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COMMENTATOR
BOOK OF “LIGHT SPOTS
CREIGHTON SAUNDERS
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WILL ANNOUNCE PLANS
Howard Students To Be Given
Opportunity to Try-Out
Dr. JL O. Dawson, professor of Bible at Howard College, has
recently edited a book entitled "Light Spots," which" is a compilation
of selected comments from a column of the same name which ran in
The Birmingham News-Age-Herald for a number of years.
In the preface to his publication,
Dr. Dawson says. “A column In The
Birmingham News called Ught Spots
in the Spotlight,' was built around
the Idea that the headlines of any
daily newspaper are depressing be¬
cause they deal chiefly with crimes,
casualties, calamities and the general
abnormalities of life.”
Belief that along with these
things go many others of a bright¬
er and more hopeful nature led
Dr. Dawson to entitle hit para¬
graphs "Light Spots."
“Running through the whole la a
eort of philosophy which has made
this world a very bright place where¬
in the Light Spot man has worked,”
he declares. "There are light spots
in the spotlight Many beautiful tales
appear on the printed pages and many
more occur that are recorded no¬
where except In heaven.”
Dr. Dawson's many experiences
with every sort of folk during his
long and varletd career are culmln-
ted in his little book and there la a
reflection of the man himself— his wit,
his philosophy, his common sense.
Begins Ministry -
Dr. Dawson began his ministerial
career in Kentucky in the blue grass
region of Lexington. Tenderly he
describes his “first housekeeping
days” with his young bride, whom he
found “In one of those splendid, old-
fashioned, colonial homes near Mar-
•ou, Ala.”
“From there we went to ear little
country church in Kentucky,” he goes
on. "The preacher had said we were
•one' hut the hard-boiled ticket agent
who eold us our transportation in-
For the hill* and their steadying
poise."
A Pep Squad composed of twenty-
five co-eds has been organised at
Howard College. Members of the
squad will be dressed In red sweaters
and blue skirts and will assist cheer
leaderff in leading yells.
The Pep Squad will also assist at
pep meetings In teaching college
As one born la a region that literal¬
ly lies in the tliadow of the foothills
<>f the Alleghenies, a region where,
’uhen I turned my eyes toward the
north, I saw. la the smoke-hase of
i lata nee a slow rising plain, marked
In levels with clumps of trees, and
1 naHy giving way to tlie line of the
) i orison, beyond: which I knew not
what lay even when I was 15. I find
i satisfying peacefulness in the hills.
Dr. Francis A. Wheeler, head of the
department of voice at (he Birming¬
ham Conservatory of Music, and di¬
rector of the Howard College Glee
Club, was a guest at Chapel Friday
and sang a number of songs.
Before coming to Birmingham, Dr.
Wheeler was for six years a consult¬
ant for the National Recreation As¬
sociation, and four and one-half years
director of music for the U. S. Marine
Corps. He has sung tn every state In
the Union except four.
Dr. Wheeler haa the distinct honor
of having had the doctorate degree
conferred upon him by Lawrence Col¬
lege of Appleton, Wis.
In announcing the new director of
tlje Glee Club. Dr. Neal says that
with the material available and the
director we now have, we should have
the greatest Glee Club year In the
history of the college.
Dr. Wheeler says that he has no
definite statement to make at present
in regard to plans for the year. An¬
nouncement of tryouts will be made
In the near future.
Henry Allen Parker, head cheer,
leader, says that the purpose of the
group Is to serve as a nucleus for
yells. "It will make It easier for the
rooting section to stay together”
All members must have uniforms
And those ordering Are: Mary Ellen
Adkins, Gladys Aldridge, Mary An¬
derson, Evelyn Ansley, Mads Berry,
Martha Brasfleld, Lucille Black, Doro¬
thy Cole, Pauline Gilliland, Margaret
Harris, Martha Huggins, Ethel Bow¬
el, Mary Nell Hearn. Kathleen Liv¬
ingston. Majel Mangun, Grace Man-
gun, Evelyn Manker, Sue Neal, Velma
Neal, Haxel Pawson, Dorothy Parker,
Libby Jean Reeves, Evelyn Wbetley,
Virginia Wright, Jane Wheeler.-
The panorama of South Alabama
i sea in one great swell to the north
i ad drops i.way below the line of the
I orison; to the south it falls away
I I one great roll, never losing Itself
I t that great roll to the sea. It Is a
1 ud of sadden hills and valley. Oft-
n the hint, clad with starvltag pine,
t -e cleyey and rocky. But the val-
1 ys are rich spots where little streams
i eander l;o larger branches and
i here little spi-lnge gush forth from
t.ider mostly ledges. Here grow the
1 xuriant deer txmguee, elephant ears,
v lid fern and a hundred kinds of
i ossee. Here brightly ptammaged
r d birds and dull thrush and wren
c me to sip from little pools in the
b oss. Here minnows flash from
n.ossy ledges about quiet pools, and
r st again beneath the ledges.
Freshman Y. W. Head
Crimson Staff To
Be Selected From
Those Trying-Oaf
home. The valleys are quiet, even
when a storm rages.
• • •
Tthink it la the quiet and the peace
oi the valleys that give to hills their
majesty, their strength, and their
gi indeur.
