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By
CREIOHTOH SAUNDERS
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Second
Semseter
Begins
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1934
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Extra lard examinations and no
cheating Till find grades for the first
semester in a rather dtlap dated con¬
dition mai.jr are fearing. There seems
to have been some organisation on
«be part of the faculty to lower
grades (a though It has been denied
officially) Then students got together
and decid' d not to have ar y cheating
on exams which
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that grades
will he lowered considerably. With
both faci Ity and .students chisllng
them, gra ies may be in a rather de¬
pleted state this semester. It seems
fair that un honest grade should be
recorded and not chisled tor effect,
however. Too many low grades are
not any
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desirable to students
than too many high grades to the
(acuity, dnt isn’t it true that It Is
hard to trace any curve?
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Dr. L 0. Dawson may be truly
termed the "grand old man of
Howard College ” That he la a
“grand" man It it only necessary
to look at him to know. Hit face
is at al times a picture of happi¬
ness, not Just sk n deep, but reach¬
ing all the way to hla soul. But
that he is an old mar no one
would (jess, although he entered
the ministry 50 year* ago at the
age of 18. The picture In the
Crimson today of Dr. and Mrs.
Dawson is a very interesting pic¬
ture to study. There are still
traits of youth visible In their
faces that were present In the pic¬
ture made yearn ago.
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There are probably more resolutions
being mad s at Howard this week than
have beer made a>: the new year In
the last tun years. Even those who
have beei at Howard a number of
years say they do riot remember ex¬
ams having been this hard before.
Many of these renclutlons are elncere
and will b carried out. ant! then there
are those who will be wishing at the
end of the semen ter that they had
kept their resolutions.
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The first pnblli bed fiction of Elisa¬
beth Kro-ienberg appeared on the
short stor page ef The Birmingham
News recently, ll wee titled “Mem¬
ory." and i.ccoiMnit to a very authori¬
tative critic possessed many points of
mer t. Ht ward may establish a name
for itself is being the home of great
writers. 1511 is belli Is -a member of
the third rear Journalism class taught
by Prof. ,1. F. Hotbermel, where a
check from some publisher for writ¬
ing Is nec ssary to pass the course.
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Howard was -ocently honored by
having
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a guest James Saxon
Childers. “a Hire Collector" of
rare becks. Ne can be called
"rare" because he la the type of
collector that vie at Howard are
very unaccustomed to. No doubt
the quei.tlon ol “what could be ln-
terestin.j about collecting old
books?” came lt« every mind when
the subj-mt of the address was an¬
nounced But within a few sec¬
onds ex ery student waf eagerly
wa ting to see how Mr. Childers
would e itwit the next bookseller
o- where he found the next copy
that tu a “V’ instead of a “W"
on one narHctilar page. There la
no prt jdice «gainst this
who teaches art a rival Institution,
but he is definitely a part of the
Student Body lit Howard and we
welcome him it any time he can
f nd tiirs to v nit us.
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Dr. Everett
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Poole. '26. has been
ma.le “house physician" at the Duke
University Hospital. He will be re¬
membered by olcl Hovrardltes because
ot his
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honors, one of them be¬
ing the v inner at the Compound Mi¬
croscope In the Biology
He intern, .d at 'I1. C. L HosptUi-
Officer. Elected By
Ministerial Student.
Officer, of Oie Ministerial
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tlon at H (ward were elected Mo ^y
night as ollow,,:
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dent: Jt line Avery, triee-presiaeow
Cl aries i Iranatla. secretary : Nathan
Sims, tre .surer : Marvin Gardner, re¬
porter: % rgtnir Speer, pianist. J. G
Robinson choristen .
Membe s of Ihe association electee
'he cboic at tie nominating comm_
tee unan monsiy. The nomine
o mmltts. war co-P~* - ^
Redwlne, choJiman. John Isom ax.
Clarence Ollntoicalea.
