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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-01
kindergarten
By
DR.. FroebeI

In 1882. in Germany was born
he child was was 10 become a man
Nao lived most fascinating lie.
The son OF pover:y-stricken pas
tor. his mother having died when
re vas four, he was neglected, mis-
understood. iii-tres.ed. and con-
fused. Before he reached maturity
ne had touched The depths OF misery
and unhappincss.
Among the jobs ne worked az
Before he found h.msel. we're
farmer. clerk. and surveyor. His
forte was education and when he
finally came 20 the realization he
dedicated the res; OF his lie 10 it.
Although some OF his concepts were
then considered radical ;hey are
: now accepted as being quite sound
NAf.cr having worked in Herr Grun.
ers Model school in Frankfort. as
a teacher. he founded a school al
;er his own hear in the village of
eB.aekenburg. in Thur!ng!a or the
scaool Jean Newton says In il he
devised occupations and employ
men;s which the children considered
play but which made the body
strong. sharpened the senses. stirred
the mind and Imagination and orr
en;ed the child with relation 10
nature and life. To this new type
Of school he applied the name he
invented for /, - kindergarten -
literally "chIldren's garden" be.
cause lis windows fronted on a
little garden His attitude toward
children is reflected in his own
words: Children are much nearer
The inner truth OF things than We
al" for when their instincts arc
Mt perverted by the superAne Wis
dom o. their elders. ;hey give hem.
selves up 20 fal,.vigorous ACTIVITY
rie.-s IS the kingdom Of heaven. %
and n repgoach 20 adults. God 5
or father. yet We are far from
being fathers 10 our own ch!,a.en.
We presume 20 have insight mo
divine things. and yet We nsslee:
40 unworthy OF notice those human
relations which are a key 20 the
divine"
The mans name was Frederick
F.. A. Frobcl. His work will always
be remembered and he has earned
The undying gratitude OF countless
mothers and teachers the world
over.
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Carol Bnce
Recital For
Mater

SEDALIA. N. c. - (ANP) - rr
an effort 70 raise $1,000 for Palmer
Memorial institute. people from eli
walks OF life assembled in the Ben.
net: college chapel in Greensboro
Sunday afternoon 10 hear Carol
Brice. one OF the leading contralto
singers OF the day.
The. occasion for the gathering
was also 20 pay tribute 70 The I'M
tirng efforts Of Dr.. Charlotte Hsw.
k.ns Brown. founder o, The AZ
year-old Palmer institute. the ma
TONS cultural ccn:er Tor training
Negro BOYS and g,rls.
The chic: attraction OF the day.
Carol Br.ce. inspired her audience
with he! Interpretation O. the Ger
man. French and Italian classics
While her grooming o, Sweet LII
Boy Jesus" and "Honing." bgough:
he listeners 20 tears
Mss Br.cc was reared from child
hood by Dr. Brown al Seda,is. and
is product OF Palmer Memorial
from primary grades through junior
college She was Later a student 3,
Tsllsde2s college in Alabama. where
she graduated and then entered
Jui.lisrd institute where her voice
too. on rs finishing effects, and
where her pleasing personality and
grac ous charm received some real
recognition,
An editorial from the Greensboro
Daily News SAID. The return OF no
singer 10 her native home has ever
received more sincere ovation
than did this brown-skinned Negro
g.rl. whose voice. thrush like
thrilled them into ecstasy. ',--
Subscribing patrons Of the home
coming affair included he governor
az Nor;t. Carolina, ne president q
the University OF North Carolina
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Gslcn l. Stone Of Boston.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-01

Lieut.. Helen Cox. WAC recruit
ing-oficer- who's stationed here.
will lend q military note TO tie
public meeting OF the AKA. Great
Lakes Regional conference which
convene. in Detroit the weekend
OF April 80 The public meeting and
sessions will be held at the Lucy
Thurman Branch Y.W.C.A.. $50 E
Elizabeth street. Petite Il Cox viii
lead the audience In the nag ritual
She was auditor for the Quarter.
master Corps, San Francisco Pori
OF Embarkation in California prior
to her enlistment and strongly
urges other women 20 follow in her
footsteps. Officer candidate material
for WAC tWomen's Army Auxili-
airy Corps attend a basic training
SCHOOL for 10 weeks as a private
then enter the officers training
school. 1t Cox is member of
Alpha NJ Omega chapter OF the
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
Mrs. Angel Lambert. general con-
ference chairman. will preside.
Mrs. Beulah T. Whitby. supreme
basileus OF the sorority. is the main
speaker. Her subject is "Founds-
ton for Tomorrow" which hinges
i.-ec;iy on the third phase OF the
AK AS national victory program
- postwar reconstruction activi-
;!es. Mrs Whi;by's lecture will be
an analysis OF the Bcveridge Re-
port OF England and the National
Resource Planning Braids Report
OF America.
The 18Th regional conference will
be welcomed 10 Detroit by Mayor
Edward J. Jeffries and representa-
tives from the other Greek letter
orgsnizstions. Instrumental and vo-
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WAAC FACTS
sv IT. HELEN 1. cox Federal Building. Room $50

