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Evening star., 1947-05-14
Howard Beuts Boiling Field

Boiling Fields baseball team
scored 10 runs in the final three
innings yesterday, but they weren't
enough, as Howard University tri-
lumphed, Hill,
Evening star., 1947-05-14
BIuir and Bethesda Win

Montgomery Blair and Bethesda
Chevy Chase each scored tennis VIC
tories yesterday. Blair downed Fair
fax, 81, and Chevy Chase tripped
| Western, 81,
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seemed to going back
Chapman taking Rowe and Leonard seriously
possibly only whistng to keep
courage wing and talking about Rowe
and painting picture two old who still had
plenty Of games In their systems.
Rowe One Of BoseboIfs Best Athletes
Two pulled well team Rowe and
Leonard Schooboy two at 35pus Is mon
inches high and weighing 2o pounds He
minors before he ready IN 1885,
for the big leagues at 81.
Rowe one best aIaround athletes ever to play
baseball He football basket ball. In addition
the Of his hitting He OF the best
pool baseball probably the best rifle shot,
His forte With 1t he winning "A games in
1884 leading Detroit to two pennan and world
championship other righthand pitcher around
with him far sheer ability and richness OF
promise was concerned Dizzy Dean
lost his fast ball Ironically 50 did
exactly for Detroit and
one midsummer shipped back to Beaumont
Sole by Nationals Hurt Leonurd
with Brooklyn the Phs and the Navy before returning
still hasn't regained his fast ball.
but he knows pitch That's why he win today
going drafted by Washington from Atlanta
being to Beaumont Dutch
rsembled athlete His fast
for 10 In the bushes he
was perfecng learning pitch That's why
he's winning today.
Leonard why sold by Washington He
admitted reporter that hurt by the SALE
years Griffith 118 games, he said Il only
$500 Washington pitcher games out
Of Walter Johnson?"
diving the record books just Leonard probably
Evening star., 1947-05-14
Win, Lose, or Draw
Strictly From the Boneyurd
BY FRANCIS Z. sTAkN

BY the two-an pitching team OF the major league
Phs pair Of Schooboy Rowe and Dutch
Leonard pitchers other club who
approached winning Of their teams nrst eight
games.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-03-15
OLD AND NEW

