Champs of the Howard intramural football league is the Mu Alpha Nu team. Players are pictured above.
They are. left
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right First row. Dick Godwin. Paul Witte. Orrie Irwin. Roy Smith. Keith Pond and
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Polding. Second row. Vernon Mize. Henry C. Van Dyke. David Moore. Bill Carlton. Ray Armstrong. Neill
Burnett and George Webb. Mu Alpha Nu won four games, tied two and capped off the season by beating
Birmingham -Southern's football champs. 7-0.
Mu Alpha Chi
Gives Special
Chapel Program
French Classes
Adopt Children
Morning Watch
Last Week
to France", are helping some un¬
dernourished French war orphans
to have Christmas every two weeks.
Aid to France was organized to
fill the gap left by the U.N.N.R.A.
which sends no help to France.
Aid to France in each state accepts
the responsibility of a number of
children. These children are adopted
by individuals or groups (schools,
classes, etc.) who agree to send at
least' two packages a month to each
orphan adopted. Each adoption is
for a period of three to six months,
and they may be renewed at the
end of the period.
The French Government issues
permits which allow the packages
to enter France duty free. The
packages are limited to a gross
weight of eleven pounds each. Dr.
Acton tries to get into each pack¬
age food desired by the children,
plus as much food value as pos¬
sible. The chief things desired by
the children are sweets (the French
sugar ration is about one half ours)
and other foods hard to get in
France; also warm winter clothing,
shoe* and school supplies.
Various Alabama schools have
adopted children. Montevallo took
a whole school, the University of
Alabama has some, but at the pres¬
ent Howard is the only school in
Birmingham to adopt children.
The children adopted by Howard
are Marcelle Veraies. St Owen
(suburb of Paris) 7 years; Jean
Flora, Marseilles. 8 years; EUe
Schoenbrunn, Paris, 8 years; Lucien
Hauchecome. Le Havre. 9 years;
Denis Guelfucd. Marseilles, 12
years..
The French Department has re¬
ceived several very nice letters of
thanks from the children; they have
some photos also.
We should be glad we have a
French Department here which
Maude Ellen Jordan and Billie Jo
Butterworth. soloists, with the group
led in singing by Wallace Keown.
Carloton Evans and Q. P. Davis
were the accompanists at the organ
and the piano respectively.
Mu Alpha Chi. music fraternity,
presented a talent show in chapel
Tuesday. November 26. This fra¬
ternity. organized the first quarter
of last year, presented the. Shrine
Chanters and Hank Beebee's con¬
cert
Billy Jo Ward, president, stated
the purposes and aims of the or¬
ganization. and also announced the
following new members: James Earl
Peacock. John Carr. Stuart Bell.
Boyd Barnard. George Cooker, and
Emmett Tarrant —
Rex Dickey, past president act¬
ing as Master of Ceremonies, an¬
nounced the program, which was as
follows: “I'll see You Again" sung
by Nina Farr; “Malaguena" played
by Loretta Roseb rough; "Kemo-
Kimo", a duet by Genie Rae Slo¬
cum and Mary Vesta Barnard; “Be¬
gin the Beguine”. a piano solo by
Joe Me Dow; “At Dawning” sung by
John Moore: and “Prayer Perfect".
'•Tango of the Roses”. “Blue Skies"
and “White Christmas” played on
the marimba by Edith Van Keuren.
Old members of Mu Alpha Chi
are Rex Dickey. Nina Farr. Mary
Vesta Barnard. Mildred Hughes. Iva
Nell Hurtt. Joe McDow. Sue Marion.
Loretta Roaebrough. John Moore.
Genie Rae Slocum. Palmer Turner.
Maude Ellen Jordan. Edith Van
Keuren. Polly Covington and Billy
Joe Ward. '
AS THIS COLUMN is being writ¬
ten. the editing staff is still won¬
dering just what the outcome of
this issue will be— whether 2. 4, &
or 8 pages. Who knows? Seems as
how all this term-paper writing and
“passing-th e-buck" has caught up
with some of the staff members, and
they're all busy at the library. But
that's just part of the life of a news¬
paperman and one would feel lost
without it!
YOU CAN BEUEVE it, I don't
dept: Reported seen in working
clothes and the hat (as usual) was
Major Davis, busily measuring lum¬
ber and doing general carpenter
work behind Desperation Center,
the Vets' sleeping fllace!
grand finish.
AND NOW
Seriously speaking students, I have
enjoyed Immensely the privilege of
editing -Strictly Speaking" for you
this quarter. It has been my desire
to give you a worthwhile column,
serious in one respect, and yet on
the other hand, depicting the lighter
side of our campus life. Whether
that has been done as I have so
intended is probably questionable,
but the effort and pleausre has been
mine.
In conclusion here's wishing you
the best of luck on final exams, and
the merriest Christmas you've ever
Tile Mortar
Has Initiation
Tile and Mortar dub held initia¬
tion Monday night in the Phi Mu
lodge for eight prospective pharma¬
cist*. Initiates were: Tom Baker.
