The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-02-17

Harold is the only Bean Towne lad I
now OF In any college, who has passed
the rigid requirements necessary for
the training of a neophyte air-pilot.
Brother Herbert is now safely tucked
away in the hills of w. Va, at the
State college. ADD LONELINESS 4:
Jerry Edmonds To Above: Dear
Jerry: the Lincoln Univ, Glee Club is
scheduled to chirp in this town some
time during the Easter vacation; prob
ably at st. Marks Church. [ believe
that is being subtle enough, Jerry-or
better still, if the person ogling this
item will be polite enough to turn
the page I'll whisper his name: "Chet"
Waters-am I right. =. REV. TAKES
HIS TEXT: The case of the U. S.
giving money to Finland is, indeed,
wonderful gesture, and so very like
Uuncle Sam. The unfortunate but
plucky Firms need such material aid
on such, wars are won or lost; | am en-
tirely in accord with such-all of us
realize clearly the Importance of crush
ing the land-people devouring Com
munazis; the importance Of crushing
beyond all recognition, those two CO.
horts-Joseph and Adolf, becaurse of
the direct effect such persons have on
peoples like US. The principle in this
magnanimous monetary gesture is
old as America FREEDOM-yet this
! IS such a complete paradox. | say
paradox" because Uncle Sam can
change his nature, both financial and
! physiological, like a chameleon changes
color. WE-The Great Masses, can so
readily raise in such a short space of
time and give without too much sound
and fury being raised adversely within
the ranks of politicos and professional
spouters, millions of dollars to a for
eign country (altho' needy and just the
cause), while on the other hand to
raise the tiniest amount of that sum
for the American people requires so
much wrangling and aw-beating. The
American tenant-farmer needs money,
slum clearances need money, play
grounds need money, infested areas
where syphilis and other congenital
Affections rage need money, as do the
poverty stricken. Yet - over these
causes our representatives must ponder
and most of the time reject. The usual
excuse: correspondence. However,
money is shelled out as nonchalantly,
as man cracks peanuts, for foreign
country, while much Of America starves
and becomes macerated through ne
glect. Personally, I can't figure it out.
| wish our politicians and other Ameri-
cans could be as readily steamed up
over the Aframerican and lynching as
he is over the Finn problem. PIC
TURES YOU CAN'T MISS: Grapes
Of Wrath" coming at the Met.
''Swiss Family Robinson 22nd
at Keith Memorial Lovely Ruth
Marlowe and Thomas "Hoppy" Bates
are hand-in-hand these days So
cial parasites and rockingham Win
cheIls are already concerned over the
Ann Dimond-Hugh Magby nuptials
scheduled this June In case YOU
haven't heard it Tuxedo Junction" as
waxed by Erskine Hawkins is rated
tops by both "sweet" and Glitter
music-lovers While on swing
Billy Holidays chirping of Strange
Fruit"-that anti-lynching lament is
still enjoying tremendous popularity
haven't seen nor heard of it east of
that state Following are the sepia
cinder-stompers who were rated at the
top of their divisions by nationwide
sports-authorities: ALL-AMERTCAN
TEAM: 1000 meters and penthalon-
Johnny Borican; 100000 meters
Ellison Brown. ALL COLLEGE
TEAM: $50 yards-Johnny Wood
ruff; broad jump: William Watson
Michigan . incidentally, Ed Dug
ger-the long-shanked one-has an
honor niche in Tufts Hall of Fame
being one Of the best cinder men the
Jumbos have ever had set foot on the
trac in their name And so this
is }. Richie Coleman who hopes that
the us. big-wigs who were big enough
to give millions to Finland to save a
nation-wilI be big enuf to pass the
AntiLynching Bill to save an Amer
lean So long until next week
See you then. ,.