The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-22
Leadership Every
where Needed.

Hampton. Va. Jan. 2O-That young,
potential leaders are thinking serious
ly on fundamental questions relating
to economic, civic, and social life, was
clearly shown in recent addresses
audiences in Ogden Hall, Hampton
Institute, by Andrew I. Terrell, Louis
vile, KY, president Of the senior
class who spoke on the class motto,
and by Marie L. Smith. Brookfield
Center, Conn, Hampton Senior. who
last year scored 179 in the Otis In
The New Era for Women"
There was q time" said Andrew
Terrell, when the controlling power
capitalists These capitalists used the
laboring man as a tool to advance
their personal attainments. AS a re-
suit of this selfish motive the con-
working people and during the past
war the laboring people held the DOM
mating power of this country. Today
the laboring people have come to the
point where there is no regard for
the other fellow and, as a result, the
controlling power is gradually being
of people who fosters personal adj
vancement and has no regard for the
rights ard privileges of the other fell
low cannot hold very long the con-
"A survey of the conditions of our
people of the Southland and in the
cities Of the North shows us that our
race needs leaders-men and women
who will lose sight of self and work
for the interest of mankind. sue
cessful life is not measured by wealth
or material things, but 1t is measured
by the unselfish service that is rem
dered to humanity During the war we
had over three hundred thousand men
of our race who were willing to give
their liWps for tbp Of bttr, nj xf
For while we saw the ideal for
which these men were glad to live
and to die, but since the war has en-
ded and men have returned to their
different vacations, and the world is
getting back on a normal basis ii
seems as If the world has gone back
himself and every nation for itself
AS we read the daily papers we see
the results of this principle. The So
cial unrest that we have in the coun-
try is due, in large measure, to self
interest
1.-The world must realize that there
is something much finer in life than
mere personal gain and pleasure. j.
must respect and honor the right
and privileges of the other fellow. II
you read the annals of history, you
has succeeded and given to the world
anything worth while that had for
, its aim selfish motives or ambition.
ton.
leadership is Everywhere Needed.
I'VE cannot think of the men who
have worked for the interest of our
race without thinking of the unsel-
fish service that has characterized
their their lives, The one thing that has
Gen. Samuel c. Armstrong, and DIR.
Hollis =. Frisselrs names in history
is the unselfish service that they rem
dered to humanity, even in the face of
Obstacles and criticisms"
Advancement OF CoIored Women.
The heroic women of the years
19i7-1921 will always stand out as
shining examples" said Miss Smith,
because there never has been a time
before in all history when women
Colored and white alilSe-have banded
together so efficiently for national
service. Thus their true power of init
iative, of resolution, of organization
for common purpose. and of enthu-
has been shown TO full advantage.
Women have changed their .-ttitude
toward work. II Is certainly regret
table that foT a good many years
women have avoided work Of some
kinds, refrained from pursuing hon
est occupations for fear of losing So
cial prestige, and looked upon frail-
ness OF body as being sign of de-
lcacy and refinement.
1.-THE Great War proved a blessing
in bringing to light the new women
of higher efficiency and power. Wom-
en- showed Gu eager desire to work;
they put aside with contempt the
mere self-satisfing pleasure hitherto
so freely inonged in; they no longer
tried to avoid toll and worry, but
even took up tasks which one would
formerly have pronounced beyond
their physical strength and entirely
foreign to their nature
I'm the case of the Colored women.
especially, the advance has beer most
remarkable and praiscworthy. With
absolutely no precedent by which to
be guided or inspired. the Colored
women--within the short period Of
So years have risen from the despen-
dency OF illiteracy and approximation,
from servile following and dependency,
to a position where they may claim
recogI ton as of national Importance
organizations as the American Red
Cross, the Young Women's Christian
Association, the National Association
of Colored Women's Clubs, and the
WON ms Division of the Council of
National Defense.
"Who can measure the influence of
Mrs Sarah Collins Fernandis prom
inent organizer among social workers;
az Dr. Sarah " Brown, a physician
Of Washington, j.. c., and a lectur-
~ on social hygiene, under the Wom-
ems Division of the Council Of Ma
tional Defense; of Mrs. jamie Porter
az the Virginia Industrial School for
Colored Girls, also organizer and pres
ident Of the Virginia State Federation
Of Colored Women's Clubs-all Hamp-
ton graduates?