BIRMINGHAM, ALA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1931
Ai Special Services Feb. 6
Proi*. J. S. Wood To Be Principal Speaker At Cere¬
mony Commemorating Eighty-ninth Year Since
Establishment of Institution
Founder's Day. marking the eighty-ninth year of Howard College,
will 1>e observed February 6 with special services in chapel. Prof.
J. S. Ward, graduate of the college in 1909. and head of the French
Department at Alabama College, Montevallo. is scheduled to make
the Founder's Day address.
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Tim ceremony, held annually to
commemorate the establishment of
the Institution, is tho most solemn of
all Howard events.
rounded on Jan. 3, 1842, when
nlr.e youths enrolled under Prof.
Samuel Shsrman In a small frame
bu Idlng near Marlon, Ala., How¬
ard College has passed through
fire, disaeter, end poverty, until
enrollment
GULLED iE TAKES LI LAD
Supporting Cast Inch
Takatod Theatrical
today It has
about 1,100.
A leading education of the state Is
each year Invited to give the principal
address. Last year Dr. C. a Aron call,
pastor of the Dauphin Way baptist
Church, Mobile, made the Founder’s
Day speech. In
182».
Dr. John R.
Sampey. Jr., head of the Howard
Chemistry department, was the main
speaker.
Prof. Ward la Loyal Howard itn
Prof. Ward la one of the moel Inter¬
ested and loyal of Howard aluinnl.
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Dean Burns Ha is a cousin oT
Dr. James Alto Ward, Howard trustee,
and of Senator R. 8. Ward, of Hart-
fortl. Ala., state senator for Geneva
County.
Upon his graduation from Howard
in
180»
with an A.B. degree, l'rof.
Ward did graduate work In various
u-
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traveled abroad on,
a fellowship.
Among the colleges where he has
taught are Mercer University, Macon,
fla.. and Baylor University. In Texas.
He has been bead of the French de¬
partment at Alabama College for sev¬
eral years.
Knight and Carr Selected In
Tryout To Meet Team.
From Wayneaburg
Lincoln Knight and Braxton B. Carr
weie chosen In competitive try out*
recently to represent Howard In a de¬
bate with Wayneeburg College, of
Waynseburg, Pa. The debate, the first
tlila season, will be held In the college
sudltorlnin at the chapel assembly.
Feb. 20, according to Samnel T. Sas¬
ser, president of Intercollegiate De¬
bate Council.
To Argua Free Trade
United Statee
Tom Bondurant To
Be Inaugurated As
President Tuesday
Inauguration of Thomas E. Bondu-
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"Resolved that the
should adopt a policy of free trade In
preference to one controlled by pro¬
tective tariffs," Is the subject of the
delude with Waynesburg. This sub¬
ject was -also the basis of the tryouts.
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largo group of students worn out
for tryouts, says Sasser. Miss Annie
Boyette, Prof. L. W. Lohr and Dean
Burns acted an Judges of the tryout*.
The committee from the Debate
Council and the Judges decided
that in order to stimulate Interest
Sn debating It would be best to
have the debates during, the regu¬
lar chapel periods.
Debates have also been arranged
with Mercer' University. Macon, (is .
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be delisted at Macon; Furman Uni¬
versity. Greenville, 8. C„ to be debat¬
ed at Howard; Mississippi
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rant.“pfeeMenfeT5ct‘or 'tSe ‘HWArii
student body. Is scheduled for Friday
morning. In the chapel.
He will be sworn Into office by
Prut Eagles, acting president, and
will begin upon bis duties Immedi¬
ately.
Bondurant was elected in the fall
election recently when he won over
two other contestants.
Revival Of College Orchestra
Planned By Musical
Revival of the Boilermakers, How¬
ard College orchestra. Is being planned
by stndent musical leaders.
John Urqnhart, Louis Killian sad
Hendon Blaylock are making arrange¬
ments for the reappearance of the
once popular orchestra on the campus.
A radio program ovsr a local
station and a trip to Europe are
said to bs In prospect.
Several members of well-known lo¬
cal orchestras received their first ex¬
perience in the Bollermarkers Orches¬
tra. among them being Worth Rob¬
erta, who plays a tuba In Dunk Ren-
dleman’s Alabamians, and Joe Vaughn,
who la one of Holstein’s Music Mas¬
ters.
In the summer of 1829 the Boiler
makers made a trip «cross the Atlan¬
tic, playing before prominent person¬
ages of Europe.
All players of orchestral instru¬
ments on the campus have been urged
to get la touch with Urqnhart, Kil¬
lian or Blaylock.
Howard; and Asbury College. Asbnry.
N. C„ to be debated on the Oxford
plan of debate. Negotiations bare been
entered into for a debate with Auburn
later In the season.
