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Evening star., 1942-01-25
Howard Unwersity-The Copstone Of Negro Education
BY Walter HoOard University Graduate School, Wash
inoton.

large number Of scholars who,
though trained far above the Negro
masses, do not appreciate sufn-
ciently the importance Of co-opera-
ton. The administrative problem
facing the university Is the welding
Of these scholars into an ehcient
faculty, and when this Is done much
Of the confusion there will end. Also,
the Howard University Of the fu-
ture will be primarily q graduate
school because Of increasing oppor-
tunities for Negro youth nearer
their homes.
Three Of the finest inclusions, IN
the opinion Of the reviewer, are the
address of Ralph Waldo Emerson
at the university on January z.
1872, on what q classical education
should include; the sermon by
Charles Brandon Boynton, first
president Of Howard, on the best
course for the Negro race to follow,
and the excerpt from DR.. Mordecai
Wyatt Johnson's scholarly defense
against charges Of Communism be-
fore Q congressional committee. Dr..
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Dakar Is Subject Of Fine
Study by Emil Lengyel
Encyclopedia Volume Contains
Invaluable Information on.
Strategic African Port
Dokor-Outpost of Two Hemispheres

Dskar the French naval base on
landing place for
FACT ss to s' s ta @ sh
Lngy noted correspondent and author up the strategic
Of @ @ pa Of Ss'e s % into Ss
hs ans sfs Hmp sns ' vital TO our
national s W as the of the entire s western a na I &
ae 6ha S its s s sea ss all fs south ss
points and closer the Western
Hawaii a possession of this country.
Harbor Can Accommodate Largest Bataeshn
@ Dn ss a s it's 1 ss Of the sss
lanes which Britain must use for maritime eco eSnast @ with south % As %
Singapore which striving assault Even
t. franc sn the ssss .sses of
enemy attack around the Horn for
I e snnes hs Of sf D Whose harb can
largest batesp submarines
ships the boteneck between Africa and
South America
the it prize which the regime Of Marshal pesn
history long going island Of
Goree occupied Dakar changed hands several times between the
empire Dutch, French competition
begin the aspect Of important African
?; ga
Senegalese troops French shipped to battle the
Germans ans After the fall Of France s it came to the fore again
vchy keep regime
we can do no more good an open
expected Until that tm
which veil
German occupation.
signal for Dakar to become heater
completion the Railway chapter
this project the volumes chief contributions TO public
understanding of Dakars strategic importance
Nazs Will Have Direct Route to Spearhead.
idea railway peaceme, fertile
subject for speculation but this point in the assumes posi-
gigantic significance
spite Vchys that will Gibraltar and
permit the transportation of and equipment direct from
France the Mediterranean French North
retain their hold
Gibraltar
Atlantic
inspiration the inception Of
plan project thwaed what to be
undertaking. later by general opposition
which believed behind scheme
authorized francs for the
the line will be completed uncertain 1t supposed take
which 1914
the Decauvlem be ready in few months Says Mr. Lenge
would
her But for the Germans it is necessity
TransSaharan important factor in the
world today"
devoted entirely
published The reader will find much Of interest
background of the history economic and social structure of the
volume when
fully the it will be invaluable.
B.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Intimate Virginia: A Century of Mouy Travels

By Land and Sea
by Fontane Mauy Dietz Press, Richmond
Va
The Maury family large and distinguished in Virginia This
entertaining collection letters diaries
members covering the century from 1890 1880
the family make impossible all its branches
represented May
United Statesscon at Liverpool for 40
conducted by his father in Abemae County and
fellow Thomas Jefferson James Madison and Monroe
friendships with other noted Vgians his day
tnued throughout his life
important future
country notably good commentaries the and society
pC War She the greatgat aunt OF the editor OF
this book Fontaine Mauy who lives Charlottesville
brothers Travelled brokers and statesmen covering the
letters
fashion in the middle the
perception Of their
sisters.
casual family tree which is impressive
bewdering knowing readers to the similarity
different branches Of the clan There quite collection
gentlemen Matthew Fontane Mauy The Path
outsiders Interpretation Of the
and thus hrst
travelling brothers. EDWIN TRIBBIE
Evening star., 1942-01-25
Guotomo the EnIiqhtened


