Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal . ture, newly framed, is being packed between a blanketand the patch work quilt Grandma made especially for littleAl to take to coUech. Having just met a girl friend walking home from an auto-mobile ride, will have to see you later. Anyway, further theobserver observeth not. It was at a small private darky frolic, with only about 4 00persons in attendance, when an argument ensued betweentwo gentlemen of color over the affections of a damsel. Ageneral melee occurred, and, of course, razors were was being pursued by several of his friends, all ofwhom had open
Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal . ture, newly framed, is being packed between a blanketand the patch work quilt Grandma made especially for littleAl to take to coUech. Having just met a girl friend walking home from an auto-mobile ride, will have to see you later. Anyway, further theobserver observeth not. It was at a small private darky frolic, with only about 4 00persons in attendance, when an argument ensued betweentwo gentlemen of color over the affections of a damsel. Ageneral melee occurred, and, of course, razors were was being pursued by several of his friends, all ofwhom had open razors in their hands. Sam was travelingdown the road when he was intercepted by a party of whitemen, and in the brief time that Sam was within speakingdistance of the white men the following conversation tookplace: Whats the matter, Sam? Boss, deres some niggers after me. You aint runnin, are you, Sam? No, sah, boss, but Ise leavin a lot of em behind whatthink they am.—Judge. 484 T 7i e 8 i g m a Phi E p s il o n Journal. Ted Shawn, D. C. Alpha Ted Shaw n—D anc e King 485 Ted Shawn—Dance King By Charles W. Schoffstall, D. C. Alpha. Many of our brothers are establishing claims to fame intheir several walks of life but it is believed that Ted Shawnoccupies a unique position in this regard at the top of hisrealm, the art of dancing. From coast to coast the fame ofTed Shawn and Ruth St. Denis has traveled, but it is be-lieved that comparatively few Sig Eps know that Ted Shawnis a brother in Sigma Phi Epsilon, having been initiated byDistrict of Columbia Alpha in the spring of 1916. Ted Shawn was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1891,attended the University of Denver, taking an academic coursein preparation for entering the ministry. While there he withseveral others organized Gamma Sigma Tau as a local topetition Sigma Phi Epsilon. Unfortunately for Shawn thepetition was not granted until after he finished his collegework so that it was not until a few years later that he w
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