In America have old civilization in a land
brought here by the Pilgrims and Purans-Catholics
and Congregationaists- and Jews-Presbyter
and Epscopalans They came from England and Spain
France and IIolland-Scotland and Wales But Amer
lea a big country and there much to be done
Vast areas to be cleared and roads to be bult-and
to be tlledand towns to be founded So they Kept
ing from all over the earth to build Amerca-courageous
men and women from Ireland Poland, Italy-from Nor
way, Sweden and Denmark-from Germany and Russia
There still work to be done and still they kept
ing-Czechs Slovaks Savs Mexicans Armenians Greeks
Black men, Japanese, and Chinese.
Today America stands-a free country and strong
country They-these pope of many faiths many races
many national orginsall of them together-have made
America free and srong-strong in industrial might
strong in military mghtstrong in somhing mghtier than
these-strong in belief in something that goes
far back beyond the 18th century the 18th century the
18th century something to which the Hebrew prophets
Plato and Aristotle and ST. Augustine contradictions
thing that Christians helped to mold and formulate And
that something's od--so true American in which
we beeves the principle of the sanctity of human life,
and individual freedom based the recognition of the
inaienabe natural rights of man.
The antiquity of this principle what Jefferson had
in mind when he wrote to Henry Lee concerning the
Declaration of Independence This the subject of the
Declaration of Independence Not to find principles
or new arguments before thought Of not merely
to say things which had been said before but to
place before mankind the of the subject in
terms plain and firm to command their assent and to
justify ourselves in the independent stand
PEELED to take" ~ &c. s,,,-
It is this ancient principle upon which America is
but-this principle which establishes the right of every
American to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
without respect to his race his religion his class his
natonality-his principle which creates unity-and
this principle which within that unity allows for diff
ferences The continuance and Improvement of this happy
state of affairs depends upon understanding of the
principle of human rghts-and upon the practice Of
everywhere-n communities and churches, in our
schools and homes on farms and in factories
From Institute of American Democracy.
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cal schools are still resistent,
holding to quotas for Jews and
practical exclusion for colored.
But even here pressures are at
last opening the doors.
The great triumph is in fac
ulty appointments. Five years
ago only two colored persons
held posts in institutions other
than Southern colored col
leges. And these two were in
laboratory posts, hidden away
from the general cIassrooms.
Today Sc colored persons teach
in colleges and universities from
New York University to the
University of California.
High on college rosters today
are Allison Davis and Abraham
Harris at the University Of Chi
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Continued from Page u
fuse the offer Mulzac won his
point in one Of the most inSpira-
tional acts of the war. His mixed
crew gained immortal fame in
one of the great sagas of the sea.
The Lord Mayor of Cardiff,
England, and a London delega-
ton honored the Captain and
his crew for arriving two days
ahead of schedule with valu-
able cargo of planes. officials of
France paid him high homage
for coming through under fire.
The ship has been hammered
and bombed many times, took
part in the invasion of Sicily
She came quietly into Boston
under a modest commander.
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presiding, speakers were Rep.
Sullivan and L. H. Banks with
Young Kountz Of W. Medford,
reading the Governors PROCLAIM
alton and "Bll' Duerden from
City Hall hanging the City's
wreath.
At the Burying Ground, Maude
Trotter Steward, presided, in
PRODUCING Rev. Ferguson, Mrs.
S. v. Schenck, Mr.. Duerden who
brought the City's Wreath and
made an eloquent address, Miss
Elizabeth Marshall of the Hyde
Grammar School, who read the
proclamation in a loud and
pleasing voice, Russell Stokes,
who eloquently read poet Kir-
tons 1.-THE Boston Massacre" and
Miss Flaherty of the Hyde School
Staff who accompanied eight or
ten school girls to this particu-
lar observance. Miss Flaherty, a
lovely blonde, made a most in
teresting address.
Then came the Monument
program. Continuing the eve
ming program: v. Pres. R. J.
Banks presided. Rev. Clifford L.
Miller made the invocation. Mu-
sic was furnished by the 18th
Baptist Youth Gospel Chorus,
Lulu McQuitter, leader, st. Cy-
prian Male Chorus; Elwyn Bar
row, director; and Helen Holiday,
Bostons sweet-voiced soprano.
Besides Commissioner McKen-
ney, other speakers were Rabbi
Benjamin A. Grossman of the
Beth Hamidrach Congregation
and an officer of the Rabinnacle
Association of RabbiS whose
tribute was a literary gem; Hon.
John c. Carr, Ex-Mayor Of W.
Medford, B. Jackson, WAACP
Youth Council, Anna Bobitt
Gardner, director of History
week. and Sec. M. Trotter Stew
ard.
Mrs. Alice Banks had charge
of an efficient group of ushers,
including her two attractive
daughters. V. Pres. Banks
presented many in the audience
for bows and Walter J. Stevens
acted as treasurer, reporting .
generous collection.
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cago; Charles Bugs, professor
Of biology at Wayne University;
Edward Chandler, st Clair
Drake, and Lorenzo Turner at
Roosevelt College; Wade Ellis
and Edward Palmer at the Uni
versity Of Michigan; Cornelius
and Catherine Golightly at Oil
vet; Adelaide Hill at Smith;
Joseph Gier at the University
of California; Ira Reid and
Hale woodruff at New York
University; Kenneth Clark,
Marion Cuthbert, Eug n
Holmes and Lawrence Reddick
at the New York City Colleges
and a host of others chosen
solely because of their talent.
Roosevelt College of Chicago
has set new standard with an
overt welcome to talent regard
less of any artificial restrictions
or quota among students, fac
ulty or trustees. This college is
a positive and aggressive force
far beyond its own halls, fight
ing for equal opportunities and
full participation by members
Of all groups in every phase of
American life.
Members of the "minorities"
are taking full advantage Of the
new opportunities. Students are
qualifying at almost every col
lege and university The colored
professors have high standing
in scholarship and high popu-
larity as teachers. The service
of colored members on boards
Of trustees, while still rare, is
proving useful in every way.
There are still many ills in
human relations in America. 1t
is of special moment, though,
that colleges, which mean so
much to the future patterns Of
our society, are swinging with
fresh zest into the practice as
well as the teaching of demo-
crazy
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-03-15

