Activities Among Negroes
Dr. Owen M. Waller of Brooklyn, N. Y., has been appointed as a member of the associated staff of the Brooklyn Cancer Research hospital of that city. The appointment has been confirmed by the board of trustees of the Trinity hospital. This is the first time a colored physician has been thus honored.
Dr. Owen M. Waller was born in Eastville, Va. He attended St. Mary's Academy, graduating in 1881. He then went to England, where he entered Oxford University, remaining seven years. He served as an intern at the Freedman hospital of Washington, D. C., after which he moved to Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss Mabel Sanford Lewis, of Chicago, has been awarded the first prize, a gold medal, from the Chicago College of Music. She won it in a competitive contest, 23 white students taking part, for the best rendition on the piano of Rubenstein's concerto in D minor. Eleven judges (all white) rendered the decision, giving her first prize. She holds two diplomas from this college of music.
Miss Helen Lock Leftlet, of Chicago, was graduated this week from the University of Chicago with the degree of Ph. B.
The following girls just graduated from the different Oakland High schools: Bernice Allex, Lata- belle Atkins, Ruth Baily, Ursula Calhorn, Ethel Craig, Miss Clarady, Elizabeth Davis, Lois Gibson, Thelma Gibson, Margaret Lanfford, Ethel Samuels and Roberta Wells. The prize student was Elizabeth Davis, who completed the course in three years. She entered Fresno High school September 15, 1921. During the two years she attended there she served as accompanist for the Girls' Glee club and was a member of Fresno Volley team. While a lower classman, she was pianist for the school orchestra and boys' and girls' chorus. She transferred from Fresno High school to Oakland High school August, 1923, and graduated from the Oakland High school June 12. She will begin training for a nurse at Oakland colored hospital in August.
In the Alumni Review of Williams college which will hold this year its one hundred and thirtieth commencement exercises, appears the following: "Williams college has always given colored students every opportunity to qualify for her bachelor arts degree, the only degree granted for undergraduate efforts. Her list of negro graduates is not long, but among these are men of marked ability holding responsible positions in the business and professional world."
William H. Hastle, a colored student of Amherst college, has won high honors. He has just completed his junior year and during the current month, he has been elected to the Massachusetts Beta chapter of Phi Beta Kappa society. He is the first colored student to be thus honored. He is active as an athlete and has proven one of the strongest assets of the Amherst track team during the past season.
There were two colored men graduates with the degree of M. D. last week at the ninety-second commencement of the University of New York. They were Oma H. Price and Howardson N. Stout. Both students received the degree of doctor of medicine after having studied the entire four years at the Belleview Medical college of the University of New York. Dr. Stout did his premedical work at Columbia university, and is also a graduate in pharmacist. Dr. Price is a graduate of the College of Liberal Arts, and a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
The annual Exchange Day of the Federated clubs of Northern California was held Tuesday afternoon in the First A. M. E., church, of Oakland. The object of the exchange is to display the handiwork of the different clubs of the section. This year Mrs. Theo Purnell, as chairman of Exchange, has added many new exhibits of interest. For instance she visited all the public schools of Oakland and asked for exhibits of work done in the vocational training by colored pupils. The assembling of the same made a most interesting exhibit and one to encourage the mothers who are club members. It also gave the public an idea of some of the fine training the children are receiving in the public schools of Oakland, most appropriate since this week was known as Oakland Week.
Intensely interesting was some exquisite needlework and rare old aces and a Spanish hand painted shawl, all from Manila, the property of Mrs. Loving, the wife of Major Loving. She has spent many years in the Philippine islands- first as a child, while her father was stationed there, and later returning there as a bride. During all these years she has been engaged in making splendid collections.
