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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-03-01
President TaYlor's Annual Message
Rev. W. Marcus ToyIor Addresses the Greoter
Little Rock Ministerial Alliance.

euttuS NUN sVtuuuuSV0uu0s
To the Vice Presidents, men,
bers of the Alliance, visitors and
friends:
While this is my third year to
have been made the choice as
your armor bearer, this is never
the less the first time I have at
tempted to deliver a formal an
nual message.
Since | feel that 3 times is
enough for such honor, have
some things which ! should like
to have 60 on record. While l
have never felt that | deserved
or merited the highest place in
the gift of the Greater Little
Rock pastor, yet ! have always
accredited them with that tole-
rance and generosity which can
scarcely be found anywhere else
save Greater Little Rock.
In 1912, when the Alliance was
begging for someone to be presi-
dent, it went the rounds of re-
fusal till it came to Rev. Mr..
Christian, at which time l made
a motion in jest, that we allow
no one else to decline. All ma
terial having been exhausted in
securing a president, there was no
one left out of which to secure
a vice. All names having been
suggested but the speaker, there
was no other name to suggest
for vice and a motion had been
made that more refusals would
not be accepted, the joke fell on
the writer.
The joke became serious, how
ever, when three months before
the year was out Mr.. Christian
left the state and the vice was
left to fill the unexpired term.
We tried to hasten the time
when you would have chance to
elect an acceptable leader.
Nothing surprised me more
than when Father Walker made
a motion for my election which
was unanimously adopted. It
was not until then, and only then
that the full responsibility dawn
ed upon me. 1t was then that
went back into my storehouse,
where l had been stocking up
my goods for nearly fifty years.
And there while rummaging
around l found l had built up a
pretty good store with which to
begin the leadership of this very
high class group of ministers.
Did I say distinguished? Yes,
distinguished. With its Jonathan
and David, Evans and Nichols;
its Henry Clay, F. T. Guy; its
Gladstone, Father G. G. Walker;
its Patrick Henry, E. c. Dyer;
Frederick Douglas, ]. Walt
Moore; its David Livingston, A.
w. Kicks; its Mark Hanna, ]. F.
Henderson; its Chesterfields ga
lore, Guy, Evans, Moore, Nichols,
dyer; its meekest man, Carhee;
its Demosthenes, G.. Wayman
Blakely; its Paul on Mars Hill,
Rev. o. B. Garner, Ralph Jack
~. Rowe, Ashford, Watkins,
Williams, E. Dyer, Cabine, Turn
err and Patrick bringing up the
rear.
Just here, should like to spend
a few moments in enumerating
some of the things done by these
fine characters during these 3
years.
while ministers are a jolly set,
and must needs be in order &c
throw off some of the carbon ac-
cumulated in the hard drives in
routine PASTORAL duties, yet this
group has SHE'D far from the old
path of ordinary ministerial al
liances.
| Cd We asked for a join,
committee composed of the white
alliance and our alliance out Of
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-03-01

which came permanent Inter-
racial Commission of the city of
Little Rock. Because of this in
terracial relation, your president
was asked to furnish a group of
ministers as honorary pall-bear-
ers in the funeral of DR.. j. D..
Hammond. This is a thing very
unusual.
Having gained that point, your
president asked for another Joint
committee meeting out of which
came a luncheon at the Broad
way "Y" and another at Phyllis
Wheatley "Y" in which both
races were recipient of expert
ences never had before in Little
Rock.
~ Our next major project
was a series of annual vista
tons to the schools and colleges
in Little Rock. This one step
forged the ministry into its right
full place as leaders in this city.
Both teachers and pupils look
upon the ministers in different
light.
Our chairman on education,
Father G. c. Walker, must be
given credit for the contacts and
programs rendered.
Another new feature was add
ed when we exchanged courtesies
with our Hot Springs brothers.
Chairman Henderson, is to be
commended for the type of pro-
gram rendered on these occas-
ions, as well as the outstanding
features on the order of the day.
All of our brethren were given
opportunity to let their sabers
flash in the sunlight Of intellec-
v, while we caught the
sparks in our golden censors.
Sometimes when we had al
most become stultified in the
common atmosphere around as,
that erudite commentator, F. r.
Guy, would take us to the top of
the mountain and have us look
at the world and with one wave
of the hand, say, Boys, its all
mine, all mine, but you may
bow down to me and take it,
Rev. E. c. Dyer, has been the
watchdog of the Old Ladies
Home with Rev. Guy as an easy
second. The Alliance has made
it possible for them to carry on.
The Little House for the Cir
Scouts came in for large share
of the Alliances consideration, al
well as has the Nursery on Yves
Ninth.
When the clerks were left ou
of the Public School System, tn,
teachers made futile efforts I.
have these restored. They callet
the president, who brought tn
matter to the Alliance, whereup
on you sent a committee dow
to wait on the Superintendent
and School Board. Father Walk
err, in a very fine plea, got results
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PAGE SEVEN

