The Omaha guide., 1938-07-02

CaLUrn'S
Digest
By Floyd CalUin


GListed by EDITOR &
PUBLISHER
A. A. SehomburgZ

A. a.
The Negro York Negro has ad-
ded another brilliant STIR to his
shining crown of achievement with
the passing of Mr.. Arthur A
Schomburg. Note especially he i
not DR.. Schomburg, nor Rev
Sehomburg, but plain Mr.. Schom-
burg. It was pleasing to see thai
the New York daily newspapers
giving generous headlines ans
news space to the story Of his lats
career, referred to him as Mr.
Arthur Alonzo Sehomburo.s WI
think it a unique mark of distinc-
ton when a Negro can live such
a life outside professional circles
that at his death his story is to 1
to the general public under TIA
simple yet dignified title Of Mis-
ter"
A. A. Sehomburg was collector
of literature on the Negro. Year
by year he added to his store.
through sheer love Of the work,
untilfinally the collection was pur-
chased by the Carnegie Founda-
ton for 10000 and presented f.
the New York Public Library. Ths
collection is housed in the 135tk
Street (Harlem) Branch of the
Public Library, and is popularty
known as the Schomburg Coller-
ton.
Through his love Of books o.
the Negro-a hobby-Mr. Sehom-
burg built his own monument y
will last as long as the collectiok
lasts; the Collection will last ~
long as the New York Public Ii
brary will last as long as the ChT
lasts.
In any evaluation of the NegrS
in New York, we hope that our
real individuals of achievmeRlss
like Arthur Schomburg will b.
named first, and the Negro IN New
York viii have nothing to fe3n
by comparison.
School Progfess
In spite of the doldrums IN ets@
Monies, we are delegated to nots
instances Of substankial progreak
in the fields Of education. StoEeF
College and Bethume College an
nounce their rise trom the Janicr
to the Senior College level
West Virginia State announces
that members of the regular
teaching staff of Ohio State Unt-
versity will give curses during
five of the nine weeks of sumurs
school.
Virginia State College anncus
ces: odd Virginia Hall has gons4
demolished in the colleges march
of progress, and on its site thu
graduates saw three new buildings
modern in every respect, nearing
completion New Science, admins
t1a.tion, and Library buildings viii
provide the best facilities ever for
the colleges work."
And from Pennsylvania conner
this announcement which touches
the emotions and stirs the pride
after serving as secretary of thu
Board of Trustees CT DowningtowI
Industrial School for 33 Year,
| John c. Asbury announced his re
| tirement at the schools commence
ment exercises on June 8. lie hax
served on the Board ever sinrH
tho founding of the school in 1904
L. is probable that Mr.. Asbury'f
son, David Asbury, a rising young
Philadelphia attorney, will sue
coed to his fathers position"
And ut Tuskegee we hear thar
"Ben Biggers and Emory James
chief and second cook, respectively
of Grandma's Kitchen, Miami, Fla
feeding 200 guests daily. hare
signed up for their third aunua
summer short course in CONNER
cial dietetics, which is RUNNING
from June 10 through Auguest "a
The Baptism
Baptizin0 little Rae Pace Alex
ander in Philadelphia recently
Bishop r. r. Wright, Jr., remark
ed: "In these days, when women
do not have have children, it n
indeed a fine thing to note thaE
tho best blood of our race is pro
pagating and that these people an
bringing their children into thH
church for baptism. The baptism
of Rae Pace Alexander gives pro
misc and encouragement that TIN
educated women of u race ar
assuming their responsibility q
developing family life, the basi
i, of the success Of any race of pes
pie.
The mother of little Rae hold
the Phi. d. degree from the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and In
Ii. b. degree from the Universal
of Pennsylvania Law School, AM
s Assistant Solicitor of the CIT
# Philadelphia, while her EaThS
holds the LII. B. from Harvard
and his qualified as one of Pfla
delphia's Most Successful Ne
1nder 10. The maternal grez
Grandfather of little Rae va
Bishop Benjamin Tucker TsnnG
md her maternal great uncle We
the great artist who lived in PzgS
Henry Ossawa Tanner.
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