The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-12-09
|Mambas Daughters" Opens At Cass THEATRE December Il
'Vamnus Notes
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BY cL0STER b. CURRENT
W. Virginia State College
Mountains

Mountains
The path OF experience Is like
a mountain trail: winding. rocky,
always deviating from the smooth
roadways OF the level country side.
A group OF us took Sunday az
iernoon excursion irto the noun
tains surrounding the school In
search OF original hill-billy bal
lads. Led by Margaret Jones, a ma
tive OF the institute. we boldly as
cended into the vast unknown OF
the mountain surrounding the
kanawaha valley. over indian trails
jumping shaggy rocks. dowr steep
slopes; we journeyed for at least
two hours. Stopping along the way
VIC interviewed the hill jewellers
asking them 10 recite or sing for
us original poems. one old lady
oblginsly told US. When / was
yur. cad holla clar TO IN NUT OF
yunder holls. sho had a voice"
IL would take many words 10 re-
cite all OF our experiences OF last
Sunday. Torn pants. bruised knees.
scratched faces. all evidences OF a
mountain trip IN which We found
ourselves lost at least one half
OF the time.
Yes. the paths Of experience are
like those trails. Long have l
preached for mili,ancy. and against
segregation but until recently Il
hardly knew what the words meant
Travelling on the train to Washing
ton, enrouie . New York and the
NAACP nomination committee
meeting. l was made a victim OF
that menace 70 American demo-
cracy-"Mr. Jim-Crow." wonder
II white people are so chauvinis-
tic as 10 believe that Negroes are
so inferior. Yet when you see some
OF our southern species OF the race
eatirg chicken and smacking their
lips, propping their feet on the
cushions, loudly talking and
laughing you wonder.
Howard
While In Washington. stopped
by 10 see Rev. Thurman. He was
busily engaged in debating before
rushing of 10 Chicago on speak
Ing engagement. but consented TO
see a Detroiter held a joyful re-
union with Esther Gordy, Kath-
crime Carter and william Patrick
al Howard University.
Band
The West Virginia State Col
leFians are really the rage" OF the
state. Last week the band covered
over 500 miles playing in mining
towns up in the mountains. Profess
sor Levi Ginsburg' Murphy, bro
Their 10 Or. Scipio Murphy accom-
panies us on all trips. We really |
have a swell time. He drives a
wicked Buick and "busts" these
West Virginia curves ~ide-open.
DDetrolter's
Carolynne Lissimores honey Is
on Omega Probation really a
cute lad. ...quite sore Clarisse /
Arnold is still scouting. i. {. chances
quite slim with males outnumber- |
ed by females TO ! Jackie Will /
liams is still holding her own IT.
eating and talking. Theodore
Washington has made no connec-
lions yet, but Is known as
'smoothie' =. Damon Keith Ia kin
TO the president, "prexy John w
Davis .. Joe Bailey Is fast ac-
curing the reputation OF a stu
dent and thinker. Kirk Davis IS
ORIGINATING we'll. only rs...
Gwen Harkless is one OF the most
energetic reporters on the yellow
Jacket. George Irwin Is the Cam
pus Lochinvar Earl Van Ripper !
and Helen Smoot have had sever |
al disagreemerts. Too much plano
playing. Earl,. Nike Fews
says she's not interested in any
State boys, but she sees lot OF
four campus play-boys. Gerry |
Mitchell Is the most brilliant De-
troit girl. Six week exams floor |
ed lot OF us. What do you
think OF one who goes of TO college |
and his sweetheart refuses 10
write? G. b. Is slipping-Huh.
Holidays
The holidays found a few OF the
Detroit students going TO various
places. Gwendolyn HarklesS spent
hers In Charleston West Va. as
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Powell OF
the State Board OF Educa on.
Clarisse Arnold and Jackie Will
liams were fortunate enough to 20 |
home with Professor Clement who
has a heart throb In Detroit. Theo-
dore Washington caught ride !
home with Pete Casey. The rest
OF us remained here TO partake OF |
the holiday festivities. What festi-
vities''! Dancing after breakfast,
after Dinner and after supper.
Kappa Karni,al
The most outstanding social event /
OF the Thanksgiving holidays was
the Kappa KarnIval. The men OF !,
Tau Chapter certainly know how |
TO throw swanky affair. All de-
corations were IT, red. Each girl
received a Kappa Sweetheart pad |
die. The, Kappa Kastle, the most !
lavishly furnished fraternity room |
on the campus was transported 10 |
the Carnival (the furniture was
moved) TO serve as lounge. All
guests came In costume. A novel
ty string orchestra consisting OF
trumpet. guitar. mandolyr and |
string bass furnished the music. |
Puritans, Spaniards. clowns. and
Mexicans we're seer minglInE with !
various other types 81 masked
figures.