I have been away from that hill
c< m try too long now, yet I cannot
forget the sudden hlU lifting Itaelf
b< :dly before me, or the sudden valley
dt upping away, or the quiet rolling
rit e of the land to the north. I have
been here among the foothills of the
Alleghenies that cast their shadows
upon the farmlands of South Alabama
ami have seen the hllla that lay be¬
yond the horiaon of my childhood. I
ha -e found a new horixon that lifts
Itliilf Into the clear blue aklea of the
north. It promisee more hllla. higher
hills, and deeper, more peaceful Val¬
le; s to the north. Yet, I And. myself
turning back to the south, and vlslon-
ini. the slow rolling land of my youth.
Tli simplicity of the hllla belittles
th complications of civilisation <Md
re tores to me my faith In the eb-
pll city of early youth. It must be
tn e of others who found early solace
In ;he him and valleys.
vailed. As a matter of fact, as the
year* went by we found we were
four.”
Later Dr. Dawson accepted the pas¬
torate of the First Baptist Church In
Tuscaloosa where he remained for
30 years. Since coming to Birming¬
ham In 1923, he has served as pastor
of Edge wood Baptist Church, and has
been prominently Identified with the
cultural, social and religious life of
the city.
Forcefully, sympathetically. Dr. L.
O. Dawson reflects bis philosophy In
-Light Spot*” under such titles as
'• Builder*.”
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Literature's Highest
Peak,” “Cause for Tear*,” ‘ Wonder¬
ful Transmutation,” "How Big Is
Your GodT" “To Make Friends,”
-The College Boy.” "The Ideal Christ,”
“ Political Parsonsf "Frlet^dahlp."
“Delaying b Not Denying." "We 8
ее
Through Glass JJarkly,” "Wrong Ideae
of Success” "Worrying About Preach¬
ers,” -Robert B. Lee — Winner of
Souls and Battles,” “The Best Mo¬
ther."
"Torch Bearers,” the first produc¬
tion of the dramatic arts department
this year, will be given In the col¬
lege auditorium Friday night, October
27, according to Director Antionette
Sparks.
Two other plays, “Midsummer
Night's Dream" arfd "Doll'a House.”
also several one-act plays wBl be
put on during the year, Miss Sparks
ELOIBE DENTON
Mis* Elolae Denton, ol Talladega,
one of the winners of five eeholarehlpa
given by Howard College through The
Playe given by the dramatics organ¬
isation last year were "Lady Winde-
mere's Fan." “The Taming of the
Shrew.” "Dulcy” and 12 one-act
plays.
Cast for "Torch Bearers” has been
announced as follows: Mr. Frederick
Ritter, Campbell Napier; Mr. Huxley
Hosetrosse. Lee White; Mr. Splndler.
Jack Robertson; Mr. Ralph Twiller,
Henry Allen Parker; Teddy Spearing,
Robert Hal); Mr. Stage Manager,
Amaaa Windham.
Mrs. Paula Ritter. Evelyn Ansley;
Mrs. J. Duro Pamplnelli, Virginia
Eagles; Mrs. Nelly Fell. Dorothy Wal¬
ker; Miss Florence McCrickett, Molly
Anderton; Mrs. Clara Sheppard, Glen-
dolyn Cole; Jenny. Martha Jo Baas.
Y.W.C A. FRESHMAN
COMMISSION ELECTS
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Announcement for try-outs has
been displayed for the first three Is¬
sues In order that students may see
what type of material will be wanted
and In what style It should be writ¬
ten. it straightforward, simple style
Is preferable. Unnecessary words do
not help the looks of the paper, and
they cause the reader to waste time.
All contributions should be written
and placed In the box as soon as pos¬
sible so announcement of the staff
can be made in the next Issue. Un¬
less the article la about news happen¬
ing after Saturday at 12 :M. that time
History tells of the little bands
c f people who came down from
the North Baltic reglona to ent¬
ile in the region of the Medlter-
i tan Sea. They could not scale
t ie mountain#. They could not
The Y. W. C. A. Frer.bman Com¬
mission which works with the Y. W.
C. A. Cabinet hold Ita first meeting
of the year Thursday and elected
officers.
Those elected were:
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Denton,
president; Mary Ellen Adkins, vice
president; Virginia Speer, secretary;
Catherine Ham, treasurer, and Grace
Anderson, pianist.
The Freshman Commission is di¬
rected by Evelyn Calhoun Johnson,
aud has charge or the program in
regular Yr W. C. A. meetings once
each month.
Officers of the Y. W. C. A. Cfbinel.
are: Made Berry, president; Bess Me-
Comas, vice-president; Mildred Wil¬
kinson, secretary; Marjorie Mauney,
treasurer and Evelyn Calhoun John¬
son. director of Freshman Commie-
l ater this awe birthed a worship
of two gigantic offspring* of na-
1 ure. This worship later conceiv¬
ed God The MedR*?rean was
t ie cradle of our civilization, and
perhaps our religion.
RECEPTION HELD BY
MEMBERS OF B. S. V.
. .mong :my acquaintances Is a young
wc nan who was born on the shores
of the set an^whc- today finds life
In the Interior boring at times be¬
es se the endless stretch of sea and
tb pounding of the surf is missing.
1 annot understand it. She needs
tb sea to give her all that civtllsa-
tlca falls to give her. I need the
hi:
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1 cannot forget them. She can-
An Association- wide Sunday School
Training School will begin, at the
First Baptist Church October 2, and
“This is an opportunity for the stu¬
dents of Howard to receive instruc¬
tion In Sunday School methods from
C allege Boy»’ Sunday
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