Colleges have swung far to-
ward democracy during the
past decade. There is scarcely
an institution left, outside the
segregated South, that is not
open to all students regardless
of creed or color. And even in
the South recent Supreme
Court decisions have forced
states to provide much fuller
facilities to colored students In
such border areas as Maryland
and West Virginia, the state
universities have opened grad
uate and professional training
to all citizens rather than go
through the fantastic rigmarole
of providing dual facilities in
the advanced specialties. Medi-
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Massacre
HOODWINKED Nom Pnne /

Continued from Page y
absolutely unprecedented and
mentally disposed toward anti
bias work. There was no guar
antee, he continued, that such
fair-minded persons would top
Civil Service examination lists.
The meeting which Mr.. Nc
Kenney addressed marked the
close Of the days annual OBJ
SerYance, which began with
pilgrimage to the Spot" on State
ST., where black Crispus Attacks
was shot down by the British
in ITO; to the old Granary
Burying Ground on fremont st.
where all five heroes of that
day lie in one grave, and to the
monument exercises on Boston
Common. This last is the very
special occasion to which come
both Governor and Mayor with
their WreathS and escort and
speak to the large crowd as
Sembled in tribute to the
heroes of ITO. Pres. PaSco of
the sponsoring Equal Rights
League, who took over on his
arrival, Smoothed the ruffled
waters with his graceful speech.
after the fiery remarks of V.
Pres. Banks who opened and
whose words brought forth from
a white fellow auditor-"Does he
think he is a second Hitler?"
Other addresses were by Rev.
w. H. Ravengll of Ebeneezer
Church, whose tribute was a gem
of beautiful English. Walter J.
Stevens, always apt and to the
point, Rev. Ferguson who made
the invocation, Rep. L. H. Banks
one Of the Governors Escort, st.
Cyprian'S Bugle and Drum Corps
furnished stirring music, and
Kirton's poem was read by Rus
sci Stokes. Pres. Pasco called on
Secretary M. T. Steward to pre-
sent Gov. Bradford, whose I'M
aVoidable, late arrival found
many of the audience gone. The
Governor made a splendid short
tribute, stressing the right of
all to Americans Justice.
At the Spot" with R. J. Banks
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The Poets Corner
THERE IS NO DEATH

Sent to the Henderson sisters, on the death Of
their mother by Vivian K Brown, of
Washington, D. c..
There is thought that takes from death its sting,
knowledge that can dry the mourner's tears;
A recollection that can ever bring
To lonely hearts, hope down empty years.
"There is no death" the Lord Himself hath said,
Weep not, your loved and lost ones are not dead"
They live again beyond the hills of time
They know grief nor suffering evermore;
Gods gift to them is peace and joysubme,
Eternal life beyond deaths frowning door.
Through ages long it comes to us again
There is no DEATH Gods messageto all men,
By AGNES CARR
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win left the presiding officers
chair and was so mad he turned
his back on us and in his anger
looked out of a rear window
Another member of the Board
took charge and ordered me to
stop talking. He threatened to
have me put out. 1 knew this
was a move they would not dare
to make. had them on the spot
and I kept them there by talk
ing as strongly as could. Later
I laid the Scott case before the
then Governor Frank C. Allen.
Gov. Allen sent written inquiries
to the Board and was good
enough to send me copies of his
letter and the replies. AS a re-
suit of Gov. Aliens intervention
Antonio Scott was appointed a
foreman. Then started with re-
newed effort to obtain the ap-
pointment of Harold. I was told
by a Board member I should be
satisfied now that one of the
men was appointed, I replied
that the skirts of Massachusetts,
had been soiled by color dis
elimination and I would con-
tinue until they were cleaned up.
The fight was far from over. The
legislature was investigating the
Civil Service and I appeared at
the hearing and laid the matter
before them. When I finished
talking Mr. Goodwin asked per-
mission to reply, but the chair
man would not allow it, stating
that Goodwin would have a
chance to speak later. At last I
decided that the time had come
to make a finished fight before
the Metropolitan District Com
mission. One of their members
apparently had been assigned
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coId the Depreciation
JESSE OWENS HAILED AS LECTURER

