THE S. N. S. MESSENGER
May, 1937
STUDENTS AND
NEGRO MUSIC
Negro stud en ts of to d a y bow
their heads in sham e w hen called
on to sing the w onderful songs,
the h eritag e of th e race, th e N e­
gro Folk Song.”
Why is this tr u e ?
I t is be­
cause they have ta k e n th e w ro n g
prospective. T hey seem to re se n t
being reminded th a t th e rac e w as
once in slavery. T hey fo rg e t th a t
there are very few rac es t h a t have
not suffered from th e chains of
slavery. In fa c t ,the in stitu tio n of
slavery in th e life of every race
has aided in th e cre atio n of folk
music, for, is n o t folk m usic an
emotional o u tb u rst of a suppressed
h e a rt? No one need be asham ed
from th a t standpoint.
Very much of th e w o rld ’s b est
music is of th e com m on people
who have felt th e cruel h an d of
slavery. Poland, R ussia, Ireland,
and other countries hav e produced
im m ortal songs u n d er th e sam e
conditions. The people of th ese
countries love th e ir songs and
m any of th e ir g re a te s t com posers
have used folk songs as a basis
fo r operas or choral w orks, so
beautiful and p ure have been these
songs.
The N egro songs a re ju s t as
beautiful, and N eg ro m usicians
are try in g to p reserv e th e ir songs
as oth e r people have. V ery splen­
did exam ples of th is m a y be seen
in R. N ath a n ie l D e tt’s o rato rio
“The O rdering of M oses” and W il­
liam D aw son’s sym phony.
The F isk Jubilee S ing ers w ere
the firs t to c a r ry to E u ro p e N eg ro
music. E urope recognized th is a r t
as som ething w o rth while, and
paid the price of a d orm itory, J u ­
bilee Hall, w hich sta n d s as a m e­
m orial to th e N eg ro F o lk Music.
I t is hoped t h a t stu d e n ts will
think before d iscard in g a fine
h eritage, and t h a t te a c h e rs will
help keep alive sp iritu a ls an d o th ­
e r types by sin g in g daily in th e
schools th ese lovely songs. T his is
th e only w ay t h a t N eg ro m usic
like all o th e r m usic ca n ta k e a
definite place in th e m usic of the
world.—Miss E. A. Johnson.
HOME MAKING
of th e value of fa b ric s an d of con­
ditions u n d e r w hich th e y a r e m ad e
and sold.
I n th e sew ing co urses th e indi­
vidual needs of th e g irls receive
f irs t co nsideration, closely followed
by w o rk f o r th e hom e an d th e
com m unity, th e aim being to de­
velop in th e g irls th e feelin g of r e ­
sponsibility fo r th e ir sh a re in th e
w ell-being and h a p p in ess of the
world. School sew ing in th e p a s t
m e a n t m a k in g “m odels.” N ow th e
girls a re in te re ste d in m a k in g a r ­
ticles of rea l value. S pecial su b ­
je c ts a re discussed in class, such
a s clo th in g to be w o rn by th e
school children, t h a t w hich is m o st
su itab le fo r v ario u s occasions, th e
best a t th e le a st expense. C o nn ect­
in g school an d hom e life a r e les­
sons in m a k in g sim ple, u seful and
effective a rtic le s f o r th e home.
Color h arm o n ies an d good com bi­
n atio n s in clo th in g an d house f u r ­
n ish ing s a re also presen ted .
T extile fu rn ish in g s fo r th e home,
of co stum e resign, also of in telli­
g e n t buying, of k ee p in g acco un ts
and of clo th in g b u d g ets a re v ery
im p o rta n t.
Sew ing h a s been condensed and
sy ste m a tiz e d in such a m a n n e r as
to help in th e la rg e r developm ent,
to b rin g to th e girl co n stru c tiv e
pow er t h a t fo rtifies h e r in one of
th e m o st im p o rta n t p h ases of
hom e m a k in g .—Mrs. E. M. B ullard.
We Have at S.N.S.
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C h e rry b u t n o t a tree.
B u tle r b u t n o t a maid.
Y oung b u t n o t a n old.
L aw b u t n o t a law yer.
L am b b u t n o t a sheep.
Hill b u t n o t a plain.
Bell b u t n o t a clapper.
Boney b u t n o t a fa tty .
G reen b u t n o t a blue.
T r o tte r b u t n o t a skipper.
Row e b u t n o t a fish.