The debate season will be dosed
with the annual verbal tilt between
Howerd and Birmingham -Southern.
Group Conference* Iking Held
During Week To Discuss
Needs Of Countries
Representatives Of Foreign
Nations Express Hope
For World Peace
Faculty Advisors
For Council Named
BV JULIA JOHNSTON
„"International Day” was observed
by Howard College Jan. 14. when
vice-consuls and representative* of
foreign nations brought messages of
goodwill and friendliness to a stu¬
dent body which filled the chapel to
capacity.
Belgium, Germany. France, Greece,
and Italy, forgot national differences
and became united In fbelr sentiment
for peace at the special program,
which was one of n series on “World
Friendliness." keynote of January.
France ebook hand* with Ger¬
many a* Hon. Simon Klotx,
French vlce-coneul pledged
An advisory committee for the Stu¬
dent Council, composed of Dr. Greer,
and Profs. Lohn and Alexander baa
been appointed by Dr. John C. Dewnon.
Appointment of the committee was re¬
quested by the council.
“It is not the attempt of the faculty
to unduly interfere with student gov¬
ernment, President Dawson asserted,
“liut merely
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aid the organisation.”
Members of the committee will at¬
tend meeting), of the council by Invi¬
tation.
FRENCH FRATERNITY
HONORS INITIATES
on "The Significance of Missionary
Enterprise."
Or. Hocking spent several years in
Shanghai. Chin*, according to Dr.
James H. Chapman, on the field with
Beta PI Theta, national honorary
literary French fraternity, honored It*
ten new member* with a reception In
the Studoot Activity Building, Jan. 14.
Representative* of foreign nations
who (poke In chapel on "International
Day” were guests of honor at the
Howard Auxiliary
Shows Wilson Film
For Library Fund
New members of the fraternity are
Ruth Ellis, Frances Farrar, Mary
Frances Long. Frances hockwell Vail,
Marjorie Mauney, Vivian Berry, Lll-
lian Cunningham. Beatrice Newman.
Crawford Reed and Leon Levine!
The Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Glm was shown Saturday by the How¬
ard College Auxiliary at the Temple
Theater.
Sponsorship of the film was under¬
taken to raise lWBde tor the improve¬
ment on the college library, says Mrs.
J. M. Hankins, president.
I.i r-.nitf.pf the project have
not been announced.
The cultural and educational value*
oi the aim haw boon pralaed by
Hotvari In Revue
MOTHER OF FORMER
HOWARDITE PASSES
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to seek nvjn
Mrs. Mell D. Smith, mother of Emily
Mapee 8mlth. former Howard student.
rilpd.XbKriK. flight..*! .jyejjffiflka,
Ala. where she had been for several
months for her health.
Funeral services ware held Satur¬
day morning in Wetmnpka.
Mr*. Smith Is survived by her hue-
band, one daughter, Emily Mapee
Smith, thb mother and two sleter*. of
Wetumpka.
...KmUy Mapee Smith attended How
aid last Fall and *u “a "membe-
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REHEAIISALS BEGIN Howard To Honor Founders I, PRESIDENT RELINQUISHES D UTIES
FOR COLLEGE PLAY
Allied AiU Clib To Stage
"The New CoEd"
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CL ape! Feb. 20
EAGLES APPOINTED
ACTING PRESIDENT
College Head To Begin New
Du tie* at University
Next Semester
TENURE SEES PROGRESS
BY BRAXTON B- CAF R
Kf-liearsal for “"he New Co-Ed."
three- act pliy to bt presented >y the
Allied Arts Club Feb. 10, wen» itartod
Tuesday nig it Mn. H. B. Whiteside
is coaching i he play . ■
Susie G illcdge le playing the
lead with a supporting cast of
Campbell Maple r, Sylvia lineon,
Amasa V/Indherv, Majel Man-
gun, Ralpv Ca Id' veil, Elsie Prew¬
itt, Bober: Antic y, Leona -FHton,
Frances Blair ami Dixie Patton.
Miss Gulkdge hat played la all the
productions of the Allied Arts' Club
during her two aid a half ytiars at
Howard. St e also took a leallng part
in "You ant L” Bgma Pbl ICpallon
production 1 1 the Birmingham Little
Theatre las spring. She war voted
the best high achool actraeH In the
State In 181 i Whlhi in Ennlry High
SehooL
Napier Comet From China
Campbell ftaplei. playing ‘ffPffWfft
Miss Gulled re, la a newt oner to
Howard. Napier ruse to tie United
Slates in Jui«,T82) from China where
bis parents were mlsslona-lsa. He
played the lead i a Greenwich .V %
luge." In Nmklng. China In 1817. This
waa bis Or it atag i appearance. Later
Napier placed the lead In au-i-le’a "A
Kite for.Ci iderelli” unit in ’ Dummy."