By JOIN MdSefeld TIE Mdcm'1dn co, NeU YoTk.
This is book of four fairly long poems
which title which
explains renuncaon
which the delights shopping
oxford and tells what likes and what stores The third
ballad theme of the Indian
mderers her lover And the fourth another oloqu this time by
little artists model describes life after working
is done-ts pleasures and its hopes.
evenu All simple
gether pleasant.
Evening star., 1942-01-25
From Relief to Social Security

BIZ Grace Abbott University of Chicago Press Chicago
Grace Chdrens Bureau when the depression
social worker then heading important
job opportunity see the worst effects
frequent before
mitees to recommend O easing problem.
papers, edited by her sister Edith Abbott dean
administration of the University Of Chicago
outlines development field social security the de-
wears
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22
ssJUNGLE JITTERBUGS WHOARE
Y THEIR0WN ANCESTORS

In this way a weird variety of
effects is attained and when the
time comes for the Egugun fes-
tival. or fcte Of ancestor dances.
a parade Of these masked figures
looks like a procession of fab
uIous beings from another world.
awesome hybrids of man, bird
and beast.
These ancestor dances usually
take place in the village of Iloffa
IN the interior and their main
feature is the stimulation of fear.
They are attended by the local
Chief and performed in burning
morning sunshine which casts
sharp black shadows
An awed and silent audience
watches with intent interest the
mass movements, duets and solos
all performed 10 the beating of
drums and 10 a weird accompani.
ment of grooming from the par
Elephants themselves, timed TO
synchronize with the grotcsquc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22

motions of their bodies.
Usually the audience and the
dancers, too, are partially envol-
oped by clouds of dust raised by
the gyrations of the performers.
The dust does not seem 10 bother
the natives but it does make
things difficult for the enterpTis-
ing intruder with a camera.
The Nigerians add 20 this diff
Guilty by strenuously objecting 10
the camera itself which they be-
heve hides a lecba or evil spirit.
Needless TO say these dancers
wearing the sitting wooden
masks and exercising violently in
the African heat are exhausted at
the end of the ceremony and, APP
parentiy. have been too prcoccu-
pied with their gyrations TO have
cleaned any scraps of informa-
ton from their ancestors. Per
haps these forchears were uncom-
muuicativc at the moment or the
dancers really did lose their own
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22

freshly killed chickens are used
TO invoke the spirits Of their fore
bears. At one time human beings
poured out their blood on the
affairs a practice reminiscent of
the terrible Aztec rites in the
capital OF Montezuma.
But when il comes TO taking
on the identity of their ancestors,
the masked dance is the thing
And it is here that the white
brother. curious enough 10 20
through the ordeal incident TO
transferring himself 10 the figure
of a forcfather, will have his
work cut out for him.
For the natives idea of an an
ccstor is something Erotesque
and often horrifying, To bring
THIS idea to life, SO to speak they
wear a wooden mask and these
masks call 20. imaginative cary
ing by patient priests of their
cult. The background color IS
usually brown anC lie features
are marked out n white chalk.
Each masl. has special mean
ing, birds heads for instance
symboAzing royal dignity. Long
fibers o. palm anC raffia at
tacheu q the mask ana reaching
the ankles completely hide the
wearer Thus attired, he is con-
WINGED that the spirit of his an
cestor has reappcared from the
Beyond in the shape his descend
ant has assumed.
Each family has its own totem
animal Vnch may not be killed
or eaten ~ members of that par
ticular family but whose features
are always painted on the fam
ily's dance mask.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22

n lOW would yuu lake Ia he
come your own favorite
u ancestor just by summon
ing his spirit and taking on his
identity?
This sounds impossible, doesn't
il? But apparently 1t isn't All
you have TO do is 10 take few
lessons from the natives of Nj
geria and if you are as successful
with your forchcars as they are
with theirs you'il lind yourself
not yourself but the ancestor of
your choice.
This would seem like playing
an underhandcd trick on old .
Father Time and that's what the
Nigerians have done, thereby
solving problem that has
puzzled their sa-eaAed civilized
brethren since the dawn Of his
tory
The NiEeriau formula makes
the efforts TO turn back the
clock look foolish. Hoary-headcd
sinners longing TO begin life over
again have always had hard
time OF it, except in fiction.
All this straining by their
white brothers TO recapturc the
past must give the Nieenans a
smile because they do il so much
better themselves. They tell YOU
they not only recapture the past
but the people who lived in il.
But il takes n lot OF trouble
To begin with, the natives of the
African hinterland are ancestor
worshippcrs and. since these an
cestors are their Gods, they pay
them unlimited honor. This takes
various forms in which sacri-
fees Of food. and the blood Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22