H an d b u t n o t a n arm .
H all b u t n o t a house.
T ay lo r b u t no t a dressm ak e r.
S w eet b u t n o t a sour.
W a sh in g to n b u t n o t a L in ­
coln.
A Jo rd a n b u t n o t a river.
A B lo u n t b u t no t a sh a rk .
A G ra y b u t n o t a black.
A M a rsh a ll w ith o u t a lieu ten an t.
A B a k e r b u t n o t a roll.
A Flood b u t n o t a river.
A Cobb b u t n o t an y corn.
A Boone b u t no t a w ilderness.
A B e rry b u t no t a bush.
A B a rb o u r b u t n o t a shop.
A Reid b u t n o t a m arsh.
A S u rlu ta b u t no t a flag.
A W elch b u t no grape-juice.
A Moses b u t no Israel.
R obbins b u t no t a nest.
K eyes b u t no lock.
Vines b u t no g rapes.
One th in g fo r w hich th e w orld
m a y w ell be th a n k fu l is th e g en ­
eral aw a k e n in g to th e f a c t th a t
hom e k eep in g is n o t a se n tim e n ta l
p la y in g w ith p r e tt y th in g s and
t h a t it should n o t be drud gery .
P eople h av e discovered t h a t th e
m a k in g an d o rd erin g of a home
is a rea l profession an d as such
calls f o r as m uch an d as ca refu l
tr a in in g as o th e r vocations. A s a
consequence th e w elfa re of girls is
You ca n n o t legislate th e h ab its
being considered to d a y as nev er of people.— A lb e rt B. Moore, in ­
before and th e su b je c t of home spector, N ew Y o rk S ta te tro o p ­
m a k in g includes hom e planning, ers.
cooking, dietetics, hygiene, sa n i­
ta tio n , hom e n ursing , laund ering ,
C om plim ents of
sewing, d ressm ak in g , textiles, m il­
linery, etc., is ta k in g its place in
ELMER BROTHERS
th e curriculum . T he aim in giving
M eats an d G roceries
th e se su b je cts is to m a k e g irls ef­
S o u th ern Ave.
ficient, cap able a n d re a d y to b ea r
th e ir s h a re in th e w o rld ’s w ork.
P ho nes 163 an d 166
Sew ing a s a stu d y in o u r schools
h a s by its results, so com pletely
ju stified itself t h a t v ery few p e r ­
C om plim ents of
sons now question its value. “Sew ­
in g ” h as broadened in its scope
Rucker & Sheely Co.
so as to include n o t only p ra c tic a l
tr a in in g in th e m a k in g of clothes
“E liz ab e th C ity ’s B e st
b u t also skill in buying, ta s te and
S to re.”
ju d g m e n t in choosing an d w ea rin g
them . I t includes also a know ledge
Page Seven
S. N. S. Training School Poems
HEALTH
B y W illie Allen, S ix th G rade
H e a lth is so m e th in g we all should
know.
I t m a k e s us h ap p y , it m a k e s us
grow.
A nd w e should abide by all its
rules,
A nd k eep th e m in m ind a t hom e
an d a t school.
A F R IC A N P E O P L E
B y R o b e rt Lew is, F if th G rade
O ver in a lan d of th e T o rrid Zone
W h e re o u r fo re fa th e rs w ere born
T he land t h a t is h o t w ith b u rn in g
sun
T h a t’s w h ere edu catio n h as ju s t
begun.
Some of th e people a re n o t civ­
ilized.
Some of its rules a r e to g e t fre sh
T hey could be helped is som e one
air,
tried.
A nd ta k e all th e exercise o u r bod­
T h o u g h m ade slaves over h ere
ies ca n bear,
B u t d o n’t fo rg e t th e p ro p e r food. T hey d eclare th e y ’ll m a k e it de­
A nd d rin k p le n ty milk.
sp ite fear.
B ecause i t ’s w holesom e and good.
T he A fric a n people h av e chief m en
I t helps th e body to reg u la te .
A nd gives m in erals all i t ca n take. W e m a k e th e law s to help th e ir
kin.
So we see H e a lth is a lw a y s used
You w ould be su rp rised to see
as a bait.
To k eep o u r bodies in good shape. T he A fric an n ativ es ov er sea.
Senior Class
Superlatives
M ost p o p u la r girl, Dolly M cNeil;
m o st p o p u la r boy, W endell Jones.