He waa al e voted the bear actor In
his school n 1828 28.
Actoi a Chos in By Tryouia
The supiortlng cast wai chosen
from a lame group of etoden s who
took part n thres readings for parts
in the pla;, accoidlng to Mrs. White-
Hide.
Amasa l/indban Is to play a char¬
acter part, which, from a review of hie
past achie remen; a, seems to he his
я
pec laity. He flayed the ]>art of
Flute. The Bell. -we’ Mender," Imper¬
sonated ’ Thlebj * in Shakespeare’s
"A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at
the Hirmfa.gham Little Tb-aire, and
aasisted Ir the production of hia own
Play. "Yot Can’t Beat Fate.” at the
Little The it re.
The pla ’ will be staged in the Col¬
lege Audt irium on the nlglit of Feb.
20. This s the : irst product loo of the
Allied Arts Clul this year. They ex¬
pect to itage mother pluy before
«chool ckses in the Spring.
The N iw Co- 3d." has proved popu¬
lar in ma ly collage* of the South and
Eaat. an
у
I Mlse Gul ledge, preiideni of
the Allied Arts Jit*.
At
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messes College. Murfr
boro, one of tb i beautiful ««ismoniea
each spr.ng is that of
"'ГЪе
Daley
Chain” Thousinds of dulsles are
gathered and woven Into a chain
about four Inc lea in diameter. The
chain is a syn bo I of loyalty and af¬
fection. sod Is .resented to the Junior
Claes by the | raduatlng ciais. .
Or. John C. Dewaon
will leave Thureday,
ending 28 year* connec¬
tion with Howard Col¬
lege. Before becoming
president In 1821, he
wa* eucceeaively pro-
feeeor, dean, and acting
president. Hie admin¬
istration has been char¬
acterised by progress
In all phaaea of college
life.
Enrollment and Endowment
Increase Rapidly During
Administration
Dr. John C. Dawson la bringing to
a close this week twenty-eight years
of service at Howard College. He
will probably leave Thureday to begin
hie trip to Europe, where he will
spend hta time In study the next few
months.
He will assume his new duties aa
head of the department of romance
languages at the University qf Ala¬
bama In September.
Prof. T. *
П.
Eagles, formerly
vice-president of the college, has
been appointed acting president.
Dr. Dawson’s resignation, tendered
Sept.
2».
came as a surprise to stu¬
dent*. faculty members, and friends.
The can of the professorial chair
waa the factor whlcb urged him to
make hla decision. Dr. Dawson says.
In accepUng the position at the Uni¬
versity of Alabama. Dr. Dawson Is re¬
turning to the Held of romance lan¬
guages and literature, a field which
be has always liked beat.
During his 28 years of service et
Howard, he baa been eucceeaively
dean, acting president and president.
Giving m "HWa-toTBo-lKSttsSsi
since 1821 when he succeeded Dr. C.
B. Williams.
The administration of Dr. Dawsoo
has seen rapid development of the
college In scholastic standing, enroll-
When Or. Dawson became presi¬
dent ten years ago, the college
had an enrollment of 200 students
and an endowment of 8348,000.
Today Howard boeate a total en¬
rollment of 1,100 students and an.
endowment of 8756,000.
There have been more graduation*
during hla tenure than In all the pre¬
vious years of iu existence.
Three new buildings and a large
amount of new equipment have been
added since he took office.
Making Howard a fully accred¬
ited institution le considered one
of the greatest achievements oi
Dr. Dawson a* president.
Dr. Dawson ml graduated from
Georgetown Kentucky, in
1801, and received
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A M. degree
from Howard the next year, following
which he became affiliated with the
college.
BEST EDITORIAL ON
PEACE TO WIN $500
Howard Student» Offered Chance
At Georg* F. Milton Award
Howard students are eligible to
compete for the George F. Milton
award in journalism given for the beet
editorial by a Southern writer advanc¬
ing the cause of international peace.
A cash award of 1600 will be
made to the writer ef the winning
editorial or editorials. Publica¬
tion in the college paper or oHy
paper It the only requirement for
eligibility.
The Journalism award waa created
by tbe late George F. Milton, preel-
nt and editor of The Chattanooga
News, who lu the desire to render
rmanent eenrice to the cause of ia-
t «-national peace established In hla
win a fund known aa the George F.
Milton award* In Journalism.
The fund la administered by tbe
Writer* should inbmlt two clippings
of their published articles pasted upon
white sheets 8*
куЦ*”
sheet should be Ir' '
and address ^
have ton CO-ED EEC
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