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James Weldon Johnson The S.S. John Hope The S.S. John H. Murphy The S.S. Robert S. Abbott The S.S. Edward A. Savoy The S.S. Toussaint L’Overture The S.S. Harriet Tubman FALL ISSUE, 1968 The S.S. ... Mack Johnson, Jr.—Class 1961 . Jon A. Shelton—Class 1961 . John T. Jackson—Class 1962 . Donald McCray—Class 1962 . Robert C. Newton—Class 1963 . Holger G. Ericsson—Class 1963 g O Ot B 00 N C. US. Air Force Academy 1. ... Colonel Campbell Johnson became Executive Assistant to the Director of Selective Service F. R.O.T.C. Units were added to Vir- ginia State College, Hampton Insti- tute, A&T College, Prairie View State College and Tuskegee Insti- tute G.

WELDON JOHNSON Class 94 Tenors and Basses sin tro Sop. and Altos ... Let our re - Yet with a Thou who hast - en - lent Bit -ter the chast’- ning si Ly; way; Come to the place skies, Let it the feet el had di to g Sv{ wn E (] 2 =) > > 3 > S A and = - Moderato e maestoso Till earth and heav years, God of our ‘Words by JAMES ... ROSAMOND JOHNSON we pray.— har - mo days when tJu‘s rise beat, might, ing Y, y stead - by for whichour Jjoic light, Keepus for - ev - er in ring, Ringwith the rod, Felt in the tears, Thou who hast brough re - sound loud as the o = 5 =3} o = < m 5] < )

Russwurm, the first Negro American college grad- uate and the first Negro editor; Frederick Douglass (1817-1895), American orator and journalist; James Weldon Johnson (1871- 1938), teacher, poet, and reformer advocating universal democracy (he taught ... Contents This Issue Vol. 37 February, 1965 No. 5 THE ARTICLES A Report to the Community—Part II Bertha Flowers Johnson 68 “A Guidance Panoramic Tour” .......... Lela M. Stevenson T2 EDITORIAL COMMENT Alternatives o vt s oy i ¥ Wesley A. ... HARPER JOHNSON, Cooke High School, Athens Ex-Officio Vice-President—E. SHELTON (MTTA), Cobb School, Clarksville Ex-Officio Vice-President—J. A. MATTHEWS (ETTA) Alcoa Ex-Officio Vice-President—C. L. WELLS (WTEC), Millington Executive Secretary—G. W.

Selections were given from the writ- ings of James Weldon Johnson, Lang- ston Hughes, Claude McKay and from the speaker’s own poems. MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The annual Fall meeting of the Executive Committee of the O. T. C. C. N. ... William Johnson, our treasur- er, and a pioneer member of the or- ganization, was requested to prepare a statement of the aims and ideals of the founders of the organization. ... William Johnson, Camden, chairman. All Study Center heads. Entertainment Mr. William R. Valentine, Borden- town, chairman; Mr. T. C. Williams, Bordentown; Miss Arnetta Lee, Tren- ton. Any such teachers as may be appointed by Mr. Valentine.

James Weldon Johnson e. Francis Scott Key Twenty-Five ... James F. Cooper (2] Ralph W. Emerson d. Henry W. Longfellow e. John G. Whittier James R. Lowell g. Walt Whitman h. Thomas Paine William C. Bryant j. Thomas Sully k. Joseph Blackburn I. Robert Feke m. Winslow Homer n. Grant Wood 0. Rockwell Kent p.

Langston Hughes, A Modern Poet, Countee Cullen, A Brilliant Poet, George W, Carver, Agricultural Chemist, Experimenting with Peanuts and Potatoes, Carter Godwin Woodson, Educator, Historian and Reformer, ¢ James Weldon Johnson, Poet, and Reformer Advocating ... George B, Vashon, Scholar an Lawyer Admitted to the Bar in Ohio in 1847, James McCune Smith, Physician and Proprietor of Drug Stores in New York City before Civil War, Charles L. Reason, Scholar, Educator, and Poet, Phlllgg A. ... James Varick, First Bishop of the African Meth-dist Episcopal Zion Church, Christopher Rush, Second Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Peter Williams, Rector of St. Philli?'s in New York almost a Century %o.

Saunders Redding, James Weldon Johnson Professor of Cre- ative Writing at Hampton Insti- tute, is one of 14 leaders and members of the American Society of African Culture representing the United States at the Second Congress of Negro Writers and Artists ... Naomi Garrett, Professor of Ro- mance Languages, West Virginia State College; James T. Harris, Jr., Assistant Executive Director, AMSAC; Dr. ... Fontaine, Professor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania; Elton Fax, artist, New York City; James W. Ivy, Editor of Crisis magazine; and Robert L. Carter, General Counsel for the NAACP. Dr. John A.

