The Denver star., 1917-04-07
MILITARY TRAINING CAMP.
Movement Promoted by Or. J. e. Spin.
oarn Receives Genuine SUPPORT,

Movement Promoted by Or. J. e. Spin.
sarn Receives Genuine Support.
New York.-The success Of the mill
tary training camp for the purpose OF
fitting cOlOred men to hold official posi-
tions in the United States army, which
is being promoted by DR.. ]. E. Spin
garn OF this city, is practically as
sured. Up to March 81 more than
217 applicants for attendance at the
camp had been received. In order to
meet General Leonard Woods PROPOSE
ton, $50 applicants for instruction are
necessary. That the necessary number
to have the camp established will soon
be received is without question.
The response to DR.. Spingarn's ini-
tiative in the matter Of establishing
the camp has been genuine. Since his
address at Howard university the
latter part Of March, In which he
fully explained the matter, seventy-f1ve
students of that institution have sent
in their applications to Join the camp.
DR.. Spingarn is receiving almost daily
letters indorsing the movement.
DR.. Spingarn's interest in our race
Is not spasmodic; it is permanent, true
and tried. AS the branch bulletin of the
National Association For the Advance
ment of Colored People for March
says, DR.. Spingarn's interest In the
colored people antedates the founding
of that organization.
Ten years ago he founded the Heart
n1,,L
who live in Armenia, n. Y, but 1t
goes back farther than that. Almost
since its founding he has belonged to
the N. A. A. c. P. In 1910 he was
elected to the executive committee
which directed the association before
its incorporation: during 1911 he head
ed the New York vigilance committee.
which was able to carry on legal work
against discrimination chiefly through
his generosity, and since 1914 DR.. Spin
garn has been chairman of the board
of directors. Two nation wide speak
ing tours have made him personally
known to most of the members from
Boston TO Oklahoma
DR.. SpinCarn was born in New York
on May II. 1879. He took his doc
torate at Columbia university after
four years of graduate work at Har
ward. Columbia and abroad For
twelve years he was on the teaching
staff of Columbia. retiring as professor
of comparative literature In 1911. a
| period during which he published
many works which won him an inter
national reputation. His History Of
! Literary Criticism In the Renaissance"
was Translated into Italian by Antonio
I Fusco, with a preface by the distin-
guished philosopher. Benedetto Croce.
Les Bellies Lettrcs ct LErudition en-
AmeriQue au Point du Vue Acade-
mique,'' Critical Essays of the Sew
enteenth Century" The New Criti-
cism.' "Jacobean and Caroline Crit
icism" and other works established
his reputation as a scholar.
Since the European war began he has
been devotins considerable time and
enthusiasm to military tactics and
drill. attending the training camps at
Plattsburg in 1915 and at Fort Ogle-
thorpe in 1916. In July Of last year he
was appointed by General Wood as
instructor. with the rank of lieuten-
ant. at the Plum Island military train
! ing camp at Fort Terry.
! All men desiring TO join the camp
should send their name and address.
stating age and occupation, to DR.. ].
E SpinSarn. West Seventy-third
! street, New York