New Officers
Elected For
Sunday School
John Hingeon, Julia Reaves
Presidents of Boys' and
Girls’ Classes
New officers to serve during the
ensuing scholastic semester were
elected Sunday by both Howard Col¬
lege Sunday School and B. Y. P. U.
departments at Ruhama Baptist
Church.
John Hingeon and Julia Ream were
elected presidents of the boys and the
girls Sunday School classes while
Grady Ballard and Mark Lower were
chosen to head, the Sophomore-Senior
and the Freshman-Junior Unions, re¬
spectively.
Serving with Mr. Hingson are Rus¬
sell . Garrett, vice-president:. Paul
Davis, first assistant vice-president:
Walter Petty, second assistant vice-
president; Grady Ballard, treasurer.
Nathan Sims was chairman of -the
committee that submitted the nomina
tlons.
Retiring officers are: Henry Parker,
president; T, N. Stallworth, vice-presi¬
dent: John Hlngson.'secrewry.
Julia Reaves' co-workers are: Kath¬
leen Oooner. first vice-president ; Gus-
sis Heifner, second vice-president;
Evelyn Ansley, third vice-president;
Louise Tippen, secretary; Aliece Phil¬
lips. assistant secretary; Virginia
Speer and Mary Bates, group captains.
Retiring beads are Sue Neal, presi¬
dent; Julia Reaves, first vice-presi¬
dent; Evelyn Grimmer, secretary: Au-
dle Compton, assistant secretary;
Clara McEachern and Kathleen Coop¬
er, group captains.
Assistants of Mr. Ballard are: John
Isom, vice-president; Charles Grenade,
secretary; Geraldine Patterson, treas¬
urer; Tom CUnkscales and Julfa
Reaves, group captains; Al Higdon,
quiz leader; Judson Jones, chorister.
List of retiring pffice-s follows:
n la ml Wilson, president. Julia Heaves,,
vice-president; Evelyn Ansley, secre¬
tary; Gussie Heifner and Grady Bal¬
lard, group captains; Henry Parker,
chorister; Charles Greaade, quU
leader.
Mark Lower, who was re-elected,
will be aide dby T. N. Stallworth,
vice-president; Mary Ellen Adkins,
secretary; John Hingson. correspond¬
ing aecretary; Howard Burton, treas¬
urer. Virginia Speer and J. R. Robin-
Aon. group captains; Virginia Speer,
chorister; Clara McEachern, painlst;
Hugh Frank Smith, quiz leader.
Past officers were Mur* Lower,
president; Nathan Sims, vice-presl-
deSlt; John Hingson, quiz leader; Clara
SJtfeachern and T. N. Stallworth,
group captains, and the others were
re-elected.
To Lead Houwld Bulldogs
Howard Trustee Dies
At Home in Anniston
tee of Howard College for a number
of years, died at his borne in Annis¬
ton last week. He was a native of
South Carolina and a Confederate vet¬
eran who moved south atter the war
and settled In Anniston where he be-
ime an influential citizen.
Cnpt. Bell was the father of four
sons who have attended Howard, two
of whom, Charles A. anti Tom. were
graduated. Fred and 1-Tench were
both at Howard at the same time
Bean Burns was a student. Charles
A. Bell has been a trustee of the col¬
lege for a number of yeara.
Dr. Neal, Dean Burns and Prof,
ogles attended the fiperol .
Course To Be Given
On Money Problems
Current money problems will be the
subject of a course to be given the
second semester at 8:30 on the Mon¬
day schedule, by Prof. Paul Barnet*.
The name of the conre Is “Money.
Credit and Prices," and has dealt
heretofore with theory only, but will
detl thl« time with the curent ques¬
tion of money; the stops taken by
the administration, relationship of cur-
rsr t movements to current prices, why
the steps were taken, and a general
appraisal of what results are expected,
aeotmllng to Prof
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The text book will tie magazines,
newspapers and lectures ; theories be¬
tel; used only an a mesas to see If
they apply In the present situation,
Prxf- Barnett said.
