The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-10-14
vampus Notes.
v. Virginia State
BY closter Current

Il By closter Current
There are a number OF pleasures
that colored students get at theil
own colleges and universities thai
are lacking on the mixed campuses
one week or the campus OF West
virginia State college has given me
a new insight on lie as the color
cd student looks at Il. The under
living philosophy here Is Get
ahead as fas' as YOU can in a CO.
operative way
CHAPEL
The most Inspiring single event
OF college life thus far has been
The sunday evening chapel ervice.
Picture a busy Sunday Of activity
filled with the hustle aud hustle
OF hard study plus a number OF mis-
cellancous activity. then Al the
close ~ the day meet In tho college
chapel 20 hear the A Capella choir,
me audiences singing OF the Alma
Mater and then the talk Of the eve
ninE ny President DAVIS
Las SUNDAY President Davis
spoke on "Of Things Hoped For
subject devoted TO solutions OF
youths problems in these troubled
times Changes in theories OF gov
eminent and IN social and political
philosophy occur overnight. said
Mr.. Davis. Our geography IL in
constant revision and individual
and social patterns ia the common
body polite are difficult 10 chart
or characterize Definitions change
70 At rev concepts OF social prog
ress Continuing he said
youth now is not time OF life
hut STATE % mind: a temper OF
The will quality 81 the magma
ton: q factor OF The emotions: a
freshness Of the deep springs Of
lie Youth. today, represents the
predominance OF courage over IT,
midity - adventure over love Of
ease. This often exists in a man OF
hfly more than In boy OF twenty.
Nobody grows old nowadays Peo-
PIE grow old nv deserving their
ideals TODAY YOU are a. young as
your faith az old a. yonr doubt.
az ,ounS "a your sel'-confdence
"a ola as your fear a. young az
Your home as old az your despair"
DETROITERS
There are a large number OF De-
troilcfs or the campus OF West
virginia state. Mosi d, them are
freshmen and J., would amuse their
many friends 10 see them going
through lreshmen antics For in
stance. who could hut laugh when
joe Bailey Marion Fswe. Dorothy
Everett, l,wendolyu Harkless. Kirk
DAVIS. FAR YAK Rper. Damon
heAh and Theodore Washington 20
swinging doNn The campus side
Wa.ks, Nlta large placsrds on their
bacAs ca.Ang the worlds attention
70 ne .act that they are Dogs
and DoseNes
XIX Davis has refused the last
Few days 70 wear his dog sian and
'ts rum red that he VIII have 10
fsce The campus court There is no
justice for freshmen who have to
20 70 that court. They are auto
mafieally gIiliy. Freshman Earl
Van Ripper has capiivated The fem
inlre hearts by his swings piano
PLAYING The Detroit students are
Organizing a Detroit club in order
20 promote fellowship among the
hometown students. For the first
few days. Detroit students had a
difficult time getting ND for break
fast. Breakfast Is at seven o.
clock and one must rise At six
Ithiriy In order 10 get a seat az the
breakfast table due 70 the over
crowded conditions here.
Band
The West Virginia State Cole
CLANS. the college dance band will
be d ected by zone other than Clos
TOR Current. With shouting
brass section and some fine reeds
We hope 10 come home during the
holidays with one OF the finest aE-
gregatlons IN me country. Every
one here Is enthusiastic over the
prospects for he collegians ard
already we have received quite a
number OF engagements in West
virginia
school
Words cannot adequately de-
scribe the school. This isa small
city within itself Over eight hun
dred students from all over the
country all trying 10 ret an educa-
tor. Many are working their way
through nv working In the college
dining hall and at other small
tasks All work here IL student
labor and practically everyone has
something 10 do. II Is the con-
sensus OF the Detroit students
already, that every Negro student
ought 20 have one year OF this type
OF environment In order 10 be able
to aav nT have rorof-od . -