M ost studious girl. P e a rl Y oung;
m o st stu diou s boy, A rchie Leach.
M ost ath le tic girl, F ra n c e s B e a­
m a n ; m o st a th le tic boy, C u rtis
P erk in s.
M ost m usical girl, C aro ly n W il­
liam s; m o st m usical boy, S aun ders
Bell.
M ost dignified girl, R e v a B rin k ­
ley: m o st dignified boy, F r a n k
Bradley.
M ost poetical girl, Leslie T ruesdell; m o st poetical boy, W endell
Jones.
B e st d a n c e r (g irl), De Lon B r a s ­
well; b est d an c er (boy), A brom
H ow ard.
Q u ietest girl, L innie V. R andall;
q u ie test boy, Josep h T u rn er.
N e a te s t girl, B e n ita H aw kins;
n e a te s t ooy, H a w th o rn e Kenlaw.
M ost a rg u m e n ta tiv e girl, R aie
C herry! m o st a rg u m e n ta tiv e boy,
W oodrow C arr.
M ost am bitiou s girl, A u relia
L ester; m o st am b itio u s boy, C u r­
tis P erkins.
Girl m o st likely to succeed, R aie
C herry ; boy m o st likely to suc­
ceed, A b ra h a m McCoy.
W ittie s t girl, M a ry W allace;
w ittie s t boy, C h e ste r A skew .
M ost b rillian t girl, R aie C h erry ;
m o st b rillian t boy, W endell Jones.
M ost so p h istic ate d girl, L ucind a
B row n; m o st so p h istic ate d boy,
W oodrow C arr.
M ost frivolous girl, P a th e n ia
Rowe; m o st frivolous boy, P earlie
E vans.
B e st a c to r (g irl), D o ro th y Coston; b est a c to r (boy), B ru ce Rice.
B ig g est b lu ffe r (g irl), V ivian
G ray ; b ig g e st b lu ffe r (b oy), B. J.
W ilson.
B e st looking girl, E rn e stin e
S m ith ; b est looking boy, W illiam
W h ich ard.
B e st sin g e r (g irl), B e n ita H a w ­
kins; b e st sin g e r (boy). Hood B u t­
ler.
M ost ta lk a tiv e girl, C laudine Ja cocks; m o st ta lk a tiv e boy, Hood
B utler.
B e st sp e a k in g girl, A nnie B. A n ­
derson; b e st sp e a k in g boy, W e n ­
dell Jones.
B ig g e st f lir t (g irl), B e n ita H a w ­
kins; b ig g e st f lir t (boy), B ruce
Rice.
L a z ie st girl, C ora J o rd a n ; la zi­
est boy, H a w th o rn e K enlaw .
H a p p ie st girl, W illie M ae W il­
kins; h a p p ie st boy, Jo h n W elch.
M ost im p o rta n t girl, Sallie A r ­
rin g to n ;
m o st
im p o rta n t boy,
W endell Jones.
G irl w ho e a ts m ost, R aie C h er­
ry ; boy w ho e a ts m ost, P e rc y L a s ­
siter.
F a t t e s t girl, E ln a Jon es; f a tt e s t
boy, Jo se p h u s Lam b.
T a lle st girl, G ertru d e T ripp;
ta lle s t boy, F r a n k Mizell.
S h o rte st girl, M a lan ia C lark;
sh o rte s t boy, Jo h n W elch.
M ost sch olarly girl, A u re lia L es­
te r; m o st sch olarly boy. Hood B u t­
ler.
M ost serious lovers— L e s 1 i e
T ruesdell and S au n d ers Bell.
M ost inquisitive girl, L ila R ob­
bins; m o st inquisitive boy, P e rc y
L assiter.
A h recko n A h ’d je s t as soon
hav e a b aby fu h a w ife a s one 40
y e a r old.— H om er Peel, E pperson,
Tenn., 34, w ho m a rrie d a g irl 10
y e a rs old.
C om plim ents of
Morrisette & Byruni
Shoes fo r The
W hole F am ily
CAMPUS SWEET SHOP
G et Y ou r Pies, C akes, Candies
fro m
C A R N E Y P A IG E
A cross fro m S. N. S. C am pus
C om plim ents of
BELK-TYLER CO.
C om plim ents of
Anderson
Radio & Electric Co.
Z enith R adios & R e frig e ra to rs
W e R e p a ir A n y M ake R adio
V irg in ia D a re A rc ad e B uilding