ing jus; whs; would happen 20 you
you are typist. are you noto7
800. Would you wind up being a
dishwas.er, Lots Of Qucs-
tons and doubi;ngs in your mind
II you are typist now and wan;
20 do tipping in The WAC, you
will not find yourself driving a
jeep in India. II you arc a waitress
nov and wsn, 20 be waitress or
mess attendant ~ the WAAC -
just lie: the WAC know ABOUT 4.
II YOU want 20 be an administrative
clerk - just lei us know. |, you
have no particular skill and arc def
n.tciy interested IN learning one OF
The army skills ...,.. well. there
are WAC members on the sixth
floor OF the Federal building. who
can and VIII tell you how you can
learn something new tst govern
ment expense. ,oo). Hundreds OF
WAACs arc now in administrative
positions which are entirely new
experience 20 them. but which give
them additional impetus and cx.
perience for a job in the postwar
world
We've compared the enrolled
WAAC members pay with he ci-
villain working girls pay .....
now ...... let's see the $3.50 month
senographer's salary beside the
second Lieutenant OF the WAAC pay
and allowances A WAAC's $3.50 Is
augmented ...... II she is on spe-
cisl duty. unattached 10 any post
or camp an additional $50 a
month for ra.ions Goo6) and quar-.
tiers CrenO This WAC may fly in
army planes. enjoy the privileges
OF Officers clubs .,.... tbs WAAC's
base pay is velvet. 90 ......
Ityou are between 81 and a. have
ha6 az least two years Of high school
education "a new army WAAC
ycgula;lon). a, least five feet tall
no owes SIX feet tall. weigh a, leaS,
100 pound; have no dependents ..,.
aNt have q mild interest in the
WAAC ...... the WAAC office door
is open 10 you $500. We hope to
stimulate your mild interest
rs worth ;hc interview wi,S US
.....s. jus. to be informed, Il nothing
c Sc. Monday Svea'ng. the ofiiee is
open until . pm. The atmosphere IS
friendly II you arc now ~ years
old and viii soon DC 20 or Il YOU
a.. now 20 and vii. soon be 81.
VIC are interested IN you. Too. You
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-01
.Lota lambda
RegionaLIn
Col u m bu S
BY BLANCHE NJ. VAN HOOK

COLUMBUS. Ohio. - CAMP -
The fifth northern regional confer
ence OF Iota Phi Lambda sorority.
a national business organization. was
held Saturday and Sunday at the
Blue Triangle branch Y.MCA. kere
Conference, members adopted a
war time program which includes
the sponsorship OF an Office reserve
workers project pertaining TO the
recruiting and training OF high
school girls interested in CONNER
cisl education. Such training will
prepare these young ladies for de-
tense joos.
/. is the plan OF he sorority 20
contact and cooperate witL high
school principals and girls coun-
selors toward sponsoring a business
symposium and health clinic al the
beginning OF each school year. A
committee from each chapter will
De appointed TO carry OF; this ar
rangemcn..
The conference also adopted the
plan OF in,er-chsp;er exchange OF
news and notes IN the northern
resion and to ISSUE a quarterly bull
leun known as he NPN Northern
Resionsl notes..
On project known as TIE Work.
ers clinic, the sorority VIII con.sc;
industrial workers and department
store clerks 20 work out plans to-
ward the encouragement Of courtesy
and refnemcn; in stores and defense
factories.
The sorority Will continue is re.
gional project known as the Ne
gro book shelf tea" in which il
maintains shelf in a branch IL
orary for Negro literature bought
by annual contributions by the
sorority.
The conference discussion topics
were: "Iotas Contribution 20 the
War Efort. Business Women and
the War Efort." and Post Wa
Plans and The Business Woman.
An address MS made BY The ma.
torsl 2 c. deaf. MS. Lois NJ. Pa.
kcr.
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NEGROES TO Be.
INTEGRATED IN
new PROGRAM
National Oard Adopts
Liberal New Policy
At March Meeting

