Phoenix tribune., 1922-05-27
'GOTOCOLLEGE" CAMPAIGN REACHES
OVER TWO MILLION STUDENTS AND
PARENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
Special to The Tribune

Special to The Tribune
Washington, D. c., May 26-"Go to High School, Go to
College, the which carried to the Coord youth
the country by the Alpha Alpha Fraternity its Third
Annual campaign urng the week. May 7th 4th again
been planted in the minds of the thousands of Grammar
High School graduates the country Already the campaign
has received the approval of the President of the United States
the Presidents of number of the leading Colleges
and the cooperation of Negro ministry
Negro press.
President Harding Approves Campaign
President Harding in expressing approval of the annual
GO to High School, Go to College campaign stated: he need
for effective work to reduce eracy among the Coored people
very great and manfesy it be accomplished chiefly
through the equipment of members race to do
educational work among their people"
Dean Kelly Miller Makes FOrceful Statement
erhaps one OF the most orceu statements that have been
MADE recently regarding the go to High School, Go to Col
lege movement is contained the editorial bv Dean Ka
Miller which appears the Nav 9Th issue of the PITTSBURGH
Courier Dean Miller stated Go to High School Go TO
oheg week merely suggestive of the wide field activity
IN which such organizations might well engage The Negro man
or woman of the future who falls least high school
education hardly hope operate on high level of service
Inc standard OF the world is constantly increasing
paratlon which suffed for the the world generation
ago VIII not meet the requirements of today High School op
portunes are easily within the of practically every bov
anu g especially IN the large centers of population should
repoach to Cooed youth reach of such facilities
10 oe without high school diploma The demands of profess
ona and technical service exacng complete college educa
on or at least minor part thereof Any youth who hopes
serve his day on the high level of leadership professional
sphere must needs avail himself college education The
appeal therefore which being by the Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity should meet with ready spontaneous
on every Negro youth who would day and generation
on the high levels of human endeavor"
az Chapters Report Successful Local Carnations
Reports from the chapters of the Apba Phi Anb F
termy to the National Secretary Norman L. McGhee show
ht more than two million students parents have been roach
ed curing the Go to High School, to College, week Nav
" 10 l4th In practically large city in the United States
and many of the smaller cities meetings have been held either
W tne cnapter OF the Fraternity located in the city by
member designated by nearby chapter Every effort in all
cases. has been to inspire the youth of the greater educa
ona endeavor During the week members of local chapters
by permission of the Boards the various cities
visited every Coored graded high and school in their
city where they made appeals students to continue in
school, showing them the advantages be thorough
preparation for the various fields which they would later enter
Literature calculated to inspire the youth with the
desire to continue their education circulated among the
students graduating from the grammar high schools Pa
cards setting forth statistics of the advantage educated
over the uneducated posted Slides in the
aiding moving picture houses In number of cities
relative to the availability of scholarships offered
sutons sent out by the chapters of the Fraternity
Societies. and various other organizations asked establish
scholarships for worthy students in reputable colleges Every
urged to encourage child continue high
school and to college number of chapters reported the
holding of prize contests and the award of scholarships
Clergymen Cooperate In Campaign
Cooperation given the various chapters of the Fraternity
by the leading ministers in nearly all of the large cities
United States These cergymen made special mention
educational campaign in their services and also permitted men,
oes OF the Fraternity to speak to their congregations
Valuable Aid Given BY Negro Press
In addition to the cooperation which the o to High School
Go to College movement received from the leading educators
and prominent members of the the Negro Press of the
country has effectively helped the dissemination of inorma
on regarding the need of concerted educational effort
The Chicago Defender year its Memorial Day edition spoke
edtora praise of the and has offered
prize Of $1,000 in gold to the student writing the best essay
fIoo &c. N-I- <N-1