This
Closeup
Of One of
the Dance
Masks Is
Supposed
TO Make
the
TribcSnan
Look and
Feel Like
"A Ghost.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22

The
Photograph
at the
Right Il
One of the
Few Ever
Taken OF
the
Festival
at Which
Africans
Believe
They
Become
Their Own
Ancestors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22

Scientists
Might Find
an Ancient
Egyptian
Influence
i'm the
w OGDEN
GOatee
on the
Mask
at the Left.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-22

6 November p, 1912
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17
$50 Wool Single Blankets

Perfect weight fer yser-'rossd srsrs
eeven- Bound with beautiful msteh-
ing reyon satin. Hemmed in deep
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Rhodes Horo,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17

Jefferson PIT. A. II sponsoring
q fun festival to be held at the
school next Friday at 7:so.
with the spirit Of Halloween
reisning supreme. entertainment
and refreshments for children and
parents alike win be the order Of
the evening. In charge OF the
booths win Be-: Hobbies. Mrs. L.
c. Lucavish. with displays BY Girl
Scouts. Boy Scouts and Brownies;
bazaar. Mrs. Donald Soaring: car
nivsl hats. Mrs. R. B. Linrothe;
fortune telling. Mrs. p. A. Molver;
fish pond. Nrs- Michael Flanagan;
refreshments. Mrs.. c. d. Gordon:
door, Hrs. G. A. Perkins: ice
cream bars. Mrs. r. s. Carver.
Nrs. G. G. Gliding 10 handling pub
licity. and Mrs. Einar Iverson.
tickets.
Nrs- Fred Heany. principal. win
show motion picture films-
General chairman Of the evening
win Be Mrs Walter Bragdon. who
has carefully planned varied
program Of high jinlks.
The next regular meeting Of the
Jefferson PIT. A. viii be We'd
nesday. Oct %. at 7:3o. instead Of
Oct n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17
Plan Halloween
Card Party

A Halloween motif win be used
for the benefit card party that
win be given by the Tacoma Bethel
Of Jobs Daughters. A gay time
win be had by those who attend
saturday. 2 o'clock. at the Masonic
temple.
There win be an entertaining
program. Joyce Sheets win tap
dance, Barbara Reed win play .
violin solo. and Kathryn Peele win
give . reading.
Shirley Black and Florence
schalier are co-chairmen for the
affair. others on the committee
for the party are Marilyn scholl.
Barbara Reed. Kathryn Peeie and
Pat Brown
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17
Month"; CorIoodings
Increase in z States

SEATTLE - Washington and
Northern Idaho earloadings dur
ing September were the highest
since 1925 the Pacific North
west Advisory board announced.
Total carloadings for the month
we're Isl. ee6. compared TO i14.7l1
for the same month last year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17
Suggests Closure
OF Silver Mines

wAsHINGT0N-Rep. Emanuel
Celler, D.. N. Y. wrote to Chair
man Paul v. McNutt of the War
Manpower Commission recon-
mending that silver mines be clos
ed ito make msnpower available
for more essential mining"
Celler said that while silver II
needed in the war effort as sub
stitute for tin. copper. nickel. anti
mony. aluminium and other metals.
il is not available because Of the
silver purchase acts Of 1895 and
1899.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17

Excellent TOR exfro winter ~ormth
Bright plsids in blue. green. rose end All
peach. Woven With See wool for "
strength end durability.
Rhodes Borooi, A,,..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17
Miners in Demand:
Urued 10 Volunteer

Small placer and lode mine oper-
ators In washington are being urg-
ed by the War Manpower Commits
sion to leave their diggings and
register with the u. S. employ
ment service for work in copper
and other vital mines. Mai. Gen.
H. c. winsor. regional director Of
the commission. said IL was up to
these miners to volunteer for other
mining Jobs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17