This Alliances work has reach
ed as far as Washington, D. c.
and the White House.
Many needy individuals have
felt the touch of its hands, while
others have drunk the milk Of
sanity hands.
We have joined many civic
agencies in their effort TO carry
on the work of securing parks.
recreation for the group.
We could not forget those very
fine pastors whose churches were
hosts and hostesses to the Al
lance through the dreary sum-
mer months. Each seemed to
vie with the other in our enter
tainment.
Since this entire time has been
given in retrospect, now let US
change our lenses and become
perspective.
For the sake of racial justice,
self-protection and slef-respect,
first we must see 10 it that better
conditions are maintained On our
streets.
The Boys Industrial school is a
upon our heads If we do not be-
stir ourselves along with others
to bring about better conditions.
We should follow up our school
and college visits, expand eur
courtesy visits with other cities,
reinforce our victories and en-
plore new fields.
Your president believes that
there should be some kind Of an
nual getting together Of the MIN
listers Of the state wherein the
ministers Of lesser cities, whess
advantages are not SO good a
our own, could see our trend,
get new ideas and thereby be
able to do a more constructive
! job.
Then, tao, il we are 10 make
this enter-racial movement 90,
we must be in touch with other
groups in other places save Little
Rock. Yes, we are our brotherS'
keeper and must push out from
the shores.
In the language Of the 9postle
Paul: Finally, brethren, whatso-
ever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever
things are just, Whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever
things are Of good report, If there
be any virtue, il there be any
praise, think on these thinaB."
Yes, We are the light of tie
world, Let your light shine, n
are the sah Of the earth whete-
with the earth has its SAVIOR, -
are the shepherd Of Me sheep,
Lead on the flock, and when
men ehaU move down The eur-
ridors Of time and generation
bask In the noon-tide Of eniafI1-
eminent, they shall see your soo1
deeds studded In diamonds -
your names written In letters -
gold,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-03-01
The LRCS Plan