OUN KELSO
Olin Kelso, tackle, who prepped at Jefferson County High, will be Howard
College’s football leader thle Fall, letter men determined Thursday night by
their ballot announced at a barbecue held by Howard alumni at Avondale
Park. Horace Guttery, from Carbon HIM, wap selected ae alternate captain.
Speakers at the barbecue were Dr. T. V! Neal, president; Eddie McLane,
coach, and Alf Eubanks, state alumni president of Howard College. Letters
were awarded to the following 28 players.: Pets Allen, Jonaji Anderson,
Dewitt Dunn, Pete Estes, Hickman Ewing. Tom Everetts, Roy Fayet, Ruaaoll
Garrett. Ray Holmatedt, Horace Guttery, Ewing Hrrbln, Pat Harrison, Olln
Kelso, Roy Kennedy, Preeton Langston. Pat Madonla, Chet Macomber, Jack
Osborne, t>enny Penrod, Dan Snell, Dave Snell, Chet Spath, Jim Stuart, Mike
Wells, Swede Lawton, Lamar Williams, Adrian McKenzie, Bob Thompson,
Manager and Trainer Eddie Wojecki.
James Saxon Childers Tells Howard
Studeuts AU About Collecting Books
“Men who collect books are mere luna-ics." was the startling
statement made by the recent distinguished chapel guest. James
Saxon Childers, journalist scholar, traveler, author, professor and
collector of books.
Following his next statement that
"there is no answer to why men pay
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first editlone." Mr. Childers pro¬
ceeded to live through his career as
a book collector, giving the entire stu¬
dent body the thrills as he experienced
them anew in telling how he, the ex¬
cited hunter, found a book with a -,'V"
on one particular page that made it I
.worth $300 dollars, and if It had been
“W" it would have been worth only
a few cents.
The hunter found the earliest
known copy of "Tales of Mother
Goose,” and thrilled his audenne with
his skill in trapping his precious find.
There was a misprint on page 121 of
the “Looking Glass.” The hunter
knew the signs and again succeeded m
trapping thie curious thing that men
spend thousands merely to own.
• A keen sense of humor, a dignified
smile,' a clear Okonian accent and a
heretofore ' uninteresting subject fo
many Howard students caused the
chapel period to pass so quickly that
even after the second bell bad rung
ctudenta listened eagerly to know of
another experience of “The Hunter
of Books.”
Advice to those who would collect
books was the advice that Mr. Chil-
dres would probably have given to any
who would he a success In any fleia
“Absorb ft from talking, thinking,
listening and studying; know what' you
are doing end do not guess."
Mr. Childers did not attempt to
state a reaeon why he Is a collector
of books, but he. left no doubt In any
student's mind that fee enjoys his
hobby as he, the hunter, strokes the
curious looking things called books
which serve As a magic carpet to waft
him to some distant land
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some
“dinky” bookshop where he bad found
The visit of Mr.-Chllders to talk on
books was on Invitation of thrf Book-
lovers Club.
Seniors First
In Editing Of
School Paper
Silver Loving Cup Given To
Class Selected By Group
Of Judges
Class edlilons of The Howard Crim¬
son will begin with the senior edition
which comes Feb. 7. Stanley Mate
has been elected editor of the senior
edition. Other editions will come^very
other week, the Junior class coming
second, sophomores third and the
freshman last.
A silver loving cup will be given to
the class which a group of judges
decides has the best paper. The
Judge* are managing editors of the
three local newspapers: Charles A.
Fell, managing editor of The Birming¬
ham News-Age-Hentld; Harry A. Fry,
managing editor of The Birmingham
Age-Herald, and W. L. Vennell, man¬
aging editor of The Birmingham Post
The papers will be Judged on three
points: Typography general appear¬
ance of the paper; selection or ma¬
terial, and. style of writing.
The purpose of class editions Is to
create a friendly rivalry between
classes, and to develop a more under¬
standing Interest In The Howard Crim¬
son, the official weekly publication of
The Student Body of Howard.
Class editors should be elected at
the earlies t possible date so they can
work with the editor-in-chief to learn
the type facilities and get a general
knowledge of the set up of the paper.