Across all boundaries OF class
and faith, race and nationality. the
Y.W.C.A. seeks to act as a vitalizing,
steadying influence" These words
strike the keynote OF the new
liberal interracial policy adopted
by the national board OF directors
Of the Young women's Christian
Association. The YWC.A takes
the lead in changing from a tradi.
tional stand that has been a sore.
spot with both men and women for
many years. II is now up 10 the
Y.MC.A.. its masculine counterpart
20 follow by dropping its outmoded
practices. Though we are much
encouraged by this liberalization.
let US harness our energies anew to
seeing this change not only on
paper. but in actually.
In the months following the az
frmation there has been clear evil
ience that the vitalizing. steadying
influence OF the Y.W.C.A., i ur-
gently needed.
The times demand that We move
courageously 10 correct practices
within the association,
Are We Christians and demo-
cratic7
The times demand that We move
courageously 10 correct practices in
our organization that do not meet
such tests.
The times demand that we ad-
venture in new ways o. migrating
the Negro into all phases OF asso.
citation and community life.
We believe that along this path
will be found new vitality for the
association Standing firmly upon
our faith in God and on commitment
10 the way OF life exemplified by
Jesus, We must all be willing TO pay
the price for this program. To this
program we dedicate ourselves
p!edging mutual helpfulness to
each other as we move step by step
toward making it real In the
Y.W.C.A- In the life Of our nation
we can be q crou-section grollp n
which there will be no racial dis
elimination. no gripping preju-
dices. As We strive to achieve this
in our organization, we shall be an
effective witness for democracy In
our community"
Y.WC.A.. the eyes OF Negro
women are upon you. We are de-
pending upon you to keep your
word and live up 20 your pledge.
Negro women, il is up TO US 10 see
that they do
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Lieut.. Cox To Open
KAPubLic Meeting

cal selections will be interpreted,
including quartet from Beta Mu
Chapter.
Other participants on the pro-
gram are Sorors Laura T. Lovelace,
Great Lakes regional director; Beu-
lab c Brewer. basileus OF Alpha
Rho Omega chapter; and Frances
Welker, program chairman.
The public is invited to attend
and to greet tie delegates at the
social hour which will follow the
meeting. OF course when you
chance to meet Ii. Cox she'll in
veigle you .'femmes' to enlist in the
WAACs in more ways than one.
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A COMPARISON
THE CIVILIAN WORKING GIRL:
By IT. HELEN l. cox


Isyour monthly salary about slo0'
More or less? This is an iuves.iga-
ton 49,. how are you getting
along on that 500 monthly
Let's see ...... you probably
spend SO month on your hair: s.
a month on stockings: $40 on lunch
IS: So on cleaning and laundry; s.
on carfare. $40 for room and board;
500 on clothing: 81 on medical and
dental care and $40 for entertain
mcnt because you no longer can
depend on dates you know Low
scarce men are these days., or
maybe its d.feren, with YOU. Al
any rate ...... your bank balance
Is about $40.
AND NOW THE wAAC
The base pay OF WAAC Is $50
month. The base pay OF master
sergeant is sl3S. Rations ttood) and
Quarters trooms) are furnished by
Uncle Sam Imagine not having 10
nav rent at the end OF every month
Uncle Sam furnishes a complete
wardrobe from the skin out. Conf
den,ialy you don't have TO wear
Gl underwear unless you really
want 10. You can purchase your
own pink things IL you like. JUST
think ...arun in your stockings
ut no cos, 10 you for adequate re-
placement .....a new pair issued
10 YOU al no cost.
|, by any chance YOU accidentally
burn a hole in your 500 overcost.
that is replaced 49,. doesn't cost
you a penny. And all your Clothing
q tailored. too!
~ sourse that medical and dental
care expense is a thing OF the past
10 WAAC. There is no cost Tor
complete specialist care ...... n
naneed BY Uncle Sam. An education
valued at $1,000 tconservatively
speaking). 30-day vacation each
year. travel at cent a mile. hrst-
run movies, radio broadcasis. dates
with army personnel tnavy coast
guard, marines .,.."-include these
tool ...... just few OF the WAAC
advantages
That $50 base pay os~the WAC
Private amount 10 velvet. as FAR
ss the monthly bank account Is
Concerned,
Are YOU s,.'l sl.'i,e hesi.snt aboat
becoming a WAAC. 49," Wonder
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-01
Consider Plans For
Community Center

