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The Negro College Student By Arthur P. Davis
Written by Davis, the function of The Negro College Student article is to criticize and praise the Negro college student of the 1930's. Arthur notes that education rates for the Negro have skyrocketed since the World War; it's become the popular trend for the Negro to be educated. Within the text Arthur compares the faults and excellence's of the Negro college student of that time. Sadly, the author examines that there are more negatives than positives regarding Negroes in higher education. He begins by denoting the present status of Negro college student which concludes Negro students are quite lazy and have no initiative when it comes to scholarly work. The Negro student in college procrastinates and plagiarizes while composing his scholarly work. As he further criticizes the negro student, he implies the Negro's "pure love of scholarship is almost unknown" (270).

On a positive note, Arthur praises the Negro student's excellence's by acknowledging the new spirit of independence that has begun to emerge. The Negro student may not be able to articulate himself as well as he should, however; he knows how to think for himself. With this, the Negro college student must remember that this opportunity for higher education is not one to be taken lightly; those that came before him fought and died for this right. Therefore, as Arthur concludes, Negro student has a responsibility to continue the legacy of black scholarship that was laid before him by his ancestors.