James Greene, (‘’Housing The Excess’’), Principal, James Weldon Johnson Junior High School, Jacksonville, Florida. ... James Greene 28 Mr. L. A. Marshall, Itinerant Teacher- trainer for Negro Schools Florida A. & M. University Tallahassee, Florida Dr. J. I. E. Scott, Supervisor Negro Schools, Duval County Jacksonville, Florida REGULAR FEATURES Mr. Edwurd D.

James Greene, Comptroller-Auditor James Weldon Jr. High School 1840 W. 9th Street Jacksonville, Florida DISTRICT PRESIDENTS District I Mr. NeRoy Anderson Washington Senior High School Pensacola, Florida District II Mr. ... Johnson, President Hillsborough County Unit of the Florida State Teachers Association Tampa, Florida Dear Dr. Porter: May I take this opportunity to extend congratulations for the ex- cellent rating given the FSTA Bulletin by the O. M. ... James J. Gardener, President Williston Vocational School Williston, Florida Mr. John H. Hopkins, 1st Vice-President 16th Street Elementary School St. Petersburg, Florida Mr. Cato Roach, Jr. 2nd Vice-President Walker Elementary School 1000 N.

JAMES GREENE, Principal, James Weldon Johnson School Jacksonville, Fla.

James Weldon Johnson, poet, historian, NAACP leader. Carter Woodson, historian and scholar. Paul Liawrence Dunbar, poet and novelist. BACK COVER — READING LEFT TO RIGHT Lincoln persuades his cabinet that slaves in every territory should be freed. ... v/ bl ‘olit”r ans iS¢ \g} | v‘ —. " w An NGTA-LDF Awardee Receives Appointment The University of North Carolina announced recently that James A. Garriss, a Negro student from Powellsville, has been appointed assistant director of admissions. ... He was one of the West’'s wild men — shooting up Dodge City, riding with Jesse James, Bat Masterson, Buffalo Bill, and Billy the Kid. Despite laws making it a serious crime, some Negroes and whites taught slaves to read and write.

Brooks, Principal of James Weldon Johnson Junior High School and his efficient Con- vention Committee selected from members of District IV are surely deserving of words of commen- dation for the excellent manner in which they handled the hous- ing of ... James L. Williams, Attendarce Officer of Duval County, Dr. James N. Crooms, Crooms Acad- emy, Sanford, Florida and Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Bethune- Continued on page 20 — The BULLETIN—June, 1953

James Greene, Principal James Weldon Johnson Junior High School, Jacksonville, Flor- ida Mr. E. W. Graham, Principal Carver Elementary School, White Springs, Florida February 6, 1959

Jacksonville Beach Johnson, James Weldon Lewis, Al Livingston, Smart Pope Plan 1 MARCH 1959 ... James Dade Bunche Park Elementary Carver, G. W. Elementary Dunbar Elementary Martin, Frank C. ... Quinn Jones Lanier Elementary Johnson, J. W. Williams Elementary Sunland Park Elementary Baker Bay Bradford Brevard Broward 22 Micanopy Elementary Newberry Elementary Central Elementary Oak Grove Elementary Rosenwald High Carrie B.

State Department of Public Instruction, before the North Carolina Negro State Teachers Association, Winston-Salem Teachers College, April 3, 1942—2:00 P.M. ] OT many years ago, James Weldon Johnson published a book. ... Johnson challenged the attention and the keen interest of Negroes throughout the country, and of thoughtful, social-minded white persons everywhere. ... Johnson’s book. The desire here is to direct your atten- tion to conditions, some of them past, and some of them present, in North Carolina. “Negro North Carolinians, Which Way”?

The several chapters in the book dealing with the American Negro were contributed by the late James Weldon Johnson. A reading of this book will help Ne- oroes, especially teachers, to view their problems in a broader perspective. E. ... These coaches and other interested persons would liked to have seen something about the exploits of such fellows as ‘‘Tubby’’ Johnson, Ben Ste- venson, Frank Stanley, Jimmy Lunceford, and many others; such teams as those of ‘“Old’’ Meharry, Tuske- oee

PRIZES The James Weldon Johnson Lits Guild offers $200.00 in prizes to interest and to encourage ... Johnson, Fordyce . Hope... M. D. W. Hughes, Jonesboro Mrs. J. W. Wilso . L. Williams, Ft. " 3. E. Walla | Mr. Caesar, Mis.

