines. Also at Norman B. Elmore is one of the R. O'Rourke, Kentucky State Col¬ Atlanta are the John Brown Papers, instructors at the Alfred E. Beach lege; Mrs. Thelma R. Smith, Louis¬ the Clarkson Papers and the Tuttle High School. Savannah. Georgia. ville Municipal College; Mrs. Ger¬ Collection (all of which are on slav¬ Allen G. English teaches at the trude Wilson, Louisville, Kentucky; ery) and the Maud Cuney Hare Monroeville Rosenwald School. Mon¬ Miss Leonilda E. Burrell. Southern Music Collection. Through these col¬ roeville, Alabama. l niversity; Mrs. Hazel S. Johnson, lections Atlanta l niversity has built M iss Lois J. Fairlev is a psychiatric Grambling College; Miss Zenobia up one of the most valuable sources social worker in New York City. A Letter to Alumni and Friends

From the President of the University

VTTar clouds hang heavily over a troubled world. By more peaceful world. What will you do to see that its

every means of communication we receive news of position and usefulness are increased? suffering and death on distant battlefields. Loved ones In faith and hope, I am and friends are being called into the armed services of Sincerely your servant, the nation. Only by some great miracle of faith and works does it now appear that this planet may be spared another terrible global conflict.

\ et, in spite of all these goings-on around us, some social organizations must continue the natural order of their ways. Institutions like Atlanta University fall into this classification. In spite of trouble, suffering, conflict and death the schools of the nation must continue to 19 operate. It is almost as though they are more necessary in chaotic and disastrous times, for the times themselves The President Atlanta indicate that the work of the schools has not been finished. University Atlanta, Georgia Men and women must be trained to minister to the needs of their fellows in the present and in future days; men 1 am hereby giving/pledging $ toward the and women must be trained who will offer the tvpe of University Development Fund. Mv check for S leadership which will persuade mankind to abhor war is attached. I will pay this pledge as follows as an instrument of international policy.

Name I he days ahead will re\eal the true nature of our world situation but, whatever comes, the importance of our Street work will not be diminished.

Atlanta l diversity is one hope for the better, saner, City State

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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, Latin, mathematics, political science and sociology.

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. and M.Ed. degrees, designed to meet the needs of men and women who have chosen education 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.