Beside my desk as ! write sit
three students who wish to take
a pre-medical course. They have
taken the pitiful offerings which
the city has to give. Where shall
they 60? Would to Heaven l
could say to them, Cast down
your bucket where you are" The
Little Rock College System plan
would remedy this situation. 1t
is formulated on the following or
a similarity constituted integra-
ton of departments of the Negro
Colleges in Little Rock,
The plan proposes that each
college specialize, that is, provide
the equipment and specialists,
Masters degree or above, thus
enabling students to major and
minor in these particular groups
of studies. A major will consist
of 24-30 semester hours of work
and a minor of from 14-15 semes-
ter hours of work in a particular
field of study.
Shorter College: Language and
Literature.
/. English.
2. Speech and Dramatics.
8. Romance Language.
4, German.
Education and Art:
l. Music Education.
2. Art Education.
3. Business Administration.
Philander Smith College;
Natural Science:
/. Biological Science.
2. Chemistry.
| 3. Physics.
4. Mathematics.
j. nome ECONOMIES.
Arkansas Baptist College:
Eocial Science-School of So
cial Work:
| /. Sociology.
2. History and Political Sci
ence.
3. Economics.
| 4. Psychology.
School of Religion, non-de-
nominational and separate from
the liberal arts college.
Primary and secondary teacher
training could be planned in con-
formity with not only the re-
quirements of this state but many
states under the supervision of
the heads of the educational de-
partments of the three institu-
tions. This outline is tentative
though based on what is actually
a going concern now in the in
situations discussed. 1t could
and should be revised to meet
any special contributions or re-
quirements of any one of the in
situations.
The LRCS plan does not recon
mend or suggest:
| l. That the sovereignty of any
institution be invaded or violat-
ed. Each institution will remain
an independent unit with a sep
arate budget and separate adj
ministration. Indignation Is tc
be departmental, not institutions
al.
2. That any institution be re.
quired to subordinate any de-
partment to any other institution
Through a pre-conceived plan
the predetermined level of each
department in each institution
when necessary, will simply be
continued by another institution
on a higher and more critica
level.
3. That any students or faculty
members be enticed to leave one
institution for another. Since
each institution will have essen.
tial departments in the curricu,
lum on advanced levels not of.
fered by any other institution
practically every student before
graduating will have passed
through some department of eacl
institution.
/. can thus be seen that witt
a minimum of 36 teachers. Mas
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Evening star., 1946-12-22
Bethlehem Chapel
Wedding Scene

Miss Marjorie June Batter, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl j. Batter
OF Silver Spring, was bride OF
yesterday, her marriage to Mr.. Rich
ard Keith Neumann taking place in
Bethlehem Chapel of the Washing
ton Cathedral of st. Peter and st.
Paul.
Mr.. Batter escorted his daughter
and her attendants were her sister,
Mrs. John A. Woodhead, jr, and
Mrs. William Bush, both of Silver
Spring. The Rev. William r. Harris
omciated at the ceremony, which
took place at 2:30 o'clock.
With her gown of ivory satin and
Duchesse lace the bride also wore
headdress of the lace from which
her veil was draped and she carried
shower bouquet of white camel
has and gysophila.
The two attendants were cos
TUNED in portrait gowns of royal
blue and fuchsia with feather head
dresses and carried Colonial bou-
quets of talisman roses.
Mr.. Staten Wallace of Arlington
was best man for the bridegroom,
who is the son Of Mrs. Neumann
and the late Mr.. Alan B. Neumann.
Serving as ushers were Mr.. Alan
Gebhardt, Mr.. William Sheehan,
Mr.. Carl ]. Batter, jr., and Mr.. John
Neumann, all of Silver Spring.
The reception was held in the
East room of the Mayhower Hotel,
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Neumann
left for a trip through the South.
On their return they will make their
home in Washington, where the
bridegroom is attending George
Washington University.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18
By OSCAR FRALEY

New York. Dec. iS--PU)-This may startle that s7.20 bowl ticket right out of your vest pocket-Du,s. \. college football is not big busineSs.
 So said John Harmon of Boston University before the Eastern Col- leoe Athletic Conference. in session today to consider ways and means of cutting down the other guys recruiting methods.
 Harmon contended that collegiate football is a much maligned mouS- try and complains that many col- leges are spending more in football than they take in at the gate. 1ne press, he added, has contributed vastly toward making the sport -a victim of rumor nongertng.
 No Doubt, Spoke of B. U.
 The bulky, gray-haired gentle man must, of course, have oeen speaking of Boston University-as of last year.
 For 1t wasn't but a few days ago that Boston University hired Aldo (BufD Donelli, a cute character at teaching winning football, with the announcement that B.U. was head ing for the "big time" and plan ming "bigger and better" schedules
 B.U. announced that it would en- courage the enrolment of athletes, in the proper way, of course, and with no proselyting or subSidtzation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18
Mv HARRY CRIMSON
 NRA SnnEea Raltur