PRATT CITY. ALA group u
civic-minded women from the South
side have set out TO build . COM
munity center. Taking active part
in the project re Mesdames Gene
va Blackburn. Othana Jackson. w
L. McNeely. Ola Thompson. Annie
Mae Stanford and Hattie Gilbert.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-01

|. may not DC TOO lar away 900.
sac drafting Of women.
Il Is good ih.ns 10 investigate
en-. s.nent in The wAAC
i, .snt ;hc ut YOU possess.
is service that measures success
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-01

AUGUSTA. Ga Il E Washing
ton. principal OF Charles T Walker
school, this city. was elected &, me
Office OF prcsidca; OF the State
Teachers and Education association
At is meeting held recently IN A.
lana. Ga.
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april "a through May 81 according the Once
be ube Warning by the opH to be- sure e you
moving stamps from only also retailers legally
accept loose stamps
LIEUT. appeared the Detroit News Home institute
Army Revey Wednesday evening
usual role this time she and beautifully Another of the
sste little lady's talents.
ALTHOUGH PRODUCTION Of MOTH BALLS and moth fakes has
to OF As e.e the
those prourables The chemicals used the production Of moth
WPs One CHEEKY note struck by the report at least there will still
be abundance OIL ingredient Of chets
odor in clothing.
SPEAKING OF THE 1NrERRAcAL PROBLEM and the part thai,
women both white and black can play in its solution Pratt, has
to have that solved the
Most Roosevelt Miss
Lilas Smelling Mccormick" We
with Mr. pa that we need " come to know our friends and work
to carry our fight alone Lei US stand beside them
INTERESTED greeting youth
@ the youth Of the United Nations observance Of World Youth
opportunity strengthen brotherhood with all young
struggle against building fellowship all
free peoples which OF victory We pledge ourselves to
fulfill obligations allies all
the factories in the schools and communities make
To the youth The United Nations who share faiths
and ideals bu, have shared sunenss that
shall hsh side by side with you I'll complete victory over the forces
OF darkness and destruction achieved that after victory shall
OF all nations and the free practice OF all faiths
FROM pRENrss BROWN opA admin.s,Fagorsomes word h
BY Objections
land
best gal around much they like while fuFiOash they
OF the enlisted ON
particularly
Detroit Each deep appreciation Of the work being done
girls willing make such long
Not
directors OF the
the fellows it.
they Al little naricuae
POINT VALUES for certain frozen fruits and
vegetables and all rione bottled dried and ehyaed
Administration Point
have from IS so All Of
the budget by housewives who
have " quite To IS still
q
MORE RAT1oNNG NEWS c wise that War Ration Book
June This Will be standing
while the ro1si that took the fanys points for two
Will the OF simple
application. that Book No
a fall and
10 be
put on list
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-01
About Women
By FRANCES LEONARD