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Rhodes Horoon Annex
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17
All.WooI Auto Robes

In proetieeI rich. dark pIoids eeeented >mo
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Extra Large Sheet Blankets

Fluffy sost cotton biorkets. eleeshed -
TO spertiirs ~has. tr,ro Ie,se sorss ~
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17
" ashabIe Double Blankets

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-17
Double Cotton Sheet Blankets

lsss enough 70 tsek in veil Of heed q az
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-11-12

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-11-12

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Turf Price Fixing
Fair Grounds Will Show Horses Right Odds
Before He Starts TO Run
BY LEWIS Fl. WALTER

Every time you bet an a horse
at the Detroit Race Track this
season you'll know the horse 5
winning price before he starts 10
run.
That's the promise OF George
Lewis, head of the mutuels de-
partment. It's the result Of the
installation of the new totalizator.
which has been the subject of so
much debate with the meet now
less than two weeks away.
LESS WORK TO DO
Racegoers who have been irri-
tated in the past by changes in the
probable odds when the horses
were running won't have any more
complaints, according TO Lewis.
1.-THE steward representing the
state will lock every ticket-sell-
ing machine by pressing but
ton when the horses are 100 feet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11

from the starting gate on their
parade 10 the post" said Lewis.
AT that time every ticket will
he registered on the mutuels de-
partment dials. Wei need only
40 seconds 10 take the last read
ing, make the final calculations
and get them on the board"
The mutuelS department will
have plenty of time to post a per-
feet approXimate-odds line. accord
ing 10 Lewis. because il will have
at least two minutes 10 do a 40
second job II takes the horses
about minute TO walk the last
100 feet and the fields average a
or more at the gate.
Mutuel department calculatorS
will now have only TO glance at a
series Of dials to see the number
of tickets sold. instead of waiting
for the group of checkup men to
Continued on Page 14)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Lansing Race
Driver Killed

GREENVILLE. o.. May II (UP)
Two automobile racers, Eugene
C Woodford. 81, Dayton, and
Earl Scott Harton Jr.. %. Lansing,
Mich, were killed yesterday in the
first of two special races which
opened the middle western racing
season.
Rain early in the day had cut
the field 10 seven drivers and the
spectators were willing TO take
rain checks. But the track was
dry and the drivers asked for two
special 10-lap events. Woodford
led into the third lap when his car
skidded. Harton. close behind,
crashed into Woodford's car. Har-
ton car went over a bank and
caught fire.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Sale Price Never Revealed

the Tigers couldn't get together the
colorfu finger Washington The sale price not
given the American League but Washington
waived Buck presumed to
little than the $500 waiver price perhaps $4,000
Washington scribe the other hazarded the that
Newsom getting about $4,000 which does not of course
approach $4,000 indicated in Newsoms talks
But while Tigers may reports Newsoms big salary
Newsoms friends point the dispatch with which Buck signed
with Griffith indicating that terms satisfactory
Griffith Newsom have since expressed themselves
as well pleased with the deal.
That Newsom still considerable of pitcher
apparent his magnificent oneht performance against
the Tigers Washington the other day.
While Newsom doesn't mind mention Of the p games he won
the Tigers pitching them to pennant 1910 Buck takes
pride the record he hung with Les Angeles
In the Coast League.
81 won 81" he recalled had winning 6
and Is I've a lot II hadn't broken thumb
II put out for six to eight weeks.
"t happened like this. up there to bun and this
Gick Gullck of Sacramento threw fists and
hunted the ball of thumb the most painful injury
had But beat out the bunt anyways and because
wouldn't believe broke thumb-he said just got
bitten it, went pitching through the last five innings
Buck then exhibited his two thumbs
"See how much bigger the right thumb ISL Newsom
pointed And the manager said had it bitten"
Even Worse Than Broken Jaw
"was thumb injury painful" Buck asked
than the time you got that broken jaw"
EYES, IL was" said Newsom
THAT pretty funny. though 1t opening day
In 1886 the day Gomez o nothing. It
third inning Chapman hunted down the
third base ne and both Ose Buege and myself went after H.
picked up my face Ossie's throw hit
me behind left ear and broke my jaw
to the finish had to. The President there and old
Bo-Bo quits"
"How long you out?"
"Why, wasn't ALL Didn't miss turn -Four days
later pitched against Philadelphia and beat EN-"
"What about the time you broke your knee cap?"
"Oh" said Newsom and he cleared his throat. II didn't
break It. AveriIl did 1t in 1885. was kidding him
there, and he kidding and he said II threw him
outside pitch he'd knock down. threw him the out
side pitch he bounced Oft that knee and turned
inside out and cracked II up"
"How long you out?
"About five weeks" said Bo-Bo. But remember coming
out Of the hospital Friday and Sunday without
pitching practice al all, shut out the Yankees.
"Then there the broken thumb again at Detroit But
Bo-Bo just takes those things in stride-thems just little
snnoyances-like having your salary cut"
Newsom laughed and numbered away to warm up.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
Just 3 Outs to Go,
Then Tigers Go Blooey
Tribe S 5-Run
Rally Gives
Them Split
BY LEO MACDONALD