Class editors should name their stall
as soon as possible and make assign-
menu in order that the paper can
Cast Will Begin
Rehearsals For
Wappin’ Wharf
Story Is Based Around Group
Of Dangerous Pirates
Who Have Retired
BY HUGH FRANK SMITH
Beginning next week, rehearsals
will get Into full 8 wing for "Wappin’
Wharf,” the play the Howard Mas¬
quers have selected as the second pro¬
duction of their 1933-34 season.
With the story based around a
group of retired pirates — the late Al¬
fred Capones of the sea, In other
words — "Wappin' Wharf" has in It
everything to Shtlsfy the dramatic de¬
sires of East Lake playgoere.
Highly pleased with the play. Direc¬
tor Antlonette Sparks said she be¬
lieved it Is a soluble production for
the Masquers as It is different from
anything they have ever attempted.
Pig-Ulle and month tilling oaths will
be found abundantly In this frightful
three-act comedy by Charles 8.
Brooks. With the scene laid In a
quaint and lonely cabin, action of the
play centers around the attempt ot
pirates to wreck a great ship of the
English Navy.
Making up the cast are Amasa
Windham, as the Duke; Lee White,
Jr., Patch Eye; Jack Robertson, Cap-
Uin; Esther Mae Irwin, Darlin'; Mar¬
tha Huggins, Betsy; Campbell'Napler.
Red Toe. Four of these, Napier, White,
Windham and Robertson, will bo re¬
membered for their work earlier In the
season “The Torch-Bearers.”
Sailoi' Captain, Arnold Goldner;
Meg. Martha Barns; Sailors, Jonah
Anderson. Ed Mason, Joe Wurtle and
Francis Wheeler.
While the cast Is getting ready for
action the production staff also Is for¬
mulating plans for the forthcoming at¬
traction. Miss Sparks has selected a
group of students from her dramatic
art classes to direct the scenery, cos¬
tumes, publicity, makeup, and other
divisions of the play. '
Amasa Windham Is chief of ,the
scenery committee and will be as¬
sisted by Campbell Napier, Isabel Wil¬
son. Giles Baker and Idell Turner.
Work of producing sound effects, a
new committee, will be handled by
Robert Langford and French Rhodes.
On the advertising committee are
Hugh Funk Smith, 'chairman; Joe
Wurtle, Giles Baker, Howard Burton,
Martha Bums. Eddie Mason will again
head the house committee, and Molly
Anderton, chairman, and Martha Jo
Bass will look after the properties.
Howard Burton , Is bookholdor;
Claude 8mith is stage manager, and
Francis Wheeler will be on the make¬
up committee. Other committees will
be selected in a few days .Miss Sparks
said.
Any student interested In design¬
ing a set for “Wappin' Wharf" should
do so and submit it to Miss Sparks.
”1 also should like to urge any one
desiring to serve on the production
staff to see me this week,” eha added.
"A person really interested In dramat¬
ics can get a great deal of practical
experience by serving on any of these
various committees.”
Howard's Mittmen
Meet Mississippi
State On Tuesday
Howard jumped Into its 193* boxing
campaign Tuesday night when the
Crimson Mittmen met the Mississippi
State Maroons,
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Starkville. Miss.
The Maroons have one of the strong¬
est ring teams In the Southeastern'
Conference-
Boxing was introduced at Howard
last year, and before the season was
over the Bulldog pugilists had made
quite a name for themselves. Snch
teams as Alabama, Old Miss. Mis¬
sissippi State, and Vanderbilt were
engaged In contest bouts. This year
these teams, and many more are ex¬
pected to, be added for an extensive
campaign.
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Catch Bay Davie is In charge of
the fist stingers- Ten men made the
trip1 to Starkville, each were winners
In last week's elimination contest.
They were: Eddie Wojecki, Roy Ken¬
nedy. Louie Davis, Jack Less, Ewing
Harbin. Russell Molpbus, Emanuel
Clikas, Pat Harrison. P*ul Davis, Hor¬
ry
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