Roy Mundy. F. M. Kelley. John
Hastie. James DeBenadito. Red Has-
sel. A1 Harris and W. R. Anderson.
Good Luck On Exams
Mu Alpha Nu League Champs
By BOYCE 8. ALBRIGHT
NOW THAT THE turkey has
been consumed and registration
completed, no doubt we can settle
down comfortably for the remainder
of the quarter. . .' (But what price
comfort!!)
ONLY 19 MOBE days and the cur¬
tain will fall on another quarter's
scene of life at Howard College.
But the trouble is these 10 days
ue the most important ones of the
quarter, what with term papers to
write, books to read, and reports
to make, not to mention the usual
cramming to be done prior to the
great crucial moment.
Regardless, here's hoping that all
of us will survive the bloody battle,
dismal as it may aeem. and that
casualties will remain at a mlni-
HAVE YOU DONE your best this
quarter, used your intellect and
ability to the utmost? That question
is hardly fa if. is it? I dare say none
of us ever employ to the fullest ex¬
tent the abundance of abilities that
lie within our grasp; we are all
guilty of negligence art procrasti¬
nation and the sad tlftg about it
is the fact that we only realize it
when the quarter is practically gone
—and too late! Paradoxically, there
is no remedy then, only that of re¬
solving mentally to make amends
next quarter.
How many of us are going to be
lacking when the curtain falls?
MOST OF THE fellows who eat
it the college cafeteria, under the
auspices of Miss Gene Bee. were
the recipient* of tw# Thanksgiving
dinners last week— one at Jhe co¬
op on Tuesday night art other at
home on Thursday during the holi¬
days. Some life, eh?
ODDITY OF THE WEEK! The
negro Janitor came bursting into
Ration Hall the other night all ex¬
cited art told the boys to go out¬
side nad look at “Doc", the little
cocker spaniel belonging to D. R.
Foster. Upon investigating the see:
the fellows found “Doc" running
around his plate of food yipping and
japping. Causing all the tMuble
was a brave little' rabbit who was
hunched over the plate immensely
enjoying the dog-food art general¬
ly unperturbed by all the com¬
motion!
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LOOKS AS if the female mem¬
ber. of the faculty are getting the
jump on their opposite sex in the
Howard sports program. The wss
er sex has at least organised a vol¬
leyball squad art despite the shel¬
lacing which they have been re¬
ceiving. nevertheless have shown
themselves as able to “take. tt“
which ia indicative of true aporta-
womanahipf
THE BUILDINGS ON the camf
are playing host to a huge influx
“f feathered" friend*, namely pi-
feons. Now we aren't protesting the
homage which these buildings offer
to our little friends, but they do
kinda' make the trespassing around
the places just a little bit hazard-
Yuletide Feast
Is Tonight
December the 3rd has finally ar¬
rived. The Baptist students on the
campus have been looking forward
to the night of the Yuletide Feast
for a long time and now it is here.
Tonight at 7:00 at Ruhama Bap¬
tist Church there will be a semi-
formal banquet to start the Christ¬
mas season rolling. Dr. John G.
Hutchison, pallor of the First Bap¬
tist Church of Thomasvilje, Ala¬
bama will be the special speaker
for the evening.
There will be fun. food and in¬
spiration so if you haven't your tic¬
ket be sure to drop by the lobby in
Main and get one. The price is
just seventy-five cents and it's well
worth it _ .
Science Frat
Gives Banquet
The Howard chapter of Pi Gam¬
ma Mu, the National Social Science
Honorary Fraternity, held a ban¬
quet last Monday night in honor
of their new members. After the fine
turke/ dinner. Mrs. Obenchain
spoke on the ethical aide of busi¬
ness.' A forum-type discussion fol¬
lowed with the members and guests
participating. Plana were made for
more forum discussions to be held.
Members art guests included: Dr.
and Mrs. Obenchain. Mr. Robert
Laws. Miss Sarkiss. Mr. LeUevre.
John Carr. Louise Massey, Virginia
Lowry. Jimmy Anderton, M.nnie
Lou Ellis. Dorothy Tucker. Betty
Jane Hunt. Robert Johnson. Garland
Moore. Marguerite Johnson. Velo-
reesc Harper. Mack Harper. Dorothy
Brown. Robert Brown. Louvinia
Hail. James Hall. Florine Parrish,
and Mr .and Mrs. Hill.
[Music Frat
Has Initiation
Mu Alpha Chi, honorary music
fraternity, elected six persons to
membership on Nov. 21. Those
elected were: Boyd Barnard. Stew¬
art Bell. John Carr. George Coker.
James Earl Peacock and Emmett
Tarrant.
Initiation for the above was held,
in Old Main on the night of Nov.
26. The ceremony was followed by
an informal party. Actives present
were: Billy Joe Ward. Mildred
Hughes. Sue Marion. Palmer Tur¬
ner, Edith Van Keuren. Mary Vesta
Bernard. Loretta Roaebrough. Genie
Ray Slocuid. Mauds— Ellen Jordan,
and Polly Covington.
The initiates were recognized at
the chapel program last Tuesday
when it was presented by members
of Mu Alpha Chi.
The
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