WILMINGTON, o. - Facts
were revealed today by Kroger
Babb, head of Hygienic Produc-
tions, whose world Offices are
located here in the hygiene
capital of the universe, estab-
fishing beyond any doubt the
great popularity of Jesse Ow-
ems with people everywhere.
Owens, Americas outstand-
ing young athlete and a hy-
giene lecturer is in the greatest
demand of any of the com
pany's MON and Dad" units of
the show.
Babb said since his company
acquired Owens contract last
year, Hygienic has received
over 1900 requests for his per-
sonal appearance from the
aires, auditoriums, colleges,
high schools, churches and civ
ic and fraternal groups. owens
personal appearance tour is
now booked solidly for months
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It Helps Me Keep Posted
BY WALTER ]. STEVENS

And here I am sure to learn of
the intended visit to Boston of
someone who was formerly iden-
titled with the social and cul-
tural life of the city. And so on
to page four where the main
course is meaty, and the physical
make up is as appealing as a
well set dinner table. I appreci-
ate the special articles by Albert
G. Wolf, Abe Attacks and Phil
lip Randolph. I know that they
are required reading if one
wishes to maintain a high de-
gree of intelligence on racial af-
fairs.
If now turn to the last page
to ascertain from the city News
something of the doings of my
friends and acquaintance, it is
not because I have neglected to
read the Poets Corner. For to
me a good poem is like a tempt
ing dessert. I partake of it slow
ly and relish the flavor of its
beautiful and metrical language.
The words whether in prose or
in verse inspire within the reader
some noble emotion, and ST. Clair
Kirton's offerings affect me like
that.
When 1 at last lay the paper
aside it is with the feeling that
the BOSTON GUARDIAN has
gained in prestige and import
ance all over America. People
speak more often of its as years
of noble effort and steadfast
policy. My one little regret is
that more of its readers do not
take the time to write a letter to
the Editor commenting on the
GUARDIANS usefulness to the
race and the country.
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to question me, Anyway, when
1 started to speak l was inter-
rupted and for a long time they
tried unsucceSSfully to break
down my case and to show that
the appointments were not made
because of economy. l told them
this was false and shameful
economy and no economy at all.
working foremen were on Job
where regular foreman should
be and the working foremen were
being paid as much money as
the regular foremen. There is no
economy in that but dishon-
orable attempt to deprive the
SCOTS of their Just and legal
rights.
This story would not be com
plete unless 1 said this hearing
was William Monroe Trotters
last public appearance in his
battle for equal rights. As the
hearing neared its close I called
on Mr.. Trotter to give his opin-
ion and the attitude of the
GUARDIAN and the colored
people in reference to this case.
Mr.. Trotter did wonderful, eff
fective job. 1t was obvious the
Board was interested to hear his
views. Harold Scott was appoint
ed and both he and his brother
Antonio, are still on the job as
competent foremen.
This is the last of my present
articles although I could go on
almost indefinitely. I trust my
readers have enjoyed my articles
and have been benefited by
by them,
Editorial Note: Mr. Trotter's
great plea for Massachusetts
justice was made one month
before his death.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-03-15

in advance and the firm is ale
ready accepting 1s4S dates for
the world Olympic champion
and fastest human"
owens and his all-colored
unit of MON and Dad opened
its metropolitan city route on
Monday, March 10 with a two
weeks engagement at the new
Esquire theatre in Memphis,
Tenn. After a tour of other
leading Southern cities the
unit viii head up the East coast
to New York and a big engage
ment in Harlem.
The Owens unit of MON and
Dad" is establishing attendance
records everywhere, HYGIENE
Productions admitted, fatty
stating the drawing power Of
the colored athletic star is
superior to any and all white
the company has with
MON and Dad" units.
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SUNSET ON THE CHARLES
BY ST. CLAIR KIRTON

