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Former Local Student AttendsMayo Clinic, July 23-Aug. 7. B. Xuma, B. S. Minnesota, ’20; M. B., ’25, M. D., ’26, Northwestern, to Spend Year of Study in London, BudapestDr. A. B. Xuma, native of Cape Colony, Africa, who received his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Minnesota in 1920, spent two days in St. Paul July 21-22, on his way to Rochester, Minn., where he will do general observation work in the Mayo clinic until August 7.After finishing from the University of Minnesota, Dr. Xuma spent two years in the medical school at Marquette University, after which he attended the medical school at Northwestern University for two years. He received the degree of Bachelor of Medicine from Northwestern in 1925.On completing his medical course, Dr. Xuma spent one year as interne at the City Hospital No. 2 in St. Louis, Mo., as a result of which work he was granted the degree of Doctor of Medicine from Northwestern.Dr. Xuma received his elementary school training in Cape Colony, South Africa. He came to the United States in the fall of 1914 and attended Tuskegee Institute for two years. In the fall of 1916 he came to St. Paul, where he was active in church and Sunday school work.On August 7, Dr. Xuma will return to the Twin Cities and will spend three days in the private clinic of Dr. Justus Matthews in Minneapolis. Leaving here he will go back to Chicago, Detroit, New York and Washington. At the end of the summer he plans to leave for Europer where he will spend a year in ad-vaneed study- In London, Budapest and Vienna.PORTO RICAN WORKERS(Preston News Service)San Juan, P. R., July 30.—PlansNew Fraternal Order Is Incorporated in StateThe Patriotic Benevolent Order of Bees is a fraternal organization which has just been incorporated in Minnesota. The organization has its head office in Detroit, Mich.It is organized strictly on the lodge plan, has provisions for loans to its members with sick and death benefits, has a large group in the Southern states, with one of the largest organizations of any lodge in the city of Detroit.The incorporating men are E. O. Pearce of St. Paul, Jorl E. Tarver, Alozono B. Pettiford and Dr. D. E. Northcross of Detroit, Mich. Dr. J. W. Crump has been chosen as a medical examiner in this state. O. J. Smith is the attorney for the organization.DUBOIS TO WRITEFOREditor of Crisis Sails for Europe; Will Lecture in Germany, Switzerland.(N. A. A. C. P. Press Service)Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, Editor of The Crisis and Director of Publications and Research of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, sailed Saturday, July 17, on the S. S. Penland, for Europe. Dr. DuBois is to spend a number of weeks lecturing in Germany and Switzerland, and has received special commission to write a number of ar-
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The Saint Paul Echo
Saint Paul, Minnesota, US
Sat, Jul 31, 1926
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