CLEVELAND, May 11.-Insteao
Iof enjoying full rights to second
Iplace as one was entitled to ex-
Ipect along about $50 o'clock
yesterday, the Tigers today had 10
be content with trailing the In
dams by percentage points for the
honor of being runnerup TO the
Yankees.
Instead OF sweeping the days
doubleheader and making it three
straight victories over the Indians,
the Tigers had to be content with
a split i'm the days program.
Instead OF the Tigers having
five victories in six starts against
the Indians this season, they have
but four in six.
Instead of the Indians extend
ing their losing streak 10 sever
straight defeats, their run was
halted at six.
Instead of having three shutout
victories IN his first five start:
lin the ma5or leagues. young Ha
Whites mark stood still.
WILD FINISH
All because of a wild finish the
Indians put TO what seemed a
certain Tiger victory in the Sec
ond game. a tumultuous rally that
divided the games, the Tigers win
ming the first one, TO !, and the
Indians swiping the nightcap,
s to 5, in 10 innings.
For eight innings, White had
pitched brilliantly. He had al
lowed but three hits and no runs
The hits were singles by Jeff
Heath, Ray Mack and Lou Boud-
reau in the second and fourth in
lnings. From the fourth TO the ninth
the Indians did not get anything
that looked like a hit. They put
only a couple of men on base and
never looked dangerous.
A great number of the 23,429
frozen customers who had paid TO
see the bargain bill had left the
stands. They had given up the
Indians and were a bit hungry,
too. perhaps.
White seemed assured OF an
other shutout, leading 5 to 0 and
one inning to go.
Then catastrophe.
Here are the horrible details of
the ninth and tenth innings:
NINTH INNING
Mills walked. Boudreau was hit
by a pitched ball. Heath grounded
to Bloodworth. whose throw to
second for a double play pulled
Hitchcock off the bag, and both
runners were safe on the error.
Fleming singled to center. scoring
Mills and Boudreau and when
Cramer let Fleming'S hit get away
from him Heath went TO third.
Corsica replaced White. Kelt-
ner singled TO center, scoring
Heath. Mack sacrificed. Corsica
TO York, Fleming and Keltner
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-11
1T TOPS LEAGUE, SAYS BUCK

CLEVELAND May 11-Whether not II is else S
business baseball circles at least there is still speculation on
salary with the Washington Senator'S curiosity
controversy which the Tigers and
Indians kicked the relative salaries of the former Detroit
finger and Bob Teller year ago.
With the Tigers last Newsom paid $4,000 which
amount claimed at Briggs Stadium, than that
which the Cleveland club paid Teller who is the
While neither Clark Griffith Newsom has announced
salary says is still the highest priced pitcher
baseball" While it does not approach $4,000 il is still
"sumthn. according to Bo-Bo.
reporter asked Newsom if his salary than the
S125OO the Tigers offered him in Lakeland.
S2,500c" Newsom scoffed. I'll tell the world
II Is"
More than $4,000 the reporter pressed
Eyes, mebbe than $4,000"
more Sl80O0?"
"Mebbe-I amt a-sayin'."
more than 100000"
"Yes, mebbe more'n $4,000"
"How much more?"
Its a nice day, isn't it"