The works of the late James Weldon Johnson and Dr. R. Nathaniel Dett seem to be perma- nent contributions to American lit- erature and music respectively. By his work with the products of our Southland Dr. ... Johnson of Fisk Uni- versity,” says Dr. Howard Odum of the University of North Caro- lina, “have been appraised as mak- ing a major contribution to the whole field and method of social science in the United States.”

Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, and Booker T. Washington are Ne- groes represented by wise sayings. One Dollar or Less, by Edith A.

Hubert, Teacher James Weldon Johnson Junior High School Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Martha Usher Smith, Teacher Jacksonville, Florida area of the Association. ... Johnson, Pensacola; Mrs. Wini- fred Williams, Palatka; Mrs. Florence W. Smith, Gainesville; Mrs. Betty Wilson, Saint Augus- tine; Mrs. Mayme Bondu, Miami; Mrs. Bessie Harris, Tallahassee; Miss Annie R. Moore (teacher- secretary), Ocala; and Mrs.

Johnson’s NEW ORLEANS, La.—(ANP) —Dr. James Weldon Johnson of Fisk University, who spoke here last week under the auspices of the Straight College Literary So- ciety, with Mrs. Johnson, was en- tertained by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Stern at their home.

What they | be amazing., v o > ew day in education ol stl)SSIDpl and school officials € the first to realize that D€ ordinarily decent in Ith the Negro - - some- issuredl_\f have not been Re: “Life Every Voice and This beautiful hymn, wri James Weldon ... Johnson and mond Johnson, is sung frequel during school assemblies, espee ly during Negro History W This song was inspired by the tribution and aspirations Of | Negro in America and it prow a certain spiritual vitality American who sings it m fully,

a Thou who hast - lent 8i ty; way; skies, Let it feet Come to the p the el had died; o .2 9p) E [ = o > ) o >4 3] R e 1 Moderato e maestoso Bit -ter the chast’- ning Till earth and heav - en years, God of our the ’ ’ ‘Words by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON Class ... ROSAMOND JOHNSON - ing. stead - y by y rod, Felt in the days when Jjoic tears, Thou who hast broughi lace for whichour ring, Ring with the har - mo light, Keepus for - ev - er in the re - sound loud as the o = = A =) = o = 3 < w Let our re - Yet with

James Weldon Johnson founded a school for Negroes. . Jean Millet was famous for his efforts against slavery. . The discovery of radium by Pasteur has greatly aided healthy living. Completion Test WHAT TO DO: Supply the missing part. W D . Harriet B.

The Crisis The issue for September devotes a portion of its pages to memorial tributes from the nation to James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938). ... Johnson in this issue. The Elementary School Journal “In a new cover and with broad- er emphasis” is the September issue. The new cover design and some modification in typographical ar- rangement adds to the attractiveness of this magazine.

James Weldon Johnson. Bert Williams. Charles S. Gilpin. Jack Johnson. Tiger Flowers. Rube Roster. . Siseratia Jones. h1rd Table: Harriet Tubman. . Booker T. Washington. Dr. Daniel H. Williams. C. C. Spaulding. : Mary McLeod Bethume, Roseoe C.

Woodson, James Weldon Johnson, Benjamin G. Brawley, Charles Johnson, William Stanley Braith- ‘waite, Henry Wallace, E. E. Just, K. A. Huggins and Professor Bertram W. Doyle.

He was finally relieved of the presidency of Florida State Normal and Industrial College in 1901 When Tucker resigned as president of the Association, he was replaced by James Weldon Johnson, the composer of the black na- tional anthem, “Lift Every Voice ... From 1898 to 1900, Johnson combined his 29

James Weldon Johnson, Stanton High School, Jacksonville, 1898-1900. . George M. Sampson, Edward Waters College, Jacksonville. . W. H. A. Howard, Florida A and M University, Tallahassee. . Dr. Nathan B. ... James A. Espy, Lincoln Park Academy, Ocala, Ft. Pierce, 1926-28. . Theodore D. Dansby, Howard Academy, Ocala, 1928-30. . Charles S. Long, Washington High School, Pensacola, 1931- 34.

More than any others, James Weldon Johnson, his broth- er, Rosamond, and Bob Cole, were responsible for that improvement. Interested in popular songs and light comedy, they wrote for the New York stage from 1895 to 1905. ... After the World War, plays were written by Frank Wilson, Miller and Lyle, Hall Johnson, Willis Richardson, Dennis Donoghue, and Langston Hughes.

These persons who will retire from active work at the end of this se- mester (top) James A. Allen, formerly a teacher of agriculture and science at the James Weldon Johnson School in York- town; Mrs. Elnora W. Lewis and Mrs. Hazel M. C.