The Dayton Citizen, 1951-06-23

Front row left to right are members of the graduating class of Central State College who received honors at the recent Commencement: Barbara Ann Byrd, Wilberforce, O.; Marlon Lewis Wright, Buffalo, N. Y.: Jacquelyn Bertha Roundtree. Dayton, O.; Mary Alice Minor, Lexington, Ky.; Martha Ann Trimble, Delaware, O.; Betty Jane Spriggs, Washington, D. C. Second row left to right: King Jacob Williams, Warren, O.; Datis B. Norton, Cleveland, O.; Chester C. Pryor, II, Cincinnati: Dwight M. Pemberton, Yellow Springs, O.; Calvin A. Michael, Bronx, N. Y.: Rudolph M. Lee, Baltimore, Md.; and Kaner But Butler, - ler, Butler, Georgetown, Ky. Dwight M. Pemberton and Martha Ann Trimble graduated with Magna Cum Laude with averages of ' 3,6.5 and 3.6.0 respectively.

The Sphinx Club of Gamma Theta chapter. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, held its first corna cornation - tion cornation of "Miss Sphnixman" at the Wigwam last Saturday night. Nancy Caesar was the lucky girl The club embracing college and high school students include Paul Ceasar, president; Warren Gibbs, vice president; Robert Mitchell, Shirley Tucker, Alon Alonso - so Alonso Reid, Alfred Johnson, James Anderson, Jessie Simpson, Fred Carter, Alonso Connors, Christ Christian - ian Christian Maxwell and Harry Walton. Photo shows from left to. right: Jo Ann v Hamilton, Warren G. Gibbs crowning Nancy Cnesar Paul K. Caesar, Esther Ormes and Bonnie Campbell.

Presbyterians Vote Against Negro Synod ORLANDO, Fla. - Leaders of the Southern branch of the Presbyter Presbyterian - ian Presbyterian Church closed the 91st general assembly this week after striking out racial segregation on one level of the church organization. The assembly vote orgal edto disband the only remaining Negro synod and make it a part of existing white synods. . Presbyteries and churches, however, will remain segregated. If the elimination of Snedecor wins, it will bring Negro Presby Presbyterians - terians Presbyterians in six southern states into white synods. ne Dayton Citista is Dayton's own newspaper. It means support.

merits - and if a political party is afraid to register the voters, then that party is not deserving of holding public office. The Westside Republican Club having confidence in the Repub Republican - lican Republican program invites all parties to join with them in this chal challenge - lenge challenge for an all-out registration drive of the Negro electorate in Dayton. The following men were named to head the drive by the presi president: - dent: president: James Howard, Paul Prear, Pink Bell, Henry Ward, Avery Wat Watson, - son, Watson, E R. Marchant, president; Roger Freer, secretary.

gram for the registration drive will be outlined at the meeting on June 28. The Westside Republican Club went on record in favor of a non nonpartisan - partisan nonpartisan effort registration. The in regard to the ie club pointed out that both Democrats and Repub Republicans - licans Republicans must disregard party affilia affiliations - tions affiliations and work for a complete legistration along racial lines. Furthermore, that political parties must campaign on their individual

The Policy Committee of the Westside Republican Club voted at their Monday night meeting to open the 1951 Registration Drive, Thursday, June 28, with a mass meeting at the Westside Club headquarters, 1140 German Germantown - town Germantown St. All Republican Clubs on the Westside will be invited to par participate - ticipate participate in the drive together, church, civic, friaternal, and social ciganizations. The complete pro -