BY ST. CLAIR KIRTON
Cat Harvard Bridge Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Beyond the reach of man the blazing sum-
Reduced to mere ball of regal hue;
rare phenomenon; casting upon
The watery canyon, crimson meath the blue
While breathlessy in rapturous wonderment,
Along the skyline with its golden haze,
Nature, in all her glory and intent
Broke into fantasy of praise
Praise which no mortal tongue could ever sing
Majestic was its thrilling color scheme;
And like blaze of glory on the wing,
Transformed itself into an endless dream!
Under this spell the moments quickly sped,
Alike the rpples-on their flowing bedl
Copyright 1947 by ST. Clair Kirton.
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Were I not a member of the
GUARDIAN staff I could sing
praises without being accused of
blowing my own horn. But even
my connection with this paper
should not blind me to its i'm
portance to the community and
myself, Believe it or not, I have
acquired the habit lately of
reading the GUARDIAN from
beginning to end. I confess I
await it's arrival in my mail-boX
with keen anticipation. As soon
as it is retrieved I settle down in
a comfortable chair and start
reading Boston Baked" by Mabe
Kountze. This column is easy on
the eyes, sparkles with up to the
minute news and it helps to keep
me young. 1 wonder at the
writer's versatility and the fund
of information he is able to
gather for the benefit of his
readers. Next 1 find "OBan-
youn's Observations with in
formation on the cultural do
ings of the members of my race
Were it not for the advance in
formation that this column gives
I would on more than one oc-
casion have missed seeing some
important artists and events
and thereby suffered keen re-
greet.
am one who likes to start a
heavy meal with something
sweet like a fruit cock tail, so I
turn to Almira Park's-"The
Spotlight" before settling deeper
in my chair to read the editorial
page. I love this chatty column
that can begin with lines from
Browning and end with the gay
and optimistic "and till next
week remember Spring is here.
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By ALBERT 6. WOLFF

case was called you stood before
the Board and it was the Boards
custom to ask you a few routine
questions. There they would
say THAT is ALL" and you were
led out Of the room not knowing
any more than when you came
in I decided they would not do
that to me. When I appeared be-
fore the Board, after they had
asked a question or two I started
to explain our case and how the
Scott boys rights had been VIC
lated. AS these Boards oprated
the chairman knew the facts but
the associate members knew
nothing about them. The chair
man was man by the name Of
Goodwin, not to be confused
with the good EX-Register Of
Motor Vehicles, who I under
stood, came from Washington,
D. C. One of the members spoke
up and asked what it was all
about 1t was apparently too
much for Mr.. Goodwin to refer
to me as Atty. Wolff. He re-
piled This fellow has written
me insulting letters" I was
quick to answer that I had not
written him a single insulting
letter. l told the Board" You
have ALL the correspondence on
the table before you and if you
can find a single letter of an
insulting character of mine
will apologize right here but I
know there are not any such
letters" No attempt to produce
any was made. I demanded var
ious information in the files and
shortly clerks were bringing the
data necessary to build up my
case. Matters were going SO
strongly in our favor Mr.. Good
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Continued from last week.
We are grateful to a colored
man who holds public office
when he has the political and
manly courage openly to assist
members of his race who find
themselves in difficulties. Such
man was the late william L.
Reed who was a member of the
bar, a former member of the leg
islature and the first colored
secretary to the Executive Coun-
ell at the State House. I know
this because Mr.. Reed sent for
me many times to help someone
particularly in workmen'S COM
pensation matters. His sincerity
is proved by a case he sent for
me to discuss. He told me If I
would go forward for the man
he would pay me out of his own
pocket. I thanked hi mand eX-
pressed my appreciation of his
kind offer but I told him could
not accept his kind offer, but if
he thought it was a deserving
case I would fight it through.
l obtained a hearing before the
full board and got them to re-
verse the decision of the single
commissioner and my client got
a substantial increase. The man
was grateful and paid me, though
if he had lost I intended to take
no money.
Mr.. Reed should have the
credit for sending to me the
now famous cases of the two
Scott boys, Antonio and Harold,
sons of the late Rev. W. H. Scott
a former president and active
leader of the National Equal
Rights League. The SCOTS were
employed through civil service
by the Metropolitan District
Commission. There was a pro-
motionaI examination given.
Both SCOTS took the examina-
ton for foremen and, being
above the average in intelligence
stood very high on the list. Then
they ran into the difficulties that
have prevented many worthy
colored men and women from
getting their just rights. The
Board arbitrarily refused the
appointment to either one. Then
we started a fight which lasted
for several years. 1 asked for and
was granted a hearing before
the Civil Service Board. Perhaps
I should say here how that
Board operates. Those to be
heard were kept in a side room
while other cases were being
heard. When the name of your
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SCHUYLER

Continued from Page OHel
the group.
Mr. Schuyler is the father Of
the talented composer pianist
Philippa, who appeared as solo
ist for Colored- American night
at Symphony Hall last June.
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JOHN BOYLE O'REnLY came
from Ireland to fix the fame of
CRISPUS ATTUCKC in America.
A former newspaperman, O'Reil-
ly fought for Irish freedom, was
jailed by the British, exiled to
Australia, escaped, came to Bos-
ton and edited THE PILOT.