The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
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PHILOSOPHY
OF LEADERS

Ut LEAUEND
FLOYD Calvin. OF calvin's News
Service. New York City. has made
a critical study OF commencement
addresses delivered this June to
graduates OF Negro colleges. by out
standing leaders Of the race.
The purpose OF the study, as
stated by Mr.. Calvin, was TO deter
mine just what philosophy was pre-
scented to graduates of 1887 He
wanted to find out. III II is OF a
type in keeping with the times
sufficiently aggressive; proyoca-
tive OF thought, challenging TO the
present uneven state OF social and
economic affairs which the Negro
graduate must face, and basically
sound advice for those who must
take their places as moulders OF the
course OF depressed minority
group IN a Hard-boIled, two-fsted
society"
Mr.. Calvin has compiled the fol-
lowing pointed paragraphs from
the commencement addresses
which he has perused TO Wit
Kentucky. Speakers
The Rev. Judson King. pastor OF
the Chandler congregational
church, Lexington. Ky, as bacca-
laureate speaker at Kentucky state
college. In the course OF his re-
marks. said 1T is not by acciden.
that the South has not produced
great statesman In two genera
lions. Hate and prejudice won't
mix with grace"
Or. James Weldon Johnson. au-
thor Of Along This Way and 9th
er works. and long prominent as
the NAACP leader. as commence
ment speaker a. Kentucky Siae,
said: Three European countries
have taken refuge in dictatorship.
Such step on the part Of the
United States would he nothing
less than he selling OF cur birth
rfgh' for mess o. pottlge.
There is no respite from re-
building liberty which has always
been won. There is no panacea.
Another reason for losing faith
In Democracy. IS that we have
come IN think OF Il as a form Of
government, bit Democracy Is not
a form az government. Il is way
NJ thought way Of being and a
way ~ life Democracy does net
exist In form OF government hut in
me hearts Of the people.
What the world needs r. not so
much a change in the forms OF
Government as change In the
hearts OF men.
Here in America. the Democra-
lie idea Is the original and tradl-
tcnal one The formulators Of the
Declaration Of Independence did
MOI believe tina, all men were equal
n mental capacity and the pur-
.mr Of happiness.
Here az once in America. we
have contradiction between the
idea and the practise. which stulil-
fies the boasts that we make
America cannot have any more
Democracy than Il accords 20 the
least privileged citizen"
Bishop Hits Prejudice
Bishop Alexander Preston Shaw
OF the NJ Z. church, baccalaureafe I
speaker at Wiley college. said; "A
nation which has increased its
wealth and International import
ance and greatness, owes Il 70 &.
self 10 overcome is wickedness IN
high and low places IS greed and
gratis In public Office rs race pre-
iudice and discrimination its
lynching and polished murder by
eocslled courts Of Justice, Is deny /
Ing liberfv. equality arfNthe pur-
suits of happiness to- any OF rs
worthy citizens. IT'S Hypocrisy IN
social and religious circles and rs
spiritual dumbness and blindnGss.
IN matters Of tho most vital AQd !
eternal importance. The most dan>1
Eorous element IN The defeat ~
spiritual progress. and other pro-
gress for that matter. IS sclf-con-
ceit. self-satisiaciion and feeling
Of security IN present advance
ment and achievement"
Ethiopia Mentioned
Or. George +. Haynes. deliver
Ing the haccalaureaie address ~
Tuskegee. said: "Our control of
nature about us has so altered our
environment that VIC face situa.
ton that does violence 10 our inner
lives and sets rs a. variance with
one another. We have 30 compact
ed the populations Of the earth that
racial. class and national conflicts
threaten The social order that made
possible the very science and H.
vaniion by which we have mastered
our material surroundings. While
these products OF science give MS
the enjoyment Of sucl. peaceful
scenes as the coronation Of king,
they have also made possible the
hostile. hateful war-llxe activities
Of ren Who have made PARTS OF the
worid q bowling hell. Soldiers In
civilized uniforms bu. trained in
l1human savagery have poured ont