and in the air. We are alone. OH
think OF US sometimes. and bless
.us-in your prayers; do not srieve
for Us, for our mission is the
cause. AS We 60 winging across
the skies - or sailing the treacher-
Gus waves in blacklist night - OF
lying in foxholes in the jungle with
snakes and lizards. rain. heat. blood
and sweat - remember US For this
purpose were we born. On thi.
generation rests the hope OF the
world the hope OF our race We arc
the crusaders, TIE chosen ones, VIC
are blessed"
And then IL occurred 10 me wha
a blessing IL is. even though II /,
inadequate. that we have the USO
A place where these boys can e.
to meet their own. TO spend a.
evening now and then away from
camp. II he cares 10 read there arc
papers. magazines and books. Game,
OF ping-pong, billiards. checkers
cards are provided. There is dane
ing. eating. stationery for writing
or he may just wish. to sit anc
watch. Here he is in the presencc
OF decent young women and unde
the ever watchful eye OF the wo
men who serve as senior hostesse,
and directors. who are on the aler
for the needs OF the servicemen
These young men need not fee
that they are strangers in a strange
land. nor need they feel that they
are alone. We are all with them H.
spirit, and we should make il N
habit to do all we can for them
Thus in a small way, we kee,
faith with them our fighting
men!
Three words. spoken by a non
descript woman in the vast CORR
doris OF tie Michigan Central sta.
ton. came so clearly to Malcolm
w. Bingsy and were fraught 50
poisnantly with worlds OF mean
ing. they came back to him again
and again - even as he dropped of
10 sleep. SO much so that he was
impelled 10 write OF them and her
He wrote: The woman TO whom
she spoke did not see or rattle!
she was blurred in the crowd. Tha
was all ,sEe said. A Bernhardt,
Duse or Modjeska might hav,
envied her the saying Of it, In he
hand that looked not unlike tn
claw OF bird she gripped q raj
road ticket. had the fleeting i'm
5 preston that her companion w;
! urging her not to 70 and she W;
explaining why she lad TO 70.
least, I though so from the SCUM
OF her voice.
"And the look on her gray FAC
and the light in her eyes SCENE
TO bear out the idea that she fel
that explained everything. But VIII
was He? Was size the neglecte,
wife OF worthless husband VIII
had got into jam somewhere an,
had called on her in the hour o
his despair for help? Perhaps h,
was her son. Or her father. Her
was that kind Of face that did no
reveal the years so much as II die
the pain and suffering and hungel
for things beyond food. She Nigh
have been young woman wht
had lived through compressed year
OF worry or she might have beer
an older woman who lad resisted
age by utter selflessness" The
three words were He needs me.
This woman whoever she is, hs!
kept her faith for this man, who
ever he might be.
During this season OF Easter /
is we'll that We ask ourselves a,
women, have we fought a gooc
fight. have we KEPT THE FAITH?'
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Ii. Helen Louis Cox Of the
Sixth Service command. WAAC
Recruiting staff. who is sta.
TONED here in Detroit. will Of
ficiafs in the Flag Ritual cere-
monY. which will open the
AKA Great Lakes Regional
conference public program At
the Lucy Thurman Br. YWCA.
Prior TO her entry into the
WAC. Ii. Cox was an auditor
in the Ouartermasfer Corps.
San Francisco Port of Embarka.
ton. San Francisco. Calf. She
is . graduate of the Teachers
college Of San Francisco and q
member of Alpha M Omega
chapter of the Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority Their. Ii. Cox
was very active in her commu-
nifty. Among other things. she
was q member of the Junior
Council Of the NAACP and of
the Nursery School Teachers
association Of California. She
advocates WAC TO you ladies.
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Miss War Worker To Be
Picked AT Big NY. Rally

NEW YOltK Who IS Mss Ne
gro War W-rke.H
She Will De chosen from among
the thousands Of Negro girls now
employed IN the war industries and
VIII be presented IN Madison
Square Garden az the Negro Free.
dom Ray June :. the sponsoring
committee announced this week,
The selcsi.on VII be made or
he bass o. ne girrs production
record. he- sale and purchase o.
var bonds and stamps. and senera
eysopsl caagacte.
National vodth committees are q
1snSed Nv te BI'..n govern nsnt 2,
',e see re Wt.fsst Of Youths beiWesT
q and is
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u have fought a good fight. !
have finished my course. ! have
kept the faith. ---------------

X \ X
This past Tuesday night the Cir,
Reserve Department Of the Lucy
Thurman Y.W.C.A. held a fashion
show Of which you may read else.
where in this issue. II is mentioned
here not 10 laud il necessarily as
the last word in what the we'll
dressed young girl will wear, but
an indication of the type OF pro-
gram the Girl Reserve department
is attempting to execute. Miss Lane.
secretary OF the department. is do
ing as effective a piece of work as
can be done by one person. bu,
tie very nature OF the program rem.
ders her unable to do il alone
There is a crying need for Girl
Reserve group advisors and other
workers in the department. am
sure each OF you is aware Of the
importance of proper guidance for
young girls of today. who will be
the makers OF the world when these
troublesome days shall have passed
IL you have any experience or tai
ents along these lines. you are not
keeping the faith With these young
women IL you do not offer your
services to this and other groups
who are engaged in character
building for these women OF to-
morrow.
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SOMETHING TO REMEMBER:

are as welcome a, the 2l-ycar.old