 New York ---(NRA)v- Something has to ee done so minimize the et~ tectlveness of that goon under the basket,
 roothins RArland of oklahoma A. and N. scoring 30 points In one game last season, for example.
 A player. seven~feet tan perform lne in the present three~second zone really should ee given . ticket to 0 100.
 Colleee coaches have been crying about human glratfes parking theEn- selves under che bucket for several years, but nothing has been dons about N because mentors blessed with Q young man possessing . Ire. mendo0s physical advantage dis- like to see the subject put before the rules committed.
 "They interfere with basketball as it should be played" says Nat Holman of City college of New York. "when I played, basketball was a five-man, not c one-man game. Teams with an ultra.tall player now do nothing but feed him. The players are interested h team play only to that extent" T don't like Go see lads Of gle gantic build make Q travesty Of \ basketball at the expense of aver age-slRed players who outnumber them more than 1000 to l." asserts oklahoma's Bruce Drake. chairman of the basketball national research committee.
 "Teams become completely de- pendent on slyscrapers," explains old Original Celtic Holman. when the big boy is injured, takes sick or s otherwise unavailable. his teammates go into mourning. They are close to being helpless without him. Now isn't that c fine way to build a basketball teamp
 "when I played professionally, we didn't need c rule or rule change. When giants got under the basket too frequently and re. mained too long we simply got them out of there with Q belt in the stomach or otherwise.
 That wouldn't be cricket in col- leee, of course, but then neither Is towering tree under the basket" "
 The customers are complaining, which is why the professionals un- doubtedly will be first to put the towers in their place. The pros play with both bulbs on the gate, although there would be action in the college ranks, too, if the re- eeipts fell of.
 When the fight against goal tending by players of monstro0s height was launched three years ago, Coach Drake polled the na- tion's top-fllght drlllmasters. found . that s5 percent favored curoine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18

or innumerable other little busi- ness" deals2
 Even the staunchest opponents of pigskin purity hlinked 8 bit ct liar. mons remark-and then settled back to try to loosen the proposed NCAA iron rule against recruit ing. The NCAA doesn't want any athletic official of 6 school to be able to talk to probable enrollee of the limits of the campus.
 Perhaps they have more acres on the campus on the Pacific Coast and in the Midwest" said Btll McCarter of Dartmouth, chaidman of the eastern purity committee. "But it doesn't seem reasonable TOT 10 or IS men of the athletic stan to have to be silent of the campus while thousands of alumni are re- cruittng."
 Transfers Big Problem
 There also is much ado over the manner in which service transfer students should be handled so as not to lose their football playing eligibility.
 'Tf they are good football players and a transfer is easy, then other schools will be after them to leave your school" one athletic director contended.
 But it seems that some colleges have potential stars farmed out al smaller schools until they can fnc room for enrolment at the home campus and now they are afraid they'll lose them. So the maneu' veriug continues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18
Today's Sport Parade

Everything is on the up and up, but B.U. is going to have major foot ball, bub.
 stili and ali, football isn't 'Tbag business" there-yet.
 Many Blink At Statement
 Nothing like those Pennsylvania and Notre Dame seasons, for in- stance, where crowds of 60,0OO were ordinary. And at a low eStt- mated SS 6 copy for a seat it stretches the imagination to wonder how you can describe that as little business"
 Or take the Army-Navy fracas. The estimated crowd there is l03,- 900 who have shelled out $4.60 each or A neat s4o4, 400. That's for one game, junior, and did you ever try to purchase a seat the night before the Army -Notre Dame, Penn-Cor- nell, Army-Duke. Navy-Notre Dame
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18

It is doubtful whether any musical performance of recent years has been more widely acclaimed ana universally beloved than Bing Cros- bv's singing of Irving BerlinS "White Christmas" The approach ing holidays prompt, Bing once again to repeat this great success to be aired over WATR-WJ1 to- night at 10 P. M.
 With Bing on the show will be the lovely and capable Peggy Lee, who will give her own touch to the bal- lad. "Its All Over Now" and join Crosby in Q duet titled Everything Is Moving Too Fast" They Will De accompanied by guitarist Dave Bar. bour, who is Peggy's husband and co-author with her of the song.
 The Groan CTS" additional chores for the evening, aside from his usual brisk comments, will be the singing of Gal In Calico" "Ru. mors Are Flying" and '"The Old Larnplighter." Rounding out the musical fare, pianist ''Skitch" Hen- OerSOn Nl1k SO4O OA AAAG S4AoA . Love-" and the Charioters will har- monize on Sentimental Reasons"
 George S. Kaufman, prominent Broadway playwright and producer, and Oscar Levant will aid Inform ation Please" regulars John Kier- an and Franklin P. Adams in tuss- ling with brainteasers when they guest on the question-and answer program tonight at l0:SO P. M. over CBS. Emcee Clifton Fadiman con- duets the half-hour battle of wits.
 One of the American theater's greatest dramatic writers, George s, Kaufman, started his career as c newspaperman. His first job was writing daily humorous colmn for the Washington Times" and he subsequently, worked on the old 'New York Evening Mall" the "New York Tribune" and the New Yori
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18
Basketball Coaches Resume War On Ultra Tall GO0L- Tenders

then, Orchards predicted that the new Roal-eendlng rule awarding the opposition two points when . goalie touches c falling shot before 1t reaches Che level of the hoop wasn't practical, but there has been ah- solutely no criticism of it.
 Drake now proposes that the three-second zone be widened into q seml-clrcle, thus enlarging the restricted area into which the over. elongated lads must maneuver Into and get out of before three seconds have elapsed.
 Coach Holman and others would simply widen the straight lane by six feet, but don't particularly care about the shape of the zone as long as players of normal height no longer require Q ladder.
 Drake points out that his semi- circle would be especially workable during free throws because 1t would place all the athletes, large or small on equal distance of at least seven feet from the goal, thereby elimi- mating:
 (O Tip-ins following missed free throws, an unearned goa sIper-tan men have always reveled in.
 t0 Rough play and personal fouls.
 C0 Held balls that occur follow. ing free throws. With everybody farther back, the area beneath th' goal would not be SO congested.
 CO The capture of practically all rebounds by beanpoles, Smaller players with faster reactions woulC stand some chance.
 "The present rules Still give thu ultra -tall far too many rebounds, contends Drake. T want the laS of gigantic build to earn his bas' kets, the same as the small man."
 Amended to permit offense working against c gone defense [, jockey their men beneath the goal Bruce Drakes proposal will com, before the National Basketball Coaches Association in March.
 They're going to make that goo' pull in his neck.
 With young men seemingly grow ing taller with every shot, it's abou time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18
MnueIefA
 - by BILL HARRINGTON --

Times" A playwright since 1918, he has collaborated with such prom inent authors as Edna Ferber, Moss Hart and Alexander Woollcott, and his outstanding productions include You Can't Take It With You" The Man Who Came to Dinner" and The Late George Apley," Re- gently he added directing and pro- ducing to his other activities.
 When c novice attempts big time robberies, an itchy trigger fin- ger leads straight to a riot and murder in '"The Case of Too Quick on the Draw on Mir. District At torney" tonight, wTTC-NBC, s:So to i0:00 P. M.
 After a sensational raid on the underworld, MT. D. A" Clay Jos tyn) and special investigator liar rington den Doyle) end terroriz- ing gang war and capture the youthful killer.
 Listeners, columnists and radio row in general seem to consider it a novelty for Happy Felton, the Sl0- pound Pot O Gold" comedian and emcee to sing over the air. A few weeks ago when it was announced that Happy would sing the Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein minstrel ballad Allegheny Al" on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18
Haigh's AH-Stars
 To Conuene Tonight

Naugatuck, Dec. l8.-A business meeting of the Haigh's All-Stars will be held tonight in Dicks Dinnette, Coach Clarence Haigh announced. Plans for the forthcoming season will be discussed. The Stars, who were victorious in their basketball opener last week when they defeat ed the St. Francis Rams 39-29,, are planning other games.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-18

WATR-ABC Wednesday nighter
 there was a great deal of comment to the effect that this was an inno- vation and strictly a gag" stunt on the part of the rotund comedian. What they forget is that Felton had his own orchestra, and good one, for more than ten years and that he did many of the vocals, parti- cularly those with a jaunty swing,